diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
index a0bbe5cb8afa..bb0f6c27fc7d 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(RkISP1Awb)
 int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,
 		   const IPACameraSensorInfo &configInfo)
 {
-	context.activeState.awb.gains.red = 1.0;
-	context.activeState.awb.gains.blue = 1.0;
-	context.activeState.awb.gains.green = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.manual.red = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.manual.blue = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.manual.green = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.red = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.blue = 1.0;
+	context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.green = 1.0;
 	context.activeState.awb.autoEnabled = true;
 
 	/*
@@ -75,13 +78,22 @@ uint32_t Awb::estimateCCT(double red, double green, double blue)
  * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::prepare
  */
 void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context, const uint32_t frame,
-		  [[maybe_unused]] RkISP1FrameContext &frameContext,
-		  rkisp1_params_cfg *params)
+		  RkISP1FrameContext &frameContext, rkisp1_params_cfg *params)
 {
-	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_green_b = 256 * context.activeState.awb.gains.green;
-	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_blue = 256 * context.activeState.awb.gains.blue;
-	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_red = 256 * context.activeState.awb.gains.red;
-	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_green_r = 256 * context.activeState.awb.gains.green;
+	/*
+	 * This is the latest time we can read the active state. This is the
+	 * most up-to-date automatic values we can read.
+	 */
+	if (frameContext.awb.autoEnabled) {
+		frameContext.awb.gains.red = context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.red;
+		frameContext.awb.gains.green = context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.green;
+		frameContext.awb.gains.blue = context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic.blue;
+	}
+
+	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_green_b = 256 * frameContext.awb.gains.green;
+	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_blue = 256 * frameContext.awb.gains.blue;
+	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_red = 256 * frameContext.awb.gains.red;
+	params->others.awb_gain_config.gain_green_r = 256 * frameContext.awb.gains.green;
 
 	/* Update the gains. */
 	params->module_cfg_update |= RKISP1_CIF_ISP_MODULE_AWB_GAIN;
@@ -127,7 +139,7 @@ void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context, const uint32_t frame,
  */
 void Awb::queueRequest(IPAContext &context,
 		       [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
-		       [[maybe_unused]] RkISP1FrameContext &frameContext,
+		       RkISP1FrameContext &frameContext,
 		       const ControlList &controls)
 {
 	auto &awb = context.activeState.awb;
@@ -142,21 +154,29 @@ void Awb::queueRequest(IPAContext &context,
 
 	const auto &colourGains = controls.get(controls::ColourGains);
 	if (colourGains && !awb.autoEnabled) {
-		awb.gains.red = (*colourGains)[0];
-		awb.gains.blue = (*colourGains)[1];
+		awb.gains.manual.red = (*colourGains)[0];
+		awb.gains.manual.blue = (*colourGains)[1];
 
 		LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug)
-			<< "Set colour gains to red: " << awb.gains.red
-			<< ", blue: " << awb.gains.blue;
+			<< "Set colour gains to red: " << awb.gains.manual.red
+			<< ", blue: " << awb.gains.manual.blue;
+	}
+
+	frameContext.awb.autoEnabled = awb.autoEnabled;
+
+	if (!awb.autoEnabled) {
+		frameContext.awb.gains.red = awb.gains.manual.red;
+		frameContext.awb.gains.green = 1.0;
+		frameContext.awb.gains.blue = awb.gains.manual.blue;
 	}
 }
 
 /**
  * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::process
  */
-void Awb::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
+void Awb::process(IPAContext &context,
 		  [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
-		  [[maybe_unused]] RkISP1FrameContext &frameCtx,
+		  RkISP1FrameContext &frameContext,
 		  const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats)
 {
 	const rkisp1_cif_isp_stat *params = &stats->params;
@@ -187,30 +207,27 @@ void Awb::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
 	double greenMean = 1.1636 * yMean - 0.4045 * cbMean - 0.7949 * crMean;
 	double blueMean = 1.1636 * yMean + 1.9912 * cbMean - 0.0250 * crMean;
 
+	frameContext.awb.temperatureK = estimateCCT(redMean, greenMean, blueMean);
+
 	/* Estimate the red and blue gains to apply in a grey world. */
 	double redGain = greenMean / (redMean + 1);
 	double blueGain = greenMean / (blueMean + 1);
 
 	/* Filter the values to avoid oscillations. */
 	double speed = 0.2;
-	redGain = speed * redGain + (1 - speed) * activeState.awb.gains.red;
-	blueGain = speed * blueGain + (1 - speed) * activeState.awb.gains.blue;
+	redGain = speed * redGain + (1 - speed) * activeState.awb.gains.automatic.red;
+	blueGain = speed * blueGain + (1 - speed) * activeState.awb.gains.automatic.blue;
 
