diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
index c8bf58bb89..37aad31dea 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_SHOUT2
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_V4L2
 	bool "v4l2"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # multi planar api
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGUDEV if BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 	help
 	  elements for Video 4 Linux
 
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/gst1-plugins-good.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/gst1-plugins-good.mk
index 6709f14cca..eed4bfe117 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/gst1-plugins-good.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/gst1-plugins-good.mk
@@ -354,6 +354,13 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_V4L2),y)
 GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dv4l2=enabled
+# Enable use of gudev if available, for device probing and monitoring.
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGUDEV),y)
+GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_DEPENDENCIES += libgudev
+GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dv4l2-gudev=enabled
+else
+GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dv4l2-gudev=disabled
+endif
 else
 GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dv4l2=disabled
 endif