diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
index a3dfd3fc529c..e51457ebc345 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
@@ -994,6 +994,12 @@ void PipelineHandlerISI::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	Request *request = buffer->request();
 
+	/* Record the sensor's timestamp in the request metadata. */
+	ControlList &metadata = request->metadata();
+	if (!metadata.contains(controls::SensorTimestamp.id()))
+		metadata.set(controls::SensorTimestamp,
+			     buffer->metadata().timestamp);
+
 	completeBuffer(request, buffer);
 	if (request->hasPendingBuffers())
 		return;