diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
index 8df003000dc8..a002675d15d7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
@@ -404,6 +404,47 @@ int iris_destroy_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int iris_release_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst,
+					 enum iris_buffer_type buffer_type)
+{
+	const struct iris_hfi_command_ops *hfi_ops = inst->core->hfi_ops;
+	struct iris_buffers *buffers = &inst->buffers[buffer_type];
+	struct iris_buffer *buffer, *next;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(buffer, next, &buffers->list, list) {
+		if (buffer->attr & BUF_ATTR_PENDING_RELEASE)
+			continue;
+		if (!(buffer->attr & BUF_ATTR_QUEUED))
+			continue;
+		ret = hfi_ops->session_release_buf(inst, buffer);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		buffer->attr |= BUF_ATTR_PENDING_RELEASE;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int iris_release_input_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst)
+{
+	const struct iris_platform_data *platform_data = inst->core->iris_platform_data;
+	const u32 *internal_buf_type;
+	u32 internal_buffer_count, i;
+	int ret;
+
+	internal_buf_type = platform_data->dec_ip_int_buf_tbl;
+	internal_buffer_count = platform_data->dec_ip_int_buf_tbl_size;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < internal_buffer_count; i++) {
+		ret = iris_release_internal_buffers(inst, internal_buf_type[i]);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int iris_alloc_and_queue_persist_bufs(struct iris_inst *inst)
 {
 	struct iris_buffers *buffers = &inst->buffers[BUF_PERSIST];
@@ -435,6 +476,23 @@ int iris_alloc_and_queue_persist_bufs(struct iris_inst *inst)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int iris_alloc_and_queue_input_int_bufs(struct iris_inst *inst)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	iris_get_internal_buffers(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+
+	ret = iris_release_input_internal_buffers(inst);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = iris_create_internal_buffers(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return iris_queue_internal_buffers(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+}
+
 int iris_queue_deferred_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, enum iris_buffer_type buf_type)
 {
 	struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx = inst->m2m_ctx;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.h
index bd8b74a9fbc4..b4433a629331 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int iris_queue_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
 int iris_destroy_internal_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buffer);
 int iris_destroy_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
 int iris_alloc_and_queue_persist_bufs(struct iris_inst *inst);
+int iris_alloc_and_queue_input_int_bufs(struct iris_inst *inst);
 int iris_queue_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buf);
 int iris_queue_deferred_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, enum iris_buffer_type buf_type);
 int iris_vb2_buffer_done(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buf);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.h
index 22b0cbfcce76..ef76207aa749 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ struct iris_hfi_command_ops {
 	int (*session_start)(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
 	int (*session_queue_buf)(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buffer);
 	int (*session_release_buf)(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buffer);
+	int (*session_pause)(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
+	int (*session_resume_drc)(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
 	int (*session_stop)(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane);
 	int (*session_close)(struct iris_inst *inst);
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
index 82f2513576bf..8fd4495b42d8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen1_session_stop(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int iris_hfi_gen1_session_continue(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
+{
+	struct hfi_session_pkt packet;
+
+	iris_hfi_gen1_packet_session_cmd(inst, &packet, HFI_CMD_SESSION_CONTINUE);
+
+	return iris_hfi_queue_cmd_write(inst->core, &packet, packet.shdr.hdr.size);
+}
+
 static int iris_hfi_gen1_queue_input_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst, struct iris_buffer *buf)
 {
 	struct hfi_session_empty_buffer_compressed_pkt ip_pkt;
@@ -778,6 +787,7 @@ static const struct iris_hfi_command_ops iris_hfi_gen1_command_ops = {
 	.session_start = iris_hfi_gen1_session_start,
 	.session_queue_buf = iris_hfi_gen1_session_queue_buffer,
 	.session_release_buf = iris_hfi_gen1_session_unset_buffers,
+	.session_resume_drc = iris_hfi_gen1_session_continue,
 	.session_stop = iris_hfi_gen1_session_stop,
 	.session_close = iris_hfi_gen1_session_close,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_defines.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_defines.h
index 41e103744bd5..48d0d8e4dfe5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_defines.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define HFI_CMD_SESSION_FLUSH				0x211008
 #define HFI_CMD_SESSION_RELEASE_BUFFERS			0x21100b
 #define HFI_CMD_SESSION_RELEASE_RESOURCES		0x21100c
+#define HFI_CMD_SESSION_CONTINUE			0x21100d
 
 #define HFI_ERR_SESSION_UNSUPPORTED_SETTING		0x1008
 #define HFI_ERR_SESSION_UNSUPPORTED_STREAM		0x100d
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
index cc75231f07f1..8efc6a70a57a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
@@ -737,6 +737,43 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_session_stop(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 	return iris_wait_for_session_response(inst, false);
 }
 
