diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2-be-soc.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2-be-soc.c
index 5c5275cb8aa4..4e6930a3aac9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2-be-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2-be-soc.c
@@ -185,7 +185,36 @@ static struct v4l2_subdev_ops csi2_be_soc_sd_ops = {
 	.pad = &csi2_be_soc_sd_pad_ops,
 };
 
+static int csi2_be_soc_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
+{
+	struct media_pipeline *media_pipe;
+	struct ipu_isys_pipeline *ip;
+	struct v4l2_subdev *source_sd;
+	struct v4l2_subdev *sink_sd;
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt = { 0 };
+
+	if (!link->sink->entity || !link->source->entity)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	media_pipe = media_entity_pipeline(link->sink->entity);
+	if (!media_pipe)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ip = to_ipu_isys_pipeline(media_pipe);
+	source_sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(link->source->entity);
+	sink_sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(link->sink->entity);
+
+	fmt.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
+
+	fmt.pad = CSI2_PAD_SOURCE;
+	v4l2_subdev_call(source_sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, &fmt);
+
+	fmt.pad = CSI2_BE_SOC_PAD_SINK;
+	v4l2_subdev_call(sink_sd, pad, set_fmt, NULL, &fmt);
+	return v4l2_subdev_link_validate(link);
+}
+
 static struct media_entity_operations csi2_be_soc_entity_ops = {
+	.link_validate = csi2_be_soc_link_validate,
 };
 
 static void csi2_be_soc_set_ffmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2.c
index 67914fd60f7d..75b9e0065dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-csi2.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static int csi2_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 	struct ipu_isys_pipeline *ip;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *source_sd;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sink_sd;
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt = { 0 };
 
 	int rval;
 
@@ -352,6 +353,17 @@ static int csi2_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 	sink_sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(link->sink->entity);
 	if (!source_sd)
 		return -ENODEV;
+	/* source is external entity, get it's format */
+	fmt.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
+	fmt.pad = CSI2_PAD_SINK;
+	rval = v4l2_subdev_call(source_sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, &fmt);
+
+	/* set csi2 format for the same as external entity */
+	rval = v4l2_subdev_call(sink_sd, pad, set_fmt, NULL, &fmt);
+	
+	rval = v4l2_subdev_link_validate(link);
+	if (rval)
+		return rval;
 
 	if (strncmp(source_sd->name, IPU_ISYS_ENTITY_PREFIX,
 		    strlen(IPU_ISYS_ENTITY_PREFIX)) != 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-queue.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-queue.c
index 6b0b74cc934f..df02813958e6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-queue.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-queue.c
@@ -817,6 +817,14 @@ static int __start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&av->isys->stream_mutex);
 
+	rval = aq->link_fmt_validate(aq);
+	if (rval) {
+		dev_err(&av->isys->adev->dev,
+			"%s: link format validation failed (%d)\n",
+			av->vdev.name, rval);
+		goto out_unprepare_streaming;
+	}
+
 	ip = to_ipu_isys_pipeline(media_entity_pipeline(&av->vdev.entity));
 	pipe_av = container_of(ip, struct ipu_isys_video, ip);
 	if (pipe_av != av) {
@@ -872,6 +880,7 @@ static int __start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count)
 		mutex_lock(&av->mutex);
 	}
 
+out_unprepare_streaming:
 	mutex_lock(&av->isys->stream_mutex);
 	if (first)
 		ipu_isys_video_prepare_streaming(av, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-video.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-video.c
index 2f76533f69f9..9824a65486cb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-isys-video.c
@@ -633,6 +633,9 @@ static int link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 	struct ipu_isys_pipeline *ip =
 		to_ipu_isys_pipeline(media_entity_pipeline(&av->vdev.entity));
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
+	struct media_pad *source_pad = media_entity_remote_pad(&av->pad);
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt = { 0 };
+	fmt.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
 
 	WARN_ON(!ip);
 	if (!link->source->entity)
@@ -650,6 +653,20 @@ static int link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 
 	ip->nr_queues++;
 
+	/* set format for "CSI2 BE SOC" specific pad
+	 * to be "BE SOC capture" av node format.
+	 */
+	fmt.format.width = av->mpix.width;
+	fmt.format.height = av->mpix.height;
+	fmt.format.code = av->pfmt->code;
+	fmt.format.field = av->mpix.field;
+	fmt.format.colorspace = av->mpix.colorspace;
+	fmt.format.ycbcr_enc = av->mpix.ycbcr_enc;
+	fmt.format.quantization = av->mpix.quantization;
+	fmt.format.xfer_func = av->mpix.xfer_func;
+	fmt.pad = source_pad->index;
+	v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, set_fmt, NULL, &fmt);
+
 	return 0;
 }