diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.c b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.c
index 53785ee1e89d..8da9fdd775d5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.c
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@ static int maxim4c_check_local_chipid(maxim4c_t *maxim4c)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+static void maxim4c_hot_plug_event_report(maxim4c_t *maxim4c, int data)
+{
+	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = &maxim4c->subdev;
+	struct device *dev = &maxim4c->client->dev;
+	struct v4l2_event evt_hot_plug = {
+		.type = V4L2_EVENT_HOT_PLUG,
+		.u.data[0] = data,
+	};
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "%s data %d\n", __func__, data);
+
+	v4l2_event_queue(sd->devnode, &evt_hot_plug);
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t maxim4c_hot_plug_detect_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	maxim4c_t *maxim4c = dev_id;
@@ -223,6 +237,7 @@ static void maxim4c_hot_plug_state_check_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_dbg(dev, "lock state: current = 0x%02x, last = 0x%02x\n",
 			curr_lock_state, last_lock_state);
 
+		maxim4c_hot_plug_event_report(maxim4c, curr_lock_state);
 		maxim4c->link_lock_state = curr_lock_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.h b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.h
index df355dff0755..9ea41c7ba3d5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_drv.h
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-mux.h>
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/rk-camera-module.h>
 #include <media/media-entity.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-async.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-event.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-fwnode.h>
 
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@
 /* power supply numbers */
 #define MAXIM4C_NUM_SUPPLIES		2
 
+/* Private v4l2 event */
+#define V4L2_EVENT_HOT_PLUG	\
+		(V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + 0x10)
+
 enum {
 	MAXIM4C_HOT_PLUG_OUT = 0,
 	MAXIM4C_HOT_PLUG_IN,
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_v4l2.c
index d517f5b71adb..c434290722b6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/maxim/local/maxim4c/maxim4c_v4l2.c
@@ -779,10 +779,7 @@ static int maxim4c_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		fmt->format.height = mode->height;
 		fmt->format.code = mode->bus_fmt;
 		fmt->format.field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
-		if (fmt->pad < PAD_MAX && fmt->pad >= PAD0)
-			fmt->reserved[0] = mode->vc[fmt->pad];
-		else
-			fmt->reserved[0] = mode->vc[PAD0];
+		fmt->reserved[0] = mode->vc[fmt->pad];
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&maxim4c->mutex);
 
@@ -925,6 +922,17 @@ static int maxim4c_g_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 }
 #endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE */
 
+static int maxim4c_subscribe_event(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+				    struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
+{
+	switch (sub->type) {
+	case V4L2_EVENT_HOT_PLUG:
+		return v4l2_event_subscribe(fh, sub, 0, NULL);
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops maxim4c_internal_ops = {
 	.open = maxim4c_open,
@@ -933,6 +941,8 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops maxim4c_internal_ops = {
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops maxim4c_core_ops = {
 	.s_power = maxim4c_s_power,
+	.subscribe_event = maxim4c_subscribe_event,
+	.unsubscribe_event = v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe,
 	.ioctl = maxim4c_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	.compat_ioctl32 = maxim4c_compat_ioctl32,
@@ -1062,7 +1072,7 @@ int maxim4c_v4l2_subdev_init(maxim4c_t *maxim4c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
 	sd->internal_ops = &maxim4c_internal_ops;
-	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
+	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)