diff --git a/src/layer/meson.build b/src/layer/meson.build
index 3d8b70ad2cd2..24012b239eb0 100644
--- a/src/layer/meson.build
+++ b/src/layer/meson.build
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ layers_env.set('LIBCAMERA_LAYER_PATH', meson.current_build_dir())
 meson.add_devenv(layers_env)
 
 subdir('inject_controls')
+subdir('sync')
diff --git a/src/layer/sync/meson.build b/src/layer/sync/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acee5bef7aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layer/sync/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+layer_name = 'sync'
+
+sync_sources = files([
+    'sync.cpp',
+])
+
+mod = shared_module(layer_name, [sync_sources, libcamera_internal_headers],
+                    name_prefix : '',
+                    include_directories : layer_includes,
+                    dependencies : libcamera_private,
+                    gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+                    install : true,
+                    install_dir : layer_install_dir)
diff --git a/src/layer/sync/sync.cpp b/src/layer/sync/sync.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e19ab72c043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layer/sync/sync.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,463 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024, Raspberry Pi Ltd
+ * Copyright (C) 2025, Ideas On Board Oy
+ *
+ * Layer implementation for sync algorithm
+ */
+
+#include "sync.h"
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <libcamera/base/log.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/unique_fd.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
+
+#include <libcamera/control_ids.h>
+#include <libcamera/layer.h>
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(SyncLayer)
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
+
+using namespace libcamera;
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+void *init([[maybe_unused]] const std::string &id)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = new SyncLayerData;
+
+	LOG(SyncLayer, Info) << "Initializing sync layer";
+
+	const char *kDefaultGroup = "239.255.255.250";
+	constexpr unsigned int kDefaultPort = 10000;
+	constexpr unsigned int kDefaultSyncPeriod = 30;
+	constexpr unsigned int kDefaultReadyFrame = 100;
+	constexpr unsigned int kDefaultMinAdjustment = 50;
+
+	/* \todo load these from configuration file */
+	data->group = kDefaultGroup;
+	data->port = kDefaultPort;
+	data->syncPeriod = kDefaultSyncPeriod;
+	data->readyFrame = kDefaultReadyFrame;
+	data->minAdjustment = kDefaultMinAdjustment;
+
+	return data;
+}
+
+void terminate(void *closure)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = static_cast<SyncLayerData *>(closure);
+
+	data->socket.reset();
+
+	delete data;
+}
+
+ControlList requestCompleted(void *closure, Request *request)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = static_cast<SyncLayerData *>(closure);
+
+	const ControlList &metadata = request->metadata();
+	ControlList ret;
+
+	/* SensorTimestamp is required for sync */
+	/* \todo Document this requirement (along with SyncAdjustment) */
+	auto sensorTimestamp = metadata.get<int64_t>(controls::SensorTimestamp);
+	if (sensorTimestamp) {
+		data->clockRecovery.addSample();
+		uint64_t frameWallClock = data->clockRecovery.getOutput(*sensorTimestamp);
+		ret.set(controls::FrameWallClock, static_cast<int64_t>(frameWallClock));
+		if (data->mode != Mode::Off && data->frameDuration)
+			processFrame(data, frameWallClock, ret);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ControlInfoMap::Map updateControls(void *closure, ControlInfoMap &controls)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = static_cast<SyncLayerData *>(closure);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the SyncAdjustment control is unavailable then the Camera does
+	 * not support Sync adjustment
+	 */
+	auto it = controls.find(&controls::SyncAdjustment);
+	data->syncAvailable = it != controls.end();
+	if (!data->syncAvailable) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Warning)
+			<< "Sync layer is not supported: SyncAdjustment control is not available";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Save the default FrameDurationLimits. If it's not available then we
+	 * have to wait until one is supplied in a request. We cannot use the
+	 * FrameDuration returned from the first frame as the
+	 * FrameDurationLimits has to be explicitly set by the application, as
+	 * this is the frame rate target that the cameras will sync to.
