diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/agc_algorithm.h b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/agc_algorithm.h
index 36e6c11058ee..b6949daa7135 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/agc_algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/agc_algorithm.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
 
 #include "algorithm.h"
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 	AgcAlgorithm(Controller *controller) : Algorithm(controller) {}
 	/* An AGC algorithm must provide the following: */
 	virtual unsigned int getConvergenceFrames() const = 0;
+	virtual std::vector<double> const &getWeights() const = 0;
 	virtual void setEv(double ev) = 0;
 	virtual void setFlickerPeriod(libcamera::utils::Duration flickerPeriod) = 0;
 	virtual void setFixedShutter(libcamera::utils::Duration fixedShutter) = 0;
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
index e6fb7b8dbeb3..e79c82e2e65b 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,18 @@ unsigned int Agc::getConvergenceFrames() const
 		return config_.convergenceFrames;
 }
 
+std::vector<double> const &Agc::getWeights() const
+{
+	/*
+	 * In case someone calls setMeteringMode and then this before the
+	 * algorithm has run and updated the meteringMode_ pointer.
+	 */
+	auto it = config_.meteringModes.find(meteringModeName_);
+	if (it == config_.meteringModes.end())
+		return meteringMode_->weights;
+	return it->second.weights;
+}
+
 void Agc::setEv(double ev)
 {
 	ev_ = ev;
@@ -595,19 +607,16 @@ static double computeInitialY(StatisticsPtr &stats, AwbStatus const &awb,
 	ASSERT(weights.size() == stats->agcRegions.numRegions());
 
 	/*
-	 * Note how the calculation below means that equal weights give you
-	 * "average" metering (i.e. all pixels equally important).
+	 * Note that the weights are applied by the IPA to the statistics directly,
+	 * before they are given to us here.
 	 */
 	double rSum = 0, gSum = 0, bSum = 0, pixelSum = 0;
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < stats->agcRegions.numRegions(); i++) {
 		auto &region = stats->agcRegions.get(i);
-		double rAcc = std::min<double>(region.val.rSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
-		double gAcc = std::min<double>(region.val.gSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
-		double bAcc = std::min<double>(region.val.bSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
-		rSum += rAcc * weights[i];
-		gSum += gAcc * weights[i];
-		bSum += bAcc * weights[i];
-		pixelSum += region.counted * weights[i];
+		rSum += std::min<double>(region.val.rSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
+		gSum += std::min<double>(region.val.gSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
+		bSum += std::min<double>(region.val.bSum * gain, (maxVal - 1) * region.counted);
+		pixelSum += region.counted;
 	}
 	if (pixelSum == 0.0) {
 		LOG(RPiAgc, Warning) << "computeInitialY: pixelSum is zero";
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.h b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.h
index 4e5f272fac78..939f97295a02 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/agc.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 	char const *name() const override;
 	int read(const libcamera::YamlObject &params) override;
 	unsigned int getConvergenceFrames() const override;
+	std::vector<double> const &getWeights() const override;
 	void setEv(double ev) override;
 	void setFlickerPeriod(libcamera::utils::Duration flickerPeriod) override;
 	void setMaxShutter(libcamera::utils::Duration maxShutter) override;
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
index 0d929cda6c4a..0e022c2aeed3 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
@@ -211,13 +211,25 @@ RPiController::StatisticsPtr IpaVc4::platformProcessStats(Span<uint8_t> mem)
 						stats->awb_stats[i].counted,
 						stats->awb_stats[i].notcounted });
 
-	statistics->agcRegions.init(hw.agcRegions);
-	for (i = 0; i < statistics->agcRegions.numRegions(); i++)
-		statistics->agcRegions.set(i, { { stats->agc_stats[i].r_sum << scale,
-						  stats->agc_stats[i].g_sum << scale,
-						  stats->agc_stats[i].b_sum << scale },
-						stats->agc_stats[i].counted,
-						stats->awb_stats[i].notcounted });
+	RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *agc = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *>(
+		controller_.getAlgorithm("agc"));
+	if (!agc) {
+		LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "No AGC algorithm - not copying statistics";
+		statistics->agcRegions.init(0);
+	} else {
+		statistics->agcRegions.init(hw.agcRegions);
+		const std::vector<double> &weights = agc->getWeights();
+		for (i = 0; i < statistics->agcRegions.numRegions(); i++) {
+			uint64_t rSum = (stats->agc_stats[i].r_sum << scale) * weights[i];
+			uint64_t gSum = (stats->agc_stats[i].g_sum << scale) * weights[i];
+			uint64_t bSum = (stats->agc_stats[i].b_sum << scale) * weights[i];
+			uint32_t counted = stats->agc_stats[i].counted * weights[i];
+			uint32_t notcounted = stats->agc_stats[i].notcounted * weights[i];
+			statistics->agcRegions.set(i, { { rSum, gSum, bSum },
+							counted,
+							notcounted });
+		}
+	}
 
 	statistics->focusRegions.init(hw.focusRegions);
 	for (i = 0; i < statistics->focusRegions.numRegions(); i++)