diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
index d6c8eb2b5201..1288fe364fab 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ struct v4l2_m2m_queue_ctx {
  * @last_src_buf: indicate the last source buffer for draining
  * @next_buf_last: next capture queud buffer will be tagged as last
  * @has_stopped: indicate the device has been stopped
+ * @ignore_cap_streaming: If true, job_ready can be called even if the CAPTURE
+ *			  queue is not streaming. This allows firmware to
+ *			  analyze the bitstream header which arrives on the
+ *			  OUTPUT queue. The driver must implement the job_ready
+ *			  callback correctly to make sure that the requirements
+ *			  for actual decoding are met.
  * @m2m_dev: opaque pointer to the internal data to handle M2M context
  * @cap_q_ctx: Capture (output to memory) queue context
  * @out_q_ctx: Output (input from memory) queue context
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ struct v4l2_m2m_ctx {
 	struct vb2_v4l2_buffer		*last_src_buf;
 	bool				next_buf_last;
 	bool				has_stopped;
+	bool				ignore_cap_streaming;
 
 	/* internal use only */
 	struct v4l2_m2m_dev		*m2m_dev;