+	 * \todo Document that FrameDurationLimits is a required control
+	 */
+	it = controls.find(&controls::FrameDurationLimits);
+	if (it != controls.end())
+		data->frameDuration = std::chrono::microseconds(it->second.min().get<int64_t>());
+
+	return {
+		{ &controls::rpi::SyncMode,
+		  ControlInfo(controls::rpi::SyncModeValues) },
+		{ &controls::rpi::SyncFrames,
+		  ControlInfo(1, 1000000, 100) },
+		{ &controls::SyncInterface,
+		  ControlInfo(1, 40) }
+	};
+}
+
+void queueRequest(void *closure, Request *request)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = static_cast<SyncLayerData *>(closure);
+	if (!data->syncAvailable)
+		return;
+
+	processControls(data, request->controls());
+
+	if (data->mode == Mode::Client) {
+		request->controls().set(controls::SyncAdjustment,
+					data->frameDurationOffset.count() / 1000);
+		data->frameDurationOffset = utils::Duration(0);
+	}
+}
+
+void start(void *closure, ControlList &controls)
+{
+	SyncLayerData *data = static_cast<SyncLayerData *>(closure);
+	if (!data->syncAvailable)
+		return;
+
+	reset(data);
+	data->clockRecovery.addSample();
+	processControls(data, controls);
+}
+
+void reset(SyncLayerData *data)
+{
+	data->syncReady = false;
+	data->frameCount = 0;
+	data->serverFrameCountPeriod = 0;
+	data->serverReadyTime = 0;
+	data->clientSeenPacket = false;
+}
+
+void initializeSocket(SyncLayerData *data)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+	struct ip_mreq mreq{};
+	socklen_t addrlen;
+	SyncPayload payload;
+	unsigned int en = 1;
+
+	if (data->socket.isValid()) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug)
+			<< "Socket already exists; not recreating";
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!data->networkInterface.empty())
+		mreq.imr_interface.s_addr = inet_addr(data->networkInterface.c_str());
+	else
+		mreq.imr_interface.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+
+	int flags = SOCK_CLOEXEC;
+	if (data->mode == Mode::Client)
+		flags |= SOCK_NONBLOCK;
+
+	int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | flags, 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Error) << "Unable to create socket";
+		return;
+	}
+	data->socket = UniqueFD(fd);
+
+	struct sockaddr_in &addr = data->addr;
+	memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	addr.sin_addr.s_addr = data->mode == Mode::Client ? htonl(INADDR_ANY) : inet_addr(data->group.c_str());
+	addr.sin_port = htons(data->port);
+
+	if (data->mode != Mode::Client)
+		return;
+
+	if (setsockopt(data->socket.get(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &en, sizeof(en)) < 0) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Error) << "Unable to set socket options: " << strerror(errno);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	mreq.imr_multiaddr.s_addr = inet_addr(data->group.c_str());
+	if (setsockopt(data->socket.get(), IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &mreq, sizeof(mreq)) < 0) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Error) << "Unable to set socket options: " << strerror(errno);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (bind(data->socket.get(), (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Error) << "Unable to bind client socket: " << strerror(errno);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * For the client, flush anything in the socket. It might be stale from a previous sync run,
+	 * or we might get another packet in a frame to two before the adjustment caused by this (old)
+	 * packet, although correct, had taken effect. So this keeps things simpler.
+	 */
+	addrlen = sizeof(addr);
+	ret = 0;
+	while (ret >= 0) {
+		ret = recvfrom(data->socket.get(),
+			       &payload, sizeof(payload), 0,
+			       (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &addrlen);
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+err:
+	data->socket.reset();
+}
+
+void processControls(SyncLayerData *data, ControlList &controls)
+{
+	auto intf = controls.get<std::string_view>(controls::SyncInterface);
+	if (intf)
+		data->networkInterface = *intf;
+
+	auto mode = controls.get<int32_t>(controls::rpi::SyncMode);
+	if (mode) {
+		data->mode = static_cast<Mode>(*mode);
+		if (data->mode == Mode::Off) {
+			reset(data);
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This goes here instead of init() because we need the control
+			 * to tell us whether we're server or client
+			 */
+			initializeSocket(data);
+		}
+	}
+
+	auto syncFrames = controls.get<int32_t>(controls::rpi::SyncFrames);
+	if (syncFrames && *syncFrames > 0)
+		data->readyFrame = *syncFrames;
+
+	auto frameDurationLimits = controls.get(controls::FrameDurationLimits);
+	if (frameDurationLimits)
+		data->frameDuration = std::chrono::microseconds((*frameDurationLimits)[0]);
+
+	/*
+	 * \todo Should we just let SyncAdjustment through as-is if the
+	 * application provides it? Maybe it wants to do sync itself without
+	 * the layer, but the layer has been loaded anyway
+	 */
+}
+
+/*
+ * Camera sync algorithm.
