diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
index 6b308c81ef77..ff8640314f65 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
@@ -4916,6 +4916,13 @@ int atomisp_try_fmt(struct video_device *vdev, struct v4l2_pix_format *f,
 	}
 
 	f->pixelformat = fmt->pixelformat;
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: do we need to setup this differently, depending on the
+	 * sensor or the pipeline?
+	 */
+	f->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_REC709;
+	f->ycbcr_enc = V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_709;
+	f->xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_709;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the format is jpeg or custom RAW, then the width and height will
@@ -6027,6 +6034,14 @@ int atomisp_set_fmt(struct video_device *vdev, struct v4l2_format *f)
 	pipe->pix.width = f->fmt.pix.width;
 	pipe->pix.height = f->fmt.pix.height;
 	pipe->pix.pixelformat = f->fmt.pix.pixelformat;
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: do we need to setup this differently, depending on the
+	 * sensor or the pipeline?
+	 */
+	pipe->pix.colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_REC709;
+	pipe->pix.ycbcr_enc = V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_709;
+	pipe->pix.xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_709;
+
 	if (format_bridge->planar) {
 		pipe->pix.bytesperline = output_info.padded_width;
 		pipe->pix.sizeimage = PAGE_ALIGN(f->fmt.pix.height *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
index 37542ea17a38..f082d7a67875 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
@@ -884,6 +884,14 @@ static int atomisp_g_fmt_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	f->fmt.pix.bytesperline = (f->fmt.pix.width * depth) >> 3;
 	f->fmt.pix.sizeimage = f->fmt.pix.height * f->fmt.pix.bytesperline;
 
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: do we need to setup this differently, depending on the
+	 * sensor or the pipeline?
+	 */
+	f->fmt.pix.colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_REC709;
+	f->fmt.pix.ycbcr_enc = V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_709;
+	f->fmt.pix.xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_709;
+
 	return 0;
 }