diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
index 7e358f8c0aa093cf..c6342ed81598921c 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <libcamera/signal.h>
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
 class PipelineHandler;
+class Stream;
+class StreamConfiguration;
 
 class Camera final
 {
@@ -32,6 +35,10 @@ public:
 	int acquire();
 	void release();
 
+	std::vector<Stream> streams() const;
+
+	int configure(std::vector<StreamConfiguration *> &config);
+
 private:
 	Camera(PipelineHandler *pipe, const std::string &name);
 	~Camera();
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index fd19e8cf6694cc1b..f90abfecd4e6bb48 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
+
+#include "pipeline_handler.h"
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pipeline_handler.h"
@@ -160,4 +163,49 @@ void Camera::release()
 	acquired_ = false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the supported streams of the camera
+ *
+ * \return An array of streams supported by the camera device
+ */
+std::vector<Stream> Camera::streams() const
+{
+	std::vector<Stream> streams;
+
+	if (pipe_)
+		streams = pipe_->streams(this);
+
+	return streams;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Configure the camera device prior to capture
+ *
+ * Prior to starting capture, the camera device must be configured to select a
+ * set of streams.
+ *
+ * The requested configuration \a config shall contain at least one stream and
+ * may contain multiple streams. For each stream an associated StreamFormat
+ * shall be supplied. Streams supported by the camera device not part of the
+ * \a config will be disabled.
+ *
+ * Exclusive access to the camera device shall be ensured by a call to
+ * Camera::acquire() before calling this function, otherwise an -EACCES error
+ * will be returned.
+ *
+ * \param[in] config Array of stream configurations to setup
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success or a negative error code on error.
+ */
+int Camera::configure(std::vector<StreamConfiguration *> &config)
+{
+	if (!pipe_)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!acquired_)
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	return pipe_->configure(this, config);
+}
+
 } /* namespace libcamera */