diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c b/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
index 6c9b743ea74b..cb0c967dea63 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
@@ -412,6 +412,12 @@ int amdtp_motu_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 				 CIP_HEADER_WITHOUT_EOH;
 			fmt = CIP_FMT_MOTU_TX_V3;
 		}
+
+		if (protocol == &snd_motu_protocol_v2) {
+			// 8pre has some quirks.
+			flags |= CIP_WRONG_DBS |
+				 CIP_SKIP_DBC_ZERO_CHECK;
+		}
 	} else {
 		process_data_blocks = process_rx_data_blocks;
 		flags |= CIP_DBC_IS_END_EVENT;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-protocol-v2.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-protocol-v2.c
index 453fc29fade7..848fffe7387e 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-protocol-v2.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-protocol-v2.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #define  V2_CLOCK_SRC_SHIFT			0
 #define  V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_DISABLE	0x04000000
 #define  V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_ENABLE		0x03000000
+#define  V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_DISABLE		0x02000000
+#define  V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_ENABLE		0x00000000
 
 #define V2_IN_OUT_CONF_OFFSET			0x0c04
 #define  V2_OPT_OUT_IFACE_MASK			0x00000c00
@@ -132,20 +134,31 @@ static int v2_switch_fetching_mode(struct snd_motu *motu, bool enable)
 	u32 data;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_traveler) {
+	if (motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_traveler ||
+	    motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_8pre) {
 		err = snd_motu_transaction_read(motu, V2_CLOCK_STATUS_OFFSET,
 						&reg, sizeof(reg));
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 		data = be32_to_cpu(reg);
 
-		data &= ~(V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_DISABLE |
-			  V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_ENABLE);
+		if (motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_traveler) {
+			data &= ~(V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_DISABLE |
+				  V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_ENABLE);
 
-		if (enable)
-			data |= V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_ENABLE;
-		else
-			data |= V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_DISABLE;
+			if (enable)
+				data |= V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_ENABLE;
+			else
+				data |= V2_CLOCK_TRAVELER_FETCH_DISABLE;
+		} else if (motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_8pre) {
+			data &= ~(V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_DISABLE |
+				  V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_ENABLE);
+
+			if (enable)
+				data |= V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_DISABLE;
+			else
+				data |= V2_CLOCK_8PRE_FETCH_ENABLE;
+		}
 
 		reg = cpu_to_be32(data);
 		err = snd_motu_transaction_write(motu, V2_CLOCK_STATUS_OFFSET,
@@ -220,10 +233,16 @@ static void calculate_differed_part(struct snd_motu_packet_format *formats,
 	 * interfaces.
 	 */
 	data = (data & mask) >> shift;
-	if ((flags & SND_MOTU_SPEC_HAS_OPT_IFACE_A) &&
-	    data == V2_OPT_IFACE_MODE_ADAT) {
-		pcm_chunks[0] += 8;
-		pcm_chunks[1] += 4;
+	if (data == V2_OPT_IFACE_MODE_ADAT) {
+		if (flags & SND_MOTU_SPEC_HAS_OPT_IFACE_A) {
+			pcm_chunks[0] += 8;
+			pcm_chunks[1] += 4;
+		}
+		// 8pre has two sets of optical interface and doesn't reduce
+		// chunks for ADAT signals.
+		if (flags & SND_MOTU_SPEC_HAS_OPT_IFACE_B) {
+			pcm_chunks[1] += 4;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* At mode x4, no data chunks are supported in this part. */
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.c
index 513291ba0ab0..201539d4488c 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.c
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ const struct snd_motu_spec snd_motu_spec_traveler = {
 	.analog_out_ports = 8,
 };
 
+const struct snd_motu_spec snd_motu_spec_8pre = {
+	.name = "8pre",
+	.protocol = &snd_motu_protocol_v2,
+	// In tx, use coax chunks for mix-return 1/2. In rx, use coax chunks for
+	// dummy 1/2.
+	.flags = SND_MOTU_SPEC_SUPPORT_CLOCK_X2 |
+		 SND_MOTU_SPEC_HAS_OPT_IFACE_A |
+		 SND_MOTU_SPEC_HAS_OPT_IFACE_B |
+		 SND_MOTU_SPEC_RX_MIDI_2ND_Q |
+		 SND_MOTU_SPEC_TX_MIDI_2ND_Q,
+	.analog_in_ports = 8,
+	.analog_out_ports = 2,
+};
+
 static const struct snd_motu_spec motu_828mk3 = {
 	.name = "828mk3",
 	.protocol = &snd_motu_protocol_v3,
@@ -248,6 +262,7 @@ static const struct snd_motu_spec motu_audio_express = {
 static const struct ieee1394_device_id motu_id_table[] = {
 	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x000003, &motu_828mk2),
 	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x000009, &snd_motu_spec_traveler),
+	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x00000f, &snd_motu_spec_8pre),
 	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x000015, &motu_828mk3),	/* FireWire only. */
 	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x000035, &motu_828mk3),	/* Hybrid. */
 	SND_MOTU_DEV_ENTRY(0x000033, &motu_audio_express),
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
index fd5327d30ab1..1cd112be7dad 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extern const struct snd_motu_protocol snd_motu_protocol_v2;
 extern const struct snd_motu_protocol snd_motu_protocol_v3;
 
 extern const struct snd_motu_spec snd_motu_spec_traveler;
+extern const struct snd_motu_spec snd_motu_spec_8pre;
 
 int amdtp_motu_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		    enum amdtp_stream_direction dir,