diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
index c6169bdc..117c2f4e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ double CameraSensorHelper::gain(uint32_t gainCode) const
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn CameraSensorHelper::sensorDelays()
+ * \brief Fetch the delays for sensor subdevice controls
+ *
+ * This function returns the delays between setting a control on a
+ * sensor subdevice and it becoming effective, measured in frames. If
+ * they are unknown, default values are used.
+ *
+ * \return The delays for sensor subdevice controls
+ */
+
 /**
  * \enum CameraSensorHelper::AnalogueGainType
  * \brief The gain calculation modes as defined by the MIPI CCS
@@ -252,6 +263,12 @@ double CameraSensorHelper::gain(uint32_t gainCode) const
  * sensor specific. Use this variable to store the values at init time.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorHelper::sensorDelays_
+ * \brief The delays for sensor subdevice controls
+ * \sa CameraSensorHelper::sensorDelays()
+ */
+
 /**
  * \class CameraSensorHelperFactoryBase
  * \brief Base class for camera sensor helper factories
@@ -567,6 +584,12 @@ public:
 		blackLevel_ = 3200;
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainLinear;
 		gainConstants_.linear = { 0, 2048, -1, 2048 };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("imx283", CameraSensorHelperImx283)
@@ -578,6 +601,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainExponential;
 		gainConstants_.exp = { 1.0, expGainDb(0.3) };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("imx290", CameraSensorHelperImx290)
@@ -589,6 +618,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainExponential;
 		gainConstants_.exp = { 1.0, expGainDb(0.1) };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("imx296", CameraSensorHelperImx296)
@@ -629,6 +664,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainLinear;
 		gainConstants_.linear = { 0, 1024, -1, 1024 };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 3;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 3;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("imx477", CameraSensorHelperImx477)
@@ -668,6 +709,12 @@ public:
 		blackLevel_ = 1024;
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainLinear;
 		gainConstants_.linear = { 1, 0, 0, 128 };
+
+		/* Found by experimentation. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("ov4689", CameraSensorHelperOv4689)
@@ -692,6 +739,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainLinear;
 		gainConstants_.linear = { 1, 0, 0, 16 };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("ov5647", CameraSensorHelperOv5647)
@@ -738,6 +791,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		gainType_ = AnalogueGainLinear;
 		gainConstants_.linear = { 1, 0, 0, 128 };
+
+		/* Taken from CamHelper. */
+		sensorDelays_.exposureDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.gainDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.vblankDelay = 2;
+		sensorDelays_.hblankDelay = 2;
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("ov64a40", CameraSensorHelperOv64a40)
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
index 75868205..bef8380e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/core_ipa_interface.h>
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 	std::optional<int16_t> blackLevel() const { return blackLevel_; }
 	virtual uint32_t gainCode(double gain) const;
 	virtual double gain(uint32_t gainCode) const;
+	IPASensorDelays sensorDelays() const { return sensorDelays_; };
 
 protected:
 	enum AnalogueGainType {
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ protected:
 	AnalogueGainType gainType_;
 	AnalogueGainConstants gainConstants_;
 
+	/* Generic values taken from the Raspberry Pi. */
+	IPASensorDelays sensorDelays_{ 2, 1, 2, 2 };
+
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorHelper)
 };