diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index edeaf398d480..1562c4ff3a65 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -341,9 +341,13 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_vbi_ops {
  *		      This is needed for some sensors, which always corrupt
  *		      several top lines of the output image, or which send their
  *		      metadata in them.
+ * @g_skip_frames: number of frames to skip at stream start. This is needed for
+ *		   buggy sensors that generate faulty frames when they are
+ *		   turned on.
  */
 struct v4l2_subdev_sensor_ops {
 	int (*g_skip_top_lines)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 *lines);
+	int (*g_skip_frames)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 *frames);
 };
 
 /*