diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/encoder/v4l_encoder.cc b/selfdrive/loggerd/encoder/v4l_encoder.cc
index 26d79cc2a9..9ed1f80453 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/encoder/v4l_encoder.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/encoder/v4l_encoder.cc
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ static void dequeue_buffer(int fd, v4l2_buf_type buf_type, unsigned int *index=N
   assert(v4l_buf.m.planes[0].data_offset == 0);
 }
 
-static void queue_buffer(int fd, v4l2_buf_type buf_type, unsigned int index, VisionBuf *buf, struct timeval timestamp={0}) {
+static void queue_buffer(int fd, v4l2_buf_type buf_type, unsigned int index, VisionBuf *buf, struct timeval timestamp={0}, unsigned int bytesused=0) {
   v4l2_plane plane = {
     .length = (unsigned int)buf->len,
     .m = { .userptr = (unsigned long)buf->addr, },
+    .bytesused = bytesused,
     .reserved = {(unsigned int)buf->fd}
   };
 
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ int V4LEncoder::encode_frame(const uint8_t *y_ptr, const uint8_t *u_ptr, const u
   int in_uv_stride = VENUS_UV_STRIDE(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_width);
   uint8_t *in_uv_ptr = in_y_ptr + (in_y_stride * VENUS_Y_SCANLINES(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_height));
 
+
   // GRRR COPY
   int err = libyuv::I420ToNV12(y_ptr, in_width,
                    u_ptr, in_width/2,
@@ -292,7 +294,9 @@ int V4LEncoder::encode_frame(const uint8_t *y_ptr, const uint8_t *u_ptr, const u
   // push buffer
   extras.push(*extra);
   buf_in[buffer_in].sync(VISIONBUF_SYNC_TO_DEVICE);
-  queue_buffer(fd, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE, buffer_in, &buf_in[buffer_in], timestamp);
+  int bytesused = VENUS_Y_STRIDE(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_width) * VENUS_Y_SCANLINES(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_height) +
+    VENUS_UV_STRIDE(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_width) * VENUS_UV_SCANLINES(COLOR_FMT_NV12, in_height);
+  queue_buffer(fd, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE, buffer_in, &buf_in[buffer_in], timestamp, bytesused);
 
   return this->counter++;
 }