diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/module.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/module.h
index d94fc459..5c2179e0 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/module.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/module.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
 namespace ipa::ipu3 {
 
 using Module = ipa::Module<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext, IPAConfigInfo,
-			   ipu3_uapi_params, ipu3_uapi_stats_3a>;
+			   ipu3_uapi_params, ipu3_uapi_stats_3a, ControlList>;
 
 } /* namespace ipa::ipu3 */
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
index 8549fe3f..1fb811ef 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ namespace ipa {
  * includes setting fields and flags that enable those processing blocks.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \fn Algorithm::queueRequest()
+ * \brief Provide control values to the algorithm
+ * \param[in] context The shared IPA context
+ * \param[in] frame The frame number to aplly the control values
+ * \param[in] controls The list of user controls
+ *
+ * This function provides controls values coming from the application to the
+ * algorithm. A frame number is provided to indicate the concerned frame.
+ * Each algorithm is responsible for retrieving the controls associated to
+ * them.
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn Algorithm::process()
  * \brief Process ISP statistics, and run algorithm operations
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
index 2a8871d8..aa846625 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
+	virtual void queueRequest([[maybe_unused]] typename Module::Context &context,
+				  [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
+				  [[maybe_unused]] const typename Module::ControlList &controls)
+	{
+	}
+
 	virtual void process([[maybe_unused]] typename Module::Context &context,
 			     [[maybe_unused]] typename Module::FrameContext *frameContext,
 			     [[maybe_unused]] const typename Module::Stats *stats)
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
index 77352104..e87a52fc 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ namespace ipa {
  * \brief The type of the IPA statistics and ISP results
  */
 
+/**
+ * \typedef Module::ControlList
+ * \brief The type of the ISP runtime controls list
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn Module::algorithms()
  * \brief Retrieve the list of instantiated algorithms
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/module.h b/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
index 4149a353..81d3bf7f 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(IPAModuleAlgo)
 namespace ipa {
 
 template<typename _Context, typename _FrameContext, typename _Config,
-	 typename _Params, typename _Stats>
+	 typename _Params, typename _Stats, typename _ControlList>
 class Module : public Loggable
 {
 public:
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	using Config = _Config;
 	using Params = _Params;
 	using Stats = _Stats;
+	using ControlList = _ControlList;
 
 	virtual ~Module() {}
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/module.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/module.h
index 89f83208..08381a08 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/module.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/module.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
 namespace ipa::rkisp1 {
 
 using Module = ipa::Module<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext, IPACameraSensorInfo,
-			   rkisp1_params_cfg, rkisp1_stat_buffer>;
+			   rkisp1_params_cfg, rkisp1_stat_buffer, ControlList>;
 
 } /* namespace ipa::rkisp1 */