diff --git a/include/libcamera/stream.h b/include/libcamera/stream.h
index 18142dc997bb8885..b3cbea3d52294846 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/stream.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/stream.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct StreamConfiguration {
 
 	PixelFormat pixelFormat;
 	Size size;
+	unsigned int stride;
 
 	unsigned int bufferCount;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index ff33f15f9eac3b68..0f9ffd411a680ad9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public:
 	int configureInput(const Size &size,
 			   V4L2DeviceFormat *inputFormat);
 	int configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
-			    const StreamConfiguration &cfg);
+			    const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+			    V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat);
 
 	int allocateBuffers(IPU3CameraData *data, unsigned int bufferCount);
 	void freeBuffers(IPU3CameraData *data);
@@ -546,6 +547,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 	IPU3Stream *vfStream = &data->vfStream_;
 	CIO2Device *cio2 = &data->cio2_;
 	ImgUDevice *imgu = data->imgu_;
+	V4L2DeviceFormat outputFormat;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -625,12 +627,15 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 		 * The RAW still capture stream just copies buffers from the
 		 * internal queue and doesn't need any specific configuration.
 		 */
-		if (stream->raw_)
-			continue;
-
-		ret = imgu->configureOutput(stream->device_, cfg);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		if (stream->raw_) {
+			cfg.stride = cio2Format.planes[0].bpl;
+		} else {
+			ret = imgu->configureOutput(stream->device_, cfg,
+						    &outputFormat);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			cfg.stride = outputFormat.planes[0].bpl;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -639,13 +644,15 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 	 * be at least one active stream in the configuration request).
 	 */
 	if (!outStream->active_) {
-		ret = imgu->configureOutput(outStream->device_, config->at(0));
+		ret = imgu->configureOutput(outStream->device_, config->at(0),
+					    &outputFormat);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (!vfStream->active_) {
-		ret = imgu->configureOutput(vfStream->device_, config->at(0));
+		ret = imgu->configureOutput(vfStream->device_, config->at(0),
+					    &outputFormat);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -657,7 +664,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 	StreamConfiguration statCfg = {};
 	statCfg.size = cio2Format.size;
 
-	ret = imgu->configureOutput(&imgu->stat_, statCfg);
+	ret = imgu->configureOutput(&imgu->stat_, statCfg, &outputFormat);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1166,7 +1173,8 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureInput(const Size &size,
  * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
  */
 int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
-				const StreamConfiguration &cfg)
+				const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+				V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
 {
 	V4L2VideoDevice *dev = output->dev;
 	unsigned int pad = output->pad;
@@ -1183,17 +1191,17 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
 	if (output == &stat_)
 		return 0;
 
-	V4L2DeviceFormat outputFormat = {};
-	outputFormat.fourcc = dev->toV4L2PixelFormat(PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12));
-	outputFormat.size = cfg.size;
-	outputFormat.planesCount = 2;
+	*outputFormat = {};
+	outputFormat->fourcc = dev->toV4L2PixelFormat(PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12));
+	outputFormat->size = cfg.size;
+	outputFormat->planesCount = 2;
 
-	ret = dev->setFormat(&outputFormat);
+	ret = dev->setFormat(outputFormat);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	LOG(IPU3, Debug) << "ImgU " << output->name << " format = "
-			 << outputFormat.toString();
+			 << outputFormat->toString();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 6aa3178669b40a37..1e81a0048f093d8f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 		return ret;
 
 	cfg.setStream(&data->stream_);
+	cfg.stride = outputFormat.planes[0].bpl;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
index 455693264c2e3e67..f0c1337de8623a6b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cfg.setStream(&data->stream_);
+	cfg.stride = format.planes[0].bpl;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
index ccfd7f86d15860c5..7019ac322e6c2c59 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config)
 		return ret;
 
 	cfg.setStream(&data->stream_);
+	cfg.stride = format.planes[0].bpl;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/stream.cpp b/src/libcamera/stream.cpp
index ef16aaa1b2f4586a..0a2468d92039676c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/stream.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/stream.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ StreamConfiguration::StreamConfiguration(const StreamFormats &formats)
  * \brief Stream pixel format
  */
 
+/**
+ * \var StreamConfiguration::stride
+ * \brief Stream stride in bytes
+ * \todo Update this value when configuration is validated instead of when
+ * the camera is configured.
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var StreamConfiguration::bufferCount
  * \brief Requested number of buffers to allocate for the stream