diff --git a/src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml b/src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml
index 74ad0195d6310367..d3b2c3fb7f540012 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml
+++ b/src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ controls:
                               |                    |
                               +--------------------+
 
+  - Model:
+      type: string
+      description: |
+        Model name of the camera sensor. The format of the string is free-form
+        and should be encoded in ASCII. Example model names are 'ov5670',
+        'imx219' or 'Logitech Webcam C930e'.
+
   - UnitCellSize:
       type: Size
       description: |