diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
index 3af96261..40337f9d 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ void ToneMapping::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
 	 */
 	gamma_ = 1.1;
 
+	if (context.frameContext.toneMapping.gamma == gamma_)
+		return;
+
 	struct ipu3_uapi_gamma_corr_lut &lut =
 		context.frameContext.toneMapping.gammaCorrection;
 
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ void ToneMapping::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
 		/* The output value is expressed on 13 bits. */
 		lut.lut[i] = gamma * 8191;
 	}
+
+	context.frameContext.toneMapping.gamma = gamma_;
 }
 
 } /* namespace ipa::ipu3::algorithms */
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
index 847c03fe..e14bb561 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct IPAFrameContext {
 	} awb;
 
 	struct {
+		double gamma;
 		struct ipu3_uapi_gamma_corr_lut gammaCorrection;
 	} toneMapping;
 };
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index cd27872b..f7632bc0 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@
  * \struct IPAFrameContext::toneMapping
  * \brief Context for ToneMapping and Gamma control
  *
+ * \var IPAFrameContext::toneMapping::gamma
+ * \brief Gamma value for the LUT
+ *
  * \var IPAFrameContext::toneMapping::gammaCorrection
  * \brief Per-pixel tone mapping implemented as a LUT
  *