diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-rgb.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-rgb.rst
index b71b80d634d6..458308ae4eb8 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-rgb.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-rgb.rst
@@ -996,6 +996,45 @@ arranged in little endian order.
 
     \normalsize
 
+16 Bits Per Component
+=====================
+
+These formats store an RGB triplet in six bytes, with 16 bits per component.
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+    \small
+
+.. flat-table:: RGB Formats With 16 Bits Per Component
+    :header-rows:  1
+
+    * - Identifier
+      - Code
+      - Byte 1-0
+      - Byte 3-2
+      - Byte 5-4
+    * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-BGR48:
+
+      - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48``
+      - 'BGR6'
+
+      - B\ :sub:`15-0`
+      - G\ :sub:`15-0`
+      - R\ :sub:`15-0`
+      -
+    * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-RGB48:
+
+      - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB48``
+      - 'RGB6'
+
+      - R\ :sub:`15-0`
+      - G\ :sub:`15-0`
+      - B\ :sub:`15-0`
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+    \normalsize
+
 Deprecated RGB Formats
 ======================
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
index d34d210908d9..ff4b4d2de9d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ const struct v4l2_format_info *v4l2_format_info(u32 format)
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR666,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48_12, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB48, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR64_12, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 8, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA1010102, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX1010102, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index d0724240a446..a2f9c446a565 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1298,6 +1298,8 @@ static void v4l_fill_fmtdesc(struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fmt)
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX1010102:	descr = "32-bit RGBX 10-10-10-2"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA1010102:	descr = "32-bit RGBA 10-10-10-2"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB2101010:	descr = "32-bit ARGB 2-10-10-10"; break;
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48:	descr = "48-bit BGR 16-16-16"; break;
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB48:	descr = "48-bit RGB 16-16-16"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48_12:	descr = "12-bit Depth BGR"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR64_12:	descr = "12-bit Depth BGRA"; break;
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:		descr = "8-bit Greyscale"; break;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index 911f00ed28fd..89b2b409fc03 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ struct v4l2_pix_format {
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48_12    v4l2_fourcc('B', '3', '1', '2') /* 48  BGR 12-bit per component */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR64_12   v4l2_fourcc('B', '4', '1', '2') /* 64  BGRA 12-bit per component */
 
+/* RGB formats (6 bytes per pixel) */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'G', 'R', '6') /* 16  BGR-16-16-16 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB48 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', '6') /* 16  RGB-16-16-16 */
+
 /* Grey formats */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY    v4l2_fourcc('G', 'R', 'E', 'Y') /*  8  Greyscale     */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y4      v4l2_fourcc('Y', '0', '4', ' ') /*  4  Greyscale     */
