diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 002772e3ba2c..273a374e741c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -344,12 +344,24 @@ static int soc_tplg_widget_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* optionally pass new dynamic widget to component driver. This is mainly for
+ * external widgets where we can assign private data/ops */
+static int soc_tplg_widget_ready(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_widget *tplg_w)
+{
+	if (tplg->comp && tplg->ops && tplg->ops->widget_ready)
+		return tplg->ops->widget_ready(tplg->comp, w, tplg_w);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* pass DAI configurations to component driver for extra initialization */
 static int soc_tplg_dai_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
-	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv)
+	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	if (tplg->comp && tplg->ops && tplg->ops->dai_load)
-		return tplg->ops->dai_load(tplg->comp, dai_drv);
+		return tplg->ops->dai_load(tplg->comp, dai_drv, pcm, dai);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1580,8 +1592,16 @@ widget:
 	kfree(template.sname);
 	kfree(template.name);
 	list_add(&widget->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
+
+	ret = soc_tplg_widget_ready(tplg, widget, w);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto ready_err;
+
 	return 0;
 
+ready_err:
+	snd_soc_tplg_widget_remove(widget);
+	snd_soc_dapm_free_widget(widget);
 hdr_err:
 	kfree(template.sname);
 err: