diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
index 58c495b253ce..8e819d198c34 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -442,12 +442,15 @@ static void vb2_queue_remove_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
  * __vb2_queue_alloc() - allocate vb2 buffer structures and (for MMAP type)
  * video buffer memory for all buffers/planes on the queue and initializes the
  * queue
+ * @first_index: index of the first created buffer, all newly allocated buffers
+ *		 have indices in the range [first_index..first_index+count-1]
  *
  * Returns the number of buffers successfully allocated.
  */
 static int __vb2_queue_alloc(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			     unsigned int num_buffers, unsigned int num_planes,
-			     const unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES])
+			     const unsigned int plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES],
+			     unsigned int *first_index)
 {
 	unsigned int q_num_buffers = vb2_get_num_buffers(q);
 	unsigned int buffer, plane;
@@ -461,6 +464,8 @@ static int __vb2_queue_alloc(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 	num_buffers = min_t(unsigned int, num_buffers,
 			    q->max_num_buffers - q_num_buffers);
 
+	*first_index = q_num_buffers;
+
 	for (buffer = 0; buffer < num_buffers; ++buffer) {
 		/* Allocate vb2 buffer structures */
 		vb = kzalloc(q->buf_struct_size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -820,7 +825,7 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 	unsigned int q_num_bufs = vb2_get_num_buffers(q);
 	unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES] = { };
 	bool non_coherent_mem = flags & V4L2_MEMORY_FLAG_NON_COHERENT;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, first_index;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (q->streaming) {
@@ -907,8 +912,10 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 
 	/* Finally, allocate buffers and video memory */
 	allocated_buffers =
-		__vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers, num_planes, plane_sizes);
+		__vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers, num_planes, plane_sizes, &first_index);
 	if (allocated_buffers == 0) {
+		/* There shouldn't be any buffers allocated, so first_index == 0 */
+		WARN_ON(first_index);
 		dprintk(q, 1, "memory allocation failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error;
@@ -982,7 +989,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_reqbufs);
 int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			 unsigned int flags, unsigned int *count,
 			 unsigned int requested_planes,
-			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[])
+			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[],
+			 unsigned int *first_index)
 {
 	unsigned int num_planes = 0, num_buffers, allocated_buffers;
 	unsigned plane_sizes[VB2_MAX_PLANES] = { };
@@ -1044,7 +1052,7 @@ int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 
 	/* Finally, allocate buffers and video memory */
 	allocated_buffers = __vb2_queue_alloc(q, memory, num_buffers,
-				num_planes, plane_sizes);
+				num_planes, plane_sizes, first_index);
 	if (allocated_buffers == 0) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "memory allocation failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index c575198e8354..03e8080a68a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -795,11 +795,15 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create)
 	for (i = 0; i < requested_planes; i++)
 		if (requested_sizes[i] == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
-	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory,
-						create->flags,
-						&create->count,
-						requested_planes,
-						requested_sizes);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory,
+				    create->flags,
+				    &create->count,
+				    requested_planes,
+				    requested_sizes,
+				    &create->index);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_create_bufs);
 
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index ef5500d14c09..2a9ca70e99c7 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -823,6 +823,8 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
  * @count: requested buffer count.
  * @requested_planes: number of planes requested.
  * @requested_sizes: array with the size of the planes.
+ * @first_index: index of the first created buffer, all allocated buffers have
+ *		 indices in the range [first_index..first_index+count-1]
  *
  * Videobuf2 core helper to implement VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS() operation. It is
  * called internally by VB2 by an API-specific handler, like
@@ -839,7 +841,8 @@ int vb2_core_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 			 unsigned int flags, unsigned int *count,
 			 unsigned int requested_planes,
-			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[]);
+			 const unsigned int requested_sizes[],
+			 unsigned int *first_index);
 
 /**
  * vb2_core_prepare_buf() - Pass ownership of a buffer from userspace
