diff --git a/picamera2/devices/__init__.py b/picamera2/devices/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6157cbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/picamera2/devices/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .imx708 import IMX708
diff --git a/picamera2/devices/imx708/__init__.py b/picamera2/devices/imx708/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6157cbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/picamera2/devices/imx708/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .imx708 import IMX708
diff --git a/picamera2/devices/imx708/imx708.py b/picamera2/devices/imx708/imx708.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..281d0b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/picamera2/devices/imx708/imx708.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import fcntl
+import os
+
+from v4l2 import VIDIOC_S_CTRL, v4l2_control
+
+from picamera2 import Picamera2
+
+HDR_CTRL_ID = 0x009a0915
+
+
+class IMX708:
+    def __init__(self, camera_num=None):
+        self.device_fd = None
+
+        camera_info = Picamera2.global_camera_info()
+        if camera_num is None:
+            camera_id = next((c['Id'] for c in camera_info if c['Model'] == 'imx708'), None)
+        else:
+            camera_id = next((c['Id'] for c in camera_info if c['Num'] == camera_num), None)
+
+        if camera_id is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('IMX708: Requested IMX708 camera device not be found')
+
+        for i in range(16):
+            test_dir = f'/sys/class/video4linux/v4l-subdev{i}/device'
+            module_dir = f'{test_dir}/driver/module'
+            id_dir = f'{test_dir}/of_node'
+            if os.path.exists(module_dir) and os.path.islink(module_dir) and 'imx708' in os.readlink(module_dir):
+                if os.path.islink(id_dir) and camera_id in os.readlink(id_dir):
+                    self.device_fd = open(f'/dev/v4l-subdev{i}', 'rb+', buffering=0)
+                    break
+
+        if self.device_fd is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('IMX708: Requested camera v4l2 device node not found')
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.close()
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.device_fd:
+            self.device_fd.close()
+            self.device_fd = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
+        self.close()
+
+    def set_sensor_hdr_mode(self, enable: bool):
+        """
+        Set the sensor HDR mode (True/False) on the IMX708 device.
+
+        Note that after changing the HDR mode, you must
+        re-initialise the Picamera2 object to cache the updated sensor modes.
+        """
+        ctrl = v4l2_control()
+        ctrl.id = HDR_CTRL_ID
+        ctrl.value = int(enable)
+
+        try:
+            fcntl.ioctl(self.device_fd, VIDIOC_S_CTRL, ctrl)
+        except OSError as err:
+            print(f'IMX708: Unable to set HDR control in the device node: {err}')
+
+        # Must reset the camera manager so that cached sensor modes can be refreshed.
+        Picamera2._cm.reset()
diff --git a/picamera2/picamera2.py b/picamera2/picamera2.py
index cabfbb16..d3117d37 100644
--- a/picamera2/picamera2.py
+++ b/picamera2/picamera2.py
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ def cms(self):
             self._cms = libcamera.CameraManager.singleton()
         return self._cms
 
+    def reset(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            self._cms = None
+            self._cms = libcamera.CameraManager.singleton()
+
     def add(self, index, camera):
         with self._lock:
             self.cameras[index] = camera
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 423fccf8..9b4f6ae9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Capture :: Digital Camera",
     ],
-    packages=['picamera2', 'picamera2.encoders', 'picamera2.outputs', 'picamera2.previews', 'picamera2.allocators'],
+    packages=['picamera2', 'picamera2.devices', 'picamera2.encoders', 'picamera2.outputs', 'picamera2.previews',
+              'picamera2.allocators'],
     python_requires='>=3.9',
     licence='BSD 2-Clause License',
     install_requires=['numpy', 'PiDNG', 'piexif', 'pillow', 'simplejpeg', 'v4l2-python3', 'python-prctl', 'av'],
diff --git a/tests/imx708_device.py b/tests/imx708_device.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4ee32787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/imx708_device.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/python3
+
+from picamera2 import Picamera2
+from picamera2.devices.imx708 import IMX708
+
+camera_info = Picamera2.global_camera_info()
+camera_num = next((c['Num'] for c in camera_info if c['Model'] == 'imx708'), None)
+
+if camera_num is not None:
+    with IMX708(camera_num) as cam:
+        cam.set_sensor_hdr_mode(True)
+        picam2 = Picamera2(camera_num)
+        if len(picam2.sensor_modes) != 1:
+            print("ERROR: We should only report 1 sensor HDR mode")
+        picam2.close()
+
+        cam.set_sensor_hdr_mode(False)
+        picam2 = Picamera2(camera_num)
+        if len(picam2.sensor_modes) <= 1:
+            print("ERROR: We should report > 1 sensor non-HDR modes")
+        picam2.close()
+
+    cam = IMX708(camera_num)
+    cam.set_sensor_hdr_mode(True)
+    picam2 = Picamera2(camera_num)
+    if len(picam2.sensor_modes) != 1:
+        print("ERROR: We should only report 1 sensor HDR mode")
+    picam2.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_list.txt b/tests/test_list.txt
index cd2cafaf..4b9725f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_list.txt
+++ b/tests/test_list.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ tests/easy_video2.py
 tests/egl_leak.py
 tests/encoder_start_stop.py
 tests/ffmpeg_abort.py
+tests/imx708_device.py
 tests/large_datagram.py
 tests/mjpeg_server.py
 tests/no_raw.py