diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 28de3d2fe5c6..8e56e934b04f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -1614,12 +1614,15 @@ PixelFormat V4L2VideoDevice::toPixelFormat(uint32_t v4l2Fourcc)
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21M:
 		return DRM_FORMAT_NV21;
 
+	/* Greyscale formats. */
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:
+		return DRM_FORMAT_R8;
+
 	/* Compressed formats. */
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG:
 		return DRM_FORMAT_MJPEG;
 
 	/* V4L2 formats not yet supported by DRM. */
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:
 	default:
 		/*
 		 * \todo We can't use LOG() in a static method of a Loggable
@@ -1698,6 +1701,10 @@ uint32_t V4L2VideoDevice::toV4L2Fourcc(PixelFormat pixelFormat, bool multiplanar
 	case DRM_FORMAT_NV21:
 		return V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21;
 
+	/* Greyscale formats. */
+	case DRM_FORMAT_R8:
+		return V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY;
+
 	/* Compressed formats. */
 	case DRM_FORMAT_MJPEG:
 		return V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG;