diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
index a7241e9b..9eca65d1 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct _GstLibcameraSrc {
 	GstTask *task;
 
 	gchar *camera_name;
+	gchar *sensor_config;
 
 	std::atomic<GstEvent *> pending_eos;
 
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ struct _GstLibcameraSrc {
 enum {
 	PROP_0,
 	PROP_CAMERA_NAME,
+	PROP_SENSOR_CONFIG,
 	PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -846,6 +848,23 @@ gst_libcamera_src_task_enter(GstTask *task, [[maybe_unused]] GThread *thread,
 	}
 	g_assert(state->config_->size() == state->srcpads_.size());
 
+	/* Apply optional sensor configuration. */
+	if (self->sensor_config) {
+		unsigned int w = 0, h = 0, depth = 0;
+		if (std::sscanf(self->sensor_config, "%ux%u/%u", &w, &h, &depth) == 3 && w && h && depth) {
+			SensorConfiguration sensorCfg;
+			sensorCfg.outputSize = Size(w, h);
+			sensorCfg.bitDepth = depth;
+			state->config_->sensorConfig = sensorCfg;
+		} else {
+			GST_ELEMENT_WARNING(self, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
+					    ("Invalid sensor-config \"%s\", expected \"WIDTHxHEIGHT/DEPTH\","
+					     " ignoring",
+					     self->sensor_config),
+					    (nullptr));
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!gst_libcamera_src_negotiate(self)) {
 		state->initControls_.clear();
 		GST_ELEMENT_FLOW_ERROR(self, GST_FLOW_NOT_NEGOTIATED);
@@ -934,6 +953,10 @@ gst_libcamera_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 		g_free(self->camera_name);
 		self->camera_name = g_value_dup_string(value);
 		break;
+	case PROP_SENSOR_CONFIG:
+		g_free(self->sensor_config);
+		self->sensor_config = g_value_dup_string(value);
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (!state->controls_.setProperty(prop_id - PROP_LAST, value, pspec))
 			G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
@@ -953,6 +976,9 @@ gst_libcamera_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value,
 	case PROP_CAMERA_NAME:
 		g_value_set_string(value, self->camera_name);
 		break;
+	case PROP_SENSOR_CONFIG:
+		g_value_set_string(value, self->sensor_config);
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (!state->controls_.getProperty(prop_id - PROP_LAST, value, pspec))
 			G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
@@ -1040,6 +1066,7 @@ gst_libcamera_src_finalize(GObject *object)
 	g_clear_object(&self->task);
 	g_mutex_clear(&self->state->lock_);
 	g_free(self->camera_name);
+	g_free(self->sensor_config);
 	delete self->state;
 
 	return klass->finalize(object);
@@ -1162,6 +1189,17 @@ gst_libcamera_src_class_init(GstLibcameraSrcClass *klass)
 							     | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 	g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_CAMERA_NAME, spec);
 
+	spec = g_param_spec_string("sensor-config", "Sensor Config",
+				   "Desired sensor configuration as \"WIDTHxHEIGHT/BITDEPTH\""
+				   " (e.g. \"2304x1296/10\"). Leave unset to let the pipeline"
+				   " negotiate the sensor mode automatically.",
+				   nullptr,
+				   (GParamFlags)(GST_PARAM_MUTABLE_READY
+						 | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT
+						 | G_PARAM_READWRITE
+						 | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+	g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_SENSOR_CONFIG, spec);
+
 	GstCameraControls::installProperties(object_class, PROP_LAST);
 }