diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-control-enums.py b/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
similarity index 85%
rename from src/py/libcamera/gen-py-control-enums.py
rename to src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
index 6b2b5362c..4c072e604 100755
--- a/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-control-enums.py
+++ b/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #
-# Generate Python bindings enums for controls from YAML
+# Generate Python bindings controls from YAML
 
 import argparse
 import string
@@ -27,18 +27,22 @@ def generate_py(controls):
     for ctrl in controls:
         name, ctrl = ctrl.popitem()
 
+        if ctrl.get('draft'):
+            ns = 'libcamera::controls::draft::'
+            container = 'draft'
+        else:
+            ns = 'libcamera::controls::'
+            container = 'controls'
+
+        out += f'\t{container}.def_readonly_static("{name}", static_cast<const libcamera::ControlId *>(&{ns}{name}));\n\n'
+
         enum = ctrl.get('enum')
         if not enum:
             continue
 
-        if ctrl.get('draft'):
-            ns = 'libcamera::controls::draft::'
-        else:
-            ns = 'libcamera::controls::'
-
         cpp_enum = name + 'Enum'
 
-        out += '\tpy::enum_<{}{}>(m, \"{}\")\n'.format(ns, cpp_enum, name)
+        out += '\tpy::enum_<{}{}>({}, \"{}\")\n'.format(ns, cpp_enum, container, cpp_enum)
 
         if name == 'LensShadingMapMode':
             prefix = 'LensShadingMapMode'
@@ -54,9 +58,9 @@ def generate_py(controls):
 
             out += '\t\t.value(\"{}\", {}{})\n'.format(py_enum, ns, cpp_enum)
 
-        out += '\t;\n'
+        out += '\t;\n\n'
 
-    return {'enums': out}
+    return {'controls': out}
 
 
 def fill_template(template, data):
diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/meson.build b/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
index b705ac1f5..e80108460 100644
--- a/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -18,17 +18,21 @@ pycamera_sources = files([
     'py_main.cpp',
 ])
 
-gen_py_control_enums_input_files = files([
+# Generate controls
+
+gen_py_controls_input_files = files([
     '../../libcamera/control_ids.yaml',
-    'py_control_enums_generated.cpp.in',
+    'py_controls_generated.cpp.in',
 ])
 
-gen_py_control_enums = files('gen-py-control-enums.py')
+gen_py_controls = files('gen-py-controls.py')
 
 pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_controls',
-                                  input : gen_py_control_enums_input_files,
-                                  output : ['py_control_enums_generated.cpp'],
-                                  command : [gen_py_control_enums, '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
+                                  input : gen_py_controls_input_files,
+                                  output : ['py_controls_generated.cpp'],
+                                  command : [gen_py_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
+
+# Generate formats
 
 gen_py_formats_input_files = files([
     '../../libcamera/formats.yaml',
diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/py_control_enums_generated.cpp.in b/src/py/libcamera/py_controls_generated.cpp.in
similarity index 50%
rename from src/py/libcamera/py_control_enums_generated.cpp.in
rename to src/py/libcamera/py_controls_generated.cpp.in
index ed81fbe73..cb8442bae 100644
--- a/src/py/libcamera/py_control_enums_generated.cpp.in
+++ b/src/py/libcamera/py_controls_generated.cpp.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2022, Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com>
  *
- * Python bindings - Auto-generated control enums
+ * Python bindings - Auto-generated controls
  *
  * This file is auto-generated. Do not edit.
  */
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@
 
 namespace py = pybind11;
 
-void init_py_control_enums_generated(py::module& m)
+class PyControls
 {
-${enums}
+};
+
+class PyDraftControls
+{
+};
+
+void init_py_controls_generated(py::module& m)
+{
+	auto controls = py::class_<PyControls>(m, "controls");
+	auto draft = py::class_<PyDraftControls>(controls, "draft");
+
+${controls}
 }
diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp b/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
index 5d389942b..33ecc1cdb 100644
--- a/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
+++ b/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ static void handleRequestCompleted(Request *req)
 }
 
 void init_py_enums(py::module &m);
-void init_py_control_enums_generated(py::module &m);
+void init_py_controls_generated(py::module &m);
 void init_py_formats_generated(py::module &m);
 void init_py_geometry(py::module &m);
 
 PYBIND11_MODULE(_libcamera, m)
 {
 	init_py_enums(m);
-	init_py_control_enums_generated(m);
+	init_py_controls_generated(m);
 	init_py_geometry(m);
 
 	/* Forward declarations */