diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
index 416178177e..90f51ff035 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ int AgcAlgorithm::init(const ValueNode &tuningData, CameraSensorHelper *sensor,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
+		tuning_.hasExposureStages = !agcMLconfig.exposureModeHelpers.empty();
+
 		fillMissing(agcMLconfig);
 
 		impl_.emplace<AgcMeanLuminance>(std::move(agcMLconfig));
@@ -737,6 +739,12 @@ int AgcAlgorithm::configure(agc::Session &session, agc::ActiveState &state,
 		state.minFrameDuration = std::clamp(
 			utils::Duration(1.0s / 30),
 			session.minFrameDuration, session.maxFrameDuration);
+
+		if (!tuning_.hasExposureStages) {
+			state.maxFrameDuration = std::clamp(
+				utils::Duration(1.0s / 15),
+				state.minFrameDuration, session.maxFrameDuration);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* \todo Move this to the `Camera` class. */
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
index 3ca36aea64..44f5218b0c 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/agc.h
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ private:
 
 	std::variant<AgcMSV, AgcMeanLuminance> impl_;
 	CameraSensorHelper *sensor_ = nullptr;
+
+	struct {
+		bool hasExposureStages = false;
+	} tuning_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace ipa */