diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 776a60529e70..8b693dade9c6 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ static inline int snd_soc_dai_set_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
  * This routine only retrieves that was previously configured
  * with snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream()
  *
- * Returns pointer to stream or -ENOTSUPP if callback is not supported;
+ * Returns pointer to stream or an ERR_PTR value, e.g.
+ * ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP) if callback is not supported;
  */
 static inline void *snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 					       int direction)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
index 00d10e83872a..210b66d1f9a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
@@ -225,6 +225,84 @@ int sdw_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return sdw_startup_stream(substream);
 }
 
+static int sdw_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+
+	/* Find stream from first CPU DAI */
+	dai = asoc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
+
+	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(dai, substream->stream);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(sdw_stream)) {
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "no stream found for DAI %s", dai->name);
+		return PTR_ERR(sdw_stream);
+	}
+
+	return sdw_prepare_stream(sdw_stream);
+}
+
+static int sdw_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Find stream from first CPU DAI */
+	dai = asoc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
+
+	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(dai, substream->stream);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(sdw_stream)) {
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "no stream found for DAI %s", dai->name);
+		return PTR_ERR(sdw_stream);
+	}
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
+		ret = sdw_enable_stream(sdw_stream);
+		break;
+
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
+		ret = sdw_disable_stream(sdw_stream);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "%s trigger %d failed: %d", __func__, cmd, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int sdw_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+
+	/* Find stream from first CPU DAI */
+	dai = asoc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
+
+	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(dai, substream->stream);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(sdw_stream)) {
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "no stream found for DAI %s", dai->name);
+		return PTR_ERR(sdw_stream);
+	}
+
+	return sdw_deprepare_stream(sdw_stream);
+}
+
 void sdw_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	sdw_shutdown_stream(substream);
@@ -232,6 +310,9 @@ void sdw_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 static const struct snd_soc_ops sdw_ops = {
 	.startup = sdw_startup,
+	.prepare = sdw_prepare,
+	.trigger = sdw_trigger,
+	.hw_free = sdw_hw_free,
 	.shutdown = sdw_shutdown,
 };