diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 031b2e4f4d..f8990e3a4b 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -551,8 +551,7 @@ void IPAIPU3::setControls(unsigned int frame)
 	IPAFrameContext &frameContext = context_.frameContexts.get(frame);
 
 	ControlList ctrls(context_.sensorControls);
-	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(),
-			     frameContext.agc.exposure, frameContext.agc.gain);
+	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(), frameContext.agc);
 
 	ControlList lensCtrls(lensCtrls_);
 	lensCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE,
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
index 34379c0d61..ce5b2ab6f6 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ namespace agc {
 
 /**
  * \fn prepareControls(ControlList &controls, const CameraSensorHelper *sensor,
- *                     uint32_t exposure, double gain)
+ *                     const FrameContext &frameContext)
  * \param[out] controls The controls list to populate
  * \param[in] sensor The CameraSensorHelper
- * \param[in] exposure The exposure (in lines)
- * \param[in] gain The analogue gain
+ * \param[in] frameContext The agc frame context
  *
  * This function sets \a V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE and \a V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN
  * in \a controls. The gain is mapped to the gain code if \a sensor is provided,
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
index 9f95f23ea8..388693d21d 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
@@ -107,13 +107,14 @@ extractControls(const ControlList &controls, const CameraSensorHelper *sensor)
 
 inline void
 prepareControls(ControlList &controls, const CameraSensorHelper *sensor,
-		uint32_t exposure, double gain)
+		const FrameContext &frameContext)
 {
-	controls.set(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, static_cast<int32_t>(exposure));
+	controls.set(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, static_cast<int32_t>(frameContext.exposure));
 	controls.set(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN,
 		     static_cast<int32_t>(sensor
-					  ? sensor->gainCode(gain)
-					  : static_cast<uint32_t>(gain)));
+					  ? sensor->gainCode(frameContext.gain)
+					  : static_cast<uint32_t>(frameContext.gain)));
+	controls.set(V4L2_CID_VBLANK, static_cast<int32_t>(frameContext.vblank));
 }
 
 } /* namespace agc */
diff --git a/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp b/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
index 1e7cd1995d..201225128a 100644
--- a/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ int IPAMaliC55::init(const IPASettings &settings, const IPAConfigInfo &ipaConfig
 void IPAMaliC55::setControls(const IPAFrameContext &frameContext)
 {
 	ControlList ctrls(context_.sensorControls);
-	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(),
-			     frameContext.agc.exposure, frameContext.agc.gain);
+	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(), frameContext.agc);
 
 	setSensorControls.emit(ctrls);
 }
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 79ab7338c1..cefaf40aee 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -367,9 +367,7 @@ void IPARkISP1::setControls(unsigned int frame)
 		<< ", gain " << frameContext.agc.gain << ", vblank " << vblank;
 
 	ControlList ctrls(context_.sensorControls);
-	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(),
-			     exposure, frameContext.agc.gain);
-	ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_VBLANK, static_cast<int32_t>(vblank));
+	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(), frameContext.agc);
 
 	setSensorControls.emit(frame, ctrls);
 }
diff --git a/src/ipa/softisp/softisp.cpp b/src/ipa/softisp/softisp.cpp
index 8acfcd1a0b..fbb3f3302f 100644
--- a/src/ipa/softisp/softisp.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/softisp/softisp.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ void IPASoftIsp::processStats(const uint32_t frame,
 	metadataReady.emit(frame, metadata);
 
 	ControlList ctrls(context_.sensorControls);
-	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(),
-			     frameContext.agc.exposure, frameContext.agc.gain);
+	agc::prepareControls(ctrls, context_.camHelper.get(), frameContext.agc);
 	setSensorControls.emit(ctrls);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 0f3e169d3b..4147f9475a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 		std::unordered_map<uint32_t, DelayedControls::ControlParams> params = {
 			{ V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN, { delays.gainDelay, false } },
 			{ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, { delays.exposureDelay, false } },
+			{ V4L2_CID_VBLANK, { delays.vblankDelay, true } },
 		};
 
 		data->delayedCtrls_ =
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
index 599ff88b59..ef156d421b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
@@ -1909,6 +1909,7 @@ bool PipelineHandlerMaliC55::registerMemoryInputCamera(MediaLink *link)
 	std::unordered_map<uint32_t, DelayedControls::ControlParams> params = {
 		{ V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN, { delays.gainDelay, false } },
 		{ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, { delays.exposureDelay, false } },
+		{ V4L2_CID_VBLANK, { delays.vblankDelay, true } },
 	};
 
 	data->delayedCtrls_ =
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
index ca98e74790..4928ef50e9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ SimpleCameraData::SimpleCameraData(SimplePipelineHandler *pipe,
 	std::unordered_map<uint32_t, DelayedControls::ControlParams> params = {
 		{ V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN, { delays.gainDelay, false } },
 		{ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, { delays.exposureDelay, false } },
+		{ V4L2_CID_VBLANK, { delays.vblankDelay, true } },
 	};
 	delayedCtrls_ = std::make_unique<DelayedControls>(sensor_->device(), params);