diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
index 1efb33b36303..799b804f3e34 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
@@ -679,6 +679,14 @@ static u64 byt_reply_msg_match(u64 header, u64 *mask)
 	return header;
 }
 
+static bool byt_is_dsp_busy(struct sst_dsp *dsp)
+{
+	u64 ipcx;
+
+	ipcx = sst_dsp_shim_read_unlocked(dsp, SST_IPCX);
+	return (ipcx & (SST_IPCX_BUSY | SST_IPCX_DONE));
+}
+
 int sst_byt_dsp_init(struct device *dev, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 {
 	struct sst_byt *byt;
@@ -699,6 +707,7 @@ int sst_byt_dsp_init(struct device *dev, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 	ipc->ops.shim_dbg = byt_shim_dbg;
 	ipc->ops.tx_data_copy = byt_tx_data_copy;
 	ipc->ops.reply_msg_match = byt_reply_msg_match;
+	ipc->ops.is_dsp_busy = byt_is_dsp_busy;
 
 	err = sst_ipc_init(ipc);
 	if (err != 0)