diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/Kconfig b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/Kconfig
index 4068a67585f9..da4b2ad6e40c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 config VIDEO_VIMC
 	tristate "Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC)"
 	depends on VIDEO_DEV && VIDEO_V4L2
+	select FONT_SUPPORT
+	select FONT_8x16
 	select MEDIA_CONTROLLER
 	select VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
 	select VIDEOBUF2_VMALLOC
diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-common.h b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-common.h
index ae163dec2459..a289434e75ba 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-common.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define VIMC_CID_VIMC_CLASS		(0x00f00000 | 1)
 #define VIMC_CID_TEST_PATTERN		(VIMC_CID_VIMC_BASE + 0)
 #define VIMC_CID_MEAN_WIN_SIZE		(VIMC_CID_VIMC_BASE + 1)
+#define VIMC_CID_OSD_TEXT_MODE		(VIMC_CID_VIMC_BASE + 2)
 
 #define VIMC_FRAME_MAX_WIDTH 4096
 #define VIMC_FRAME_MAX_HEIGHT 2160
diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
index 11210aaa2551..4b0ae6f51d76 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Helen Koike <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>
  */
 
+#include <linux/font.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <media/media-device.h>
+#include <media/tpg/v4l2-tpg.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
 
 #include "vimc-common.h"
@@ -263,11 +265,19 @@ err_v4l2_unregister:
 
 static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	const struct font_desc *font = find_font("VGA8x16");
 	struct vimc_device *vimc;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "probe");
 
+	if (!font) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find font\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	tpg_set_font(font->data);
+
 	vimc = kzalloc(sizeof(*vimc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vimc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-sensor.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
index a2f09ac9a360..ba5db5a150b4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@
 
 #include "vimc-common.h"
 
+enum vimc_sen_osd_mode {
+	VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_ALL = 0,
+	VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_COUNTERS = 1,
+	VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_NONE = 2
+};
+
 struct vimc_sen_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
 	struct tpg_data tpg;
 	u8 *frame;
+	enum vimc_sen_osd_mode osd_value;
+	u64 start_stream_ts;
 	/* The active format */
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt mbus_format;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler hdl;
@@ -187,8 +195,49 @@ static void *vimc_sen_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
 {
 	struct vimc_sen_device *vsen = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sen_device,
 						    ved);
+	const unsigned int line_height = 16;
+	u8 *basep[TPG_MAX_PLANES][2];
+	unsigned int line = 1;
+	char str[100];
 
 	tpg_fill_plane_buffer(&vsen->tpg, 0, 0, vsen->frame);
+	tpg_calc_text_basep(&vsen->tpg, basep, 0, vsen->frame);
+	switch (vsen->osd_value) {
+	case VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_ALL: {
+		const char *order = tpg_g_color_order(&vsen->tpg);
+
+		tpg_gen_text(&vsen->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height,
+			     16, order);
+		snprintf(str, sizeof(str),
+			 "brightness %3d, contrast %3d, saturation %3d, hue %d ",
+			 vsen->tpg.brightness,
+			 vsen->tpg.contrast,
+			 vsen->tpg.saturation,
+			 vsen->tpg.hue);
+		tpg_gen_text(&vsen->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, str);
+		snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "sensor size: %dx%d",
+			 vsen->mbus_format.width,
+			 vsen->mbus_format.height);
+		tpg_gen_text(&vsen->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, str);
+		fallthrough;
+	}
+	case VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_COUNTERS: {
+		unsigned int ms;
+
+		ms = div_u64(ktime_get_ns() - vsen->start_stream_ts, 1000000);
+		snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%02d:%02d:%02d:%03d",
+			 (ms / (60 * 60 * 1000)) % 24,
+			 (ms / (60 * 1000)) % 60,
+			 (ms / 1000) % 60,
+			 ms % 1000);
+		tpg_gen_text(&vsen->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, str);
+		break;
+	}
+	case VIMC_SEN_OSD_SHOW_NONE:
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	return vsen->frame;
 }
 
@@ -201,6 +250,8 @@ static int vimc_sen_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 		const struct vimc_pix_map *vpix;
 		unsigned int frame_size;
 
+		vsen->start_stream_ts = ktime_get_ns();
+
 		/* Calculate the frame size */
 		vpix = vimc_pix_map_by_code(vsen->mbus_format.code);
 		frame_size = vsen->mbus_format.width * vpix->bpp *
@@ -269,6 +320,9 @@ static int vimc_sen_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 	case V4L2_CID_SATURATION:
 		tpg_s_saturation(&vsen->tpg, ctrl->val);
 		break;
+	case VIMC_CID_OSD_TEXT_MODE:
+		vsen->osd_value = ctrl->val;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -307,6 +361,22 @@ static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config vimc_sen_ctrl_test_pattern = {
 	.qmenu = tpg_pattern_strings,
 };
 
+static const char * const vimc_ctrl_osd_mode_strings[] = {
+	"All",
+	"Counters Only",
+	"None",
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config vimc_sen_ctrl_osd_mode = {
+	.ops = &vimc_sen_ctrl_ops,
+	.id = VIMC_CID_OSD_TEXT_MODE,
+	.name = "Show Information",
+	.type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU,
+	.max = ARRAY_SIZE(vimc_ctrl_osd_mode_strings) - 2,
+	.qmenu = vimc_ctrl_osd_mode_strings,
+};
+
 static struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 					    const char *vcfg_name)
 {
@@ -323,6 +393,7 @@ static struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_custom(&vsen->hdl, &vimc_sen_ctrl_class, NULL);
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_custom(&vsen->hdl, &vimc_sen_ctrl_test_pattern, NULL);
+	v4l2_ctrl_new_custom(&vsen->hdl, &vimc_sen_ctrl_osd_mode, NULL);
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&vsen->hdl, &vimc_sen_ctrl_ops,
 			  V4L2_CID_VFLIP, 0, 1, 1, 0);
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&vsen->hdl, &vimc_sen_ctrl_ops,