diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9836f27162ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Ideas on Board Oy
+ *
+ * libIPA Lsc algorithms
+ */
+
+#include "lsc.h"
+
+/**
+ * \file lsc.h
+ * \brief libipa lsc algorithm
+ */
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+namespace ipa {
+
+namespace lsc {
+
+/**
+ * \struct ActiveState
+ * \brief The lsc active state
+ *
+ * \var ActiveState::enabled
+ * \brief Boolean flag for the LscAlgorithm enable status
+ */
+
+} /* namespace lsc */
+
+} /* namespace ipa */
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.h b/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18c9fa25e53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/lsc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Ideas on Board Oy
+ *
+ * libIPA Lsc algorithm
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+namespace ipa {
+
+namespace lsc {
+
+struct ActiveState {
+	bool enabled;
+};
+
+} /* namespace lsc */
+
+} /* namespace ipa */
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/meson.build b/src/ipa/libipa/meson.build
index 95d398d99fd6..42f89d9820fa 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/meson.build
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ libipa_headers = files([
     'fixedpoint.h',
     'histogram.h',
     'interpolator.h',
+    'lsc.h',
     'lsc_base.h',
     'lsc_polynomial.h',
     'lsc_table.h',
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ libipa_sources = files([
     'fixedpoint.cpp',
     'histogram.cpp',
     'interpolator.cpp',
+    'lsc.cpp',
     'lsc_base.cpp',
     'lsc_polynomial.cpp',
     'lsc_table.cpp',