diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 72a705802f18..838b56f097cf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -91,10 +91,15 @@ static struct uvc_format_desc uvc_fmts[] = {
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale",
+		.name		= "Greyscale (8-bit)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y800,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
+	{
+		.name		= "Greyscale (16-bit)",
+		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y16,
+		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16,
+	},
 	{
 		.name		= "RGB Bayer",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BY8,
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index 2bba059259e6..d1f88406a5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@ struct uvc_xu_control {
 #define UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y800 \
 	{ 'Y',  '8',  '0',  '0', 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
 	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
+#define UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y16 \
+	{ 'Y',  '1',  '6',  ' ', 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
+	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
 #define UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BY8 \
 	{ 'B',  'Y',  '8',  ' ', 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, \
 	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
 
-
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Driver specific constants.
  */