diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/core.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/core.mojom
index ef28ff2d..1ff674b0 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/core.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/core.mojom
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module libcamera;
  * - structs
  *
  * Attributes:
- * - skipHeader - structs only, and only in core.mojom
+ * - skipHeader - allowed only for structs and enums in core.mojom
  *   - Do not generate a C++ definition for the structure
  *   - Any type used in a mojom interface definition must have a corresponding
  *     definition in a mojom file for the code generator to accept it, except
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ module libcamera;
  *   then the type definition in the core.mojom file should have the
  *   [skipHeader] attribute only
  *   - A (de)serializer will be generated for the type
+ *   - enums that are defined in a libcamera C++ header also fall in this
+ *     category
  * - If a type definition has [skipHeader], then the header where the type is
  *   defined must be included in ipa_interface.h
  * - Types that are solely used as array/map members do not require a mojom
diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h
index 8afcfe21..8884f0ed 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 namespace libcamera {
 
 /*
- * Structs that are defined in core.mojom and have the skipHeader tag must be
- * #included here.
+ * Structs and enums that are defined in core.mojom that have the skipHeader
+ * tag must be #included here.
  */
 
 class IPAInterface
diff --git a/utils/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/core_ipa_interface.h.tmpl b/utils/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/core_ipa_interface.h.tmpl
index a565b59a..c60b99b8 100644
--- a/utils/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/core_ipa_interface.h.tmpl
+++ b/utils/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/core_ipa_interface.h.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
 static const {{const.kind|name}} {{const.mojom_name}} = {{const.value}};
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% for enum in enums %}
+{% for enum in enums_gen_header %}
 {{funcs.define_enum(enum)}}
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/utils/ipc/generators/mojom_libcamera_generator.py b/utils/ipc/generators/mojom_libcamera_generator.py
index 6c176aba..64987ccd 100644
--- a/utils/ipc/generators/mojom_libcamera_generator.py
+++ b/utils/ipc/generators/mojom_libcamera_generator.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ class Generator(generator.Generator):
     def _GetJinjaExportsForCore(self):
         return {
             'consts': self.module.constants,
-            'enums': self.module.enums,
+            'enums_gen_header': [x for x in self.module.enums if x.attributes is None or 'skipHeader' not in x.attributes],
             'has_array': len([x for x in self.module.kinds.keys() if x[0] == 'a']) > 0,
             'has_map': len([x for x in self.module.kinds.keys() if x[0] == 'm']) > 0,
             'structs_gen_header': [x for x in self.module.structs if x.attributes is None or 'skipHeader' not in x.attributes],