diff --git a/Documentation/Doxyfile-internal.in b/Documentation/Doxyfile-internal.in
index b64b6a6fe..70b7e7ef1 100644
--- a/Documentation/Doxyfile-internal.in
+++ b/Documentation/Doxyfile-internal.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ EXCLUDE                = @TOP_SRCDIR@/include/libcamera/base/span.h \
                          @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp \
                          @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/tracepoints.cpp \
                          @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/internal/tracepoints.h \
-                         @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/ipa/soft_ipa_interface.h \
+                         @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/ipa/softisp_ipa_interface.h \
                          @TOP_BUILDDIR@/src/libcamera/proxy/
 
 HTML_OUTPUT            = internal-api
diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
index b60c07b13..2a2ba95a4 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 	std::unique_ptr<T> createIPA(uint32_t minVersion, uint32_t maxVersion)
 	{
 		IPAManager *ipaManager = manager_->_d()->ipaManager();
-		return ipaManager->createIPA<T>(name_, minVersion, maxVersion);
+		return ipaManager->createIPA<T>(T::name(), minVersion, maxVersion);
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/software_isp.h b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/software_isp.h
index 4f72dce9b..3205a2e14 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/software_isp.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/software_isp.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include <libcamera/geometry.h>
 #include <libcamera/pixel_format.h>
 
-#include <libcamera/ipa/soft_ipa_interface.h>
-#include <libcamera/ipa/soft_ipa_proxy.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/softisp_ipa_interface.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/softisp_ipa_proxy.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/dma_buf_allocator.h"
diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build b/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
index 3ee3ada30..fb518526a 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pipeline_ipa_mojom_mapping = {
     'rkisp1': 'rkisp1.mojom',
     'rpi/pisp': 'raspberrypi.mojom',
     'rpi/vc4': 'raspberrypi.mojom',
-    'simple': 'soft.mojom',
+    'simple': 'softisp.mojom',
     'vimc': 'vimc.mojom',
 }
 
diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/soft.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/softisp.mojom
similarity index 100%
rename from include/libcamera/ipa/soft.mojom
rename to include/libcamera/ipa/softisp.mojom
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 20baacc4f..e829ebe60 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ option('gstreamer',
 
 option('ipas',
         type : 'array',
-        choices : ['ipu3', 'mali-c55', 'rkisp1', 'rpi/pisp', 'rpi/vc4', 'simple',
-                   'vimc'],
+        choices : ['ipu3', 'mali-c55', 'rkisp1', 'rpi/pisp', 'rpi/vc4',
+                   'softisp', 'vimc'],
         description : 'Select which IPA modules to build')
 
 option('lc-compliance',
diff --git a/src/ipa/meson.build b/src/ipa/meson.build
index c583c7efd..ab4a1897f 100644
--- a/src/ipa/meson.build
+++ b/src/ipa/meson.build
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ supported_ipas = {
     'rkisp1':     'rkisp1',
     'rpi/pisp':   'rpi/pisp',
     'rpi/vc4':    'rpi/vc4',
-    'simple':     'simple',
+    'simple':     'softisp',
     'vimc':       'vimc'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/adjust.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/adjust.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/adjust.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/adjust.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/adjust.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/adjust.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/adjust.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/adjust.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/agc.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/agc.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/agc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/agc.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/algorithm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/algorithm.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/algorithm.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/awb.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/awb.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/awb.h
similarity index 97%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/awb.h
index ff0a7a28e..59ab6fd79 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h
+++ b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/awb.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "libipa/awb.h"
 #include "libipa/fixedpoint.h"
-#include "simple/ipa_context.h"
+#include "softisp/ipa_context.h"
 
 #include "algorithm.h"
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/blc.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/blc.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/blc.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/blc.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/blc.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/blc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/blc.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/blc.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/ccm.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/ccm.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/ccm.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/ccm.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/ccm.h b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/ccm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/ccm.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/ccm.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build b/src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
rename to src/ipa/softisp/algorithms/meson.build
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/data/meson.build b/src/ipa/softisp/data/meson.build
similarity index 79%
rename from src/ipa/simple/data/meson.build
rename to src/ipa/softisp/data/meson.build
index 92795ee4c..fd9aa0fab 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/data/meson.build
+++ b/src/ipa/softisp/data/meson.build
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ conf_files = files([
 
 # The install_dir must match the name from the IPAModuleInfo
 install_data(conf_files,
-             install_dir : ipa_data_dir / 'simple',
+             install_dir : ipa_data_dir / 'softisp',
              install_tag : 'runtime')
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml b/src/ipa/softisp/data/uncalibrated.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml
rename to src/ipa/softisp/data/uncalibrated.yaml
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/ipa_context.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/ipa_context.cpp
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/softisp/ipa_context.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/ipa_context.h
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/meson.build b/src/ipa/softisp/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ipa/simple/meson.build
rename to src/ipa/softisp/meson.build
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/module.h b/src/ipa/softisp/module.h
similarity index 91%
rename from src/ipa/simple/module.h
rename to src/ipa/softisp/module.h
index 8d4d53fb2..b5d99ba08 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/module.h
+++ b/src/ipa/softisp/module.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/controls.h>
 
-#include <libcamera/ipa/soft_ipa_interface.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/softisp_ipa_interface.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/swisp_stats.h"
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/soft_simple.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
rename to src/ipa/softisp/soft_simple.cpp
index d4ab91e30..e84feeea7 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/softisp/soft_simple.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h>
 #include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_module_info.h>
-#include <libcamera/ipa/soft_ipa_interface.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/softisp_ipa_interface.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/swisp_stats.h"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ extern "C" {
 const struct IPAModuleInfo ipaModuleInfo = {
 	IPA_MODULE_API_VERSION,
 	0,
-	"simple",
+	"softisp",
 };
 
 IPAInterface *ipaCreate()
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
index 25fc11989..a803f6208 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
@@ -844,8 +844,10 @@ void PipelineHandler::disconnect()
  *
  * Create an IPA module using \a ipaName as the matching identifier. This
  * overload allows pipeline handlers to create an IPA module by specifying its
- * name instead of relying on the fact that the IPA module matches the pipeline
- * handler's one.
+ * name instead of relying on the fact that the IPA module matches the IPA
+ * proxy's type name.
+ *
+ * \deprecated This method is deprecated and *MUST* not be used in new code.
  *
  * \return A newly created IPA proxy, or nullptr if no matching IPA module is
  * found or if the IPA proxy fails to initialize
@@ -858,7 +860,7 @@ void PipelineHandler::disconnect()
  * \param[in] minVersion Minimum acceptable version of IPA module
  * \param[in] maxVersion Maximum acceptable version of IPA module
  *
- * Create an IPA module using the pipeline handler name as the matching
+ * Create an IPA module using the IPA proxy's type name as the matching
  * identifier. This overload allows pipeline handler to create an IPA module
  * whose name matches the pipeline handler one.
  *
diff --git a/utils/codegen/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/module_ipa_proxy.h.tmpl b/utils/codegen/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/module_ipa_proxy.h.tmpl
index d48b90dcf..c18c94c2c 100644
--- a/utils/codegen/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/module_ipa_proxy.h.tmpl
+++ b/utils/codegen/ipc/generators/libcamera_templates/module_ipa_proxy.h.tmpl
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class {{proxy_name}}Isolated;
 class {{proxy_name}} : public IPAProxy, public {{interface_name}}, public Object
 {
 public:
+	static constexpr const char *name() { return "{{module_name}}"; };
+
 	using Threaded = {{proxy_name}}Threaded;
 	using Isolated = {{proxy_name}}Isolated;