diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 2e1e146a..7c0e93ff 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -1345,6 +1345,12 @@ int Camera::queueRequest(Request *request)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Make sure the Request has a valid control list. */
+	if (request->controls().infoMap() != &controls()) {
+		LOG(Camera, Error) << "Overwriting Request::controls() is not allowed";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * The camera state may change until the end of the function. No locking
 	 * is however needed as PipelineHandler::queueRequest() will handle