diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_manager.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_manager.h
index 0150ca61f..e8082eb34 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_manager.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_manager.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/base/thread.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/thread_annotations.h>
 
+#include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/process.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ public:
 	void addCamera(std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera) LIBCAMERA_TSA_EXCLUDES(mutex_);
 	void removeCamera(std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera) LIBCAMERA_TSA_EXCLUDES(mutex_);
 
+	const GlobalConfiguration &configuration() const
+	{
+		return configuration_;
+	}
+
 	IPAManager *ipaManager() const { return ipaManager_.get(); }
 
 protected:
@@ -66,6 +72,8 @@ private:
 
 	std::unique_ptr<IPAManager> ipaManager_;
 	ProcessManager processManager_;
+
+	const GlobalConfiguration configuration_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
index e62e7193c..f3b4ec708 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/camera.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/device_enumerator.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h"
 
@@ -254,6 +255,13 @@ void CameraManager::Private::removeCamera(std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera)
 	o->cameraRemoved.emit(camera);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn const GlobalConfiguration &CameraManager::Private::configuration() const
+ * \brief Get global configuration bound to the camera manager
+ *
+ * \return Reference to the configuration
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn CameraManager::Private::ipaManager() const
  * \brief Retrieve the IPAManager