diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
index 9f00364d12b1..d1328f011081 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,
 	context.configuration.awb.measureWindow.h_size = 3 * configInfo.outputSize.width / 4;
 	context.configuration.awb.measureWindow.v_size = 3 * configInfo.outputSize.height / 4;
 
+	context.configuration.awb.enabled = true;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
index ef8bb8e931c8..23a63f8c6e25 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ namespace libcamera::ipa::rkisp1 {
  *
  * \var IPASessionConfiguration::awb.measureWindow
  * \brief AWB measure window
+ *
+ * \var IPASessionConfiguration::awb.enabled
+ * \brief Indicates if the AWB hardware is enabled to apply colour gains
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
index 2bdb6a81d7c9..7f7b3e4d88fa 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct IPASessionConfiguration {
 
 	struct {
 		struct rkisp1_cif_isp_window measureWindow;
+		bool enabled;
 	} awb;
 
 	struct {