+static int iris_hfi_gen2_session_pause(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
+{
+	struct iris_inst_hfi_gen2 *inst_hfi_gen2 = to_iris_inst_hfi_gen2(inst);
+
+	iris_hfi_gen2_packet_session_command(inst,
+					     HFI_CMD_PAUSE,
+					     (HFI_HOST_FLAGS_RESPONSE_REQUIRED |
+					     HFI_HOST_FLAGS_INTR_REQUIRED),
+					     iris_hfi_gen2_get_port(plane),
+					     inst->session_id,
+					     HFI_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+					     NULL,
+					     0);
+
+	return iris_hfi_queue_cmd_write(inst->core, inst_hfi_gen2->packet,
+					inst_hfi_gen2->packet->size);
+}
+
+static int iris_hfi_gen2_session_resume_drc(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
+{
+	struct iris_inst_hfi_gen2 *inst_hfi_gen2 = to_iris_inst_hfi_gen2(inst);
+	u32 payload = HFI_CMD_SETTINGS_CHANGE;
+
+	iris_hfi_gen2_packet_session_command(inst,
+					     HFI_CMD_RESUME,
+					     (HFI_HOST_FLAGS_RESPONSE_REQUIRED |
+					     HFI_HOST_FLAGS_INTR_REQUIRED),
+					     iris_hfi_gen2_get_port(plane),
+					     inst->session_id,
+					     HFI_PAYLOAD_U32,
+					     &payload,
+					     sizeof(u32));
+
+	return iris_hfi_queue_cmd_write(inst->core, inst_hfi_gen2->packet,
+					inst_hfi_gen2->packet->size);
+}
+
 static u32 iris_hfi_gen2_buf_type_from_driver(enum iris_buffer_type buffer_type)
 {
 	switch (buffer_type) {
@@ -860,6 +897,8 @@ static const struct iris_hfi_command_ops iris_hfi_gen2_command_ops = {
 	.session_start = iris_hfi_gen2_session_start,
 	.session_queue_buf = iris_hfi_gen2_session_queue_buffer,
 	.session_release_buf = iris_hfi_gen2_session_release_buffer,
+	.session_pause = iris_hfi_gen2_session_pause,
+	.session_resume_drc = iris_hfi_gen2_session_resume_drc,
 	.session_stop = iris_hfi_gen2_session_stop,
 	.session_close = iris_hfi_gen2_session_close,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
index 66ffce02ae57..0aaba5f1ce91 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 #define HFI_CMD_CLOSE				0x01000004
 #define HFI_CMD_START				0x01000005
 #define HFI_CMD_STOP				0x01000006
+#define HFI_CMD_RESUME				0x01000008
 #define HFI_CMD_BUFFER				0x01000009
 #define HFI_CMD_SUBSCRIBE_MODE			0x0100000B
 #define HFI_CMD_SETTINGS_CHANGE			0x0100000C
+#define HFI_CMD_PAUSE				0x01000011
 #define HFI_CMD_END				0x01FFFFFF
 
 #define HFI_BITMASK_BITSTREAM_WIDTH		0xffff0000
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
index c2e308519fe9..4891a513a297 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_output_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst,
 	struct v4l2_m2m_buffer *m2m_buffer, *n;
 	struct iris_buffer *buf;
 	bool found = false;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (hfi_buffer->flags & HFI_BUF_FW_FLAG_PSC_LAST) {
 		ret = iris_inst_sub_state_change_drc_last(inst);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
index 0d904d64884c..33a1fc9b997e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
@@ -376,13 +376,37 @@ int iris_vdec_session_streamoff(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 static int iris_vdec_process_streamon_input(struct iris_inst *inst)
 {
 	const struct iris_hfi_command_ops *hfi_ops = inst->core->hfi_ops;
+	enum iris_inst_sub_state set_sub_state = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = hfi_ops->session_start(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return iris_inst_state_change_streamon(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+	if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE) {
+		ret = iris_inst_change_sub_state(inst, IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC ||
+	    inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_FIRST_IPSC) {
+		if (!(inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE)) {
+			if (hfi_ops->session_pause) {
+				ret = hfi_ops->session_pause(inst,
+							     V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
+			set_sub_state = IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = iris_inst_state_change_streamon(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return iris_inst_change_sub_state(inst, 0, set_sub_state);
 }
 
 int iris_vdec_streamon_input(struct iris_inst *inst)
@@ -417,13 +441,52 @@ int iris_vdec_streamon_input(struct iris_inst *inst)
 static int iris_vdec_process_streamon_output(struct iris_inst *inst)
 {
 	const struct iris_hfi_command_ops *hfi_ops = inst->core->hfi_ops;
-	int ret;
+	enum iris_inst_sub_state clear_sub_state = 0;
+	bool drc_active = false;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	drc_active = inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC &&
+		inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC_LAST;
+
+	if (drc_active)
+		clear_sub_state = IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC | IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC_LAST;
+
+	if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE) {
+		ret = iris_alloc_and_queue_input_int_bufs(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		ret = iris_set_stage(inst, STAGE);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		ret = iris_set_pipe(inst, PIPE);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (inst->state == IRIS_INST_INPUT_STREAMING &&
+	    inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE) {
+		ret = hfi_ops->session_resume_drc(inst,
+						  V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		clear_sub_state |= IRIS_INST_SUB_INPUT_PAUSE;
+	}
+
+	if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_FIRST_IPSC)
+		clear_sub_state |= IRIS_INST_SUB_FIRST_IPSC;
 
 	ret = hfi_ops->session_start(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return iris_inst_state_change_streamon(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE);
+	if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_OUTPUT_PAUSE)
+		clear_sub_state |= IRIS_INST_SUB_OUTPUT_PAUSE;
+
+	ret = iris_inst_state_change_streamon(inst, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return iris_inst_change_sub_state(inst, clear_sub_state, 0);
 }
 
 int iris_vdec_streamon_output(struct iris_inst *inst)
