diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h b/include/libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h
index 723382d4168d..247a60cf0e36 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <libcamera/pixel_format.h>
+
 #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_pixelformat.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 
 	V4L2PixelFormat toV4L2PixelFormat() const;
 	static BayerFormat fromV4L2PixelFormat(V4L2PixelFormat v4l2Format);
+	PixelFormat toPixelFormat() const;
 	BayerFormat transform(Transform t) const;
 
 	Order order;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/bayer_format.cpp b/src/libcamera/bayer_format.cpp
index 11355f144f66..c662ba36604c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/bayer_format.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/bayer_format.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,19 @@ BayerFormat BayerFormat::fromV4L2PixelFormat(V4L2PixelFormat v4l2Format)
 	return BayerFormat();
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Convert a BayerFormat into the corresponding PixelFormat
+ * \return The PixelFormat corresponding to this BayerFormat
+ */
+PixelFormat BayerFormat::toPixelFormat() const
+{
+	const auto it = bayerToV4l2.find(*this);
+	if (it != bayerToV4l2.end())
+		return PixelFormat(it->second);
+
+	return PixelFormat();
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Apply a transform to this BayerFormat
  * \param[in] t The transform to apply