+ *     Server - there is a single server that sends framerate timing information over the network to any
+ *         clients that are listening. It also signals when it will send a "everything is synchronised, now go"
+ *         message back to the algorithm.
+ *     Client - there may be many clients, either on the same device or different ones. They match their
+ *         framerates to the server, and indicate when to "go" at the same instant as the server.
+ */
+void processFrame(SyncLayerData *data, uint64_t frameWallClock,
+		  ControlList &metadata)
+{
+	/* frameWallClock has already been de-jittered for us. Convert from ns into us. */
+	uint64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp = frameWallClock / 1000;
+
+	/*
+	 * This is the headline frame duration in microseconds as programmed into the sensor. Strictly,
+	 * the sensor might not quite match the system clock, but this shouldn't matter for the calculations
+	 * we'll do with it, unless it's a very very long way out!
+	 */
+	uint32_t frameDuration = data->frameDuration.get<std::micro>();
+
+	/* Timestamps tell us if we've dropped any frames, but we still want to count them. */
+	unsigned int droppedFrames = 0;
+	/* Count dropped frames into the frame counter */
+	if (data->frameCount) {
+		wallClockFrameTimestamp =
+			std::max<uint64_t>(wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+					   data->lastWallClockFrameTimestamp + frameDuration / 2);
+		/*
+		 * Round down here, because data->frameCount gets incremented
+		 * at the end of the function.
+		 */
+		droppedFrames =
+			(wallClockFrameTimestamp - data->lastWallClockFrameTimestamp - frameDuration / 2) / frameDuration;
+		data->frameCount += droppedFrames;
+	}
+
+	if (data->mode == Mode::Server)
+		processFrameServer(data, wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+				   metadata, droppedFrames);
+	else if (data->mode == Mode::Client)
+		processFrameClient(data, wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+				   metadata);
+
+	data->lastWallClockFrameTimestamp = wallClockFrameTimestamp;
+
+	metadata.set(controls::rpi::SyncReady, data->syncReady);
+
+	data->frameCount++;
+}
+
+void processFrameServer(SyncLayerData *data, int64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+			ControlList &metadata, unsigned int droppedFrames)
+{
+	uint32_t frameDuration = data->frameDuration.get<std::micro>();
+
+	/*
+	 * Server sends a packet every syncPeriod frames, or as soon after as possible (if any
+	 * frames were dropped).