 	/*
 	 * Gain values are unsigned integer value, range 0 to 4 with 8 bit
-	 * fractional part.
+	 * fractional part. Hardcode the green gain to 1.0.
 	 */
-	if (activeState.awb.autoEnabled) {
-		activeState.awb.gains.red = std::clamp(redGain, 0.0, 1023.0 / 256);
-		activeState.awb.gains.blue = std::clamp(blueGain, 0.0, 1023.0 / 256);
-	}
-	/* Hardcode the green gain to 1.0. */
-	activeState.awb.gains.green = 1.0;
+	activeState.awb.gains.automatic.red = std::clamp(redGain, 0.0, 1023.0 / 256);
+	activeState.awb.gains.automatic.blue = std::clamp(blueGain, 0.0, 1023.0 / 256);
+	activeState.awb.gains.automatic.green = 1.0;
 
-	activeState.awb.temperatureK = estimateCCT(redMean, greenMean, blueMean);
-
-	LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug) << "Gain found for red: " << context.activeState.awb.gains.red
-			      << " and for blue: " << context.activeState.awb.gains.blue;
+	LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug) << "Gain found for red: " << activeState.awb.gains.automatic.red
+			      << " and for blue: " << activeState.awb.gains.automatic.blue;
 }
 
 REGISTER_IPA_ALGORITHM(Awb, "Awb")
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
index 88e0631c8d39..cd1443e1ed46 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.cpp
@@ -120,17 +120,29 @@ namespace libcamera::ipa::rkisp1 {
  * \struct IPAActiveState::awb.gains
  * \brief White balance gains
  *
- * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.red
- * \brief White balance gain for R channel
+ * \struct IPAActiveState::awb.gains.manual
+ * \brief Manual white balance gains (set through requests)
  *
- * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.green
- * \brief White balance gain for G channel
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.manual.red
+ * \brief Manual white balance gain for R channel
  *
- * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.blue
- * \brief White balance gain for B channel
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.manual.green
+ * \brief Manual white balance gain for G channel
  *
- * \var IPAActiveState::awb.temperatureK
- * \brief Estimated color temperature
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.manual.blue
+ * \brief Manual white balance gain for B channel
+ *
+ * \struct IPAActiveState::awb.gains.automatic
+ * \brief Automatic white balance gains (computed by the algorithm)
+ *
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.automatic.red
+ * \brief Automatic white balance gain for R channel
+ *
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.automatic.green
+ * \brief Automatic white balance gain for G channel
+ *
+ * \var IPAActiveState::awb.gains.automatic.blue
+ * \brief Automatic white balance gain for B channel
  *
  * \var IPAActiveState::awb.autoEnabled
  * \brief Whether the Auto White Balance algorithm is enabled
@@ -201,6 +213,29 @@ namespace libcamera::ipa::rkisp1 {
  * The gain should be adapted to the sensor specific gain code before applying.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb
+ * \brief Automatic White Balance parameters for this frame
+ *
+ * \struct RkISP1FrameContext::awb.gains
+ * \brief White balance gains
+ *
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb.gains.red
+ * \brief White balance gain for R channel
+ *
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb.gains.green
+ * \brief White balance gain for G channel
+ *
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb.gains.blue
+ * \brief White balance gain for B channel
+ *
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb.temperatureK
+ * \brief Estimated color temperature
+ *
+ * \var RkISP1FrameContext::awb.autoEnabled
+ * \brief Whether the Auto White Balance algorithm is enabled
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var RkISP1FrameContext::sensor
  * \brief Sensor configuration that used been used for this frame
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
index ecf993cd22d7..d97aae9a97b4 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ struct IPAActiveState {
 
 	struct {
 		struct {
-			double red;
-			double green;
-			double blue;
+			struct {
+				double red;
+				double green;
+				double blue;
+			} manual;
+			struct {
+				double red;
+				double green;
+				double blue;
+			} automatic;
 		} gains;
 
-		double temperatureK;
 		bool autoEnabled;
 	} awb;
 
@@ -90,6 +96,17 @@ struct RkISP1FrameContext : public FrameContext {
 		double gain;
 	} agc;
 
+	struct {
+		struct {
+			double red;
+			double green;
+			double blue;
+		} gains;
+
+		double temperatureK;
+		bool autoEnabled;
+	} awb;
+
 	struct {
 		uint32_t exposure;
 		double gain;