diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index f80d836161a564e7..a70e024aa327f69b 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 	ControlList getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids);
 	int setControls(ControlList *ctrls);
 
+	V4L2Subdevice *device() { return subdev_.get(); }
+
 	const ControlList &properties() const { return properties_; }
 	int sensorInfo(CameraSensorInfo *info) const;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
index e786821d4ba22fb8..8c00e1f8289b88fe 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,13 @@ ControlList CameraSensor::getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids)
 	return subdev_->getControls(ids);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn CameraSensor::device()
+ * \brief Retrieve the camera sensor device
+ * \todo Remove this function by integrating DelayedControl with CameraSensor
+ * \return The camera sensor device
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn CameraSensor::properties()
  * \brief Retrieve the camera sensor properties