+	 */
+	data->serverFrameCountPeriod += droppedFrames;
+
+	if (data->frameCount == 0) {
+		data->frameDurationEstimated = frameDuration;
+	} else {
+		double diff = (wallClockFrameTimestamp - data->lastWallClockFrameTimestamp) / (1 + droppedFrames);
+		unsigned int N = std::min(data->frameCount, 99U);
+		/*
+		 * Smooth out the variance of the frame duration estimation to
+		 * get closer to the true frame duration
+		 */
+		data->frameDurationEstimated = data->frameCount == 1 ? diff
+					     : (N * data->frameDurationEstimated + diff) / (N + 1);
+	}
+
+	/* Calculate frames remaining, and therefore "time left until ready". */
+	int framesRemaining = data->readyFrame - data->frameCount;
+	uint64_t wallClockReadyTime = wallClockFrameTimestamp + (int64_t)framesRemaining * data->frameDurationEstimated;
+
+	if (data->serverFrameCountPeriod >= data->syncPeriod) {
+		/* It's time to sync */
+		data->serverFrameCountPeriod = 0;
+
+		SyncPayload payload;
+		/* round to nearest us */
+		payload.frameDuration = data->frameDurationEstimated + .5;
+		payload.wallClockFrameTimestamp = wallClockFrameTimestamp;
+		payload.wallClockReadyTime = wallClockReadyTime;
+
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "Send packet (frameNumber " << data->frameCount << "):";
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "            frameDuration " << payload.frameDuration;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "            wallClockFrameTimestamp " << wallClockFrameTimestamp
+				      << " (" << wallClockFrameTimestamp - data->lastWallClockFrameTimestamp << ")";
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "            wallClockReadyTime " << wallClockReadyTime;
+
+		if (sendto(data->socket.get(), &payload, sizeof(payload), 0, (const sockaddr *)&data->addr, sizeof(data->addr)) < 0)
+			LOG(SyncLayer, Error) << "Send error! " << strerror(errno);
+	}
+
+	int64_t timerValue = static_cast<int64_t>(wallClockReadyTime - wallClockFrameTimestamp);
+	if (!data->syncReady && wallClockFrameTimestamp + data->frameDurationEstimated / 2 > wallClockReadyTime) {
+		data->syncReady = true;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Info) << "*** Sync achieved! Difference " << timerValue << "us";
+	}
+
+	/* Server always reports this */
+	metadata.set(controls::rpi::SyncTimer, timerValue);
+
+	data->serverFrameCountPeriod += 1;
+}
+
+void processFrameClient(SyncLayerData *data, int64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+			ControlList &metadata)
+{
+	uint64_t serverFrameTimestamp = 0;
+	SyncPayload payload;
+
+	bool packetReceived = false;
+	while (true) {
+		ssize_t ret = recv(data->socket.get(), &payload, sizeof(payload), 0);
+
+		if (ret != sizeof(payload))
+			break;
+		packetReceived = true;
+		data->clientSeenPacket = true;
+
+		data->frameDurationEstimated = payload.frameDuration;
+		serverFrameTimestamp = payload.wallClockFrameTimestamp;
+		data->serverReadyTime = payload.wallClockReadyTime;
+	}
+
+	if (packetReceived) {
+		uint64_t clientFrameTimestamp = wallClockFrameTimestamp;
+		int64_t clientServerDelta = clientFrameTimestamp - serverFrameTimestamp;
+		/* "A few frames ago" may have better matched the server's frame. Calculate when it was. */
+		int framePeriodErrors = (clientServerDelta + data->frameDurationEstimated / 2) / data->frameDurationEstimated;
+		int64_t clientFrameTimestampNearest = clientFrameTimestamp - framePeriodErrors * data->frameDurationEstimated;
+		/* We must shorten a single client frame by this amount if it exceeds the minimum: */
+		int32_t correction = clientFrameTimestampNearest - serverFrameTimestamp;
+		if (std::abs(correction) < data->minAdjustment)
+			correction = 0;
+
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "Received packet (frameNumber " << data->frameCount << "):";
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "                serverFrameTimestamp " << serverFrameTimestamp;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "                serverReadyTime " << data->serverReadyTime;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "                clientFrameTimestamp " << clientFrameTimestamp;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "                clientFrameTimestampNearest " << clientFrameTimestampNearest
+				      << " (" << framePeriodErrors << ")";
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Debug) << "                correction " << correction;
+
+		data->frameDurationOffset = correction * 1us;
