diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index a75c1ca2db41d05953c8d9c6cba9c8ddc3701861..a2741d7dccfeca4696c0167fce5b317f5eba7e56 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ static int vidioc_enum_input(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	if (input->index != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	input->type = V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_CAMERA;
+	input->status = gspca_dev->cam.input_flags;
 	strncpy(input->name, gspca_dev->sd_desc->name,
 		sizeof input->name);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
index e4d4cf6ce05a2825828e8d6599770e15fc0e949c..58e8ff02136a46bbca14802753c3c09e45115314 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct cam {
 				 * - cannot be > MAX_NURBS
 				 * - when 0 and bulk_size != 0 means
 				 *   1 URB and submit done by subdriver */
+	u32 input_flags;	/* value for ENUM_INPUT status flags */
 };
 
 struct gspca_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sq905.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sq905.c
index 04e3ae57a2e3867c1cd8cd0fc43e932fab806be9..2e1cdf068fda896043f2222622ac17a3798a982f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sq905.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sq905.c
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ static int sd_init(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 	gspca_dev->cam.nmodes = ARRAY_SIZE(sq905_mode);
 	if (!(ident & SQ905_HIRES_MASK))
 		gspca_dev->cam.nmodes--;
+
+	if (ident & SQ905_ORIENTATION_MASK)
+		gspca_dev->cam.input_flags = V4L2_IN_ST_VFLIP;
+	else
+		gspca_dev->cam.input_flags = V4L2_IN_ST_VFLIP |
+					     V4L2_IN_ST_HFLIP;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
index 139d234923cdc5003fa6e53bfa95e67bb8bb673f..ebb2ea6b499598d20c066f2d670381dedc8758c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ struct v4l2_input {
 #define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_SIGNAL   0x00000002
 #define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_COLOR    0x00000004
 
+/* field 'status' - sensor orientation */
+/* If sensor is mounted upside down set both bits */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_HFLIP       0x00000010 /* Frames are flipped horizontally */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_VFLIP       0x00000020 /* Frames are flipped vertically */
+
 /* field 'status' - analog */
 #define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_H_LOCK   0x00000100  /* No horizontal sync lock */
 #define V4L2_IN_ST_COLOR_KILL  0x00000200  /* Color killer is active */