diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
index 917a8b06cace..c3323f90b693 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct avs_dev;
 struct avs_tplg;
 struct avs_tplg_library;
 struct avs_soc_component;
+struct avs_ipc_msg;
 
 /*
  * struct avs_dsp_ops - Platform-specific DSP operations
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ struct avs_dsp_ops {
 	int (* const log_buffer_offset)(struct avs_dev *, u32);
 	int (* const log_buffer_status)(struct avs_dev *, union avs_notify_msg *);
 	int (* const coredump)(struct avs_dev *, union avs_notify_msg *);
+	bool (* const d0ix_toggle)(struct avs_dev *, struct avs_ipc_msg *, bool);
+	int (* const set_d0ix)(struct avs_dev *, bool);
 };
 
 #define avs_dsp_op(adev, op, ...) \
@@ -191,6 +194,9 @@ struct avs_ipc {
 	struct completion busy_completion;
 
 	struct work_struct recovery_work;
+	struct delayed_work d0ix_work;
+	atomic_t d0ix_disable_depth;
+	bool in_d0ix;
 };
 
 #define AVS_EIPC	EREMOTEIO
@@ -227,6 +233,11 @@ int avs_dsp_send_msg_timeout(struct avs_dev *adev,
 			     struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, int timeout);
 int avs_dsp_send_msg(struct avs_dev *adev,
 		     struct avs_ipc_msg *request, struct avs_ipc_msg *reply);
+/* Two variants below are for messages that control DSP power states. */
+int avs_dsp_send_pm_msg_timeout(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
+				struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, int timeout, bool wake_d0i0);
+int avs_dsp_send_pm_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
+			struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, bool wake_d0i0);
 int avs_dsp_send_rom_msg_timeout(struct avs_dev *adev,
 				 struct avs_ipc_msg *request, int timeout);
 int avs_dsp_send_rom_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request);
@@ -234,6 +245,9 @@ void avs_dsp_interrupt_control(struct avs_dev *adev, bool enable);
 int avs_ipc_init(struct avs_ipc *ipc, struct device *dev);
 void avs_ipc_block(struct avs_ipc *ipc);
 
+int avs_dsp_disable_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev);
+int avs_dsp_enable_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev);
+
 /* Firmware resources management */
 
 int avs_get_module_entry(struct avs_dev *adev, const guid_t *uuid, struct avs_module_entry *entry);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/dsp.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/dsp.c
index 3ff17bd22a5a..2f18b137ff42 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/dsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/dsp.c
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ static int avs_dsp_get_core(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 core_id)
 
 	adev->core_refs[core_id]++;
 	if (adev->core_refs[core_id] == 1) {
+		/*
+		 * No cores other than main-core can be running for DSP
+		 * to achieve d0ix. Conscious SET_D0IX IPC failure is permitted,
+		 * simply d0ix power state will no longer be attempted.
+		 */
+		ret = avs_dsp_disable_d0ix(adev);
+		if (ret && ret != -AVS_EIPC)
+			goto err_disable_d0ix;
+
 		ret = avs_dsp_enable(adev, mask);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_enable_dsp;
@@ -160,6 +169,8 @@ static int avs_dsp_get_core(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 core_id)
 	return 0;
 
 err_enable_dsp:
+	avs_dsp_enable_d0ix(adev);
+err_disable_d0ix:
 	adev->core_refs[core_id]--;
 err:
 	dev_err(adev->dev, "get core %d failed: %d\n", core_id, ret);
@@ -185,6 +196,9 @@ static int avs_dsp_put_core(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 core_id)
 		ret = avs_dsp_disable(adev, mask);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
+
+		/* Match disable_d0ix in avs_dsp_get_core(). */
+		avs_dsp_enable_d0ix(adev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
index b535bbb5953a..0820d8f93c7c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
@@ -13,6 +13,82 @@
 #include "registers.h"
 
