diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index f80d836161a5..1b3a17f2ce77 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	int generateId();
+	void initStaticProperties();
 	int initProperties();
 
 	const MediaEntity *entity_;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
index 2b78eb4cb530..18079da2e4b5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/formats.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/sensor_database.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/sysfs.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/utils.h"
 
@@ -214,6 +215,21 @@ int CameraSensor::init()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void CameraSensor::initStaticProperties()
+{
+	if (!sensorDatabase.contains(model_)) {
+		LOG(CameraSensor, Info)
+			<< "No static properties available for '" << model_ << "'";
+		LOG(CameraSensor, Info)
+			<< "Please consider updating the sensor database";
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const ControlList &staticProperties = sensorDatabase.properties(model_);
+	for (const auto &prop : staticProperties)
+		properties_.set(prop.first, prop.second);
+}
+
 int CameraSensor::initProperties()
 {
 	/*
@@ -251,7 +267,10 @@ int CameraSensor::initProperties()
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Retrieve and store the camera sensor properties. */
+	/* Initialize the static properties from the sensor database. */
+	initStaticProperties();
+
+	/* Retrieve and register properties from the kernel interface. */
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls = subdev_->controls();
 	int32_t propertyValue;