diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
index 7196cabd09c7..16fc6b60de02 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ public:
 	const char *deviceName() const { return caps_.card(); }
 	const char *busName() const { return caps_.bus_info(); }
 
+	const V4L2Capability &caps() const { return caps_; }
+
 	int getFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format);
 	int setFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format);
 	ImageFormats formats(uint32_t code = 0);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 084394fa5380..f5a925d97b63 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@ void V4L2VideoDevice::close()
  * \return The string containing the device location
  */
 
+/**
+ * \fn V4L2VideoDevice::caps()
+ * \brief Retrieve the device V4L2 capabilities
+ * \return The device V4L2 capabilities
+ */
+
 std::string V4L2VideoDevice::logPrefix() const
 {
 	return deviceNode() + (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(bufferType_) ? "[out]" : "[cap]");