diff --git a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
index 0da454a8498d..ef7afadea42d 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
@@ -2627,6 +2627,12 @@ int cs_dsp_run(struct cs_dsp *dsp)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (dsp->client_ops->pre_run) {
+		ret = dsp->client_ops->pre_run(dsp);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	/* Sync set controls */
 	ret = cs_dsp_coeff_sync_controls(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.h b/include/linux/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.h
index ce54705e2bec..0bf849baeaa5 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.h
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ struct cs_dsp {
  * struct cs_dsp_client_ops - client callbacks
  * @control_add:	Called under the pwr_lock when a control is created
  * @control_remove:	Called under the pwr_lock when a control is destroyed
- * @post_run:		Called under the pwr_lock by cs_dsp_run()
+ * @pre_run:		Called under the pwr_lock by cs_dsp_run() before the core is started
+ * @post_run:		Called under the pwr_lock by cs_dsp_run() after the core is started
  * @post_stop:		Called under the pwr_lock by cs_dsp_stop()
  * @watchdog_expired:	Called when a watchdog expiry is detected
  *
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ struct cs_dsp {
 struct cs_dsp_client_ops {
 	int (*control_add)(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl);
 	void (*control_remove)(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl);
+	int (*pre_run)(struct cs_dsp *dsp);
 	int (*post_run)(struct cs_dsp *dsp);
 	void (*post_stop)(struct cs_dsp *dsp);
 	void (*watchdog_expired)(struct cs_dsp *dsp);