diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateful.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateful.c
index 48b7524bc8fb7ddf94ca04d0a4537deeef0414f8..f9db7ef19c28c8de531ee037411b7cd08f2656cf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateful.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec_stateful.c
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ static struct vb2_ops mtk_vdec_frame_vb2_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct mtk_vcodec_dec_pdata mtk_vdec_8173_pdata = {
+	.chip = MTK_MT8173,
 	.init_vdec_params = mtk_init_vdec_params,
 	.ctrls_setup = mtk_vcodec_dec_ctrls_setup,
 	.vdec_vb2_ops = &mtk_vdec_frame_vb2_ops,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_drv.h b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_drv.h
index 85af0bffc7beb5e1ca8a0cccecd87a9527565130..e5b8309785e1a6da84cc53b5b3883857ed5b7efa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_drv.h
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ enum mtk_chip {
  * @vdec_framesizes: supported video decoder frame sizes
  * @num_framesizes: count of video decoder frame sizes
  *
+ * @chip: chip this decoder is compatible with
+ *
  * @uses_stateless_api: whether the decoder uses the stateless API with requests
  */
 
@@ -340,6 +342,8 @@ struct mtk_vcodec_dec_pdata {
 	const struct mtk_codec_framesizes *vdec_framesizes;
 	const int num_framesizes;
 
+	enum mtk_chip chip;
+
 	bool uses_stateless_api;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_ipi_msg.h b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_ipi_msg.h
index 47a1c1c0fd0426e25be23e9a27d8bf6fa2f54250..eb66729fda63ad939e4959f1405b343792af145f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_ipi_msg.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_ipi_msg.h
@@ -83,12 +83,17 @@ struct vdec_ap_ipi_dec_start {
  * @status	: VPU exeuction result
  * @ap_inst_addr	: AP vcodec_vpu_inst instance address
  * @vpu_inst_addr	: VPU decoder instance address
+ * @vdec_abi_version:	ABI version of the firmware. Kernel can use it to
+ *			ensure that it is compatible with the firmware.
+ *			This field is not valid for MT8173 and must not be
+ *			accessed for this chip.
  */
 struct vdec_vpu_ipi_init_ack {
 	uint32_t msg_id;
 	int32_t status;
 	uint64_t ap_inst_addr;
 	uint32_t vpu_inst_addr;
+	uint32_t vdec_abi_version;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_vpu_if.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_vpu_if.c
index 58b0e6fa8fd29b2135985a960bc4eeca82642641..203089213e67a6e68117109e80ee9412c81c8d57 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_vpu_if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/vdec_vpu_if.c
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ static void handle_init_ack_msg(const struct vdec_vpu_ipi_init_ack *msg)
 	vpu->inst_addr = msg->vpu_inst_addr;
 
 	mtk_vcodec_debug(vpu, "- vpu_inst_addr = 0x%x", vpu->inst_addr);
+
+	/* Firmware version field does not exist on MT8173. */
+	if (vpu->ctx->dev->vdec_pdata->chip == MTK_MT8173)
+		return;
+
+	/* Check firmware version. */
+	mtk_vcodec_debug(vpu, "firmware version 0x%x\n", msg->vdec_abi_version);
+	switch (msg->vdec_abi_version) {
+	case 1:
+		break;
+	default:
+		mtk_vcodec_err(vpu, "unhandled firmware version 0x%x\n",
+			       msg->vdec_abi_version);
+		vpu->failure = 1;
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -44,6 +60,9 @@ static void vpu_dec_ipi_handler(void *data, unsigned int len, void *priv)
 
 	mtk_vcodec_debug(vpu, "+ id=%X", msg->msg_id);
 
+	vpu->failure = msg->status;
+	vpu->signaled = 1;
+
 	if (msg->status == 0) {
 		switch (msg->msg_id) {
 		case VPU_IPIMSG_DEC_INIT_ACK:
@@ -63,8 +82,6 @@ static void vpu_dec_ipi_handler(void *data, unsigned int len, void *priv)
 	}
 
 	mtk_vcodec_debug(vpu, "- id=%X", msg->msg_id);
-	vpu->failure = msg->status;
-	vpu->signaled = 1;
 }
 
 static int vcodec_vpu_send_msg(struct vdec_vpu_inst *vpu, void *msg, int len)