diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/media/mc-core.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/media/mc-core.rst
index 6eea6a3b6441..66801506b2dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/media/mc-core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/media/mc-core.rst
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ is required and the graph structure can be freed normally.
 
 Helper functions can be used to find a link between two given pads, or a pad
 connected to another pad through an enabled link
-:c:func:`media_entity_find_link()` and :c:func:`media_pad_remote_pad_first()`.
+(:c:func:`media_entity_find_link()`, :c:func:`media_pad_remote_pad_first()` and
+:c:func:`media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique()`).
 
 Use count and power handling
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c b/drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c
index 66ba0629c4ce..767846b216c5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c
@@ -921,6 +921,45 @@ struct media_pad *media_pad_remote_pad_first(const struct media_pad *pad)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_pad_remote_pad_first);
 
+struct media_pad *
+media_entity_remote_pad_unique(const struct media_entity *entity,
+			       unsigned int type)
+{
+	struct media_pad *pad = NULL;
+	struct media_link *link;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(link, &entity->links, list) {
+		struct media_pad *local_pad;
+		struct media_pad *remote_pad;
+
+		if (((link->flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_LINK_TYPE) !=
+		     MEDIA_LNK_FL_DATA_LINK) ||
+		    !(link->flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED))
+			continue;
+
+		if (type == MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE) {
+			local_pad = link->sink;
+			remote_pad = link->source;
+		} else {
+			local_pad = link->source;
+			remote_pad = link->sink;
+		}
+
+		if (local_pad->entity == entity) {
+			if (pad)
+				return ERR_PTR(-ENOTUNIQ);
+
+			pad = remote_pad;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!pad)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOLINK);
+
+	return pad;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_entity_remote_pad_unique);
+
 static void media_interface_init(struct media_device *mdev,
 				 struct media_interface *intf,
 				 u32 gobj_type,
diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
index 5e272a0a9895..c5618f7c1408 100644
--- a/include/media/media-entity.h
+++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
@@ -859,6 +859,52 @@ struct media_link *media_entity_find_link(struct media_pad *source,
  */
 struct media_pad *media_pad_remote_pad_first(const struct media_pad *pad);
 
+/**
+ * media_entity_remote_pad_unique - Find a remote pad connected to an entity
+ * @entity: The entity
+ * @type: The type of pad to find (MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK or MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)
+ *
+ * Search for and return a remote pad of @type connected to @entity through an
+ * enabled link. If multiple (or no) remote pads match these criteria, an error
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * The uniqueness constraint makes this helper function suitable for entities
+ * that support a single active source or sink at a time.
+ *
+ * Return: A pointer to the remote pad, or one of the following error pointers
+ * if an error occurs:
+ *
+ * * -ENOTUNIQ - Multiple links are enabled
+ * * -ENOLINK - No connected pad found
+ */
+struct media_pad *
+media_entity_remote_pad_unique(const struct media_entity *entity,
+			       unsigned int type);
+
+/**
+ * media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique - Find a remote source pad connected to
+ *	an entity
+ * @entity: The entity
+ *
+ * Search for and return a remote source pad connected to @entity through an
+ * enabled link. If multiple (or no) remote pads match these criteria, an error
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * The uniqueness constraint makes this helper function suitable for entities
+ * that support a single active source at a time.
+ *
+ * Return: A pointer to the remote pad, or one of the following error pointers
+ * if an error occurs:
+ *
+ * * -ENOTUNIQ - Multiple links are enabled
+ * * -ENOLINK - No connected pad found
+ */
+static inline struct media_pad *
+media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique(const struct media_entity *entity)
+{
+	return media_entity_remote_pad_unique(entity, MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE);
+}
+
 /**
  * media_entity_is_streaming - Test if an entity is part of a streaming pipeline
  * @entity: The entity