diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
index f81a521f9e2a..a043a07ff156 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setSelection(unsigned int pad, unsigned int target,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	rect->y = sel.r.left;
+	rect->x = sel.r.top;
+	rect->w = sel.r.width;
+	rect->h = sel.r.height;
+
 	return 0;
 }