diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c
index 65d546f..6b1ef85 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c
@@ -573,6 +573,12 @@
 			vdev->parent = vdev->v4l2_dev->dev;
 		if (vdev->ctrl_handler == NULL)
 			vdev->ctrl_handler = vdev->v4l2_dev->ctrl_handler;
+		/* If the prio state pointer is NULL, and if the driver doesn't
+		   handle priorities itself, then use the v4l2_device prio
+		   state. */
+		if (vdev->prio == NULL && vdev->ioctl_ops &&
+				vdev->ioctl_ops->vidioc_s_priority == NULL)
+			vdev->prio = &vdev->v4l2_dev->prio;
 	}
 
 	/* Part 2: find a free minor, device node number and device index. */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
index a1afda3..fd7a445 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&v4l2_dev->subdevs);
 	spin_lock_init(&v4l2_dev->lock);
 	mutex_init(&v4l2_dev->ioctl_lock);
+	v4l2_prio_init(&v4l2_dev->prio);
 	v4l2_dev->dev = dev;
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		/* If dev == NULL, then name must be filled in by the caller */
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
index 9193703..3700127 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
 	/* Control handler associated with this device node. May be NULL. */
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *ctrl_handler;
 
+	/* Priority state. If NULL, then v4l2_dev->prio will be used. */
+	struct v4l2_prio_state *prio;
+
 	/* device info */
 	char name[32];
 	int vfl_type;
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-device.h b/include/media/v4l2-device.h
index 0c2bd30..3b72328 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-device.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-device.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <media/media-device.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
 
 /* Each instance of a V4L2 device should create the v4l2_device struct,
    either stand-alone or embedded in a larger struct.
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@
 			unsigned int notification, void *arg);
 	/* The control handler. May be NULL. */
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *ctrl_handler;
+	/* Device's priority state */
+	struct v4l2_prio_state prio;
 	/* BKL replacement mutex. Temporary solution only. */
 	struct mutex ioctl_lock;
 };