diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_brx.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_brx.c
index 911359faa600..b1a2c68e9944 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_brx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_brx.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops brx_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops brx_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &brx_pad_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_clu.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_clu.c
index a56c038a2c71..04c466c4da81 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_clu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_clu.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops clu_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops clu_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &clu_pad_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
index a3d4bf2887ec..27c172788621 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <media/media-entity.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-event.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 
 #include "vsp1.h"
@@ -389,6 +390,11 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vsp1_entity_internal_ops = {
 	.init_state = vsp1_entity_init_state,
 };
 
+const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops vsp1_entity_core_ops = {
+	.subscribe_event = v4l2_ctrl_subdev_subscribe_event,
+	.unsubscribe_event = v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe,
+};
+
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Media Operations
  */
@@ -629,6 +635,9 @@ int vsp1_entity_init(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, struct vsp1_entity *entity,
 	subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
 	subdev->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 
+	if (ops->core == &vsp1_entity_core_ops)
+		subdev->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
+
 	snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s %s",
 		 dev_name(vsp1->dev), name);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.h b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.h
index 5542f6446b16..626fb1d5d470 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_entity.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ static inline struct vsp1_entity *to_vsp1_entity(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev)
 	return container_of(subdev, struct vsp1_entity, subdev);
 }
 
+extern const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops vsp1_entity_core_ops;
+
 int vsp1_entity_init(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, struct vsp1_entity *entity,
 		     const char *name, unsigned int num_pads,
 		     const struct v4l2_subdev_ops *ops, u32 function);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_histo.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_histo.c
index a1b3671a0873..158d01aa5e81 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_histo.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_histo.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops histo_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops histo_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &histo_pad_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_lut.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_lut.c
index 2ec4d596465d..94bdedcc5c92 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_lut.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_lut.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops lut_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops lut_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &lut_pad_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.c
index bd97fc75eb5b..32b018e21f57 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops vsp1_rwpf_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct v4l2_subdev_ops vsp1_rwpf_subdev_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &vsp1_rwpf_pad_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_sru.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_sru.c
index e821eac1cbc2..30b482a160c2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_sru.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/vsp1/vsp1_sru.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops sru_pad_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops sru_ops = {
+	.core	= &vsp1_entity_core_ops,
 	.pad    = &sru_pad_ops,
 };
 
