diff --git a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
index 819b1c830..4babce1ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
+++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ file structure:
         - CAMERA-ID:
           tuning-file: # full path
       simple:
+        copy_input_buffer: # true/false
         supported_devices:
         - driver: # driver name, e.g. `mxc-isi`
           software_isp: # true/false
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ Configuration file example
        rpi:
          config_file: /usr/local/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/minimal_mem.yaml
        simple:
+         copy_input_buffer: false
          supported_devices:
          - driver: mxc-isi
            software_isp: true
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO b/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
index 9978afc03..dfb1e9772 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ per-frame buffers like we do for hardware ISPs.
 
 ---
 
-6. Input buffer copying configuration
-
-> DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats)
-> 	: stats_(std::move(stats)), gammaCorrection_(1.0)
-> {
-> 	enableInputMemcpy_ = true;
-
-Set this appropriately and/or make it configurable.
-
----
-
 7. Performance measurement configuration
 
 > void DebayerCpu::process(FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
index 8a757fe9e..12859062e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/mapped_framebuffer.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats)
 	 * always set it to true as the safer choice but this should be changed in
 	 * future.
 	 */
-	enableInputMemcpy_ = true;
+	enableInputMemcpy_ = GlobalConfiguration::option<bool>(
+				     "pipelines.simple.copy_input_buffer")
+				     .value_or(true);
 
 	/* Initialize color lookup tables */
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++)