diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
index 74dba5e61201..b68d35046725 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@
 #define IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_WIDTH	3280U
 #define IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_HEIGHT	2464U
 
+/* Embedded metadata stream structure */
+#define IMX219_EMBEDDED_LINE_WIDTH 16384
+#define IMX219_NUM_EMBEDDED_LINES 1
+
 struct imx219_reg {
 	u16 address;
 	u8 val;
@@ -668,51 +672,6 @@ static u32 imx219_get_format_code(struct imx219 *imx219, u32 code)
 	return imx219_mbus_formats[i];
 }
 
-static void imx219_set_default_format(struct imx219 *imx219)
-{
-	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt;
-
-	fmt = &imx219->fmt;
-	fmt->code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB10_1X10;
-	fmt->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB;
-	fmt->ycbcr_enc = V4L2_MAP_YCBCR_ENC_DEFAULT(fmt->colorspace);
-	fmt->quantization = V4L2_MAP_QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT(true,
-							  fmt->colorspace,
-							  fmt->ycbcr_enc);
-	fmt->xfer_func = V4L2_MAP_XFER_FUNC_DEFAULT(fmt->colorspace);
-	fmt->width = supported_modes[0].width;
-	fmt->height = supported_modes[0].height;
-	fmt->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
-}
-
-static int imx219_open(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh)
-{
-	struct imx219 *imx219 = to_imx219(sd);
-	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *try_fmt =
-		v4l2_subdev_get_try_format(sd, fh->state, 0);
-	struct v4l2_rect *try_crop;
-
-	mutex_lock(&imx219->mutex);
-
-	/* Initialize try_fmt */
-	try_fmt->width = supported_modes[0].width;
-	try_fmt->height = supported_modes[0].height;
-	try_fmt->code = imx219_get_format_code(imx219,
-					       MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB10_1X10);
-	try_fmt->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
-
-	/* Initialize try_crop rectangle. */
-	try_crop = v4l2_subdev_get_try_crop(sd, fh->state, 0);
-	try_crop->top = IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_TOP;
-	try_crop->left = IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_LEFT;
-	try_crop->width = IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_WIDTH;
-	try_crop->height = IMX219_PIXEL_ARRAY_HEIGHT;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imx219->mutex);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int imx219_set_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct imx219 *imx219 =
@@ -802,6 +761,76 @@ static const struct v4l2_ctrl_ops imx219_ctrl_ops = {
 	.s_ctrl = imx219_set_ctrl,
 };
 
+static void imx219_init_formats(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
+{
+	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *format;
+
+	format = v4l2_state_get_stream_format(state, 0, 0);
+	format->code = imx219_mbus_formats[0];
+	format->width = supported_modes[0].width;
+	format->height = supported_modes[0].height;
+	format->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
+	format->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_RAW;
+
+	if (state->routing.routes[1].flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_ACTIVE) {
+		format = v4l2_state_get_stream_format(state, 0, 1);
+		format->code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_METADATA_8;
+		format->width = IMX219_EMBEDDED_LINE_WIDTH;
+		format->height = 1;
+		format->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
+		format->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT;
+	}
+}
+
+static int _imx219_set_routing(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+			       struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
+{
+	struct v4l2_subdev_route routes[] = {
+		{
+			.source_pad = 0,
+			.source_stream = 0,
+			.flags = V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_IMMUTABLE |
+				 V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_SOURCE |
+				 V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_ACTIVE,
+		},
+		{
+			.source_pad = 0,
+			.source_stream = 1,
+			.flags = V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_SOURCE |
+				 V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_ACTIVE,
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct v4l2_subdev_krouting routing = {
+		.num_routes = ARRAY_SIZE(routes),
+		.routes = routes,
+	};
+
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = v4l2_subdev_set_routing(sd, state, &routing);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	imx219_init_formats(state);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int imx219_init_cfg(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+			   struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	v4l2_subdev_lock_state(state);
+
+	ret = _imx219_set_routing(sd, state);
+
+	v4l2_subdev_unlock_state(state);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int imx219_enum_mbus_code(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				 struct v4l2_subdev_state *sd_state,
 				 struct v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum *code)
@@ -1255,11 +1284,12 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops imx219_video_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops imx219_pad_ops = {
-	.enum_mbus_code = imx219_enum_mbus_code,
-	.get_fmt = imx219_get_pad_format,
-	.set_fmt = imx219_set_pad_format,
-	.get_selection = imx219_get_selection,
-	.enum_frame_size = imx219_enum_frame_size,
+	.init_cfg		= imx219_init_cfg,
+	.enum_mbus_code		= imx219_enum_mbus_code,
+	.get_fmt		= imx219_get_pad_format,
+	.set_fmt		= imx219_set_pad_format,
+	.get_selection		= imx219_get_selection,
+	.enum_frame_size	= imx219_enum_frame_size,
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops imx219_subdev_ops = {
@@ -1268,10 +1298,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops imx219_subdev_ops = {
 	.pad = &imx219_pad_ops,
 };
 
-static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops imx219_internal_ops = {
-	.open = imx219_open,
-};
-
 /* Initialize control handlers */
 static int imx219_init_controls(struct imx219 *imx219)
 {
@@ -1520,7 +1546,6 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		goto error_power_off;
 
 	/* Initialize subdev */
-	imx219->sd.internal_ops = &imx219_internal_ops;
 	imx219->sd.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE |
 			    V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
 	imx219->sd.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR;
@@ -1528,9 +1553,6 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* Initialize source pad */
 	imx219->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 
-	/* Initialize default format */
-	imx219_set_default_format(imx219);
-
 	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&imx219->sd.entity, 1, &imx219->pad);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to init entity pads: %d\n", ret);
