diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
index 234b2bd7..8b562e5b 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+class YamlObject;
+
 namespace ipa::ipu3 {
 
-using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext,
-					    IPAConfigInfo, ipu3_uapi_params,
-					    ipu3_uapi_stats_3a>;
+using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, YamlObject,
+					    IPAFrameContext, IPAConfigInfo,
+					    ipu3_uapi_params, ipu3_uapi_stats_3a>;
 
 } /* namespace ipa::ipu3 */
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
index cce2ed62..f1b04160 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ namespace ipa {
  * to manage algorithms regardless of their specific type.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \fn Algorithm::init()
+ * \brief Configure the Algorithm with default parameters
+ * \param[in] context The shared IPA context
+ * \param[in] params The initial parameters used to tune algorithms
+ *
+ * This function is called once, when the IPA module is initialized, to
+ * initialize the algorithm. The \a params YamlObject contains IPA module
+ * parameters, typically tuning data for all algorithms. The Algorithm is
+ * responsible for reading the parameters relevant to its configuration.
+ *
+ * \return 0 if successful, an error code otherwise
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn Algorithm::configure()
  * \brief Configure the Algorithm given an IPAConfigInfo
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
index 032a05b5..2945719e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@ namespace libcamera {
 
 namespace ipa {
 
-template<typename Context, typename FrameContext, typename Config,
-	 typename Params, typename Stats>
+template<typename Context, typename TuningData, typename FrameContext,
+	 typename Config, typename Params, typename Stats>
+
 class Algorithm
 {
 public:
 	virtual ~Algorithm() {}
 
+	virtual int init([[maybe_unused]] Context &context,
+			 [[maybe_unused]] const TuningData &params)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	virtual int configure([[maybe_unused]] Context &context,
 			      [[maybe_unused]] const Config &configInfo)
 	{
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
index 68e3a44e..e813756d 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+class YamlObject;
+
 namespace ipa::rkisp1 {
 
-using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext,
-					    IPACameraSensorInfo, rkisp1_params_cfg,
-					    rkisp1_stat_buffer>;
+using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, YamlObject,
+					    IPAFrameContext, IPACameraSensorInfo,
+					    rkisp1_params_cfg, rkisp1_stat_buffer>;
 
 } /* namespace ipa::rkisp1 */