diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
index e05647c9..9497a21b 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace ipa::ipu3::algorithms {
 
 LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPU3Awb)
 
-static constexpr uint32_t kMinZonesCounted = 16;
-static constexpr uint32_t kMinGreenLevelInZone = 32;
 
 /**
  * \struct IspStatsRegion
@@ -114,6 +112,9 @@ static const struct ipu3_uapi_ccm_mat_config imguCssCcmDefault = {
 	0, 0, 8191, 0
 };
 
+/* Minimum level of green in a given zone */
+static constexpr uint32_t kMinGreenLevelInZone = 16;
+
 Awb::Awb()
 	: Algorithm()
 {
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ Awb::Awb()
 	asyncResults_.temperatureK = 4500;
 
 	zones_.reserve(kAwbStatsSizeX * kAwbStatsSizeY);
+	minZonesCounted_ = 0;
 }
 
 Awb::~Awb() = default;
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ void Awb::generateZones(std::vector<RGB> &zones)
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kAwbStatsSizeX * kAwbStatsSizeY; i++) {
 		RGB zone;
 		double counted = awbStats_[i].counted;
-		if (counted >= kMinZonesCounted) {
+		if (counted >= minZonesCounted_) {
 			zone.G = awbStats_[i].gSum / counted;
 			if (zone.G >= kMinGreenLevelInZone) {
 				zone.R = awbStats_[i].rSum / counted;
@@ -181,6 +183,13 @@ void Awb::generateAwbStats(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
 	uint32_t regionWidth = round(grid.width / static_cast<double>(kAwbStatsSizeX));
 	uint32_t regionHeight = round(grid.height / static_cast<double>(kAwbStatsSizeY));
 
+	/*
+	 * It is the minimum proportion of pixels counted within AWB region
+	 * for it to be relevant.
+	 * \todo This proportion could be configured.
+	 */
+	minZonesCounted_ = (regionWidth * regionHeight) * 80 / 100;
+
 	/*
 	 * Generate a (kAwbStatsSizeX x kAwbStatsSizeY) array from the IPU3 grid which is
 	 * (grid.width x grid.height).
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
index 332652d0..95238b6a 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private:
 	std::vector<RGB> zones_;
 	IspStatsRegion awbStats_[kAwbStatsSizeX * kAwbStatsSizeY];
 	AwbStatus asyncResults_;
+	uint32_t minZonesCounted_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace ipa::ipu3::algorithms */