diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h b/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
index be5371f09a626b4320d22f3302d9b66502d5e5c6..e3437e96519a8ae705306023453b03d3bc98194c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_LENGTH(...) \
 	((unsigned int)sizeof((const unsigned int[]) { __VA_ARGS__ }))
 
+/* Accessor offsets for TLV data items */
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_TYPE		0
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_LEN		1
+
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_CONTAINER_ITEM(...) \
 	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_CONTAINER, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_CONTAINER(name, ...) \
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@
 		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute) \
 	}
 
+/* Accessor offsets for min, mute and step items in dB scale type TLV */
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_DB_SCALE_MIN		2
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_DB_SCALE_MUTE_AND_STEP	3
+
 /* dB scale specified with min/max values instead of step */
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
 	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX, (min_dB), (max_dB))