diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/Makefile b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/Makefile
index ca31db847273..a746681e03cd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ iris-objs += iris_buffer.o \
              iris_hfi_gen2_packet.o \
              iris_hfi_gen2_response.o \
              iris_hfi_queue.o \
+             iris_platform_sm8250.o \
              iris_platform_sm8550.o \
              iris_power.o \
              iris_probe.o \
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_core.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_core.h
index 37fb4919fecc..f2e478c25c02 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_core.h
@@ -107,5 +107,6 @@ struct iris_core {
 
 int iris_core_init(struct iris_core *core);
 void iris_core_deinit(struct iris_core *core);
+bool iris_should_not_bind(struct device *dev);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
index 189dd081ad0a..af24ce4fc417 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum pipe_type {
 };
 
 extern struct iris_platform_data sm8550_data;
+extern struct iris_platform_data sm8250_data;
 
 enum platform_clk_type {
 	IRIS_AXI_CLK,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_sm8250.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_sm8250.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b14b1c5d632c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_sm8250.c
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "iris_core.h"
+#include "iris_ctrls.h"
+#include "iris_platform_common.h"
+#include "iris_resources.h"
+#include "iris_hfi_gen1.h"
+#include "iris_hfi_gen1_defines.h"
+#include "iris_vpu_common.h"
+
+static struct platform_inst_fw_cap inst_fw_cap_sm8250[] = {
+	{
+		.cap_id = PIPE,
+		.min = PIPE_1,
+		.max = PIPE_4,
+		.step_or_mask = 1,
+		.value = PIPE_4,
+		.hfi_id = HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_WORK_ROUTE,
+		.set = iris_set_pipe,
+	},
+	{
+		.cap_id = STAGE,
+		.min = STAGE_1,
+		.max = STAGE_2,
+		.step_or_mask = 1,
+		.value = STAGE_2,
+		.hfi_id = HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_WORK_MODE,
+		.set = iris_set_stage,
+	},
+	{
+		.cap_id = DEBLOCK,
+		.min = 0,
+		.max = 1,
+		.step_or_mask = 1,
+		.value = 0,
+		.hfi_id = HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VDEC_POST_LOOP_DEBLOCKER,
+		.set = iris_set_u32,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct platform_inst_caps platform_inst_cap_sm8250 = {
+	.min_frame_width = 128,
+	.max_frame_width = 8192,
+	.min_frame_height = 128,
+	.max_frame_height = 8192,
+	.max_mbpf = 138240,
+	.mb_cycles_vsp = 25,
+	.mb_cycles_vpp = 200,
+};
+
+static void iris_set_sm8250_preset_registers(struct iris_core *core)
+{
+	writel(0x0, core->reg_base + 0xB0088);
+}
+
+static const struct icc_info sm8250_icc_table[] = {
+	{ "cpu-cfg",    1000, 1000     },
+	{ "video-mem",  1000, 15000000 },
+};
+
+static const char * const sm8250_clk_reset_table[] = { "bus", "core" };
+
+static const struct bw_info sm8250_bw_table_dec[] = {
+	{ ((4096 * 2160) / 256) * 60, 2403000 },
+	{ ((4096 * 2160) / 256) * 30, 1224000 },
+	{ ((1920 * 1080) / 256) * 60,  812000 },
+	{ ((1920 * 1080) / 256) * 30,  416000 },
+};
+
+static const char * const sm8250_pmdomain_table[] = { "venus", "vcodec0" };
+
+static const char * const sm8250_opp_pd_table[] = { "mx" };
+
+static const struct platform_clk_data sm8250_clk_table[] = {
+	{IRIS_AXI_CLK,  "iface"        },
+	{IRIS_CTRL_CLK, "core"         },
+	{IRIS_HW_CLK,   "vcodec0_core" },
+};
+
+static struct tz_cp_config tz_cp_config_sm8250 = {
+	.cp_start = 0,
+	.cp_size = 0x25800000,
+	.cp_nonpixel_start = 0x01000000,
+	.cp_nonpixel_size = 0x24800000,
+};
+
+static const u32 sm8250_vdec_input_config_param[] = {
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_FRAME_SIZE,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VIDEOCORES_USAGE,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_UNCOMPRESSED_FORMAT_SELECT,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_UNCOMPRESSED_PLANE_ACTUAL_CONSTRAINTS_INFO,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_BUFFER_COUNT_ACTUAL,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_VDEC_MULTI_STREAM,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE_ACTUAL,
+	HFI_PROPERTY_PARAM_BUFFER_ALLOC_MODE,
+};
+
+static const u32 sm8250_dec_ip_int_buf_tbl[] = {
+	BUF_BIN,
+	BUF_SCRATCH_1,
+};
+
+static const u32 sm8250_dec_op_int_buf_tbl[] = {
+	BUF_DPB,
+};
+
+struct iris_platform_data sm8250_data = {
+	.get_instance = iris_hfi_gen1_get_instance,
+	.init_hfi_command_ops = &iris_hfi_gen1_command_ops_init,
+	.init_hfi_response_ops = iris_hfi_gen1_response_ops_init,
+	.vpu_ops = &iris_vpu2_ops,
+	.set_preset_registers = iris_set_sm8250_preset_registers,
+	.icc_tbl = sm8250_icc_table,
+	.icc_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_icc_table),
+	.clk_rst_tbl = sm8250_clk_reset_table,
+	.clk_rst_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_clk_reset_table),
+	.bw_tbl_dec = sm8250_bw_table_dec,
+	.bw_tbl_dec_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_bw_table_dec),
+	.pmdomain_tbl = sm8250_pmdomain_table,
+	.pmdomain_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_pmdomain_table),
+	.opp_pd_tbl = sm8250_opp_pd_table,
+	.opp_pd_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_opp_pd_table),
+	.clk_tbl = sm8250_clk_table,
+	.clk_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_clk_table),
+	/* Upper bound of DMA address range */
+	.dma_mask = 0xe0000000 - 1,
+	.fwname = "qcom/vpu-1.0/venus.mbn",
+	.pas_id = IRIS_PAS_ID,
+	.inst_caps = &platform_inst_cap_sm8250,
+	.inst_fw_caps = inst_fw_cap_sm8250,
+	.inst_fw_caps_size = ARRAY_SIZE(inst_fw_cap_sm8250),
+	.tz_cp_config_data = &tz_cp_config_sm8250,
+	.hw_response_timeout = HW_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_VALUE,
+	.num_vpp_pipe = 4,
+	.max_session_count = 16,
+	.max_core_mbpf = (8192 * 4352) / 256,
+	.input_config_params =
+		sm8250_vdec_input_config_param,
+	.input_config_params_size =
+		ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_vdec_input_config_param),
+
+	.dec_ip_int_buf_tbl = sm8250_dec_ip_int_buf_tbl,
+	.dec_ip_int_buf_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_dec_ip_int_buf_tbl),
+	.dec_op_int_buf_tbl = sm8250_dec_op_int_buf_tbl,
+	.dec_op_int_buf_tbl_size = ARRAY_SIZE(sm8250_dec_op_int_buf_tbl),
+};
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_probe.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_probe.c
index 954cc7c0cc97..a9cec0d15dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_probe.c
@@ -189,6 +189,45 @@ static void iris_sys_error_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	iris_core_init(core);
 }
 
