diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 879057dab328..418301b33a5e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
 #include <libcamera/control_ids.h>
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
+#include <libcamera/property_ids.h>
 #include <libcamera/request.h>
 #include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ private:
 			PipelineHandler::cameraData(camera));
 	}
 
+	int initProperties(IPU3CameraData *data);
 	int initControls(IPU3CameraData *data);
 	int registerCameras();
 
@@ -734,6 +736,43 @@ bool PipelineHandlerIPU3::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 	return ret == 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * \brief Initialize the camera properties
+ * \param[in] data The camera data
+ *
+ * Initialize the camera properties by registering the pipeline handler
+ * ones along with the properties assembled by inspecting the sensor
+ * capabilities.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success or a negative error code for error
+ */
+int PipelineHandlerIPU3::initProperties(IPU3CameraData *data)
+{
+	CameraSensor *sensor = data->cio2_.sensor();
+	data->properties_ = sensor->properties();
+
+	/*
+	 * \todo The ScalerCropMaximum property depends on the sensor
+	 * configuration. Initialize the property using the analogue crop
+	 * rectangle of the largest sensor resolution. To be updated later when
+	 * a new one is applied.
+	 */
+	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format;
+	format.size = sensor->resolution();
+	int ret = sensor->setFormat(&format);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	CameraSensorInfo sensorInfo{};
+	ret = sensor->sensorInfo(&sensorInfo);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	data->properties_.set(properties::ScalerCropMaximum, sensorInfo.analogCrop);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * \brief Initialize the camera controls
  * \param[in] data The camera data
@@ -831,7 +870,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 			continue;
 
 		/* Initialize the camera properties. */
-		data->properties_ = cio2->sensor()->properties();
+		ret = initProperties(data.get());
+		if (ret)
+			continue;
 
 		ret = initControls(data.get());
 		if (ret)