diff --git a/components/esp_driver_isp/include/esp_private/isp_private.h b/components/esp_driver_isp/include/esp_private/isp_private.h
index 733a8ff671..76d6956a64 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_isp/include/esp_private/isp_private.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_isp/include/esp_private/isp_private.h
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ typedef struct isp_processor_t {
         uint32_t                hist_isr_added:  1;
     } isr_users;
 
+    struct {
+        uint32_t                wbg_update_once_configured: 1;
+    } sub_module_flags;
+
 } isp_processor_t;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_isp/src/isp_wbg.c b/components/esp_driver_isp/src/isp_wbg.c
index b17d7d9ecc..851a746039 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_isp/src/isp_wbg.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_isp/src/isp_wbg.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_isp_wbg_configure(isp_proc_handle_t isp_proc, const esp_isp_wbg_co
     bool valid = isp_ll_shadow_update_wbg(isp_proc->hal.hw, config->flags.update_once_configured);
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE_ISR(valid, ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, TAG, "failed to update wbg shadow register");
 
+    isp_proc->sub_module_flags.wbg_update_once_configured = config->flags.update_once_configured;
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_isp_wbg_set_wb_gain(isp_proc_handle_t isp_proc, isp_wbg_gain_t gai
     // Set WBG gain
     isp_ll_awb_set_wb_gain(isp_proc->hal.hw, gain);
 
+    bool valid = isp_ll_shadow_update_wbg(isp_proc->hal.hw, isp_proc->sub_module_flags.wbg_update_once_configured);
+    ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE_ISR(valid, ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, TAG, "failed to update wbg shadow register");
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/isp/multi_pipelines/main/example_awb.c b/examples/peripherals/isp/multi_pipelines/main/example_awb.c
index 9aae8083e1..df09cabbc6 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/isp/multi_pipelines/main/example_awb.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/isp/multi_pipelines/main/example_awb.c
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ esp_err_t example_isp_awb_init(isp_proc_handle_t isp_proc)
     }
 
     // Configure WBG module
-    esp_isp_wbg_config_t wbg_config = {};
+    esp_isp_wbg_config_t wbg_config = {
+        .flags = {
+            .update_once_configured = true,
+        },
+    };
     ret = esp_isp_wbg_configure(isp_proc, &wbg_config);
     if (ret != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to configure WBG: %d", ret);