diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/awb_algorithm.h b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/awb_algorithm.h
index 8462c4db8..6009bdaca 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/awb_algorithm.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/awb_algorithm.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public:
 	AwbAlgorithm(Controller *controller) : Algorithm(controller) {}
 	/* An AWB algorithm must provide the following: */
 	virtual unsigned int getConvergenceFrames() const = 0;
+	virtual void initialValues(double &gainR, double &gainB) = 0;
 	virtual void setMode(std::string const &modeName) = 0;
 	virtual void setManualGains(double manualR, double manualB) = 0;
 	virtual void enableAuto() = 0;
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.cpp
index 5ae0c2fad..dde5785a0 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ void Awb::initialise()
 	asyncResults_ = syncResults_;
 }
 
+void Awb::initialValues(double &gainR, double &gainB)
+{
+	gainR = syncResults_.gainR;
+	gainB = syncResults_.gainB;
+}
+
 void Awb::disableAuto()
 {
 	/* Freeze the most recent values, and treat them as manual gains */
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.h b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.h
index e7d49cd80..cde6a62f6 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.h
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/controller/rpi/awb.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
 	void initialise() override;
 	int read(const libcamera::YamlObject &params) override;
 	unsigned int getConvergenceFrames() const override;
+	void initialValues(double &gainR, double &gainB) override;
 	void setMode(std::string const &name) override;
 	void setManualGains(double manualR, double manualB) override;
 	void enableAuto() override;