diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
index 2527d6170417..fb3520f32488 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct avs_dsp_ops {
 #define avs_dsp_op(adev, op, ...) \
 	((adev)->spec->dsp_ops->op(adev, ## __VA_ARGS__))
 
+#define AVS_PLATATTR_CLDMA		BIT_ULL(0)
+
 #define avs_platattr_test(adev, attr) \
 	((adev)->spec->attributes & AVS_PLATATTR_##attr)
 
@@ -233,4 +235,9 @@ void avs_hda_l1sen_enable(struct avs_dev *adev, bool enable);
 int avs_dsp_boot_firmware(struct avs_dev *adev, bool purge);
 int avs_dsp_first_boot_firmware(struct avs_dev *adev);
 
+int avs_cldma_load_basefw(struct avs_dev *adev, struct firmware *fw);
+int avs_cldma_load_library(struct avs_dev *adev, struct firmware *lib, u32 id);
+int avs_cldma_transfer_modules(struct avs_dev *adev, bool load,
+			       struct avs_module_entry *mods, u32 num_mods);
+
 #endif /* __SOUND_SOC_INTEL_AVS_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/loader.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/loader.c
index 47e1f9a21e43..2134aaabe2c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/loader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/loader.c
@@ -9,12 +9,24 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <sound/hdaudio_ext.h>
 #include "avs.h"
+#include "cldma.h"
 #include "messages.h"
 #include "registers.h"
 
+#define AVS_ROM_STS_MASK		0xFF
+#define AVS_ROM_INIT_DONE		0x1
+#define SKL_ROM_BASEFW_ENTERED		0xF
+#define AVS_ROM_INIT_POLLING_US		5
+#define SKL_ROM_INIT_TIMEOUT_US		1000000
+
+#define AVS_FW_INIT_POLLING_US		500
+#define AVS_FW_INIT_TIMEOUT_US		3000000
 #define AVS_FW_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS		3000
 
+#define AVS_CLDMA_START_DELAY_MS	100
+
 #define AVS_ROOT_DIR			"intel/avs"
 #define AVS_BASEFW_FILENAME		"dsp_basefw.bin"
 #define AVS_EXT_MANIFEST_MAGIC		0x31454124
@@ -111,6 +123,144 @@ static int avs_fw_manifest_strip_verify(struct avs_dev *adev, struct firmware *f
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int avs_cldma_load_basefw(struct avs_dev *adev, struct firmware *fw)
+{
+	struct hda_cldma *cl = &code_loader;
+	unsigned int reg;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_op(adev, power, AVS_MAIN_CORE_MASK, true);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_op(adev, reset, AVS_MAIN_CORE_MASK, false);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = hda_cldma_reset(cl);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "cldma reset failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	hda_cldma_setup(cl);
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_op(adev, stall, AVS_MAIN_CORE_MASK, false);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	reinit_completion(&adev->fw_ready);
+	avs_dsp_op(adev, int_control, true);
+
+	/* await ROM init */
+	ret = snd_hdac_adsp_readl_poll(adev, AVS_FW_REG_STATUS(adev), reg,
+			(reg & AVS_ROM_INIT_DONE) == AVS_ROM_INIT_DONE,
+			AVS_ROM_INIT_POLLING_US, SKL_ROM_INIT_TIMEOUT_US);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "rom init timeout: %d\n", ret);
+		avs_dsp_core_disable(adev, AVS_MAIN_CORE_MASK);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	hda_cldma_set_data(cl, (void *)fw->data, fw->size);
+	/* transfer firmware */
+	hda_cldma_transfer(cl, 0);
+	ret = snd_hdac_adsp_readl_poll(adev, AVS_FW_REG_STATUS(adev), reg,
+			(reg & AVS_ROM_STS_MASK) == SKL_ROM_BASEFW_ENTERED,
+			AVS_FW_INIT_POLLING_US, AVS_FW_INIT_TIMEOUT_US);
+	hda_cldma_stop(cl);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "transfer fw failed: %d\n", ret);
+		avs_dsp_core_disable(adev, AVS_MAIN_CORE_MASK);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_cldma_load_library(struct avs_dev *adev, struct firmware *lib, u32 id)
+{
+	struct hda_cldma *cl = &code_loader;
+	int ret;
+
+	hda_cldma_set_data(cl, (void *)lib->data, lib->size);
+	/* transfer modules manifest */
+	hda_cldma_transfer(cl, msecs_to_jiffies(AVS_CLDMA_START_DELAY_MS));
+
+	/* DMA id ignored as there is only ever one code-loader DMA */
+	ret = avs_ipc_load_library(adev, 0, id);
+	hda_cldma_stop(cl);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "transfer lib %d failed: %d\n", id, ret);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int avs_cldma_load_module(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_module_entry *mentry)
+{
+	struct hda_cldma *cl = &code_loader;
+	const struct firmware *mod;
+	char *mod_name;
+	int ret;
+
+	mod_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s/dsp_mod_%pUL.bin", AVS_ROOT_DIR,
+			     adev->spec->name, mentry->uuid.b);
+	if (!mod_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = avs_request_firmware(adev, &mod, mod_name);
+	kfree(mod_name);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	hda_cldma_set_data(cl, (void *)mod->data, mod->size);
+	hda_cldma_transfer(cl, msecs_to_jiffies(AVS_CLDMA_START_DELAY_MS));
+	ret = avs_ipc_load_modules(adev, &mentry->module_id, 1);
+	hda_cldma_stop(cl);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "load module %d failed: %d\n", mentry->module_id, ret);
+		avs_release_last_firmware(adev);
+		return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_cldma_transfer_modules(struct avs_dev *adev, bool load,
+			       struct avs_module_entry *mods, u32 num_mods)
+{
+	u16 *mod_ids;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	/* Either load to DSP or unload them to free space. */
+	if (load) {
+		for (i = 0; i < num_mods; i++) {
+			ret = avs_cldma_load_module(adev, &mods[i]);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mod_ids = kcalloc(num_mods, sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mod_ids)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_mods; i++)
+		mod_ids[i] = mods[i].module_id;
+
+	ret = avs_ipc_unload_modules(adev, mod_ids, num_mods);
+	kfree(mod_ids);
+	if (ret)
+		return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int avs_dsp_load_basefw(struct avs_dev *adev)
 {
 	const struct avs_fw_version *min_req;
@@ -196,6 +346,15 @@ int avs_dsp_first_boot_firmware(struct avs_dev *adev)
 {
 	int ret, i;
 
+	if (avs_platattr_test(adev, CLDMA)) {
+		ret = hda_cldma_init(&code_loader, &adev->base.core,
+				     adev->dsp_ba, AVS_CL_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "cldma init failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = avs_dsp_boot_firmware(adev, true);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "firmware boot failed: %d\n", ret);
