diff --git a/include/media/media-device.h b/include/media/media-device.h
index f6deef6..9493721 100644
--- a/include/media/media-device.h
+++ b/include/media/media-device.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
  * @hw_revision: Hardware device revision
  * @driver_version: Device driver version
  * @entity_id:	Unique ID used on the last entity registered
+ * @pad_id:	Unique ID used on the last pad registered
  * @entities:	List of registered entities
  * @lock:	Entities list lock
  * @graph_mutex: Entities graph operation lock
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
 	u32 driver_version;
 
 	u32 entity_id;
+	u32 pad_id;
 
 	struct list_head entities;
 
diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
index 4faa4d8..b91c78d 100644
--- a/include/media/media-entity.h
+++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
  * enum media_gobj_type - type of a graph object
  *
  * @MEDIA_GRAPH_ENTITY:		Identify a media entity
+ * @MEDIA_GRAPH_PAD:		Identify a media pad
  */
 enum media_gobj_type {
 	MEDIA_GRAPH_ENTITY,
+	MEDIA_GRAPH_PAD,
 };
 
 #define MEDIA_BITS_PER_TYPE		8
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 };
 
 struct media_pad {
+	struct media_gobj graph_obj;
 	struct media_entity *entity;	/* Entity this pad belongs to */
 	u16 index;			/* Pad index in the entity pads array */
 	unsigned long flags;		/* Pad flags (MEDIA_PAD_FL_*) */