diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c b/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
index 9caea8344547..01c596a4a760 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ static int cpia2_dqbuf(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_buffer *buf)
 	buf->sequence = cam->buffers[buf->index].seq;
 	buf->m.offset = cam->buffers[buf->index].data - cam->frame_buffer;
 	buf->length = cam->frame_size;
+	buf->request = 0;
 	buf->reserved2 = 0;
 	buf->reserved = 0;
 	memset(&buf->timecode, 0, sizeof(buf->timecode));
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
index 8fd84a67478a..ebd3cd4dee73 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ struct v4l2_buffer32 {
 		__s32		fd;
 	} m;
 	__u32			length;
-	__u32			reserved2;
+	__u16			request;
+	__u16			reserved2;
 	__u32			reserved;
 };
 
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ static int put_v4l2_buffer32(struct v4l2_buffer *kp, struct v4l2_buffer32 __user
 		put_user(kp->timestamp.tv_usec, &up->timestamp.tv_usec) ||
 		copy_to_user(&up->timecode, &kp->timecode, sizeof(struct v4l2_timecode)) ||
 		put_user(kp->sequence, &up->sequence) ||
+		put_user(kp->request, &up->request) ||
 		put_user(kp->reserved2, &up->reserved2) ||
 		put_user(kp->reserved, &up->reserved))
 			return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 8a018c6dd16a..67a4aa760aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -441,14 +441,14 @@ static void v4l_print_buffer(const void *arg, bool write_only)
 	const struct v4l2_plane *plane;
 	int i;
 
-	pr_cont("%02ld:%02d:%02d.%08ld index=%d, type=%s, "
+	pr_cont("%02ld:%02d:%02d.%08ld index=%d, type=%s, request=%u, "
 		"flags=0x%08x, field=%s, sequence=%d, memory=%s",
 			p->timestamp.tv_sec / 3600,
 			(int)(p->timestamp.tv_sec / 60) % 60,
 			(int)(p->timestamp.tv_sec % 60),
 			(long)p->timestamp.tv_usec,
 			p->index,
-			prt_names(p->type, v4l2_type_names),
+			prt_names(p->type, v4l2_type_names), p->request,
 			p->flags, prt_names(p->field, v4l2_field_names),
 			p->sequence, prt_names(p->memory, v4l2_memory_names));
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index 2d1e5b7d85a2..f6a2800e5f66 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static int __fill_v4l2_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb)
 	b->timestamp = vbuf->timestamp;
 	b->timecode = vbuf->timecode;
 	b->sequence = vbuf->sequence;
+	b->request = vbuf->request;
 	b->reserved2 = 0;
 	b->reserved = 0;
 
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ static int __fill_vb2_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb,
 	vbuf->timestamp.tv_sec = 0;
 	vbuf->timestamp.tv_usec = 0;
 	vbuf->sequence = 0;
+	vbuf->request = b->request;
 
 	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_MULTIPLANAR(b->type)) {
 		if (b->memory == VB2_MEMORY_USERPTR) {
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
index 5abab1e7c7e8..48d6a34dcdb4 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * @timestamp:	frame timestamp
  * @timecode:	frame timecode
  * @sequence:	sequence count of this frame
+ * @request:	request used by the buffer
  * Should contain enough information to be able to cover all the fields
  * of struct v4l2_buffer at videodev2.h
  */
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ struct vb2_v4l2_buffer {
 	struct timeval		timestamp;
 	struct v4l2_timecode	timecode;
 	__u32			sequence;
+	__u32			request;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index 14cd5ebfee6d..5af1d2d87558 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ struct v4l2_plane {
  * @length:	size in bytes of the buffer (NOT its payload) for single-plane
  *		buffers (when type != *_MPLANE); number of elements in the
  *		planes array for multi-plane buffers
+ * @request: this buffer should use this request
  *
  * Contains data exchanged by application and driver using one of the Streaming
  * I/O methods.
@@ -867,7 +868,8 @@ struct v4l2_buffer {
 		__s32		fd;
 	} m;
 	__u32			length;
-	__u32			reserved2;
+	__u16			request;
+	__u16			reserved2;
 	__u32			reserved;
 };
 
