diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
index ea0455957149..94fd3a9b8b9e 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
@@ -2062,6 +2062,37 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_hierarchical_coding_type -
         The OUTPUT buffer should contain all slices needed to decode the
         frame/field.
 
+``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_STARTCODE (enum)``
+    Specifies the H264 slice start code expected for each slice.
+    This control shall e used to complement V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_SLICE
+    pixel format. Drivers may expose a single or multiple
+    start codes, depending on what they can support.
+
+    .. note::
+
+       This menu control is not yet part of the public kernel API and
+       it is expected to change.
+
+.. c:type:: v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_startcode
+
+.. cssclass:: longtable
+
+.. flat-table::
+    :header-rows:  0
+    :stub-columns: 0
+    :widths:       1 1 2
+
+    * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_NO_STARTCODE``
+      - 0
+      - Selecting this value specifies that H264 slices are passed
+        to the driver without any start code.
+        Bla.
+    * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ANNEX_B_STARTCODE``
+      - 1
+      - Selecting this value specifies that H264 slices are expected
+        to be prefixed by Annex B start codes. According to :ref:`h264`
+        valid start codes can be 3-bytes 0x000001, or 4-bytes 0x00000001.
+
 .. _v4l2-mpeg-mpeg2:
 
 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_SLICE_PARAMS (struct)``
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index c3194299bfac..01fddb4ec640 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ const char * const *v4l2_ctrl_get_menu(u32 id)
 		"Frame-Based",
 		NULL,
 	};
+	static const char * const h264_start_code[] = {
+		"No Start Code",
+		"Annex B Start Code",
+		NULL,
+	};
 	static const char * const mpeg_mpeg2_level[] = {
 		"Low",
 		"Main",
@@ -640,6 +645,8 @@ const char * const *v4l2_ctrl_get_menu(u32 id)
 		return h264_fmo_map_type;
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODING_MODE:
 		return h264_decoding_mode;
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_STARTCODE:
+		return h264_start_code;
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_LEVEL:
 		return mpeg_mpeg2_level;
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_PROFILE:
@@ -860,6 +867,7 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_PARAMS:		return "H264 Slice Parameters";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS:		return "H264 Decode Parameters";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODING_MODE:		return "H264 Decoding Mode";
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_STARTCODE:		return "H264 Start Code";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_LEVEL:			return "MPEG2 Level";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_PROFILE:			return "MPEG2 Profile";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_I_FRAME_QP:		return "MPEG4 I-Frame QP Value";
@@ -1229,6 +1237,7 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_fill(u32 id, const char **name, enum v4l2_ctrl_type *type,
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE:
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE:
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODING_MODE:
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_STARTCODE:
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_LEVEL:
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_PROFILE:
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_LEVEL:
diff --git a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
index e6c510877f67..31555c99f64a 100644
--- a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_PARAMS	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1003)
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1004)
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODING_MODE	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1005)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_STARTCODE	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1006)
 
 /* enum v4l2_ctrl_type type values */
 #define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SPS			0x0110
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_decoding_mode {
 	V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FRAME_BASED_DECODING,
 };
 
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_start_code {
+	V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_NO_STARTCODE,
+	V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ANNEX_B_STARTCODE,
+};
+
 #define V4L2_H264_SPS_CONSTRAINT_SET0_FLAG			0x01
 #define V4L2_H264_SPS_CONSTRAINT_SET1_FLAG			0x02
 #define V4L2_H264_SPS_CONSTRAINT_SET2_FLAG			0x04
