diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
index 64ca9141..a95dca69 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/module.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ namespace ipa {
  * algorithms. The configuration data is expected to be correct, any error
  * causes the function to fail and return immediately.
  *
+ * Algorithms can optionally be disabled via the tuning file of the camera
+ * module as shown here, with AGC being used as an example:
+ *
+ * - Agc:
+ *     enabled: false
+ *
+ * If this is the case, the algorithm will not be instantiated.
+ *
  * \return 0 on success, or a negative error code on failure
  */
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/module.h b/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
index 0fb51916..c27af771 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/module.h
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ private:
 	int createAlgorithm(Context &context, const YamlObject &data)
 	{
 		const auto &[name, algoData] = *data.asDict().begin();
+
+		/*
+		 * Optionally, algorithms can be disabled via the tuning file
+		 * by including enabled: false as a parameter within the
+		 * algorithm tuning data. This is not an error, so we return 0.
+		 */
+		if (!algoData["enabled"].get<bool>(true)) {
+			LOG(IPAModuleAlgo, Info)
+				<< "Algorithm '" << name << "' disabled via tuning file";
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		std::unique_ptr<Algorithm<Module>> algo = createAlgorithm(name);
 		if (!algo) {
 			LOG(IPAModuleAlgo, Error)