diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/video/videobuf2-core.c
index 05da3b4..a97815b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -1753,6 +1753,79 @@ static int __find_plane_by_offset(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned long off,
 }
 
 /**
+ * vb2_expbuf() - Export a buffer as a file descriptor
+ * @q:		videobuf2 queue
+ * @eb:		export buffer structure passed from userspace to vidioc_expbuf
+ *		handler in driver
+ *
+ * The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
+ * from vidioc_expbuf handler in driver.
+ */
+int vb2_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_exportbuffer *eb)
+{
+	struct vb2_buffer *vb = NULL;
+	struct vb2_plane *vb_plane;
+	int ret;
+	struct dma_buf *dbuf;
+
+	if (q->memory != V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP) {
+		dprintk(1, "Queue is not currently set up for mmap\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!q->mem_ops->get_dmabuf) {
+		dprintk(1, "Queue does not support DMA buffer exporting\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (eb->flags & ~O_CLOEXEC) {
+		dprintk(1, "Queue does support only O_CLOEXEC flag\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (eb->type != q->type) {
+		dprintk(1, "qbuf: invalid buffer type\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (eb->index >= q->num_buffers) {
+		dprintk(1, "buffer index out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vb = q->bufs[eb->index];
+
+	if (eb->plane >= vb->num_planes) {
+		dprintk(1, "buffer plane out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vb_plane = &vb->planes[eb->plane];
+
+	dbuf = call_memop(q, get_dmabuf, vb_plane->mem_priv);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dbuf)) {
+		dprintk(1, "Failed to export buffer %d, plane %d\n",
+			eb->index, eb->plane);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = dma_buf_fd(dbuf, eb->flags);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dprintk(3, "buffer %d, plane %d failed to export (%d)\n",
+			eb->index, eb->plane, ret);
+		dma_buf_put(dbuf);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dprintk(3, "buffer %d, plane %d exported as %d descriptor\n",
+		eb->index, eb->plane, ret);
+	eb->fd = ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_expbuf);
+
+/**
  * vb2_mmap() - map video buffers into application address space
  * @q:		videobuf2 queue
  * @vma:	vma passed to the mmap file operation handler in the driver
@@ -2455,6 +2528,15 @@ int vb2_ioctl_streamoff(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_ioctl_streamoff);
 
+int vb2_ioctl_expbuf(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_exportbuffer *p)
+{
+	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
+
+	/* No need to call vb2_queue_is_busy(), anyone can export buffers. */
+	return vb2_expbuf(vdev->queue, p);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_ioctl_expbuf);
+
 /* v4l2_file_operations helpers */
 
 int vb2_fop_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index c306fec..3f57ccb 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct vb2_fileio_data;
 struct vb2_mem_ops {
 	void		*(*alloc)(void *alloc_ctx, unsigned long size);
 	void		(*put)(void *buf_priv);
+	struct dma_buf *(*get_dmabuf)(void *buf_priv);
 
 	void		*(*get_userptr)(void *alloc_ctx, unsigned long vaddr,
 					unsigned long size, int write);
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ int vb2_queue_init(struct vb2_queue *q);
 void vb2_queue_release(struct vb2_queue *q);
 
 int vb2_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b);
+int vb2_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_exportbuffer *eb);
 int vb2_dqbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b, bool nonblocking);
 
 int vb2_streamon(struct vb2_queue *q, enum v4l2_buf_type type);
@@ -472,6 +474,8 @@ int vb2_ioctl_qbuf(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_buffer *p);
 int vb2_ioctl_dqbuf(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_buffer *p);
 int vb2_ioctl_streamon(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i);
 int vb2_ioctl_streamoff(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i);
+int vb2_ioctl_expbuf(struct file *file, void *priv,
+	struct v4l2_exportbuffer *p);
 
 /* struct v4l2_file_operations helpers */
 