 #define AVS_IPC_TIMEOUT_MS	300
+#define AVS_D0IX_DELAY_MS	300
+
+static int
+avs_dsp_set_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev, bool enable)
+{
+	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Is transition required? */
+	if (ipc->in_d0ix == enable)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_op(adev, set_d0ix, enable);
+	if (ret) {
+		/* Prevent further d0ix attempts on conscious IPC failure. */
+		if (ret == -AVS_EIPC)
+			atomic_inc(&ipc->d0ix_disable_depth);
+
+		ipc->in_d0ix = false;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ipc->in_d0ix = enable;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void avs_dsp_schedule_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *tx)
+{
+	if (atomic_read(&adev->ipc->d0ix_disable_depth))
+		return;
+
+	mod_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &adev->ipc->d0ix_work,
+			 msecs_to_jiffies(AVS_D0IX_DELAY_MS));
+}
+
+static void avs_dsp_d0ix_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct avs_ipc *ipc = container_of(work, struct avs_ipc, d0ix_work.work);
+
+	avs_dsp_set_d0ix(to_avs_dev(ipc->dev), true);
+}
+
+static int avs_dsp_wake_d0i0(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *tx)
+{
+	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&ipc->d0ix_disable_depth)) {
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ipc->d0ix_work);
+		return avs_dsp_set_d0ix(adev, false);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_dsp_disable_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev)
+{
+	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
+
+	/* Prevent PG only on the first disable. */
+	if (atomic_add_return(1, &ipc->d0ix_disable_depth) == 1) {
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ipc->d0ix_work);
+		return avs_dsp_set_d0ix(adev, false);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_dsp_enable_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev)
+{
+	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ipc->d0ix_disable_depth))
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &ipc->d0ix_work,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(AVS_D0IX_DELAY_MS));
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static void avs_dsp_recovery(struct avs_dev *adev)
 {
@@ -391,10 +467,35 @@ static int avs_dsp_do_send_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int avs_dsp_send_msg_sequence(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
+				     struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, int timeout, bool wake_d0i0,
+				     bool schedule_d0ix)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (wake_d0i0) {
+		ret = avs_dsp_wake_d0i0(adev, request);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_do_send_msg(adev, request, reply, timeout);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (schedule_d0ix)
+		avs_dsp_schedule_d0ix(adev, request);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int avs_dsp_send_msg_timeout(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
 			     struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, int timeout)
 {
-	return avs_dsp_do_send_msg(adev, request, reply, timeout);
+	bool wake_d0i0 = avs_dsp_op(adev, d0ix_toggle, request, true);
+	bool schedule_d0ix = avs_dsp_op(adev, d0ix_toggle, request, false);
+
+	return avs_dsp_send_msg_sequence(adev, request, reply, timeout, wake_d0i0, schedule_d0ix);
 }
 
 int avs_dsp_send_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
@@ -403,6 +504,19 @@ int avs_dsp_send_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
 	return avs_dsp_send_msg_timeout(adev, request, reply, adev->ipc->default_timeout_ms);
 }
 
+int avs_dsp_send_pm_msg_timeout(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
+				struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, int timeout, bool wake_d0i0)
+{
+	return avs_dsp_send_msg_sequence(adev, request, reply, timeout, wake_d0i0, false);
+}
+
+int avs_dsp_send_pm_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request,
+			struct avs_ipc_msg *reply, bool wake_d0i0)
+{
+	return avs_dsp_send_pm_msg_timeout(adev, request, reply, adev->ipc->default_timeout_ms,
+					   wake_d0i0);
+}
+
 static int avs_dsp_do_send_rom_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request, int timeout)
 {
 	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
@@ -463,6 +577,7 @@ int avs_ipc_init(struct avs_ipc *ipc, struct device *dev)
 	ipc->ready = false;
 	ipc->default_timeout_ms = AVS_IPC_TIMEOUT_MS;
 	INIT_WORK(&ipc->recovery_work, avs_dsp_recovery_work);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ipc->d0ix_work, avs_dsp_d0ix_work);
 	init_completion(&ipc->done_completion);
 	init_completion(&ipc->busy_completion);
 	spin_lock_init(&ipc->rx_lock);
@@ -475,4 +590,6 @@ void avs_ipc_block(struct avs_ipc *ipc)
 {
 	ipc->ready = false;
 	cancel_work_sync(&ipc->recovery_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ipc->d0ix_work);
+	ipc->in_d0ix = false;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/messages.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/messages.c
index 3da33150aabf..6404fce8cde4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/messages.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/messages.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int avs_ipc_set_dx(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 core_mask, bool powerup)
 	request.data = &dx;
 	request.size = sizeof(dx);
 
-	ret = avs_dsp_send_msg(adev, &request, NULL);
+	ret = avs_dsp_send_pm_msg(adev, &request, NULL, true);
 	if (ret)
 		avs_ipc_err(adev, &request, "set dx", ret);
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int avs_ipc_set_d0ix(struct avs_dev *adev, bool enable_pg, bool streaming)
 
 	request.header = msg.val;
 
-	ret = avs_dsp_send_msg(adev, &request, NULL);
+	ret = avs_dsp_send_pm_msg(adev, &request, NULL, false);
 	if (ret)
 		avs_ipc_err(adev, &request, "set d0ix", ret);
 
