diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 8b6dcaebc0f3..237044a000c2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ static struct uvc_format_desc uvc_fmts[] = {
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y8,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
+	{
+		.name		= "Greyscale 8-bit (D3DFMT_L8)",
+		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_D3DFMT_L8,
+		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
+	},
 	{
 		.name		= "Greyscale 10-bit (Y10 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y10,
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index a20e5aa7c725..3cf2c7db74fe 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@
 	{ 'R',  'W',  '1',  '0', 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
 	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
 
+#define UVC_GUID_FORMAT_D3DFMT_L8 \
+	{0x32, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
+	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
+
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Driver specific constants.
  */