diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
index 7b011d3b4e87..84d8d433b0ad 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ 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);
 	std::map<V4L2PixelFormat, std::vector<SizeRange>> formats(uint32_t code = 0);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index f7b98272d247..42b6c1ed1ef8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,12 @@ 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]");