diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
index bfacd1275bfb..8e78f167f179 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
@@ -131,4 +131,5 @@ interface IPARPiEventInterface {
 	embeddedComplete(uint32 bufferId);
 	setIspControls(libcamera.ControlList controls);
 	setDelayedControls(libcamera.ControlList controls, uint32 delayContext);
+	setLensControls(libcamera.ControlList controls);
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index 249dedcd8c09..77719db57e44 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
 	void embeddedComplete(uint32_t bufferId);
 	void setIspControls(const ControlList &controls);
 	void setDelayedControls(const ControlList &controls, uint32_t delayContext);
+	void setLensControls(const ControlList &controls);
 	void setSensorControls(ControlList &controls);
 	void unicamTimeout();
 
@@ -1589,6 +1590,7 @@ int RPiCameraData::loadIPA(ipa::RPi::IPAInitResult *result)
 	ipa_->embeddedComplete.connect(this, &RPiCameraData::embeddedComplete);
 	ipa_->setIspControls.connect(this, &RPiCameraData::setIspControls);
 	ipa_->setDelayedControls.connect(this, &RPiCameraData::setDelayedControls);
+	ipa_->setLensControls.connect(this, &RPiCameraData::setLensControls);
 
 	/*
 	 * The configuration (tuning file) is made from the sensor name unless
@@ -1835,6 +1837,16 @@ void RPiCameraData::setDelayedControls(const ControlList &controls, uint32_t del
 	handleState();
 }
 
+void RPiCameraData::setLensControls(const ControlList &controls)
+{
+	CameraLens *lens = sensor_->focusLens();
+
+	if (lens && controls.contains(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE)) {
+		ControlValue const &focusValue = controls.get(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE);
+		lens->setFocusPosition(focusValue.get<int32_t>());
+	}
+}
+
 void RPiCameraData::setSensorControls(ControlList &controls)
 {
 	/*