diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
index d561c2244907..714f58ab8a42 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ interface IPAIPU3Interface {
 	start() => (int32 ret);
 	stop();
 
-	configure(IPAConfigInfo configInfo) => (int32 ret);
+	configure(IPAConfigInfo configInfo)
+		=> (int32 ret, libcamera.ControlInfoMap ipaControls);
 
 	mapBuffers(array<libcamera.IPABuffer> buffers);
 	unmapBuffers(array<uint32> ids);
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 0ed0a6f1a355..fc5f69ed5ddc 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -156,13 +156,17 @@ public:
 	int start() override;
 	void stop() override {}
 
-	int configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;
+	int configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo,
+		      ControlInfoMap *ipaControls) override;
 
 	void mapBuffers(const std::vector<IPABuffer> &buffers) override;
 	void unmapBuffers(const std::vector<unsigned int> &ids) override;
 	void processEvent(const IPU3Event &event) override;
 
 private:
+	void updateControls(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
+			    const ControlInfoMap &sensorControls,
+			    ControlInfoMap *ipaControls);
 	void processControls(unsigned int frame, const ControlList &controls);
 	void fillParams(unsigned int frame, ipu3_uapi_params *params);
 	void parseStatistics(unsigned int frame,
@@ -197,36 +201,30 @@ private:
 	struct IPAContext context_;
 };
 
-/**
- * Initialize the IPA module and its controls.
+
+/*
+ * Compute camera controls using the sensor information and the sensor
+ * v4l2 controls.
  *
- * This function receives the camera sensor information from the pipeline
- * handler, computes the limits of the controls it handles and returns
- * them in the \a ipaControls output parameter.
+ * Some of the camera controls are computed by the pipeline handler, some others
+ * by the IPA module which is in charge of handling, in example, the exposure
+ * time and the frame duration.
+ *
+ * This functions computes:
+ * - controls::ExposureTime
+ * - controls::FrameDurationLimits
  */
-int IPAIPU3::init(const IPASettings &settings,
-		  const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
-		  const ControlInfoMap &sensorControls,
-		  ControlInfoMap *ipaControls)
+void IPAIPU3::updateControls(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
+			     const ControlInfoMap &sensorControls,
+			     ControlInfoMap *ipaControls)
 {
-	camHelper_ = CameraSensorHelperFactory::create(settings.sensorModel);
-	if (camHelper_ == nullptr) {
-		LOG(IPAIPU3, Error)
-			<< "Failed to create camera sensor helper for "
-			<< settings.sensorModel;
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	/* Initialize Controls. */
 	ControlInfoMap::Map controls{};
 
 	/*
-	 * Compute exposure time limits.
-	 *
-	 * Initialize the control using the line length and pixel rate of the
-	 * current configuration converted to microseconds. Use the
-	 * V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE control to get exposure min, max and default and
-	 * convert it from lines to microseconds.
+	 * Compute exposure time limits by using line length and pixel rate
+	 * converted to microseconds. Use the V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE control to get
+	 * exposure min, max and default and convert it from lines to
+	 * microseconds.
 	 */
 	double lineDuration = sensorInfo.lineLength / (sensorInfo.pixelRate / 1e6);
 	const ControlInfo &v4l2Exposure = sensorControls.find(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE)->second;
@@ -264,12 +262,36 @@ int IPAIPU3::init(const IPASettings &settings,
 							       frameDurations[2]);
 
 	*ipaControls = ControlInfoMap(std::move(controls), controls::controls);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the IPA module and its controls.
+ *
+ * This function receives the camera sensor information from the pipeline
+ * handler, computes the limits of the controls it handles and returns
+ * them in the \a ipaControls output parameter.
+ */
+int IPAIPU3::init(const IPASettings &settings,
+		  const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
+		  const ControlInfoMap &sensorControls,
+		  ControlInfoMap *ipaControls)
+{
+	camHelper_ = CameraSensorHelperFactory::create(settings.sensorModel);
+	if (camHelper_ == nullptr) {
+		LOG(IPAIPU3, Error)
+			<< "Failed to create camera sensor helper for "
+			<< settings.sensorModel;
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	/* Construct our Algorithms */
 	algorithms_.push_back(std::make_unique<algorithms::Agc>());
 	algorithms_.push_back(std::make_unique<algorithms::Awb>());
 	algorithms_.push_back(std::make_unique<algorithms::ToneMapping>());
 
+	/* Initialize controls. */
+	updateControls(sensorInfo, sensorControls, ipaControls);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +357,8 @@ void IPAIPU3::calculateBdsGrid(const Size &bdsOutputSize)
 			    << (int)bdsGrid.height << " << " << (int)bdsGrid.block_height_log2 << ")";
 }
 
-int IPAIPU3::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
+int IPAIPU3::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo,
+		       ControlInfoMap *ipaControls)
 {
 	if (configInfo.entityControls.empty()) {
 		LOG(IPAIPU3, Error) << "No controls provided";
@@ -344,6 +367,10 @@ int IPAIPU3::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
 
 	sensorInfo_ = configInfo.sensorInfo;
 
+	/*
+	 * Compute the sensor V4L2 controls to be used by the algorithms and
+	 * to be set on the sensor.
+	 */
 	ctrls_ = configInfo.entityControls.at(0);
 
 	const auto itExp = ctrls_.find(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE);
@@ -385,6 +412,9 @@ int IPAIPU3::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Update the camera controls using the new sensor settings. */
+	updateControls(sensorInfo_, ctrls_, ipaControls);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 885f5ddce139..f3ca52811df5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -660,14 +660,14 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 	configInfo.bdsOutputSize = config->imguConfig().bds;
 	configInfo.iif = config->imguConfig().iif;
 
-	ret = data->ipa_->configure(configInfo);
+	ret = data->ipa_->configure(configInfo, &data->ipaControls_);
 	if (ret) {
 		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to configure IPA: "
 				 << strerror(-ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return updateControls(data);
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerIPU3::exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,