diff --git a/src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml b/src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml
index 834454a4e087..524cc48a08c7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml
+++ b/src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml
@@ -701,4 +701,9 @@ controls:
 
         Different cameras may report identical devices.
 
+  - PipelineHandler:
+      type: string
+      description: |
+        The name of the pipeline handler that manages this camera device.
+
 ...