diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index f6ef4df170d4..e6b72d22ac21 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const = 0;
 	virtual Transform computeTransform(Orientation *orientation) const = 0;
 	virtual BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const = 0;
+	virtual Orientation mountingOrientation() const = 0;
 
 	virtual const ControlInfoMap &controls() const = 0;
 	virtual ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) = 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
index f9e685a9acc4..39c34200b0ff 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
 	int sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const override;
 	Transform computeTransform(Orientation *orientation) const override;
 	BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const override;
+	Orientation mountingOrientation() const override { return mountingOrientation_; }
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const override;
 	ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) override;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
index 8ea4423698cd..759cccafe4a9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 	int sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const override;
 	Transform computeTransform(Orientation *orientation) const override;
 	BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const override;
+	Orientation mountingOrientation() const override { return mountingOrientation_; }
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const override;
 	ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) override;