diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
index 3028197e1..ccb0bf085 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
@@ -755,6 +755,17 @@ public:
 };
 REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("ov64a40", CameraSensorHelperOv64a40)
 
+class CameraSensorHelperOv8856 : public CameraSensorHelper
+{
+public:
+	CameraSensorHelperOv8856()
+	{
+		/* OV8856 uses the same 7-bit 1/128 step linear gain as OV8858. */
+		gain_ = AnalogueGainLinear{ 1, 0, 0, 128 };
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR_HELPER("ov8856", CameraSensorHelperOv8856)
+
 class CameraSensorHelperOv8858 : public CameraSensorHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_properties.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_properties.cpp
index b217363d8..b915ad5b6 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_properties.cpp
@@ -446,6 +446,19 @@ const CameraSensorProperties *CameraSensorProperties::get(const std::string &sen
 				.hblankDelay = 2
 			},
 		} },
+		{ "ov8856", {
+			.unitCellSize = { 1120, 1120 },
+			.testPatternModes = {
+				{ controls::draft::TestPatternModeOff, 0 },
+				{ controls::draft::TestPatternModeColorBars, 1 },
+			},
+			.sensorDelays = {
+				.exposureDelay = 2,
+				.gainDelay = 2,
+				.vblankDelay = 2,
+				.hblankDelay = 2,
+			},
+		} },
 		{ "ov8858", {
 			.unitCellSize = { 1120, 1120 },
 			.testPatternModes = {