diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
index c68a3eac62cd..31bd80e3f780 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 #define CSI2RX_STATIC_CFG_DLANE_MAP(llane, plane)	((plane) << (16 + (llane) * 4))
 #define CSI2RX_STATIC_CFG_LANES_MASK			GENMASK(11, 8)
 
+#define CSI2RX_DPHY_LANE_CTRL_REG		0x40
+#define CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_RST			BIT(16)
+#define CSI2RX_DPHY_DL_RST(i)			BIT((i) + 12)
+#define CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_EN			BIT(4)
+#define CSI2RX_DPHY_DL_EN(i)			BIT(i)
+
 #define CSI2RX_STREAM_BASE(n)		(((n) + 1) * 0x100)
 
 #define CSI2RX_STREAM_CTRL_REG(n)		(CSI2RX_STREAM_BASE(n) + 0x000)
@@ -54,6 +60,11 @@ enum csi2rx_pads {
 	CSI2RX_PAD_MAX,
 };
 
+struct csi2rx_fmt {
+	u32				code;
+	u8				bpp;
+};
+
 struct csi2rx_priv {
 	struct device			*dev;
 	unsigned int			count;
@@ -85,6 +96,52 @@ struct csi2rx_priv {
 	int				source_pad;
 };
 
+static const struct csi2rx_fmt formats[] = {
+	{
+		.code	= MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8,
+		.bpp	= 16,
+	},
+	{
+		.code	= MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8,
+		.bpp	= 16,
+	},
+	{
+		.code	= MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YVYU8_2X8,
+		.bpp	= 16,
+	},
+	{
+		.code	= MEDIA_BUS_FMT_VYUY8_2X8,
+		.bpp	= 16,
+	},
+};
+
+static u8 csi2rx_get_bpp(u32 code)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(formats); i++) {
+		if (formats[i].code == code)
+			return formats[i].bpp;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static s64 csi2rx_get_pixel_rate(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
+{
+	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl;
+
+	ctrl = v4l2_ctrl_find(csi2rx->source_subdev->ctrl_handler,
+			      V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE);
+	if (!ctrl) {
+		dev_err(csi2rx->dev, "no pixel rate control in subdev: %s\n",
+			csi2rx->source_subdev->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl_int64(ctrl);
+}
+
 static inline
 struct csi2rx_priv *v4l2_subdev_to_csi2rx(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev)
 {
@@ -101,6 +158,55 @@ static void csi2rx_reset(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 	writel(0, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_SOFT_RESET_REG);
 }
 
+static int csi2rx_configure_external_dphy(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
+{
+	union phy_configure_opts opts = { };
+	struct phy_configure_opts_mipi_dphy *cfg = &opts.mipi_dphy;
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format sd_fmt;
+	s64 pixel_rate;
+	int ret;
+	u8 bpp;
+
+	sd_fmt.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
+	sd_fmt.pad = 0;
+
+	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(csi2rx->source_subdev, pad, get_fmt, NULL,
+			       &sd_fmt);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	bpp = csi2rx_get_bpp(sd_fmt.format.code);
+	if (!bpp)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pixel_rate = csi2rx_get_pixel_rate(csi2rx);
+	if (pixel_rate < 0)
+		return pixel_rate;
+
+	ret = phy_mipi_dphy_get_default_config(pixel_rate, bpp,
+					       csi2rx->num_lanes, cfg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = phy_set_mode_ext(csi2rx->dphy, PHY_MODE_MIPI_DPHY,
+			       PHY_MIPI_DPHY_SUBMODE_RX);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = phy_power_on(csi2rx->dphy);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = phy_configure(csi2rx->dphy, &opts);
+	if (ret) {
+		/* Can't do anything if it fails. Ignore the return value. */
+		phy_power_off(csi2rx->dphy);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -139,6 +245,17 @@ static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_disable_pclk;
 
+	/* Enable DPHY clk and data lanes. */
+	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
+		reg = CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_EN | CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_RST;
+		for (i = 0; i < csi2rx->num_lanes; i++) {
+			reg |= CSI2RX_DPHY_DL_EN(csi2rx->lanes[i] - 1);
+			reg |= CSI2RX_DPHY_DL_RST(csi2rx->lanes[i] - 1);
+		}
+
+		writel(reg, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_DPHY_LANE_CTRL_REG);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Create a static mapping between the CSI virtual channels
 	 * and the output stream.
@@ -169,10 +286,21 @@ static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_disable_pixclk;
 
+	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
+		ret = csi2rx_configure_external_dphy(csi2rx);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(csi2rx->dev,
+				"Failed to configure external DPHY: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_disable_sysclk;
+		}
+	}
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->p_clk);
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_disable_sysclk:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->sys_clk);
 err_disable_pixclk:
 	for (; i > 0; i--)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->pixel_clk[i - 1]);
@@ -200,6 +328,13 @@ static void csi2rx_stop(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 
 	if (v4l2_subdev_call(csi2rx->source_subdev, video, s_stream, false))
 		dev_warn(csi2rx->dev, "Couldn't disable our subdev\n");
+
+	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
+		writel(0, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_DPHY_LANE_CTRL_REG);
+
+		if (phy_power_off(csi2rx->dphy))
+			dev_warn(csi2rx->dev, "Couldn't power off DPHY\n");
+	}
 }
 
 static int csi2rx_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
@@ -306,15 +441,6 @@ static int csi2rx_get_resources(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx,
 		return PTR_ERR(csi2rx->dphy);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: Once we'll have external D-PHY support, the check
-	 * will need to be removed.
-	 */
-	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "External D-PHY not supported yet\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	clk_prepare_enable(csi2rx->p_clk);
 	dev_cfg = readl(csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_DEVICE_CFG_REG);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->p_clk);
@@ -339,7 +465,7 @@ static int csi2rx_get_resources(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx,
 	 * FIXME: Once we'll have internal D-PHY support, the check
 	 * will need to be removed.
 	 */
-	if (csi2rx->has_internal_dphy) {
+	if (!csi2rx->dphy && csi2rx->has_internal_dphy) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Internal D-PHY not supported yet\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -460,6 +586,7 @@ static int csi2rx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev,
 		 "Probed CSI2RX with %u/%u lanes, %u streams, %s D-PHY\n",
 		 csi2rx->num_lanes, csi2rx->max_lanes, csi2rx->max_streams,
+		 csi2rx->dphy ? "external" :
 		 csi2rx->has_internal_dphy ? "internal" : "no");
 
 	return 0;
