diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
index 7e358f8c0aa093cf..d796ce32cc9a6fff 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 namespace libcamera {
 
 class PipelineHandler;
+class Stream;
 
 class Camera final
 {
 public:
 	static std::shared_ptr<Camera> create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-					      const std::string &name);
+					      const std::string &name,
+					      const std::vector<Stream *> &streams);
 
 	Camera(const Camera &) = delete;
 	void operator=(const Camera &) = delete;
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ public:
 	int acquire();
 	void release();
 
+	const std::vector<Stream *> &streams() const;
+
 private:
 	Camera(PipelineHandler *pipe, const std::string &name);
 	~Camera();
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ private:
 
 	std::shared_ptr<PipelineHandler> pipe_;
 	std::string name_;
+	std::vector<Stream *> streams_;
 
 	bool acquired_;
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 500976b237bcbd2d..49f49fb71c11e124 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pipeline_handler.h"
@@ -56,13 +57,15 @@ LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(Camera)
  * \brief Create a camera instance
  * \param[in] name The name of the camera device
  * \param[in] pipe The pipeline handler responsible for the camera device
+ * \param[in] streams Array of streams the camera provides
  *
  * The caller is responsible for guaranteeing unicity of the camera name.
  *
  * \return A shared pointer to the newly created camera object
  */
 std::shared_ptr<Camera> Camera::create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-				       const std::string &name)
+				       const std::string &name,
+				       const std::vector<Stream *> &streams)
 {
 	struct Allocator : std::allocator<Camera> {
 		void construct(void *p, PipelineHandler *pipe,
@@ -76,7 +79,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<Camera> Camera::create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
 		}
 	};
 
-	return std::allocate_shared<Camera>(Allocator(), pipe, name);
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
+		std::allocate_shared<Camera>(Allocator(), pipe, name);
+
+	camera->streams_ = streams;
+
+	return camera;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -164,4 +172,18 @@ void Camera::release()
 	acquired_ = false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve all the camera's stream information
+ *
+ * Retrieve all of the camera's static stream information. The static
+ * information describes among other things how many streams the camera
+ * supports and the capabilities of each stream.
+ *
+ * \return An array of all the camera's streams.
+ */
+const std::vector<Stream *> &Camera::streams() const
+{
+	return streams_;
+}
+
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 80f4a7bffee52948..52844da78419943d 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ private:
 			: dev_(nullptr) {}
 		~IPU3CameraData() { delete dev_; }
 		V4L2Device *dev_;
+		Stream stream_;
 	};
 
 	std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> cio2_;
@@ -202,15 +204,17 @@ void PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 		if (link->setEnabled(true))
 			continue;
 
+		std::unique_ptr<IPU3CameraData> data = utils::make_unique<IPU3CameraData>();
+
 		std::string cameraName = sensor->name() + " " + std::to_string(id);
-		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, cameraName);
+		std::vector<Stream *> streams{ &data->stream_ };
+		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, cameraName, streams);
 
 		/*
 		 * If V4L2 device creation fails, the Camera instance won't be
 		 * registered. The 'camera' shared pointer goes out of scope
 		 * and deletes the Camera it manages.
 		 */
-		std::unique_ptr<IPU3CameraData> data = utils::make_unique<IPU3CameraData>();
 		data->dev_ = createVideoDevice(id);
 		if (!data->dev_) {
 			LOG(IPU3, Error)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index 2ebdb2b9eb880174..d2d3a1edf6a9f53a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> media_;
 	V4L2Device *video_;
+	Stream stream_;
 };
 
 PipelineHandlerUVC::PipelineHandlerUVC(CameraManager *manager)
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media_->model());
+	std::vector<Stream *> streams{ &stream_ };
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media_->model(), streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera));
 	hotplugMediaDevice(media_.get());
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index f58a97d51619515d..9e1cf11a20c7a7e3 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> media_;
+	Stream stream_;
 };
 
 PipeHandlerVimc::PipeHandlerVimc(CameraManager *manager)
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ bool PipeHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 
 	media_->acquire();
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, "Dummy VIMC Camera");
+	std::vector<Stream *> streams{ &stream_ };
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, "Dummy VIMC Camera", streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera));
 
 	return true;