diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
index 606d1de4..3a71c167 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ struct IPAConfig {
 	libcamera.FileDescriptor lsTableHandle;
 };
 
+struct IPAConfigResult {
+       float modeSensitivity;
+};
+
 struct StartConfig {
 	libcamera.ControlList controls;
 	int32 dropFrameCount;
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ interface IPARPiInterface {
 	 * \param[in] entityControls Controls provided by the pipeline entities
 	 * \param[in] ipaConfig Pipeline-handler-specific configuration data
 	 * \param[out] controls Controls to apply by the pipeline entity
+	 * \param[out] result Other results that the pipeline handler may require
 	 *
 	 * This method shall be called when the camera is configured to inform
 	 * the IPA of the camera's streams and the sensor settings.
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ interface IPARPiInterface {
 		  map<uint32, libcamera.IPAStream> streamConfig,
 		  map<uint32, libcamera.ControlInfoMap> entityControls,
 		  IPAConfig ipaConfig)
-		=> (int32 ret, libcamera.ControlList controls);
+		=> (int32 ret, libcamera.ControlList controls, IPAConfigResult result);
 
 	/**
 	 * \fn mapBuffers()
diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index 9ce0db08..76376e06 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
 		      const std::map<unsigned int, IPAStream> &streamConfig,
 		      const std::map<unsigned int, ControlInfoMap> &entityControls,
 		      const ipa::RPi::IPAConfig &data,
-		      ControlList *controls) override;
+		      ControlList *controls, ipa::RPi::IPAConfigResult *result) override;
 	void mapBuffers(const std::vector<IPABuffer> &buffers) override;
 	void unmapBuffers(const std::vector<unsigned int> &ids) override;
 	void signalStatReady(const uint32_t bufferId) override;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int IPARPi::configure(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
 		      [[maybe_unused]] const std::map<unsigned int, IPAStream> &streamConfig,
 		      const std::map<unsigned int, ControlInfoMap> &entityControls,
 		      const ipa::RPi::IPAConfig &ipaConfig,
-		      ControlList *controls)
+		      ControlList *controls, ipa::RPi::IPAConfigResult *result)
 {
 	if (entityControls.size() != 2) {
 		LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "No ISP or sensor controls found.";
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ int IPARPi::configure(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
 	/* Pass the camera mode to the CamHelper to setup algorithms. */
 	helper_->SetCameraMode(mode_);
 
+	/* The pipeline handler passes out the mode's sensitivity. */
+	result->modeSensitivity = mode_.sensitivity;
+
 	if (firstStart_) {
 		/* Supply initial values for frame durations. */
 		applyFrameDurations(defaultMinFrameDuration, defaultMaxFrameDuration);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index a65b4568..7bace5b8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
 	void frameStarted(uint32_t sequence);
 
 	int loadIPA(ipa::RPi::SensorConfig *sensorConfig);
-	int configureIPA(const CameraConfiguration *config);
+	int configureIPA(CameraConfiguration *config);
 
 	void statsMetadataComplete(uint32_t bufferId, const ControlList &controls);
 	void runIsp(uint32_t bufferId);
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ int RPiCameraData::loadIPA(ipa::RPi::SensorConfig *sensorConfig)
 	return ipa_->init(settings, sensorConfig);
 }
 
-int RPiCameraData::configureIPA(const CameraConfiguration *config)
+int RPiCameraData::configureIPA(CameraConfiguration *config)
 {
 	/* We know config must be an RPiCameraConfiguration. */
 	const RPiCameraConfiguration *rpiConfig =
@@ -1284,13 +1284,16 @@ int RPiCameraData::configureIPA(const CameraConfiguration *config)
 
 	/* Ready the IPA - it must know about the sensor resolution. */
 	ControlList controls;
+	ipa::RPi::IPAConfigResult result;
 	ret = ipa_->configure(sensorInfo_, streamConfig, entityControls, ipaConfig,
-			      &controls);
+			      &controls, &result);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		LOG(RPI, Error) << "IPA configuration failed!";
 		return -EPIPE;
 	}
 
+	config->modeSensitivity = result.modeSensitivity;
+
 	if (!controls.empty())
 		unicam_[Unicam::Image].dev()->setControls(&controls);