diff --git a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
index d7b5f35ee..9fc5e4548 100644
--- a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
+++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ file structure:
       rpi:
         config_file: # full path
       simple:
+        copy_input_buffer: # true/false
         supported_devices:
         - driver: # driver name, e.g. `mxc-isi`
           software_isp: # true/false
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ 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 a50db668e..2c919f442 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 66f6038c1..3b5587164 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/dma_buf_allocator.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/mapped_framebuffer.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ namespace libcamera {
 /**
  * \brief Constructs a DebayerCpu object
  * \param[in] stats Pointer to the stats object to use
+ * \param[in] configuration The global configuration
  */
-DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats)
+DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats, const GlobalConfiguration &configuration)
 	: stats_(std::move(stats))
 {
 	/*
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ 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_ =
+		configuration.option<bool>("pipelines.simple.copy_input_buffer").value_or(true);
 
 	/* Initialize color lookup tables */
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++) {
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
index 926195e98..2f35aa18b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/base/object.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
 
 #include "debayer.h"
 #include "swstats_cpu.h"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
 class DebayerCpu : public Debayer, public Object
 {
 public:
-	DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats);
+	DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats, const GlobalConfiguration &configuration);
 	~DebayerCpu();
 
 	int configure(const StreamConfiguration &inputCfg,
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
index 3ce354111..a0ad88cac 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ SoftwareIsp::SoftwareIsp(PipelineHandler *pipe, const CameraSensor *sensor,
 	}
 	stats->statsReady.connect(this, &SoftwareIsp::statsReady);
 
-	debayer_ = std::make_unique<DebayerCpu>(std::move(stats));
+	const GlobalConfiguration &configuration = pipe->cameraManager()->_d()->configuration();
+	debayer_ = std::make_unique<DebayerCpu>(std::move(stats), configuration);
 	debayer_->inputBufferReady.connect(this, &SoftwareIsp::inputReady);
 	debayer_->outputBufferReady.connect(this, &SoftwareIsp::outputReady);
 
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ SoftwareIsp::SoftwareIsp(PipelineHandler *pipe, const CameraSensor *sensor,
 	 * The API tuning file is made from the sensor name. If the tuning file
 	 * isn't found, fall back to the 'uncalibrated' file.
 	 */
-	const GlobalConfiguration &configuration = pipe->cameraManager()->_d()->configuration();
 	std::string ipaTuningFile =
 		ipa_->configurationFile(sensor->model() + ".yaml", configuration, "uncalibrated.yaml");