diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
index 2cce412f5be1..9e4421a7c6a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
@@ -1879,18 +1879,23 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_hierarchical_coding_type -
       - 0x00000008
       -
 
-``Prediction Weight Table``
+``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS (struct)``
+    Prediction weight table defined according to :ref:`h264`,
+    section 7.4.3.2 "Prediction Weight Table Semantics".
+    The prediction weight table must be passed by applications
+    under the conditions explained in section 7.3.3 "Slice header
+    syntax".
 
-    The bitstream parameters are defined according to :ref:`h264`,
-    section 7.4.3.2 "Prediction Weight Table Semantics". For further
-    documentation, refer to the above specification, unless there is
-    an explicit comment stating otherwise.
+    .. note::
 
-.. c:type:: v4l2_h264_pred_weight_table
+       This compound control is not yet part of the public kernel API and
+       it is expected to change.
+
+.. c:type:: v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights
 
 .. cssclass:: longtable
 
-.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_h264_pred_weight_table
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights
     :header-rows:  0
     :stub-columns: 0
     :widths:       1 1 2
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index 3f3fbcd60cc6..76c8dc8fb31c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS:		return "H264 Decode Parameters";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE:		return "H264 Decode Mode";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_START_CODE:		return "H264 Start Code";
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS:		return "H264 Prediction Weight Table";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_LEVEL:			return "MPEG2 Level";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_PROFILE:			return "MPEG2 Profile";
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_I_FRAME_QP:		return "MPEG4 I-Frame QP Value";
@@ -1412,6 +1413,9 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_fill(u32 id, const char **name, enum v4l2_ctrl_type *type,
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS:
 		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS;
 		break;
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS:
+		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS;
+		break;
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VP8_FRAME_HEADER:
 		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP8_FRAME_HEADER;
 		break;
@@ -1790,6 +1794,7 @@ static int std_validate_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SPS:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PPS:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SCALING_MATRIX:
+	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SLICE_PARAMS:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS:
 		break;
@@ -2553,6 +2558,9 @@ static struct v4l2_ctrl *v4l2_ctrl_new(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl,
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS:
 		elem_size = sizeof(struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params);
 		break;
+	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS:
+		elem_size = sizeof(struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights);
+		break;
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP8_FRAME_HEADER:
 		elem_size = sizeof(struct v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame_header);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
index bc27f9430eeb..826324faad7e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
 		.required	= true,
 	},
+	{
+		.cfg = {
+			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS,
+		},
+		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
+		.required	= false,
+	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
index 96765555ab8a..93c843ae14bb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct cedrus_h264_run {
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix	*scaling_matrix;
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params	*slice_params;
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps			*sps;
+	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights	*pred_weights;
 };
 
 struct cedrus_mpeg2_run {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
index 58c48e4fdfe9..6385026d1b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ void cedrus_device_run(void *priv)
 			V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_PARAMS);
 		run.h264.sps = cedrus_find_control_data(ctx,
 			V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SPS);
+		run.h264.pred_weights = cedrus_find_control_data(ctx,
+			V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS);
 		break;
 
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC_SLICE:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
index cce527bbdf86..d5636dbbb622 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
@@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ static void cedrus_write_scaling_lists(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 static void cedrus_write_pred_weight_table(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 					   struct cedrus_run *run)
 {
-	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params *slice =
-		run->h264.slice_params;
-	const struct v4l2_h264_pred_weight_table *pred_weight =
-		&slice->pred_weight_table;
+	const struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights *pred_weight =
+		run->h264.pred_weights;
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 	int i, j, k;
 
@@ -367,11 +365,7 @@ static void cedrus_set_params(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 
 	cedrus_skip_bits(dev, slice->header_bit_size);
 
-	if (((pps->flags & V4L2_H264_PPS_FLAG_WEIGHTED_PRED) &&
-	     (slice->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_P ||
-	      slice->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_SP)) ||
-	    (pps->weighted_bipred_idc == 1 &&
-	     slice->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_B))
+	if (V4L2_H264_CTRL_PRED_WEIGHTS_REQUIRED(pps, slice))
 		cedrus_write_pred_weight_table(ctx, run);
 
 	if ((slice->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_P) ||
diff --git a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
index 3c613b84e5ae..31c6f4c5963b 100644
--- a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1004)
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1005)
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_START_CODE	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1006)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS	(V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1007)
 
 /* enum v4l2_ctrl_type type values */
 #define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SPS			0x0110
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 #define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SCALING_MATRIX	0x0112
 #define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SLICE_PARAMS	0x0113
 #define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS	0x0114
+#define V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS	0x0115
 
 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_decode_mode {
 	V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE_SLICE_BASED,
@@ -125,7 +127,14 @@ struct v4l2_h264_weight_factors {
 	__s16 chroma_offset[32][2];
 };
 
-struct v4l2_h264_pred_weight_table {
+#define V4L2_H264_CTRL_PRED_WEIGHTS_REQUIRED(pps, slice) \
+	((((pps)->flags & V4L2_H264_PPS_FLAG_WEIGHTED_PRED) && \
+	 ((slice)->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_P || \
+	  (slice)->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_SP)) || \
+	 ((pps)->weighted_bipred_idc == 1 && \
+	  (slice)->slice_type == V4L2_H264_SLICE_TYPE_B))
+
+struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights {
 	__u16 luma_log2_weight_denom;
 	__u16 chroma_log2_weight_denom;
 	struct v4l2_h264_weight_factors weight_factors[2];
@@ -175,7 +184,6 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params {
 	__s32 delta_pic_order_cnt0;
 	__s32 delta_pic_order_cnt1;
 
-	struct v4l2_h264_pred_weight_table pred_weight_table;
 	/* Size in bits of dec_ref_pic_marking() syntax element. */
 	__u32 dec_ref_pic_marking_bit_size;
 	/* Size in bits of pic order count syntax. */
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
index f40e2cbb21d3..cb25f345e9ad 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct video_device;
  * @p_h264_scaling_matrix:	Pointer to a struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix.
  * @p_h264_slice_params:	Pointer to a struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params.
  * @p_h264_decode_params:	Pointer to a struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params.
+ * @p_h264_pred_weights:	Pointer to a struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights.
  * @p_vp8_frame_header:		Pointer to a VP8 frame header structure.
  * @p_hevc_sps:			Pointer to an HEVC sequence parameter set structure.
  * @p_hevc_pps:			Pointer to an HEVC picture parameter set structure.
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ union v4l2_ctrl_ptr {
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix *p_h264_scaling_matrix;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params *p_h264_slice_params;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params *p_h264_decode_params;
+	struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights *p_h264_pred_weights;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame_header *p_vp8_frame_header;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps *p_hevc_sps;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps *p_hevc_pps;