diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
index bf6e9141..c3ed87aa 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ interface IPARkISP1Interface {
 interface IPARkISP1EventInterface {
 	paramsBufferReady(uint32 frame);
 	setSensorControls(uint32 frame, libcamera.ControlList sensorControls);
+	setLensControls(libcamera.ControlList lensControls);
 	metadataReady(uint32 frame, libcamera.ControlList metadata);
 };
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
index b9b20653..1fac6af9 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ struct IPASessionConfiguration {
 };
 
 struct IPAActiveState {
+	struct {
+		uint32_t lensPosition;
+		bool applyLensCtrls;
+	} af;
+
 	struct {
 		struct {
 			uint32_t exposure;
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 9e861fc0..297161b2 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ int IPARkISP1::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &ipaConfig,
 			return format.colourEncoding == PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW;
 		});
 
+	/* Lens position is unknown at the startup, so initilize the variable
+	 * that holds the current position to something out of the range. */
+	context_.activeState.af.lensPosition = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max();
+
 	for (auto const &a : algorithms()) {
 		Algorithm *algo = static_cast<Algorithm *>(a.get());
 
@@ -452,6 +456,14 @@ void IPARkISP1::setControls(unsigned int frame)
 	ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN, static_cast<int32_t>(gain));
 
 	setSensorControls.emit(frame, ctrls);
+
+	if (lensControls_ && context_.activeState.af.applyLensCtrls) {
+		context_.activeState.af.applyLensCtrls = false;
+		ControlList lensCtrls(*lensControls_);
+		lensCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE,
+			      static_cast<int32_t>(context_.activeState.af.lensPosition));
+		setLensControls.emit(lensCtrls);
+	}
 }
 
 } /* namespace ipa::rkisp1 */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 0559d261..b2fedc5f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private:
 	void paramFilled(unsigned int frame);
 	void setSensorControls(unsigned int frame,
 			       const ControlList &sensorControls);
+	void setLensControls(const ControlList &lensControls);
 
 	void metadataReady(unsigned int frame, const ControlList &metadata);
 };
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ int RkISP1CameraData::loadIPA(unsigned int hwRevision)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	ipa_->setSensorControls.connect(this, &RkISP1CameraData::setSensorControls);
+	ipa_->setLensControls.connect(this, &RkISP1CameraData::setLensControls);
 	ipa_->paramsBufferReady.connect(this, &RkISP1CameraData::paramFilled);
 	ipa_->metadataReady.connect(this, &RkISP1CameraData::metadataReady);
 
@@ -400,6 +402,20 @@ void RkISP1CameraData::setSensorControls([[maybe_unused]] unsigned int frame,
 	delayedCtrls_->push(sensorControls);
 }
 
+void RkISP1CameraData::setLensControls(const ControlList &lensControls)
+{
+	CameraLens *focusLens = sensor_->focusLens();
+	if (!focusLens)
+		return;
+
+	if (!lensControls.contains(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE))
+		return;
+
+	const ControlValue &focusValue = lensControls.get(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE);
+
+	focusLens->setFocusPosition(focusValue.get<int32_t>());
+}
+
 void RkISP1CameraData::metadataReady(unsigned int frame, const ControlList &metadata)
 {
 	RkISP1FrameInfo *info = frameInfo_.find(frame);