diff --git a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
index f4e86ae24..de74fa732 100644
--- a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
+++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ file structure:
           ...
       simple:
         copy_input_buffer: # true/false
+        measure:
+          skip: # non-negative integer, frames to skip initially
+          number: # non-negative integer, frames to measure
         supported_devices:
         - driver: # driver name, e.g. `mxc-isi`
           software_isp: # true/false
@@ -87,6 +90,9 @@ Configuration file example
             min_total_unicam_buffers: 2
        simple:
          copy_input_buffer: false
+         measure:
+           skip: 50
+           number: 30
          supported_devices:
          - driver: mxc-isi
            software_isp: true
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO b/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
index 2c919f442..f19e15ae2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/TODO
@@ -71,31 +71,6 @@ per-frame buffers like we do for hardware ISPs.
 
 ---
 
-7. Performance measurement configuration
-
-> void DebayerCpu::process(FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params)
-> /* Measure before emitting signals */
-> if (measuredFrames_ < DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure &&
->     ++measuredFrames_ > DebayerCpu::kFramesToSkip) {
-> 	timespec frameEndTime = {};
-> 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &frameEndTime);
-> 	frameProcessTime_ += timeDiff(frameEndTime, frameStartTime);
-> 	if (measuredFrames_ == DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure) {
-> 		const unsigned int measuredFrames = DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure -
-> 						    DebayerCpu::kFramesToSkip;
-> 		LOG(Debayer, Info)
-> 			<< "Processed " << measuredFrames
-> 			<< " frames in " << frameProcessTime_ / 1000 << "us, "
-> 			<< frameProcessTime_ / (1000 * measuredFrames)
-> 			<< " us/frame";
-> 	}
-> }
-
-I wonder if there would be a way to control at runtime when/how to
-perform those measurements. Maybe that's a bit overkill.
-
----
-
 8. DebayerCpu cleanups
 
 > >> class DebayerCpu : public Debayer, public Object
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
index 704d4e487..d43687f75 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats, const GlobalConfigurat
 	enableInputMemcpy_ =
 		configuration.option<bool>({ "pipelines", "simple", "copy_input_buffer" }).value_or(true);
 
+	skipBeforeMeasure_ = configuration.option<unsigned int>(
+						  { "pipelines", "simple", "measure", "skip" })
+				     .value_or(skipBeforeMeasure_);
+	framesToMeasure_ = configuration.option<unsigned int>(
+						{ "pipelines", "simple", "measure", "number" })
+				   .value_or(framesToMeasure_);
+
 	/* Initialize color lookup tables */
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++) {
 		red_[i] = green_[i] = blue_[i] = i;
@@ -557,7 +564,7 @@ int DebayerCpu::configure(const StreamConfiguration &inputCfg,
 			lineBuffers_[i].resize(lineBufferLength_);
 	}
 
-	measuredFrames_ = 0;
+	encounteredFrames_ = 0;
 	frameProcessTime_ = 0;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -763,7 +770,10 @@ void DebayerCpu::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output
 {
 	timespec frameStartTime;
 
-	if (measuredFrames_ < DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure) {
+	bool measure = framesToMeasure_ > 0 &&
+		       encounteredFrames_ < skipBeforeMeasure_ + framesToMeasure_ &&
+		       ++encounteredFrames_ > skipBeforeMeasure_;
+	if (measure) {
 		frameStartTime = {};
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &frameStartTime);
 	}
@@ -820,18 +830,15 @@ void DebayerCpu::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output
 	dmaSyncers.clear();
 
 	/* Measure before emitting signals */
-	if (measuredFrames_ < DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure &&
-	    ++measuredFrames_ > DebayerCpu::kFramesToSkip) {
+	if (measure) {
 		timespec frameEndTime = {};
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &frameEndTime);
 		frameProcessTime_ += timeDiff(frameEndTime, frameStartTime);
-		if (measuredFrames_ == DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure) {
-			const unsigned int measuredFrames = DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure -
-							    DebayerCpu::kFramesToSkip;
+		if (encounteredFrames_ == skipBeforeMeasure_ + framesToMeasure_) {
 			LOG(Debayer, Info)
-				<< "Processed " << measuredFrames
+				<< "Processed " << framesToMeasure_
 				<< " frames in " << frameProcessTime_ / 1000 << "us, "
-				<< frameProcessTime_ / (1000 * measuredFrames)
+				<< frameProcessTime_ / (1000 * framesToMeasure_)
 				<< " us/frame";
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
index 2f35aa18b..9d343e464 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
@@ -161,11 +161,10 @@ private:
 	unsigned int xShift_; /* Offset of 0/1 applied to window_.x */
 	bool enableInputMemcpy_;
 	bool swapRedBlueGains_;
-	unsigned int measuredFrames_;
+	unsigned int encounteredFrames_;
 	int64_t frameProcessTime_;
-	/* Skip 30 frames for things to stabilize then measure 30 frames */
-	static constexpr unsigned int kFramesToSkip = 30;
-	static constexpr unsigned int kLastFrameToMeasure = 60;
+	unsigned int skipBeforeMeasure_ = 30;
+	unsigned int framesToMeasure_ = 30;
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */