diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
index 46d56a5d18dc3687..981239cba975f92e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
@@ -139,18 +139,17 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureInput(const Size &size,
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Configure the ImgU unit \a id video output
- * \param[in] output The ImgU output device to configure
+ * \brief Configure a video device on the ImgU
+ * \param[in] dev The video device to configure
+ * \param[in] pad The pad of the ImgU subdevice
  * \param[in] cfg The requested configuration
+ * \param[out] outputFormat The format set on the video device
  * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
  */
-int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
-				const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
-				V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
+int ImgUDevice::configureVideoDevice(V4L2VideoDevice *dev, unsigned int pad,
+				     const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+				     V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
 {
-	V4L2VideoDevice *dev = output->dev;
-	unsigned int pad = output->pad;
-
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat imguFormat = {};
 	imguFormat.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;
 	imguFormat.size = cfg.size;
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* No need to apply format to the stat node. */
-	if (output == &stat_)
+	if (dev == stat_.dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	*outputFormat = {};
@@ -172,7 +171,8 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	LOG(IPU3, Debug) << "ImgU " << output->name << " format = "
+	const char *name = dev == output_.dev ? "output" : "viewfinder";
+	LOG(IPU3, Debug) << "ImgU " << name << " format = "
 			 << outputFormat->toString();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.h b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.h
index b6b08b4fef2d3a9d..5f1dbfd8f45f7924 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.h
@@ -49,9 +49,29 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	int init(MediaDevice *media, unsigned int index);
+
 	int configureInput(const Size &size, V4L2DeviceFormat *inputFormat);
-	int configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output, const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
-			    V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat);
+
+	int configureOutput(const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+			    V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
+	{
+		return configureVideoDevice(output_.dev, PAD_OUTPUT, cfg,
+					    outputFormat);
+	}
+
+	int configureViewfinder(const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+				V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
+	{
+		return configureVideoDevice(viewfinder_.dev, PAD_VF, cfg,
+					    outputFormat);
+	}
+
+	int configureStat(const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+			  V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
+	{
+		return configureVideoDevice(stat_.dev, PAD_STAT, cfg,
+					    outputFormat);
+	}
 
 	int allocateBuffers(unsigned int bufferCount);
 	void freeBuffers();
@@ -78,6 +98,10 @@ private:
 		      const std::string &sink, unsigned int sinkPad,
 		      bool enable);
 
+	int configureVideoDevice(V4L2VideoDevice *dev, unsigned int pad,
+				 const StreamConfiguration &cfg,
+				 V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat);
+
 	std::string name_;
 	MediaDevice *media_;
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index b41a789e8dc2a7b2..e817f842f1216a7f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -504,19 +504,25 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 		stream->active_ = true;
 		cfg.setStream(stream);
 
-		/*
-		 * The RAW still capture stream just copies buffers from the
-		 * internal queue and doesn't need any specific configuration.
-		 */
-		if (stream->raw_) {
+		if (stream == outStream) {
+			ret = imgu->configureOutput(cfg, &outputFormat);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			cfg.stride = outputFormat.planes[0].bpl;
+		} else if (stream == vfStream) {
+			ret = imgu->configureViewfinder(cfg, &outputFormat);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			cfg.stride = outputFormat.planes[0].bpl;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * The RAW still capture stream only uses en externel
+			 * for the already configured CIO2 sink and doesn't need
+			 * any specific configuration of the ImgU.
+			 */
 			cfg.stride = cio2Format.planes[0].bpl;
-		} else {
-			ret = imgu->configureOutput(stream->device_, cfg,
-						    &outputFormat);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-
-			cfg.stride = outputFormat.planes[0].bpl;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -526,15 +532,13 @@ 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),
-					    &outputFormat);
+		ret = imgu->configureOutput(config->at(0), &outputFormat);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (!vfStream->active_) {
-		ret = imgu->configureOutput(vfStream->device_, config->at(0),
-					    &outputFormat);
+		ret = imgu->configureViewfinder(config->at(0), &outputFormat);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -546,7 +550,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 	StreamConfiguration statCfg = {};
 	statCfg.size = cio2Format.size;
 
-	ret = imgu->configureOutput(&imgu->stat_, statCfg, &outputFormat);
+	ret = imgu->configureStat(statCfg, &outputFormat);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;