diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/max96717.c b/drivers/media/i2c/max96717.c
index 4e85b8eb1e77..755e27271b1b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/max96717.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/max96717.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <media/v4l2-cci.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-event.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-fwnode.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 
@@ -576,6 +577,8 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops max96717_pad_ops = {
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops max96717_subdev_core_ops = {
 	.log_status = max96717_log_status,
+	.subscribe_event = v4l2_ctrl_subdev_subscribe_event,
+	.unsubscribe_event = v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe,
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops max96717_internal_ops = {
@@ -689,7 +692,8 @@ static int max96717_subdev_init(struct max96717_priv *priv)
 		goto err_free_ctrl;
 	}
 
-	priv->sd.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_STREAMS;
+	priv->sd.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE |
+			  V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_STREAMS;
 	priv->sd.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_VID_IF_BRIDGE;
 	priv->sd.entity.ops = &max96717_entity_ops;