diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 531816762892..53da1d984883 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,9 @@ static void uvc_ctrl_status_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&chain->ctrl_mutex);
 
+	if (!w->urb)
+		return;
+
 	/* Resubmit the URB. */
 	w->urb->interval = dev->int_ep->desc.bInterval;
 	ret = usb_submit_urb(w->urb, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -2286,6 +2289,9 @@ int uvc_ctrl_init_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 		} else if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(entity) == UVC_ITT_CAMERA) {
 			bmControls = entity->camera.bmControls;
 			bControlSize = entity->camera.bControlSize;
+		} else if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(entity) == UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT) {
+			bmControls = entity->gpio.bmControls;
+			bControlSize = entity->gpio.bControlSize;
 		}
 
 		/* Remove bogus/blacklisted controls */
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 534629ecd60d..498de09da07e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -1020,6 +1021,7 @@ static int uvc_parse_streaming(struct uvc_device *dev,
 }
 
 static const u8 uvc_camera_guid[16] = UVC_GUID_UVC_CAMERA;
+static const u8 uvc_gpio_guid[16] = UVC_GUID_EXT_GPIO_CONTROLLER;
 static const u8 uvc_media_transport_input_guid[16] =
 	UVC_GUID_UVC_MEDIA_TRANSPORT_INPUT;
 static const u8 uvc_processing_guid[16] = UVC_GUID_UVC_PROCESSING;
@@ -1053,6 +1055,9 @@ static struct uvc_entity *uvc_alloc_entity(u16 type, u16 id,
 	 * is initialized by the caller.
 	 */
 	switch (type) {
+	case UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT:
+		memcpy(entity->guid, uvc_gpio_guid, 16);
+		break;
 	case UVC_ITT_CAMERA:
 		memcpy(entity->guid, uvc_camera_guid, 16);
 		break;
@@ -1466,6 +1471,93 @@ static int uvc_parse_control(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int uvc_gpio_get_cur(struct uvc_device *dev, struct uvc_entity *entity,
+			    u8 cs, void *data, u16 size)
+{
+	if (cs != UVC_CT_PRIVACY_CONTROL || size < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*(uint8_t *)data = gpiod_get_value(entity->gpio.gpio_privacy);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int uvc_gpio_get_info(struct uvc_device *dev, struct uvc_entity *entity,
+			     u8 cs, u8 *caps)
+{
+	if (cs != UVC_CT_PRIVACY_CONTROL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*caps = UVC_CONTROL_CAP_GET | UVC_CONTROL_CAP_AUTOUPDATE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t uvc_privacy_gpio_irq(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct uvc_device *dev = data;
+	struct uvc_video_chain *chain;
+	struct uvc_entity *unit;
+	u8 value;
+
+	/* GPIO entities are always on the first chain */
+	chain = list_first_entry(&dev->chains, struct uvc_video_chain, list);
+	list_for_each_entry(unit, &dev->entities, list) {
+		if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(unit) != UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT)
+			continue;
+		value = gpiod_get_value(unit->gpio.gpio_privacy);
+		uvc_ctrl_status_event(NULL, chain, unit->controls, &value);
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static int uvc_parse_gpio(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+	struct uvc_entity *unit;
+	struct gpio_desc *gpio_privacy;
+	int irq;
+	int ret;
+
+	gpio_privacy = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&dev->udev->dev, "privacy",
+					       GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpio_privacy))
+		return PTR_ERR(gpio_privacy);
+
+	if (!gpio_privacy)
+		return 0;
+
+	unit = uvc_alloc_entity(UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT, UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT_ID, 0, 1);
+	if (!unit)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	unit->gpio.gpio_privacy = gpio_privacy;
+	unit->gpio.bControlSize = 1;
+	unit->gpio.bmControls = (u8 *)unit + sizeof(*unit);
+	unit->gpio.bmControls[0] = 1;
+	unit->get_cur = uvc_gpio_get_cur;
+	unit->get_info = uvc_gpio_get_info;
+
+	sprintf(unit->name, "GPIO Unit");
+
+	list_add_tail(&unit->list, &dev->entities);
+
+	irq = gpiod_to_irq(gpio_privacy);
+	if (irq == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&dev->udev->dev, irq, uvc_privacy_gpio_irq,
+			       IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING | IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
+			       "uvc_privacy_gpio", dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		dev_warn(&dev->udev->dev,
+		       "Unable to request uvc_privacy_gpio irq. Continuing\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * UVC device scan
  */
@@ -1917,6 +2009,7 @@ static int uvc_scan_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
 	struct uvc_video_chain *chain;
 	struct uvc_entity *term;
+	struct uvc_entity *unit;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(term, &dev->entities, list) {
 		if (!UVC_ENTITY_IS_OTERM(term))
@@ -1955,6 +2048,13 @@ static int uvc_scan_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	/* Add GPIO entities to the first chain */
+	chain = list_first_entry(&dev->chains, struct uvc_video_chain, list);
+	list_for_each_entry(unit, &dev->entities, list) {
+		if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(unit) == UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT)
+			list_add_tail(&unit->chain, &chain->entities);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2287,6 +2387,12 @@ static int uvc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	/* Parse the associated GPIOs */
+	if (uvc_parse_gpio(dev) < 0) {
+		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_PROBE, "Unable to parse UVC GPIOs\n");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	uvc_printk(KERN_INFO, "Found UVC %u.%02x device %s (%04x:%04x)\n",
 		dev->uvc_version >> 8, dev->uvc_version & 0xff,
 		udev->product ? udev->product : "<unnamed>",
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index ae464ba83f4f..f87d14fb3f56 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #error "The uvcvideo.h header is deprecated, use linux/uvcvideo.h instead."
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
 	(UVC_ENTITY_IS_TERM(entity) && \
 	((entity)->type & 0x8000) == UVC_TERM_OUTPUT)
 
+#define UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT 0x7ffe
+#define UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT_ID 0x100
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * GUIDs
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@
 #define UVC_GUID_UVC_SELECTOR \
 	{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, \
 	 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02}
+#define UVC_GUID_EXT_GPIO_CONTROLLER \
+	{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, \
+	 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x03}
 
 #define UVC_GUID_FORMAT_MJPEG \
 	{ 'M',  'J',  'P',  'G', 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
@@ -348,6 +354,12 @@ struct uvc_entity {
 			u8  *bmControls;
 			u8  *bmControlsType;
 		} extension;
+
+		struct {
+			u8  bControlSize;
+			u8  *bmControls;
+			struct gpio_desc *gpio_privacy;
+		} gpio;
 	};
 
 	u8 bNrInPins;
