diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
index 6cef6ad3c9ce..bc763db385df 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int subdev_open(struct file *file)
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = vdev_to_v4l2_subdev(vdev);
 	struct v4l2_subdev_fh *subdev_fh;
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
-	struct media_entity *entity;
+	struct media_entity *entity = NULL;
 #endif
 	int ret;
 
@@ -101,9 +101,19 @@ static int subdev_open(struct file *file)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if (sd->internal_ops && sd->internal_ops->open) {
+		ret = sd->internal_ops->open(sd, subdev_fh);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 err:
+#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
+	if (entity)
+		media_entity_put(entity);
+#endif
 	v4l2_fh_del(&subdev_fh->vfh);
 	v4l2_fh_exit(&subdev_fh->vfh);
 	subdev_fh_free(subdev_fh);
@@ -114,13 +124,13 @@ static int subdev_open(struct file *file)
 
 static int subdev_close(struct file *file)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = vdev_to_v4l2_subdev(vdev);
-#endif
 	struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file->private_data;
 	struct v4l2_subdev_fh *subdev_fh = to_v4l2_subdev_fh(vfh);
 
+	if (sd->internal_ops && sd->internal_ops->close)
+		sd->internal_ops->close(sd, subdev_fh);
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 	if (sd->v4l2_dev->mdev)
 		media_entity_put(&sd->entity);
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 72f49eb3002b..f5dddacf8499 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl_handler;
 struct v4l2_event_subscription;
 struct v4l2_fh;
 struct v4l2_subdev;
+struct v4l2_subdev_fh;
 struct tuner_setup;
 
 /* decode_vbi_line */
@@ -431,10 +432,16 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_ops {
  *
  * unregistered: called when this subdev is unregistered. When called the
  *	v4l2_dev field is still set to the correct v4l2_device.
+ *
+ * open: called when the subdev device node is opened by an application.
+ *
+ * close: called when the subdev device node is closed.
  */
 struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops {
 	int (*registered)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
 	void (*unregistered)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
+	int (*open)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh);
+	int (*close)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh);
 };
 
 #define V4L2_SUBDEV_NAME_SIZE 32