diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
index 32c046ad..29b4c805 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum IPU3Operations {
 struct IPU3Event {
 	IPU3Operations op;
 	uint32 frame;
+	int64 frameTimestamp;
 	uint32 bufferId;
 	libcamera.ControlList controls;
 };
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 769c24d3..581297be 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private:
 	void processControls(unsigned int frame, const ControlList &controls);
 	void fillParams(unsigned int frame, ipu3_uapi_params *params);
 	void parseStatistics(unsigned int frame,
+			     int64_t frameTimestamp,
 			     const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats);
 
 	void setControls(unsigned int frame);
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ void IPAIPU3::processEvent(const IPU3Event &event)
 		const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats =
 			reinterpret_cast<ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *>(mem.data());
 
-		parseStatistics(event.frame, stats);
+		parseStatistics(event.frame, event.frameTimestamp, stats);
 		break;
 	}
 	case EventFillParams: {
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ void IPAIPU3::fillParams(unsigned int frame, ipu3_uapi_params *params)
 }
 
 void IPAIPU3::parseStatistics(unsigned int frame,
+			      [[maybe_unused]] int64_t frameTimestamp,
 			      [[maybe_unused]] const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
 {
 	ControlList ctrls(controls::controls);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 750880ed..58923bc7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -1357,6 +1357,8 @@ void IPU3CameraData::statBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 	if (!info)
 		return;
 
+	Request *request = info->request;
+
 	if (buffer->metadata().status == FrameMetadata::FrameCancelled) {
 		info->metadataProcessed = true;
 
@@ -1364,8 +1366,6 @@ void IPU3CameraData::statBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 		 * tryComplete() will delete info if it completes the IPU3Frame.
 		 * In that event, we must have obtained the Request before hand.
 		 */
-		Request *request = info->request;
-
 		if (frameInfos_.tryComplete(info))
 			pipe_->completeRequest(request);
 
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ void IPU3CameraData::statBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 	ev.op = ipa::ipu3::EventStatReady;
 	ev.frame = info->id;
 	ev.bufferId = info->statBuffer->cookie();
+	ev.frameTimestamp = request->metadata().get(controls::SensorTimestamp);
 	ipa_->processEvent(ev);
 }