diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
index 69cae71..aeb4082 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
 #define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_MSB          SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_LEFT_J
 #define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_LSB          SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_RIGHT_J
 
+/* DAI link flags */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES         (1 << 0)
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS      (1 << 1)
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS    (1 << 2)
+
 /*
  * Block Header.
  * This header precedes all object and object arrays below.
@@ -456,6 +461,9 @@
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_stream stream[SND_SOC_TPLG_STREAM_CONFIG_MAX]; /* for DAI link */
 	__le32 num_streams;	/* number of streams */
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_stream_caps caps[2]; /* playback and capture for DAI */
+	__le32 flag_mask;       /* bitmask of flags to configure */
+	__le32 flags;           /* SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_* flag value */
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_private priv;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 2f9b64e..8baa176 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,24 @@
 	return snd_soc_register_dai(tplg->comp, dai_drv);
 }
 
+static void set_link_flags(struct snd_soc_dai_link *link,
+		unsigned int flag_mask, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES)
+		link->symmetric_rates =
+			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES ? 1 : 0;
+
+	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS)
+		link->symmetric_channels =
+			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS ?
+			1 : 0;
+
+	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS)
+		link->symmetric_samplebits =
+			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS ?
+			1 : 0;
+}
+
 /* create the FE DAI link */
 static int soc_tplg_link_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm)
@@ -1703,6 +1721,8 @@
 	link->dynamic = 1;
 	link->dpcm_playback = pcm->playback;
 	link->dpcm_capture = pcm->capture;
+	if (pcm->flag_mask)
+		set_link_flags(link, pcm->flag_mask, pcm->flags);
 
 	/* pass control to component driver for optional further init */
 	ret = soc_tplg_dai_link_load(tplg, link);
@@ -1848,10 +1868,14 @@
 		/* create the FE DAIs and DAI links */
 		soc_tplg_pcm_create(tplg, _pcm);
 
+
+		/* offset by version-specific struct size and
+		 * real priv data size
+		 */
+		tplg->pos += pcm->size + _pcm->priv.size;
+
 		if (!abi_match)
 			kfree(_pcm); /* free the duplicated one */
-
-		tplg->pos += pcm->size; /* offset by version-specific size */
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(tplg->dev, "ASoC: adding %d PCM DAIs\n", count);