diff --git a/plugins/linux-v4l2/v4l2-input.c b/plugins/linux-v4l2/v4l2-input.c
index d9bc2f3cb..9618393f8 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-v4l2/v4l2-input.c
+++ b/plugins/linux-v4l2/v4l2-input.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct v4l2_data {
 	int resolution;
 	int framerate;
 	bool sys_timing;
+	bool started;
+	uint64_t start_ts;
 
 	/* internal data */
 	obs_source_t *source;
@@ -182,6 +184,12 @@ static void *v4l2_thread(void *vptr)
 		out.timestamp = data->sys_timing ?
 			os_gettime_ns() : timeval2ns(buf.timestamp);
 
+		if (!data->started) {
+			data->start_ts = out.timestamp;
+			data->started = true;
+		}
+		out.timestamp -= data->start_ts;
+
 		start = (uint8_t *) data->buffers.info[buf.index].start;
 		for (uint_fast32_t i = 0; i < MAX_AV_PLANES; ++i)
 			out.data[i] = start + plane_offsets[i];
@@ -643,6 +651,8 @@ static void v4l2_init(struct v4l2_data *data)
 {
 	int fps_num, fps_denom;
 
+	data->started = false;
+
 	blog(LOG_INFO, "Start capture from %s", data->device_id);
 	data->dev = v4l2_open(data->device_id, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (data->dev == -1) {