diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
index 61979b7..f3b9d15 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
@@ -927,6 +927,8 @@ long v4l2_compat_ioctl32(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case VIDIOC_CROPCAP:
 	case VIDIOC_G_CROP:
 	case VIDIOC_S_CROP:
+	case VIDIOC_G_SELECTION:
+	case VIDIOC_S_SELECTION:
 	case VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP:
 	case VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP:
 	case VIDIOC_QUERYSTD:
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 002ce13..6e02b45 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ static const char *v4l2_ioctls[] = {
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_CROPCAP)]          = "VIDIOC_CROPCAP",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_CROP)]           = "VIDIOC_G_CROP",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_CROP)]           = "VIDIOC_S_CROP",
+	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_SELECTION)]      = "VIDIOC_G_SELECTION",
+	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_SELECTION)]      = "VIDIOC_S_SELECTION",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP)]       = "VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP)]       = "VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_QUERYSTD)]         = "VIDIOC_QUERYSTD",
@@ -1714,6 +1716,32 @@ static long __video_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		ret = ops->vidioc_s_crop(file, fh, p);
 		break;
 	}
+	case VIDIOC_G_SELECTION:
+	{
+		struct v4l2_selection *p = arg;
+
+		if (!ops->vidioc_g_selection)
+			break;
+
+		dbgarg(cmd, "type=%s\n", prt_names(p->type, v4l2_type_names));
+
+		ret = ops->vidioc_g_selection(file, fh, p);
+		if (!ret)
+			dbgrect(vfd, "", &p->r);
+		break;
+	}
+	case VIDIOC_S_SELECTION:
+	{
+		struct v4l2_selection *p = arg;
+
+		if (!ops->vidioc_s_selection)
+			break;
+		dbgarg(cmd, "type=%s\n", prt_names(p->type, v4l2_type_names));
+		dbgrect(vfd, "", &p->r);
+
+		ret = ops->vidioc_s_selection(file, fh, p);
+		break;
+	}
 	case VIDIOC_CROPCAP:
 	{
 		struct v4l2_cropcap *p = arg;
diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
index fca24cc..b7471fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -738,6 +738,48 @@ struct v4l2_crop {
 	struct v4l2_rect        c;
 };
 
+/* Hints for adjustments of selection rectangle */
+#define V4L2_SEL_SIZE_GE	0x00000001
+#define V4L2_SEL_SIZE_LE	0x00000002
+
+/* Selection targets */
+
+/* current cropping area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_CROP_ACTIVE		0
+/* default cropping area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_CROP_DEFAULT		1
+/* cropping bounds */
+#define V4L2_SEL_CROP_BOUNDS		2
+/* current composing area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_COMPOSE_ACTIVE		256
+/* default composing area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_COMPOSE_DEFAULT	257
+/* composing bounds */
+#define V4L2_SEL_COMPOSE_BOUNDS		258
+/* current composing area plus all padding pixels */
+#define V4L2_SEL_COMPOSE_PADDED		259
+
+/**
+ * struct v4l2_selection - selection info
+ * @type:	buffer type (do not use *_MPLANE types)
+ * @target:	selection target, used to choose one of possible rectangles
+ * @flags:	constraints flags
+ * @r:		coordinates of selection window
+ * @reserved:	for future use, rounds structure size to 64 bytes, set to zero
+ *
+ * Hardware may use multiple helper window to process a video stream.
+ * The structure is used to exchange this selection areas between
+ * an application and a driver.
+ */
+struct v4l2_selection {
+	__u32			type;
+	__u32			target;
+	__u32                   flags;
+	struct v4l2_rect        r;
+	__u32                   reserved[9];
+};
+
+
 /*
  *      A N A L O G   V I D E O   S T A N D A R D
  */
@@ -2182,6 +2224,10 @@ struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident {
 #define	VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT	 _IOW('V', 90, struct v4l2_event_subscription)
 #define	VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT _IOW('V', 91, struct v4l2_event_subscription)
 
+/* Experimental crop/compose API */
+#define VIDIOC_G_SELECTION	_IOWR('V', 92, struct v4l2_selection)
+#define VIDIOC_S_SELECTION	_IOWR('V', 93, struct v4l2_selection)
+
 /* Reminder: when adding new ioctls please add support for them to
    drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c as well! */
 
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
index dd9f1e7..9dd6e18 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ struct v4l2_ioctl_ops {
 					struct v4l2_crop *a);
 	int (*vidioc_s_crop)           (struct file *file, void *fh,
 					struct v4l2_crop *a);
+	int (*vidioc_g_selection)      (struct file *file, void *fh,
+					struct v4l2_selection *s);
+	int (*vidioc_s_selection)      (struct file *file, void *fh,
+					struct v4l2_selection *s);
 	/* Compression ioctls */
 	int (*vidioc_g_jpegcomp)       (struct file *file, void *fh,
 					struct v4l2_jpegcompression *a);
