diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
index b9dbdf9e6d29..854235b5208e 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -2332,6 +2332,17 @@ more information.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </orderedlist>
     </section>
+    <section>
+      <title>V4L2 in Linux 2.6.34</title>
+      <orderedlist>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>Added
+<constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE</constant> and
+<constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE</constant> controls to the
+	    <link linkend="camera-controls">Camera controls class</link>.
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
    </section>
 
    <section id="other">
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
index e1bdbb6eff84..7e0c68747134 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
@@ -1830,6 +1830,25 @@ wide-angle direction. The zoom speed unit is driver-specific.</entry>
 	  </row>
 	  <row><entry></entry></row>
 
+	  <row>
+	    <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
+	    <entry>integer</entry>
+	  </row><row><entry spanname="descr">This control sets the
+camera's aperture to the specified value. The unit is undefined.
+Larger values open the iris wider, smaller values close it.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row><entry></entry></row>
+
+	  <row>
+	    <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
+	    <entry>integer</entry>
+	  </row><row><entry spanname="descr">This control modifies the
+camera's aperture by the specified amount. The unit is undefined.
+Positive values open the iris one step further, negative values close
+it one step further. This is a write-only control.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row><entry></entry></row>
+
 	  <row>
 	    <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_PRIVACY</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
 	    <entry>boolean</entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
index 068325940658..c18dfebedeff 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
@@ -1271,6 +1271,9 @@ enum  <link linkend="v4l2-exposure-auto-type">v4l2_exposure_auto_type</link> {
 
 #define V4L2_CID_PRIVACY                        (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+16)
 
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE                  (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+17)
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE                  (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+18)
+
 /* FM Modulator class control IDs */
 #define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE               (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 0x900)
 #define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS                    (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 1)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index cd1f21d9b079..67944f53a79a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
 	case V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE:		return "Focus, Absolute";
 	case V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE:		return "Focus, Relative";
 	case V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO:		return "Focus, Automatic";
+	case V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE:		return "Iris, Absolute";
+	case V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE:		return "Iris, Relative";
 	case V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE:		return "Zoom, Absolute";
 	case V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE:		return "Zoom, Relative";
 	case V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS:		return "Zoom, Continuous";
@@ -643,6 +645,7 @@ int v4l2_ctrl_query_fill(struct v4l2_queryctrl *qctrl, s32 min, s32 max, s32 ste
 	case V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE:
 	case V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE:
 	case V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE:
+	case V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE:
 	case V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE:
 		qctrl->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_WRITE_ONLY;
 		break;
diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
index 6fb0b2daa5b9..2559b182b8c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -1282,6 +1282,9 @@ enum  v4l2_exposure_auto_type {
 
 #define V4L2_CID_PRIVACY			(V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+16)
 
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE			(V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+17)
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE			(V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+18)
+
 /* FM Modulator class control IDs */
 #define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE		(V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 0x900)
 #define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS			(V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 1)