diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index cde1774c9098..978037b84de4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -2500,6 +2500,102 @@ int v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper);
 
+int v4l2_get_frame_desc_passthrough(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int pad,
+				    struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc *fd)
+{
+	const struct media_pad *pads = sd->entity.pads;
+	struct media_pad *local_sink_pad;
+	struct v4l2_subdev_route *route;
+	struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!(pads[pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	state = v4l2_subdev_lock_and_get_active_state(sd);
+
+	/* Iterate over sink pads */
+	media_entity_for_each_pad(&sd->entity, local_sink_pad) {
+		struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc source_fd;
+		bool have_source_fd = false;
+
+		if (!(local_sink_pad->flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Copy frame desc entries for the streams going from the sink
+		 * pad to the requested pad
+		 */
+		for_each_active_route(&state->routing, route) {
+			struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc_entry *source_entry = NULL;
+			unsigned int i;
+			struct media_pad *remote_source_pad;
+			struct v4l2_subdev *remote_sd;
+
+			if (route->source_pad != pad ||
+			    route->sink_pad != local_sink_pad->index)
+				continue;
+
+			if (!have_source_fd) {
+				remote_source_pad = media_pad_remote_pad_unique(local_sink_pad);
+				if (!remote_source_pad) {
+					ret = -EINVAL;
+					goto out_unlock;
+				}
+
+				remote_sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(remote_source_pad->entity);
+				if (!remote_sd) {
+					ret = -EINVAL;
+					goto out_unlock;
+				}
+
+				ret = v4l2_subdev_call(remote_sd, pad,
+						       get_frame_desc,
+						       remote_source_pad->index,
+						       &source_fd);
+				if (ret)
+					goto out_unlock;
+
+				have_source_fd = true;
+
+				if (fd->num_entries == 0) {
+					fd->type = source_fd.type;
+				} else if (fd->type != source_fd.type) {
+					ret = -EPIPE;
+					goto out_unlock;
+				}
+			}
+
+			for (i = 0; i < source_fd.num_entries; i++) {
+				if (source_fd.entry[i].stream == route->sink_stream) {
+					source_entry = &source_fd.entry[i];
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (!source_entry) {
+				dev_err(sd->dev,
+					"Failed to find stream %u from source frame desc\n",
+					route->sink_stream);
+				ret = -EPIPE;
+				goto out_unlock;
+			}
+
+			fd->entry[fd->num_entries] = *source_entry;
+
+			fd->entry[fd->num_entries].stream = route->source_stream;
+
+			fd->num_entries++;
+		}
+	}
+
+out_unlock:
+	v4l2_subdev_unlock_state(state);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_get_frame_desc_passthrough);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API */
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 2f2200875b03..d42fb3f55515 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -1746,6 +1746,27 @@ int v4l2_subdev_disable_streams(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 pad,
  */
 int v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable);
 
+/**
+ * v4l2_get_frame_desc_passthrough() - Helper to implement the subdev
+ *	v4l2_get_frame_desc operation in simple passthrough cases
+ * @sd: The subdevice
+ * @pad: The source pad index
+ * @fd: The mbus frame desc
+ *
+ * Subdevice drivers that only pass through the streams can use this helper
+ * to implement the &v4l2_subdev_pad_ops.v4l2_get_frame_desc operation.
+ *
+ * The helper will call get_frame_desc on the subdevice's sources, create a new
+ * frame desc which contains only the streams on the given source pad. The data
+ * for each frame desc entry is copied directly from the data provided from the
+ * calls to the subdevice's sources, with the exception of the 'stream' field
+ * which is set according to the subdevice's routing table.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, or a negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+int v4l2_get_frame_desc_passthrough(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int pad,
+				    struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc *fd);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API */
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
