diff --git a/src/v4l2/meson.build b/src/v4l2/meson.build
index f2e4aaf..e3838f0 100644
--- a/src/v4l2/meson.build
+++ b/src/v4l2/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 v4l2_compat_sources = files([
     'v4l2_camera.cpp',
+    'v4l2_camera_file.cpp',
     'v4l2_camera_proxy.cpp',
     'v4l2_compat.cpp',
     'v4l2_compat_manager.cpp',
diff --git a/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.cpp b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8916729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * v4l2_camera_file.h - V4L2 compatibility camera file descriptor information
+ */
+
+#include "v4l2_camera_file.h"
+
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+
+#include "libcamera/internal/log.h"
+
+#include "v4l2_camera_proxy.h"
+
+using namespace libcamera;
+
+LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(V4L2Compat);
+
+V4L2CameraFile::V4L2CameraFile(int efd, bool nonBlocking, V4L2CameraProxy *proxy)
+	: priority_(V4L2_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), proxy_(proxy),
+	  nonBlocking_(nonBlocking), efd_(efd)
+{
+	proxy_->open(nonBlocking);
+}
+
+V4L2CameraFile::~V4L2CameraFile()
+{
+	proxy_->close();
+}
+
+V4L2CameraProxy *V4L2CameraFile::proxy()
+{
+	return proxy_;
+}
+
+bool V4L2CameraFile::nonBlocking()
+{
+	return nonBlocking_;
+}
+
+int V4L2CameraFile::efd()
+{
+	return efd_;
+}
diff --git a/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.h b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf282e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * v4l2_camera_file.h - V4L2 compatibility camera file descriptor information
+ */
+
+#ifndef __V4L2_CAMERA_FILE_H__
+#define __V4L2_CAMERA_FILE_H__
+
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+
+class V4L2CameraProxy;
+
+class V4L2CameraFile
+{
+public:
+	V4L2CameraFile(int efd, bool nonBlocking, V4L2CameraProxy *proxy);
+	~V4L2CameraFile();
+
+	V4L2CameraProxy *proxy();
+
+	bool nonBlocking();
+	int efd();
+
+	enum v4l2_priority priority_;
+
+private:
+	V4L2CameraProxy *proxy_;
+
+	bool nonBlocking_;
+	int efd_;
+};
+
+#endif /* __V4L2_CAMERA_FILE_H__ */