diff --git a/src/ipa/ipa_dummy.cpp b/src/ipa/ipa_dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e246b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipa/ipa_dummy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_module_info.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+class IPADummy : public IPAInterface
+{
+public:
+	int init();
+};
+
+int IPADummy::init()
+{
+	std::cout << "initializing dummy IPA!" << std::endl;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * External IPA module interface
+ */
+
+extern "C" {
+const struct libcamera::IPAModuleInfo ipaModuleInfo = {
+	1,
+	0, 1,
+	"PipelineHandlerVimc",
+	"Dummy IPA for Vimc",
+};
+
+IPAInterface *ipaCreate()
+{
+	return new IPADummy();
+}
+};
+
+}; /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/ipa/meson.build b/src/ipa/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed29eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipa/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ipa_dummy_sources = files([
+    'ipa_dummy.cpp',
+])
+
+ipa_dummy = shared_library('ipa_dummy',
+                           ipa_dummy_sources,
+                           name_prefix : '',
+                           include_directories : libcamera_includes,
+                           install : true,
+                           install_dir : join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'libcamera'))
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 4e41fd3..628e7a7 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 subdir('libcamera')
+subdir('ipa')
 subdir('cam')
 subdir('qcam')