diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_lens.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_lens.h
index ff4d066e..277417da 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_lens.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_lens.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/log.h>
 
+#include <libcamera/controls.h>
+
 namespace libcamera {
 
 class MediaEntity;
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ public:
 
 	const std::string &model() const { return model_; }
 
+	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const;
+
 protected:
 	std::string logPrefix() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_lens.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_lens.cpp
index 810fcffa..b3d48199 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_lens.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_lens.cpp
@@ -139,4 +139,15 @@ std::string CameraLens::logPrefix() const
 	return "'" + entity_->name() + "'";
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn CameraLens::controls()
+ * \brief Retrieve the V4L2 controls of the lens' subdev
+ *
+ * \return A map of the V4L2 controls supported by the lens' driver
+ */
+const ControlInfoMap &CameraLens::controls() const
+{
+	return subdev_->controls();
+}
+
 } /* namespace libcamera */