diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst
index 0e7e1ee1471a..5eee9ab60395 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ member of the ``fmt`` union as needed per the desired operation. Both drivers
 and applications must set the remainder of the :c:type:`v4l2_format` structure
 to 0.
 
+Devices that capture metadata by line have the struct v4l2_fmtdesc
+``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` flag set for :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`. Such
+devices can typically also :ref:`capture image data <capture>`. This primarily
+involves devices that receive the data from a different devices such as a camera
+sensor.
+
 .. c:type:: v4l2_meta_format
 
 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.4cm}|p{2.4cm}|p{13.5cm}|
@@ -65,3 +71,18 @@ to 0.
       - ``buffersize``
       - Maximum buffer size in bytes required for data. The value is set by the
         driver.
+    * - __u32
+      - ``width``
+      - Width of a line of metadata in Data Units. Valid when
+	:c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is set,
+	otherwise zero. See :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`.
+    * - __u32
+      - ``height``
+      - Number of rows of metadata. Valid when :c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag
+	``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is set, otherwise zero. See
+	:c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`.
+    * - __u32
+      - ``bytesperline``
+      - Offset in bytes between the beginning of two consecutive lines. Valid
+	when :c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is
+	set, otherwise zero. See :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`.
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
index 000c154b0f98..3adb3d205531 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ the ``mbus_code`` field is handled differently:
 	The application can ask to configure the quantization of the capture
 	device when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
 	:ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
+    * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED``
+      - 0x0200
+      - The metadata format is line-based. In this case the ``width``,
+	``height`` and ``bytesperline`` fields of :c:type:`v4l2_meta_format` are
+	valid. The buffer consists of ``height`` lines, each having ``width``
+	Data Units of data and the offset (in bytes) between the beginning of
+	each two consecutive lines is ``bytesperline``.
 
 Return Value
 ============
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
index 3e58aac4ef0b..bdc628e8c1d6 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ replace define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_XFER_FUNC fmtdesc-flags
 replace define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_YCBCR_ENC fmtdesc-flags
 replace define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_HSV_ENC fmtdesc-flags
 replace define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_QUANTIZATION fmtdesc-flags
+replace define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED fmtdesc-flags
 
 # V4L2 timecode types
 replace define V4L2_TC_TYPE_24FPS timecode-type
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index ae2dca7f2817..2cfc9106857a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ static void v4l_print_format(const void *arg, bool write_only)
 	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_OUTPUT:
 		meta = &p->fmt.meta;
 		pixelformat = meta->dataformat;
-		pr_cont(", dataformat=%p4cc, buffersize=%u\n",
-			&pixelformat, meta->buffersize);
+		pr_cont(", dataformat=%p4cc, buffersize=%u, width=%u, height=%u, bytesperline=%u\n",
+			&pixelformat, meta->buffersize, meta->width,
+			meta->height, meta->bytesperline);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index 0f44b8486ea8..647ce3419bd8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ struct v4l2_fmtdesc {
 #define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_YCBCR_ENC		0x0080
 #define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_HSV_ENC		V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_YCBCR_ENC
 #define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_QUANTIZATION		0x0100
+#define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED		0x0200
 
 	/* Frame Size and frame rate enumeration */
 /*
@@ -2424,10 +2425,19 @@ struct v4l2_sdr_format {
  * struct v4l2_meta_format - metadata format definition
  * @dataformat:		little endian four character code (fourcc)
  * @buffersize:		maximum size in bytes required for data
+ * @width:		number of data units of data per line (valid for line
+ *			based formats only, see format documentation)
+ * @height:		number of lines of data per buffer (valid for line based
+ *			formats only)
+ * @bytesperline:	offset between the beginnings of two adjacent lines in
+ *			bytes (valid for line based formats only)
  */
 struct v4l2_meta_format {
 	__u32				dataformat;
 	__u32				buffersize;
+	__u32				width;
+	__u32				height;
+	__u32				bytesperline;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 /**