diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/awb.cpp
index d0c577958caebc0b7e24fe58506da964df2200fe..cac6b4bd206faa4f32680e16c7522685cfd30cac 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/awb.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,65 @@ int AwbAlgorithm::configure(awb::ActiveState &state, awb::Session &session)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Provide control values to the algorithm
+ * \param[in] state The AWB specific active state shared across frames
+ * \param[in] frame The frame number to apply the control values
+ * \param[in] frameContext The current frame's AWB specific context
+ * \param[in] controls The list of user controls
+ */
+void AwbAlgorithm::queueRequest(awb::ActiveState &state,
+				[[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
+				awb::FrameContext &frameContext,
+				const ControlList &controls)
+{
+	const auto &awbEnable = controls.get(controls::AwbEnable);
+	if (awbEnable && *awbEnable != state.autoEnabled) {
+		state.autoEnabled = *awbEnable;
+
+		LOG(Awb, Debug)
+			<< (*awbEnable ? "Enabling" : "Disabling") << " AWB";
+	}
+
+	/* Handle controls from subclass algo (Grey or Bayes) */
+	handleControls(controls);
+
+	frameContext.autoEnabled = state.autoEnabled;
+
+	/* Todo: Check to see if we should always parse the following controls */
+	if (frameContext.autoEnabled)
+		return;
+
+	const auto &colourGains = controls.get(controls::ColourGains);
+	const auto &colourTemperature = controls.get(controls::ColourTemperature);
+	bool update = false;
+	if (colourGains) {
+		state.manual.gains.r() = (*colourGains)[0];
+		state.manual.gains.b() = (*colourGains)[1];
+		/*
+		 * \todo Colour temperature reported in metadata is now
+		 * incorrect, as we can't deduce the temperature from the gains.
+		 * This will be fixed with the bayes AWB algorithm.
+		 */
+		update = true;
+	} else if (colourTemperature) {
+		state.manual.temperatureK = *colourTemperature;
+		const auto &gains = gainsFromColourTemperature(*colourTemperature);
+		if (gains) {
+			state.manual.gains.r() = gains->r();
+			state.manual.gains.b() = gains->b();
+			update = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (update)
+		LOG(Awb, Debug)
+			<< "Set colour gains to " << state.manual.gains;
+
+	frameContext.gains = state.manual.gains;
+	frameContext.temperatureK = state.manual.temperatureK;
+}
+
 /**
  * \fn AwbAlgorithm::calculateAwb()
  * \brief Calculate AWB data from the given statistics
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/awb.h b/src/ipa/libipa/awb.h
index 4ceae537686f8f4c93686fab4b9efbc06e112b1d..0256ff8ca3429288c317d3ee940255c4a5391357 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/awb.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/awb.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public:
 
 	int configure(awb::ActiveState &state, awb::Session &session);
 
+	void queueRequest(awb::ActiveState &state,
+			  [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
+			  awb::FrameContext &frameContext,
+			  const ControlList &controls);
+
 	virtual AwbResult calculateAwb(const AwbStats &stats, unsigned int lux) = 0;
 	virtual std::optional<RGB<double>> gainsFromColourTemperature(double colourTemperature) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
index 86d5dfed3e1c2bb587705f05362229db3cdadafd..b91132fc6177650b9338867359583bf5429ea7e5 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -146,55 +146,12 @@ int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,
  * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::queueRequest
  */
 void Awb::queueRequest(IPAContext &context,
-		       [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
+		       const uint32_t frame,
 		       IPAFrameContext &frameContext,
 		       const ControlList &controls)
 {
-	auto &awb = context.activeState.awb;
-
-	const auto &awbEnable = controls.get(controls::AwbEnable);
-	if (awbEnable && *awbEnable != awb.autoEnabled) {
-		awb.autoEnabled = *awbEnable;
-
-		LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug)
-			<< (*awbEnable ? "Enabling" : "Disabling") << " AWB";
-	}
-
-	awbAlgo_->handleControls(controls);
-
-	frameContext.awb.autoEnabled = awb.autoEnabled;
-
-	if (awb.autoEnabled)
-		return;
-
-	const auto &colourGains = controls.get(controls::ColourGains);
-	const auto &colourTemperature = controls.get(controls::ColourTemperature);
-	bool update = false;
-	if (colourGains) {
-		awb.manual.gains.r() = (*colourGains)[0];
-		awb.manual.gains.b() = (*colourGains)[1];
-		/*
-		 * \todo Colour temperature reported in metadata is now
-		 * incorrect, as we can't deduce the temperature from the gains.
-		 * This will be fixed with the bayes AWB algorithm.
-		 */
-		update = true;
-	} else if (colourTemperature) {
-		awb.manual.temperatureK = *colourTemperature;
-		const auto &gains = awbAlgo_->gainsFromColourTemperature(*colourTemperature);
-		if (gains) {
-			awb.manual.gains.r() = gains->r();
-			awb.manual.gains.b() = gains->b();
-			update = true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (update)
-		LOG(RkISP1Awb, Debug)
-			<< "Set colour gains to " << awb.manual.gains;
-
-	frameContext.awb.gains = awb.manual.gains;
-	frameContext.awb.temperatureK = awb.manual.temperatureK;
+	awbAlgo_->queueRequest(context.activeState.awb, frame, frameContext.awb,
+			       controls);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
index 230b7807075941f086911549066e39c0a04dff5c..d8516871562724fc65ffbb67161ff4fd988c4b1c 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
@@ -114,55 +114,13 @@ int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,
  * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::queueRequest
  */
 void Awb::queueRequest(IPAContext &context,
-		       [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
-		       [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext &frameContext,
+		       const uint32_t frame,
+		       IPAFrameContext &frameContext,
 		       const ControlList &controls)
 {
-	auto &awb = context.activeState.awb;
-
-	const auto &awbEnable = controls.get(controls::AwbEnable);
-	if (awbEnable && *awbEnable != awb.autoEnabled) {
-		awb.autoEnabled = *awbEnable;
-
-		LOG(IPASoftAwb, Debug)
-			<< (*awbEnable ? "Enabling" : "Disabling") << " AWB";
-	}
-
-	awbAlgo_->handleControls(controls);
-
-	frameContext.awb.autoEnabled = awb.autoEnabled;
-
-	if (awb.autoEnabled)
-		return;
-
-	const auto &colourGains = controls.get(controls::ColourGains);
-	const auto &colourTemperature = controls.get(controls::ColourTemperature);
-	bool update = false;
-	if (colourGains) {
-		awb.manual.gains.r() = (*colourGains)[0];
-		awb.manual.gains.b() = (*colourGains)[1];
-		/*
-		 * \todo Colour temperature reported in metadata is now
-		 * incorrect, as we can't deduce the temperature from the gains.
-		 * This will be fixed with the bayes AWB algorithm.
-		 */
-		update = true;
-	} else if (colourTemperature) {
-		awb.manual.temperatureK = *colourTemperature;
-		const auto &gains = awbAlgo_->gainsFromColourTemperature(*colourTemperature);
-		if (gains) {
-			awb.manual.gains.r() = gains->r();
-			awb.manual.gains.b() = gains->b();
-			update = true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (update)
-		LOG(IPASoftAwb, Debug)
-			<< "Set colour gains to " << awb.manual.gains;
-
-	frameContext.awb.gains = awb.manual.gains;
-	frameContext.awb.temperatureK = awb.manual.temperatureK;
+	awbAlgo_->queueRequest(context.activeState.awb,
+			       frame, frameContext.awb,
+			       controls);
 }
 
 void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context,