diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
index fa01edd54c03..b8ceda0aa322 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,29 @@ int venus_helper_get_out_fmts(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 v4l2_fmt,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(venus_helper_get_out_fmts);
 
+bool venus_helper_check_format(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 v4l2_pixfmt)
+{
+	struct venus_core *core = inst->core;
+	u32 fmt = to_hfi_raw_fmt(v4l2_pixfmt);
+	struct hfi_plat_caps *caps;
+	u32 buftype;
+
+	if (!fmt)
+		return false;
+
+	caps = venus_caps_by_codec(core, inst->hfi_codec, inst->session_type);
+	if (!caps)
+		return false;
+
+	if (inst->session_type == VIDC_SESSION_TYPE_DEC)
+		buftype = HFI_BUFFER_OUTPUT2;
+	else
+		buftype = HFI_BUFFER_OUTPUT;
+
+	return find_fmt_from_caps(caps, buftype, fmt);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(venus_helper_check_format);
+
 int venus_helper_set_stride(struct venus_inst *inst,
 			    unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.h
index 32619c3e8c97..358e4f39c9c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void venus_helper_init_instance(struct venus_inst *inst);
 int venus_helper_session_init(struct venus_inst *inst);
 int venus_helper_get_out_fmts(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 fmt, u32 *out_fmt,
 			      u32 *out2_fmt, bool ubwc);
+bool venus_helper_check_format(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 v4l2_pixfmt);
 int venus_helper_alloc_dpb_bufs(struct venus_inst *inst);
 int venus_helper_free_dpb_bufs(struct venus_inst *inst);
 int venus_helper_intbufs_alloc(struct venus_inst *inst);