diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index a1ce281be9..6941fb218c 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void global_init_drivers(void)
    find_input_driver();
    init_video_input();
 
-   for(i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
+   for (i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
       if (driver.input->set_keybinds)
          driver.input->set_keybinds(driver.input_data, g_settings.input.device[i], i, 0,
                (1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_BINDS));
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ void global_uninit_drivers(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_CAMERA
    if (driver.camera && driver.camera_data)
    {
+      if (g_extern.system.camera_callback.deinitialized)
+         g_extern.system.camera_callback.deinitialized();
       driver.camera->free(driver.camera_data);
       driver.camera_data = NULL;
    }
@@ -647,6 +649,9 @@ void init_camera(void)
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize camera driver. Will continue without camera.\n");
       g_extern.camera_active = false;
    }
+
+   if (g_extern.system.camera_callback.initialized)
+      g_extern.system.camera_callback.initialized();
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -714,7 +719,11 @@ void init_drivers(void)
 void uninit_camera(void)
 {
    if (driver.camera_data && driver.camera)
+   {
+      if (g_extern.system.camera_callback.deinitialized)
+         g_extern.system.camera_callback.deinitialized();
       driver.camera->free(driver.camera_data);
+   }
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libretro.h b/libretro.h
index 9115f9efd5..afbf10f434 100755
--- a/libretro.h
+++ b/libretro.h
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ enum retro_camera_buffer
 typedef bool (*retro_camera_start_t)(void);
 // Stops the camera driver. Can only be called in retro_run().
 typedef void (*retro_camera_stop_t)(void);
+// Callback which signals when the camera driver is initialized and/or deinitialized.
+// retro_camera_start_t can be called in initialized callback.
+typedef void (*retro_camera_lifetime_status_t)(void);
 // A callback for raw framebuffer data. buffer points to an XRGB8888 buffer.
 // Width, height and pitch are similar to retro_video_refresh_t.
 // First pixel is top-left origin.
@@ -614,6 +617,14 @@ struct retro_camera_callback
 
    retro_camera_frame_raw_framebuffer_t frame_raw_framebuffer; // Set by libretro core if raw framebuffer callbacks will be used.
    retro_camera_frame_opengl_texture_t frame_opengl_texture; // Set by libretro core if OpenGL texture callbacks will be used.
+
+   // Set by libretro core. Called after camera driver is initialized and ready to be started.
+   // Can be NULL, in which this callback is not called.
+   retro_camera_lifetime_status_t initialized;
+
+   // Set by libretro core. Called right before camera driver is deinitialized.
+   // Can be NULL, in which this callback is not called.
+   retro_camera_lifetime_status_t deinitialized;
 };
 
 enum retro_rumble_effect