diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
index 3ea1806cb1fd..dcdbe82b7ac9 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public:
 
 	static std::vector<CameraSensorHelperFactoryBase *> &factories();
 
+	const std::string &name() const { return name_; };
+
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorHelperFactoryBase)