diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index 86902b85ada8..de6a0202d19a 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ private:
 
 	Size pixelArraySize_;
 	Rectangle activeArea_;
+	Rectangle analogueCrop_;
 
 	ControlList properties_;
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
index 92c90862215d..eda41980aa22 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -289,8 +289,10 @@ int CameraSensor::validateSensorDriver()
 
 	ret = subdev_->getSelection(pad_, V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP, &rect);
 	if (ret) {
+		analogueCrop_ = activeArea_;
 		LOG(CameraSensor, Warning)
-			<< "Failed to retrieve the sensor crop rectangle";
+			<< "The analogue crop rectangle has been defaulted to: "
+			<< analogueCrop_.toString();
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -643,13 +645,20 @@ int CameraSensor::sensorInfo(CameraSensorInfo *info) const
 	 */
 	info->activeAreaSize = { activeArea_.width, activeArea_.height };
 
-	/* It's mandatory for the subdevice to report its crop rectangle. */
-	int ret = subdev_->getSelection(pad_, V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP, &info->analogCrop);
-	if (ret) {
-		LOG(CameraSensor, Error)
-			<< "Failed to construct camera sensor info: "
-			<< "the camera sensor does not report the crop rectangle";
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * \todo Support for retreiving the crop rectangle is scheduled to
+	 * become mandatory. For the time being use the default value if it has
+	 * been initialized at sensor driver validation time.
+	 */
+	if (!analogueCrop_.isNull()) {
+		info->analogCrop = analogueCrop_;
+	} else {
+		int ret = subdev_->getSelection(pad_, V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP, &info->analogCrop);
+		if (ret) {
+			LOG(CameraSensor, Error)
+				<< "Failed to retrieve the sensor crop rectangle.";
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -664,7 +673,7 @@ int CameraSensor::sensorInfo(CameraSensorInfo *info) const
 
 	/* The bit depth and image size depend on the currently applied format. */
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format{};
-	ret = subdev_->getFormat(pad_, &format);
+	int ret = subdev_->getFormat(pad_, &format);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	info->bitsPerPixel = format.bitsPerPixel();