+/* The venus driver supports only hfi gen1 to communicate with the firmware while
+ * the iris driver supports both hfi gen1 and hfi gen2.
+ * The support of hfi gen1 is added to the iris driver with the intention that
+ * it can support old gen1 interface based firmware, while enabling gen2 based future SOCs.
+ * With this, the plan is to migrate older SOCs from venus to iris.
+ * As of now, since the iris driver supports only entry level features and doesn't have
+ * feature parity with the venus driver, a runtime-selection is provided to user via
+ * module parameter 'prefer_venus' to select the driver.
+ * This selection is available only for the SoCs which are supported by both venus
+ * and iris eg: SM8250.
+ * When the feature parity is achieved, the plan is to switch the default to point to
+ * the iris driver, then gradually start removing platforms from venus.
+ * Hardware supported by only venus - 8916, 8996, SDM660, SDM845, SC7180, SC7280
+ * Hardware supported by only iris - SM8550
+ * Hardware supported by both venus and iris - SM8250
+ */
+
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_VIDEO_QCOM_VENUS)
+static bool prefer_venus = true;
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(prefer_venus, "Select whether venus or iris driver should be preferred");
+module_param(prefer_venus, bool, 0444);
+
+/* list all platforms supported by both venus and iris drivers */
+static const char *const venus_to_iris_migration[] = {
+	"qcom,sm8250-venus",
+	NULL,
+};
+
+bool iris_should_not_bind(struct device *dev)
+{
+	/* If it is in the migration list, use venus */
+	if (of_device_compatible_match(dev->of_node, venus_to_iris_migration))
+		return prefer_venus;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iris_should_not_bind);
+#endif
+
 static int iris_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -196,6 +235,11 @@ static int iris_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	u64 dma_mask;
 	int ret;
 
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_VIDEO_QCOM_VENUS)
+	if (iris_should_not_bind(&pdev->dev))
+		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
+
 	core = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*core), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!core)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -324,6 +368,10 @@ static const struct of_device_id iris_dt_match[] = {
 		.compatible = "qcom,sm8550-iris",
 		.data = &sm8550_data,
 	},
+	{
+		.compatible = "qcom,sm8250-venus",
+		.data = &sm8250_data,
+	},
 	{ },
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, iris_dt_match);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 77d48578ecd2..9116188bfe74 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ static int venus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct venus_core *core;
 	int ret;
 
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_VIDEO_QCOM_IRIS)
+	if (!iris_should_not_bind(&pdev->dev))
+		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
+
 	core = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*core), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!core)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
index abeeafa86697..e2e7d8ec9807 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
@@ -570,4 +570,5 @@ is_fw_rev_or_older(struct venus_core *core, u32 vmajor, u32 vminor, u32 vrev)
 }
 
 void venus_close_common(struct venus_inst *inst);
+extern bool iris_should_not_bind(struct device *dev);
 #endif
