diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
index e23f67a96edf..cffaa06a22c1 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace ipa::rkisp1::algorithms {
 
 LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(RkISP1Awb)
 
+constexpr int32_t kMinColourTemperature = 2500;
+constexpr int32_t kMaxColourTemperature = 10000;
+constexpr int32_t kDefaultColourTemperature = 5000;
+
 /* Minimum mean value below which AWB can't operate. */
 constexpr double kMeanMinThreshold = 2.0;
 
@@ -44,8 +48,13 @@ Awb::Awb()
 /**
  * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::init
  */
-int Awb::init([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context, const YamlObject &tuningData)
+int Awb::init(IPAContext &context, const YamlObject &tuningData)
 {
+	auto &cmap = context.ctrlMap;
+	cmap[&controls::ColourTemperature] = ControlInfo(kMinColourTemperature,
+							 kMaxColourTemperature,
+							 kDefaultColourTemperature);
+
 	Interpolator<Vector<double, 2>> gainCurve;
 	int ret = gainCurve.readYaml(tuningData["colourGains"], "ct", "gains");
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -68,6 +77,7 @@ int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,
 	context.activeState.awb.gains.manual = RGB<double>{ 1.0 };
 	context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic = RGB<double>{ 1.0 };
 	context.activeState.awb.autoEnabled = true;
+	context.activeState.awb.temperatureK = kDefaultColourTemperature;
 
 	/*
 	 * Define the measurement window for AWB as a centered rectangle
@@ -101,19 +111,37 @@ void Awb::queueRequest(IPAContext &context,
 			<< (*awbEnable ? "Enabling" : "Disabling") << " AWB";
 	}
 
+	frameContext.awb.autoEnabled = awb.autoEnabled;
+
+	if (awb.autoEnabled)
+		return;
+
 	const auto &colourGains = controls.get(controls::ColourGains);
-	if (colourGains && !awb.autoEnabled) {
+	const auto &colourTemperature = controls.get(controls::ColourTemperature);
+	bool update = false;
+	if (colourGains) {
 		awb.gains.manual.r() = (*colourGains)[0];
 		awb.gains.manual.b() = (*colourGains)[1];
+		/*
+		 * \todo: Colour temperature reported in metadata is now
+		 * incorrect, as we can't deduce the temperature from the gains.
+		 * This will be fixed with the bayes AWB algorithm.
+		 */
+		update = true;
+	} else if (colourTemperature && colourGainCurve_) {
+		const auto &gains = colourGainCurve_->getInterpolated(*colourTemperature);
+		awb.gains.manual.r() = gains[0];
+		awb.gains.manual.b() = gains[1];
+		awb.temperatureK = *colourTemperature;
+		update = true;
+	}
 
+	if (update)
 		LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug)
 			<< "Set colour gains to " << awb.gains.manual;
-	}
 
-	frameContext.awb.autoEnabled = awb.autoEnabled;
-
-	if (!awb.autoEnabled)
-		frameContext.awb.gains = awb.gains.manual;
+	frameContext.awb.gains = awb.gains.manual;
+	frameContext.awb.temperatureK = awb.temperatureK;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -126,8 +154,10 @@ void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context, const uint32_t frame,
 	 * This is the latest time we can read the active state. This is the
 	 * most up-to-date automatic values we can read.
 	 */
-	if (frameContext.awb.autoEnabled)
+	if (frameContext.awb.autoEnabled) {
 		frameContext.awb.gains = context.activeState.awb.gains.automatic;
+		frameContext.awb.temperatureK = context.activeState.awb.temperatureK;
+	}
 
 	auto gainConfig = params->block<BlockType::AwbGain>();
 	gainConfig.setEnabled(true);
@@ -206,7 +236,7 @@ void Awb::process(IPAContext &context,
 			static_cast<float>(frameContext.awb.gains.r()),
 			static_cast<float>(frameContext.awb.gains.b())
 		});
-	metadata.set(controls::ColourTemperature, activeState.awb.temperatureK);
+	metadata.set(controls::ColourTemperature, frameContext.awb.temperatureK);
 
 	if (!stats || !(stats->meas_type & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_STAT_AWB)) {
 		LOG(RkISP1Awb, Error) << "AWB data is missing in statistics";
@@ -281,9 +311,6 @@ void Awb::process(IPAContext &context,
 
 	activeState.awb.temperatureK = estimateCCT(rgbMeans);
 
-	/* Metadata shall contain the up to date measurement */
-	metadata.set(controls::ColourTemperature, activeState.awb.temperatureK);
-
 	/*
 	 * Estimate the red and blue gains to apply in a grey world. The green
 	 * gain is hardcoded to 1.0. Avoid divisions by zero by clamping the
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
index deb8c196f1b8..4b50015beee8 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/ipa_context.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct IPAFrameContext : public FrameContext {
 	struct {
 		RGB<double> gains;
 		bool autoEnabled;
+		unsigned int temperatureK;
 	} awb;
 
 	struct {