diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
index b5d736c1..5723f6f3 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@ void Agc::filterExposure()
 
 /**
  * \brief Estimate the new exposure and gain values
- * \param[inout] exposure The exposure value reference as a number of lines
- * \param[inout] gain The gain reference to be updated
+ * \param[inout] frameContext The shared IPA frame Context
  */
-void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain)
+void Agc::computeExposure(IPAFrameContext &frameContext)
 {
 	/* Algorithm initialization should wait for first valid frames */
 	/* \todo - have a number of frames given by DelayedControls ?
@@ -189,6 +188,10 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Get the effective exposure and gain applied on the sensor. */
+	uint32_t exposure = frameContext.sensor.exposure;
+	double analogueGain = frameContext.sensor.gain;
+
 	/* Estimate the gain needed to have the proportion wanted */
 	double evGain = kEvGainTarget * knumHistogramBins / iqMean_;
 
@@ -233,8 +236,9 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain)
 			    << shutterTime << " and "
 			    << stepGain;
 
-	exposure = shutterTime / lineDuration_;
-	analogueGain = stepGain;
+	/* Update the estimated exposure and gain. */
+	frameContext.agc.exposure = shutterTime / lineDuration_;
+	frameContext.agc.gain = stepGain;
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the exposure value for the next process call.
@@ -257,11 +261,8 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain)
  */
 void Agc::process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
 {
-	/* Get the latest exposure and gain applied */
-	uint32_t &exposure = context.frameContext.agc.exposure;
-	double &analogueGain = context.frameContext.agc.gain;
 	measureBrightness(stats, context.configuration.grid.bdsGrid);
-	computeExposure(exposure, analogueGain);
+	computeExposure(context.frameContext);
 	frameCount_++;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
index 69e0b831..f0db25ee 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private:
 	void measureBrightness(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
 			       const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid);
 	void filterExposure();
-	void computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &gain);
+	void computeExposure(IPAFrameContext &frameContext);
 
 	uint64_t frameCount_;
 	uint64_t lastFrame_;
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
index 2355a9c7..a7ff957d 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ namespace libcamera::ipa::ipu3 {
  * \brief White balance gain for B channel
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var IPAFrameContext::sensor
+ * \brief Effective sensor values
+ *
+ * \var IPAFrameContext::sensor.exposure
+ * \brief Exposure time expressed as a number of lines
+ *
+ * \var IPAFrameContext::sensor.gain
+ * \brief Analogue gain multiplier
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var IPAFrameContext::toneMapping
  * \brief Context for ToneMapping and Gamma control
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
index 1e46c61a..a5a19800 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ struct IPAFrameContext {
 		} gains;
 	} awb;
 
+	struct {
+		uint32_t exposure;
+		double gain;
+	} sensor;
+
 	struct {
 		double gamma;
 		struct ipu3_uapi_gamma_corr_lut gammaCorrection;
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index bcc3863b..38e86e58 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -549,6 +549,9 @@ void IPAIPU3::processEvent(const IPU3Event &event)
 		const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats =
 			reinterpret_cast<ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *>(mem.data());
 
+		context_.frameContext.sensor.exposure = event.sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE).get<int32_t>();
+		context_.frameContext.sensor.gain = camHelper_->gain(event.sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN).get<int32_t>());
+
 		parseStatistics(event.frame, event.frameTimestamp, stats);
 		break;
 	}