diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
index a02e6e77dc9c..68761cc473c4 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
 	PipelineHandler *pipe_;
 	std::list<Request *> queuedRequests_;
 	ControlInfoMap controlInfo_;
+	ControlList properties_;
 	std::unique_ptr<IPAInterface> ipa_;
 
 private:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 	void unlock();
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls(Camera *camera);
+	const ControlList &properties(Camera *camera);
 
 	virtual CameraConfiguration *generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
 		const StreamRoles &roles) = 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 1c5fccf69428..536a63a30018 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -867,6 +867,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 		if (ret)
 			continue;
 
+		/* Initialize the camera properties. */
+		data->properties_ = cio2->sensor_->properties();
+
 		/**
 		 * \todo Dynamically assign ImgU and output devices to each
 		 * stream and camera; as of now, limit support to two cameras
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 4a583a7a1d7e..e9a70755f4c5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -888,6 +888,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::createCamera(MediaEntity *sensor)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Initialize the camera properties. */
+	data->properties_ = data->sensor_->properties();
+
 	ret = data->loadIPA();
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index 06664fed42e7..f043cf55889e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ int VimcCameraData::init(MediaDevice *media)
 	}
 
 	controlInfo_ = std::move(ctrls);
+
+	/* Initialize the camera properties. */
+	properties_ = sensor_->properties();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
index 4349ca8957e4..a023fa1001f5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Pipeline)
  * creating the camera, and shall not be modified afterwards.
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var CameraData::properties_
+ * \brief The list of properties supported by the camera
+ *
+ * The list of camera properties shall be initialised by the pipeline handler
+ * when creating the camera, and shall not be modified afterwards.
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var CameraData::ipa_
  * \brief The IPA module used by the camera
@@ -244,6 +252,17 @@ const ControlInfoMap &PipelineHandler::controls(Camera *camera)
 	return data->controlInfo_;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the list of properties for a camera
+ * \param[in] camera The camera
+ * \return A ControlList of properties supported by \a camera
+ */
+const ControlList &PipelineHandler::properties(Camera *camera)
+{
+	CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
+	return data->properties_;
+}
+
 /**
  * \fn PipelineHandler::generateConfiguration()
  * \brief Generate a camera configuration for a specified camera