diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 5fcfba47d98c..adcd8719d343 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_ops {
 
 	/* bit field */
 	unsigned int no_capture_mute:1;
+	unsigned int mute_unmute_on_trigger:1;
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_cdai_ops {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 3f33f0630ad8..9a828e55c4f9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -658,6 +658,10 @@ int snd_soc_pcm_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			ret = soc_dai_trigger(dai, substream, cmd);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
+
+			if (dai->driver->ops && dai->driver->ops->mute_unmute_on_trigger)
+				snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 0, substream->stream);
+
 			soc_dai_mark_push(dai, substream, trigger);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -668,6 +672,9 @@ int snd_soc_pcm_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			if (rollback && !soc_dai_mark_match(dai, substream, trigger))
 				continue;
 
+			if (dai->driver->ops && dai->driver->ops->mute_unmute_on_trigger)
+				snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 1, substream->stream);
+
 			r = soc_dai_trigger(dai, substream, cmd);
 			if (r < 0)
 				ret = r; /* use last ret */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 0a20122b3e55..511446a30c05 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -896,8 +896,10 @@ static int __soc_pcm_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 	snd_soc_dapm_stream_event(rtd, substream->stream,
 			SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_START);
 
-	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai)
-		snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 0, substream->stream);
+	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
+		if (dai->driver->ops && !dai->driver->ops->mute_unmute_on_trigger)
+			snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 0, substream->stream);
+	}
 
 out:
 	return soc_pcm_ret(rtd, ret);
@@ -939,8 +941,10 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_clean(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 		if (snd_soc_dai_active(dai) == 1)
 			soc_pcm_set_dai_params(dai, NULL);
 
-		if (snd_soc_dai_stream_active(dai, substream->stream) == 1)
-			snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 1, substream->stream);
+		if (snd_soc_dai_stream_active(dai, substream->stream) == 1) {
+			if (dai->driver->ops && !dai->driver->ops->mute_unmute_on_trigger)
+				snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 1, substream->stream);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* run the stream event */