+	}
+
+	int64_t timerValue = static_cast<int64_t>(data->serverReadyTime - wallClockFrameTimestamp);
+	if (data->clientSeenPacket && !data->syncReady && wallClockFrameTimestamp + data->frameDurationEstimated / 2 > data->serverReadyTime) {
+		data->syncReady = true;
+		LOG(SyncLayer, Info) << "*** Sync achieved! Difference " << timerValue << "us";
+	}
+
+	/* Client reports this once it receives it from the server */
+	if (data->clientSeenPacket)
+		metadata.set(controls::rpi::SyncTimer, timerValue);
+}
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+extern "C" {
+
+[[gnu::visibility("default")]]
+struct LayerInfo layerInfo{
+	.name = "sync",
+	.layerAPIVersion = 1,
+};
+
+[[gnu::visibility("default")]]
+struct LayerInterface layerInterface{
+	.init = init,
+	.terminate = terminate,
+	.bufferCompleted = nullptr,
+	.requestCompleted = requestCompleted,
+	.disconnected = nullptr,
+	.acquire = nullptr,
+	.release = nullptr,
+	.controls = updateControls,
+	.properties = nullptr,
+	.configure = nullptr,
+	.createRequest = nullptr,
+	.queueRequest = queueRequest,
+	.start = start,
+	.stop = nullptr,
+};
+}
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/layer/sync/sync.h b/src/layer/sync/sync.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e507b0efc566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layer/sync/sync.h
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025, Ideas On Board Oy
+ *
+ * Layer implementation for sync algorithm
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <libcamera/base/unique_fd.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
+
+#include <libcamera/controls.h>
+#include <libcamera/request.h>
+
+#include "libcamera/internal/clock_recovery.h"
+
+enum class Mode {
+	Off,
+	Server,
+	Client,
+};
+
+struct SyncPayload {
+	/* Frame duration in microseconds. */
+	uint32_t frameDuration;
+	/* Server wall clock version of the frame timestamp. */
+	uint64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp;
+	/* Server wall clock version of the sync time. */
+	uint64_t wallClockReadyTime;
+};
+
+struct SyncLayerData {
+	bool syncAvailable;
+
+	/* Sync algorithm parameters */
+	/* IP group address for sync messages */
+	std::string group;
+	/* port number for messages */
+	uint16_t port;
+	/* send a sync message every this many frames */
+	uint32_t syncPeriod;
+	/* don't adjust the client frame length by less than this (us) */
+	uint32_t minAdjustment;
+	/* This is the network interface to listen/multicast on */
+	std::string networkInterface;
+
+	/* Sync algorithm controls */
+	Mode mode;
+	libcamera::utils::Duration frameDuration;
+	/* tell the application we're ready after this many frames */
+	uint32_t readyFrame;
+
+	/* Sync algorithm state */
+	bool syncReady = false;
+	unsigned int frameCount = 0;
+	/* send the next packet when this reaches syncPeriod */
+	uint32_t serverFrameCountPeriod = 0;
+	/* the client's latest value for when the server will be "ready" */
+	uint64_t serverReadyTime = 0;
+	/* whether the client has received a packet yet */
+	bool clientSeenPacket = false;
+
+	/* estimate the true frame duration of the sensor (in us) */
+	double frameDurationEstimated = 0;
+	/* wall clock timestamp of previous frame (in us) */
+	uint64_t lastWallClockFrameTimestamp;
+
+	/* Frame length correction to apply */
+	libcamera::utils::Duration frameDurationOffset;
+
+	/* Infrastructure state */
+	libcamera::ClockRecovery clockRecovery;
+	sockaddr_in addr;
+	libcamera::UniqueFD socket;
+};
+
+void *init(const std::string &id);
+void terminate(void *closure);
+libcamera::ControlList requestCompleted(void *closure, libcamera::Request *request);
+libcamera::ControlInfoMap::Map updateControls(void *closure,
+					      libcamera::ControlInfoMap &controls);
+void queueRequest(void *closure, libcamera::Request *request);
+void start(void *closure, libcamera::ControlList &controls);
+
+void reset(SyncLayerData *data);
+void initializeSocket(SyncLayerData *data);
+void processControls(SyncLayerData *data, libcamera::ControlList &controls);
+void processFrame(SyncLayerData *data, uint64_t frameWallClock,
+		  libcamera::ControlList &metadata);
+void processFrameServer(SyncLayerData *data, int64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+			libcamera::ControlList &metadata,
+			unsigned int droppedFrames);
+void processFrameClient(SyncLayerData *data, int64_t wallClockFrameTimestamp,
+			libcamera::ControlList &metadata);