@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@  namespace libcamera {
 
 class BayerFormat;
 class MediaEntity;
+class Request;
+
+struct CameraSensorProperties;
 
 class CameraSensor : protected Loggable
 {
@@ -78,10 +81,14 @@  private:
 			&testPatternModeMap);
 	int initProperties();
 
+	int setTestPatternMode(controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum testPatternMode);
+
 	const MediaEntity *entity_;
 	std::unique_ptr<V4L2Subdevice> subdev_;
 	unsigned int pad_;
 
+	const CameraSensorProperties *staticProps_;
+
 	std::string model_;
 	std::string id_;
 
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@  private:
 	std::vector<unsigned int> mbusCodes_;
 	std::vector<Size> sizes_;
 	std::vector<controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum> testPatternModes_;
+	controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum testPatternMode_;
 
 	Size pixelArraySize_;
 	Rectangle activeArea_;
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ 
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/property_ids.h>
+#include <libcamera/request.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
 
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@  LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(CameraSensor)
  * Once constructed the instance must be initialized with init().
  */
 CameraSensor::CameraSensor(const MediaEntity *entity)
-	: entity_(entity), pad_(UINT_MAX), bayerFormat_(nullptr),
-	  properties_(properties::properties)
+	: entity_(entity), pad_(UINT_MAX), staticProps_(nullptr),
+	  testPatternMode_(controls::draft::TestPatternModeUnset),
+	  bayerFormat_(nullptr), properties_(properties::properties)
 {
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +163,10 @@  int CameraSensor::init()
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = setTestPatternMode(controls::draft::TestPatternModeOff);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -300,14 +306,14 @@  void CameraSensor::initVimcDefaultProperties()
 
 void CameraSensor::initStaticProperties()
 {
-	const CameraSensorProperties *props = CameraSensorProperties::get(model_);
-	if (!props)
+	staticProps_ = CameraSensorProperties::get(model_);
+	if (!staticProps_)
 		return;
 
 	/* Register the properties retrieved from the sensor database. */
-	properties_.set(properties::UnitCellSize, props->unitCellSize);
+	properties_.set(properties::UnitCellSize, staticProps_->unitCellSize);
 
-	initTestPatternModes(props->testPatternModes);
+	initTestPatternModes(staticProps_->testPatternModes);
 }
 
 void CameraSensor::initTestPatternModes(
@@ -315,7 +321,15 @@  void CameraSensor::initTestPatternModes(
 {
 	const auto &v4l2TestPattern = controls().find(V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN);
 	if (v4l2TestPattern == controls().end()) {
-		LOG(CameraSensor, Debug) << "No static test pattern map for \'"
+		LOG(CameraSensor, Debug)
+			<< "V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN is not supported";
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (testPatternModes.empty()) {
+		// The camera sensor supports test patterns but we don't know
+		// how to map them so this should be fixed.
+		LOG(CameraSensor, Error) << "No static test pattern map for \'"
 					 << model() << "\'";
 		return;
 	}
@@ -531,6 +545,42 @@  Size CameraSensor::resolution() const
  * \return The list of test pattern modes
  */
 
+/**
+ * \brief Set the test pattern mode for the camera sensor
+ * \param[in] testPatternMode Test pattern mode control value to set the camera
+ * sensor
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int CameraSensor::setTestPatternMode(controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum testPatternMode)
+{
+	if (testPatternMode_ == testPatternMode)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!staticProps_ || testPatternModes_.empty())
+		return 0;
+
+	auto it = std::find(testPatternModes_.begin(), testPatternModes_.end(),
+			    testPatternMode);
+	if (it != testPatternModes_.end()) {
+		LOG(CameraSensor, Error) << "Unsupported test pattern mode "
+					 << testPatternMode;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	int32_t index = staticProps_->testPatternModes.at(testPatternMode);
+	ControlList ctrls{ controls() };
+	ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN, index);
+
+	int ret = setControls(&ctrls);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	testPatternMode_ = testPatternMode;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Retrieve the best sensor format for a desired output
  * \param[in] mbusCodes The list of acceptable media bus codes
@@ -639,6 +639,11 @@  controls:
         Control to select the test pattern mode. Currently identical to
         ANDROID_SENSOR_TEST_PATTERN_MODE.
       enum:
+        - name: TestPatternModeUnset
+          value: -1
+          description: |
+            No test pattern is set. Returned frames by the camera device are
+            undefined.
         - name: TestPatternModeOff
           value: 0
           description: |