diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
index eff4fe9c6f63..b666b7d09807 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -444,15 +444,21 @@ static void vb2_queue_remove_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
  */
 static int __vb2_queue_alloc(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			     unsigned int num_buffers, unsigned int num_planes,
-			     const unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES])
+			     const unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES],
+			     unsigned int *first_index)
 {
 	unsigned int buffer, plane;
 	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
+	unsigned long index;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Ensure that the number of already queue + num_buffers is below q->max_num_buffers */
 	num_buffers = min_t(unsigned int, num_buffers,
-			    q->max_num_buffers - q->num_buffers);
+			    q->max_num_buffers - vb2_get_num_buffers(q));
+
+	index = vb2_get_num_buffers(q);
+
+	*first_index = index;
 
 	for (buffer = 0; buffer < num_buffers; ++buffer) {
 		/* Allocate vb2 buffer structures */
@@ -472,7 +478,7 @@ static int __vb2_queue_alloc(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			vb->planes[plane].min_length = plane_sizes[plane];
 		}
 
-		vb2_queue_add_buffer(q, vb, q->num_buffers + buffer);
+		vb2_queue_add_buffer(q, vb, index++);
 		call_void_bufop(q, init_buffer, vb);
 
 		/* Allocate video buffer memory for the MMAP type */
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 	unsigned int q_num_bufs = vb2_get_num_buffers(q);
 	unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES] = { };
 	bool non_coherent_mem = flags & V4L2_MEMORY_FLAG_NON_COHERENT;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, first_index;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (q->streaming) {
@@ -901,7 +907,7 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 
 	/* Finally, allocate buffers and video memory */
 	allocated_buffers =
-		__vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers, num_planes, plane_sizes);
+		__vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers, num_planes, plane_sizes, &first_index);
 	if (allocated_buffers == 0) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "memory allocation failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -975,7 +981,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_reqbufs);
 int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			 unsigned int flags, unsigned int *count,
 			 unsigned int requested_planes,
-			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[])
+			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[],
+			 unsigned int *first_index)
 {
 	unsigned int num_planes = 0, num_buffers, allocated_buffers;
 	unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES] = { };
@@ -1037,7 +1044,7 @@ int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 
 	/* Finally, allocate buffers and video memory */
 	allocated_buffers = __vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers,
-				num_planes, plane_sizes);
+				num_planes, plane_sizes, first_index);
 	if (allocated_buffers == 0) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "memory allocation failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index 5f4ea4485223..4d9b2e16afb1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -806,11 +806,16 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create)
 	for (i = 0; i < requested_planes; i++)
 		if (requested_sizes[i] == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
-	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory,
-						create->flags,
-						&create->count,
-						requested_planes,
-						requested_sizes);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory,
+				   create->flags,
+				   &create->count,
+				   requested_planes,
+				   requested_sizes,
+				   &create->index);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_create_bufs);
 
@@ -1038,15 +1043,16 @@ int vb2_ioctl_create_bufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	int res = vb2_verify_memory_type(vdev->queue, p->memory,
 			p->format.type);
 
-	p->index = vdev->queue->num_buffers;
 	fill_buf_caps(vdev->queue, &p->capabilities);
 	validate_memory_flags(vdev->queue, p->memory, &p->flags);
 	/*
 	 * If count == 0, then just check if memory and type are valid.
 	 * Any -EBUSY result from vb2_verify_memory_type can be mapped to 0.
 	 */
-	if (p->count == 0)
+	if (p->count == 0) {
+		p->index = vb2_get_num_buffers(vdev->queue);
 		return res != -EBUSY ? res : 0;
+	}
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev->queue, file))
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index cf276bda5924..a3a051276972 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
  * @count: requested buffer count.
  * @requested_planes: number of planes requested.
  * @requested_sizes: array with the size of the planes.
+ * @first_index: index of the first created buffer, all allocated buffers have
+ *		 indices in the range [first..first+count]
  *
  * Videobuf2 core helper to implement VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS() operation. It is
  * called internally by VB2 by an API-specific handler, like
@@ -819,7 +821,8 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			 unsigned int flags, unsigned int *count,
 			 unsigned int requested_planes,
-			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[]);
+			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[],
+			 unsigned int *first_index);
 
 /**
  * vb2_core_prepare_buf() - Pass ownership of a buffer from userspace
