diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h
index a0d448cf..af784c9c 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ public:
 	template<typename T>
 	static std::unique_ptr<T> createIPA(PipelineHandler *pipe,
 					    uint32_t minVersion,
-					    uint32_t maxVersion)
+					    uint32_t maxVersion,
+					    const char *ipaName = NULL)
 	{
 		CameraManager *cm = pipe->cameraManager();
 		IPAManager *self = cm->_d()->ipaManager();
-		IPAModule *m = self->module(pipe, minVersion, maxVersion);
+		IPAModule *m = self->module(pipe, minVersion, maxVersion, ipaName);
 		if (!m)
 			return nullptr;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ private:
 	unsigned int addDir(const char *libDir, unsigned int maxDepth = 0);
 
 	IPAModule *module(PipelineHandler *pipe, uint32_t minVersion,
-			  uint32_t maxVersion);
+			  uint32_t maxVersion, const char *ipaName);
 
 	bool isSignatureValid(IPAModule *ipa) const;
 
diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_module.h b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_module.h
index 15f19492..e7b00fdb 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_module.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_module.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public:
 
 	IPAInterface *createInterface();
 
-	bool match(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-		   uint32_t minVersion, uint32_t maxVersion) const;
+	bool match(PipelineHandler *pipe, uint32_t minVersion,
+		   uint32_t maxVersion, const char *ipaName = NULL) const;
 
 protected:
 	std::string logPrefix() const override;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
index 830750dc..2ef8b98e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
@@ -240,12 +240,13 @@ unsigned int IPAManager::addDir(const char *libDir, unsigned int maxDepth)
  * \param[in] pipe The pipeline handler
  * \param[in] minVersion Minimum acceptable version of IPA module
  * \param[in] maxVersion Maximum acceptable version of IPA module
+ * \param[in] ipaName If set match IPA module by this name instead of by pipe
  */
 IPAModule *IPAManager::module(PipelineHandler *pipe, uint32_t minVersion,
-			      uint32_t maxVersion)
+			      uint32_t maxVersion, const char *ipaName)
 {
 	for (const auto &module : modules_) {
-		if (module->match(pipe, minVersion, maxVersion))
+		if (module->match(pipe, minVersion, maxVersion, ipaName))
 			return module.get();
 	}
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ IPAModule *IPAManager::module(PipelineHandler *pipe, uint32_t minVersion,
  * \param[in] pipe The pipeline handler that wants a matching IPA proxy
  * \param[in] minVersion Minimum acceptable version of IPA module
  * \param[in] maxVersion Maximum acceptable version of IPA module
+ * \param[in] ipaName If set match IPA module by this name instead of by pipe
  *
  * \return A newly created IPA proxy, or nullptr if no matching IPA module is
  * found or if the IPA proxy fails to initialize
diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
index e6ea61e4..b7004b1c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
@@ -466,18 +466,25 @@ IPAInterface *IPAModule::createInterface()
  * \param[in] pipe Pipeline handler to match with
  * \param[in] minVersion Minimum acceptable version of IPA module
  * \param[in] maxVersion Maximum acceptable version of IPA module
+ * \param[in] ipaName If set match IPA module by this name instead of by pipe
  *
  * This function checks if this IPA module matches the \a pipe pipeline handler,
- * and the input version range.
+ * and the input version range. If \a ipaName is non-null then the IPA module
+ * name is matched against \a ipaName instead of matching \a pipe.
  *
  * \return True if the pipeline handler matches the IPA module, or false otherwise
  */
-bool IPAModule::match(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-		      uint32_t minVersion, uint32_t maxVersion) const
+bool IPAModule::match(PipelineHandler *pipe, uint32_t minVersion,
+		      uint32_t maxVersion, const char *ipaName) const
 {
-	return info_.pipelineVersion >= minVersion &&
-	       info_.pipelineVersion <= maxVersion &&
-	       !strcmp(info_.pipelineName, pipe->name());
+	if (info_.pipelineVersion < minVersion ||
+	    info_.pipelineVersion > maxVersion)
+		return false;
+
+	if (ipaName)
+		return !strcmp(info_.name, ipaName);
+	else
+		return !strcmp(info_.pipelineName, pipe->name());
 }
 
 std::string IPAModule::logPrefix() const