diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
index 0924594989b4..cb115ba6a1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ static void __enqueue_in_driver(struct vb2_buffer *vb);
 static int __vb2_buf_mem_alloc(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 {
 	struct vb2_queue *q = vb->vb2_queue;
-	enum dma_data_direction dma_dir =
-		q->is_output ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 	void *mem_priv;
 	int plane;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ static int __vb2_buf_mem_alloc(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 
 		mem_priv = call_ptr_memop(vb, alloc,
 				q->alloc_devs[plane] ? : q->dev,
-				q->dma_attrs, size, dma_dir, q->gfp_flags);
+				q->dma_attrs, size, q->dma_dir, q->gfp_flags);
 		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mem_priv)) {
 			if (mem_priv)
 				ret = PTR_ERR(mem_priv);
@@ -978,8 +976,6 @@ static int __prepare_userptr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 	void *mem_priv;
 	unsigned int plane;
 	int ret = 0;
-	enum dma_data_direction dma_dir =
-		q->is_output ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 	bool reacquired = vb->planes[0].mem_priv == NULL;
 
 	memset(planes, 0, sizeof(planes[0]) * vb->num_planes);
@@ -1030,7 +1026,7 @@ static int __prepare_userptr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 		mem_priv = call_ptr_memop(vb, get_userptr,
 				q->alloc_devs[plane] ? : q->dev,
 				planes[plane].m.userptr,
-				planes[plane].length, dma_dir);
+				planes[plane].length, q->dma_dir);
 		if (IS_ERR(mem_priv)) {
 			dprintk(1, "failed acquiring userspace memory for plane %d\n",
 				plane);
@@ -1096,8 +1092,6 @@ static int __prepare_dmabuf(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 	void *mem_priv;
 	unsigned int plane;
 	int ret = 0;
-	enum dma_data_direction dma_dir =
-		q->is_output ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 	bool reacquired = vb->planes[0].mem_priv == NULL;
 
 	memset(planes, 0, sizeof(planes[0]) * vb->num_planes);
@@ -1156,7 +1150,7 @@ static int __prepare_dmabuf(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 		/* Acquire each plane's memory */
 		mem_priv = call_ptr_memop(vb, attach_dmabuf,
 				q->alloc_devs[plane] ? : q->dev,
-				dbuf, planes[plane].length, dma_dir);
+				dbuf, planes[plane].length, q->dma_dir);
 		if (IS_ERR(mem_priv)) {
 			dprintk(1, "failed to attach dmabuf\n");
 			ret = PTR_ERR(mem_priv);
@@ -2003,6 +1997,11 @@ int vb2_core_queue_init(struct vb2_queue *q)
 	if (q->buf_struct_size == 0)
 		q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct vb2_buffer);
 
+	if (q->bidirectional)
+		q->dma_dir = DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
+	else
+		q->dma_dir = q->is_output ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_queue_init);
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
index 5b90a66b9e78..9f389f36566d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ static void *vb2_dc_get_userptr(struct device *dev, unsigned long vaddr,
 	buf->dma_dir = dma_dir;
 
 	offset = vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK;
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+					       dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vec);
 		goto fail_buf;
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-sg.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
index 54f33938d45b..6808231a6bdc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ static void *vb2_dma_sg_get_userptr(struct device *dev, unsigned long vaddr,
 	buf->offset = vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	buf->size = size;
 	buf->dma_sgt = &buf->sg_table;
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+					       dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec))
 		goto userptr_fail_pfnvec;
 	buf->vec = vec;
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ static void vb2_dma_sg_put_userptr(void *buf_priv)
 		vm_unmap_ram(buf->vaddr, buf->num_pages);
 	sg_free_table(buf->dma_sgt);
 	while (--i >= 0) {
-		if (buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
+		if (buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+		    buf->dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
 			set_page_dirty_lock(buf->pages[i]);
 	}
 	vb2_destroy_framevec(buf->vec);
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-vmalloc.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
index 6bc130fe84f6..3a7c80cd1a17 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static void *vb2_vmalloc_get_userptr(struct device *dev, unsigned long vaddr,
 	buf->dma_dir = dma_dir;
 	offset = vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	buf->size = size;
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+					       dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vec);
 		goto fail_pfnvec_create;
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ static void vb2_vmalloc_put_userptr(void *buf_priv)
 		pages = frame_vector_pages(buf->vec);
 		if (vaddr)
 			vm_unmap_ram((void *)vaddr, n_pages);
-		if (buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
+		if (buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+		    buf->dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
 			for (i = 0; i < n_pages; i++)
 				set_page_dirty_lock(pages[i]);
 	} else {
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index cb97c224be73..ef9b64398c8c 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -427,6 +427,16 @@ struct vb2_buf_ops {
  * @dev:	device to use for the default allocation context if the driver
  *		doesn't fill in the @alloc_devs array.
  * @dma_attrs:	DMA attributes to use for the DMA.
+ * @bidirectional: when this flag is set the DMA direction for the buffers of
+ *		this queue will be overridden with DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL direction.
+ *		This is useful in cases where the hardware (firmware) writes to
+ *		a buffer which is mapped as read (DMA_TO_DEVICE), or reads from
+ *		buffer which is mapped for write (DMA_FROM_DEVICE) in order
+ *		to satisfy some internal hardware restrictions or adds a padding
+ *		needed by the processing algorithm. In case the DMA mapping is
+ *		not bidirectional but the hardware (firmware) trying to access
+ *		the buffer (in the opposite direction) this could lead to an
+ *		IOMMU protection faults.
  * @fileio_read_once:		report EOF after reading the first buffer
  * @fileio_write_immediately:	queue buffer after each write() call
  * @allow_zero_bytesused:	allow bytesused == 0 to be passed to the driver
@@ -465,6 +475,7 @@ struct vb2_buf_ops {
  * Private elements (won't appear at the uAPI book):
  * @mmap_lock:	private mutex used when buffers are allocated/freed/mmapped
  * @memory:	current memory type used
+ * @dma_dir:	DMA mapping direction.
  * @bufs:	videobuf buffer structures
  * @num_buffers: number of allocated/used buffers
  * @queued_list: list of buffers currently queued from userspace
@@ -495,6 +506,7 @@ struct vb2_queue {
 	unsigned int			io_modes;
 	struct device			*dev;
 	unsigned long			dma_attrs;
+	unsigned			bidirectional:1;
 	unsigned			fileio_read_once:1;
 	unsigned			fileio_write_immediately:1;
 	unsigned			allow_zero_bytesused:1;
@@ -516,6 +528,7 @@ struct vb2_queue {
 	/* private: internal use only */
 	struct mutex			mmap_lock;
 	unsigned int			memory;
+	enum dma_data_direction		dma_dir;
 	struct vb2_buffer		*bufs[VB2_MAX_FRAME];
 	unsigned int			num_buffers;
 
