diff --git a/include/sound/soc-topology.h b/include/sound/soc-topology.h
index b8da221615e0..f552c3f56368 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-topology.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-topology.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_ops {
 	int (*widget_load)(struct snd_soc_component *,
 		struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *,
 		struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_widget *);
+	int (*widget_ready)(struct snd_soc_component *,
+		struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *,
+		struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_widget *);
 	int (*widget_unload)(struct snd_soc_component *,
 		struct snd_soc_dobj *);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index f4ec236a418e..12e189701924 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -344,6 +344,17 @@ 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)
@@ -1579,8 +1590,16 @@ widget:
 	widget->dobj.ops = tplg->ops;
 	widget->dobj.index = tplg->index;
 	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: