diff --git a/Documentation/sound/soc/codec-to-codec.rst b/Documentation/sound/soc/codec-to-codec.rst
index 810109d7500dfe872d1ec3e43bcea5fa1585c83f..4eaa9a0c41fc55ff2d33fc78bd151a7f748fa4f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/soc/codec-to-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/soc/codec-to-codec.rst
@@ -104,5 +104,10 @@ Make sure to name your corresponding cpu and codec playback and capture
 dai names ending with "Playback" and "Capture" respectively as dapm core
 will link and power those dais based on the name.
 
-Note that in current device tree there is no way to mark a dai_link
-as codec to codec. However, it may change in future.
+A dai_link in a "simple-audio-card" will automatically be detected as
+codec to codec when all DAIs on the link belong to codec components.
+The dai_link will be initialized with the subset of stream parameters
+(channels, format, sample rate) supported by all DAIs on the link. Since
+there is no way to provide these parameters in the device tree, this is
+mostly useful for communication with simple fixed-function codecs, such
+as a Bluetooth controller or cellular modem.
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index 9b794775df537ac2975833d4117ec79758d181f5..320e648f7499148c61e52972a45ac81750baa647 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -331,6 +331,50 @@ static int asoc_simple_init_dai(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int asoc_simple_init_dai_link_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+					    struct simple_dai_props *dai_props)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = rtd->dai_link;
+	struct snd_soc_component *component;
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *params;
+	struct snd_pcm_hardware hw;
+	int i, ret, stream;
+
+	/* Only codecs should have non_legacy_dai_naming set. */
+	for_each_rtd_components(rtd, i, component) {
+		if (!component->driver->non_legacy_dai_naming)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Assumes the capabilities are the same for all supported streams */
+	for (stream = 0; stream < 2; stream++) {
+		ret = snd_soc_runtime_calc_hw(rtd, &hw, stream);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "simple-card: no valid dai_link params\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	params = devm_kzalloc(rtd->dev, sizeof(*params), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!params)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	params->formats = hw.formats;
+	params->rates = hw.rates;
+	params->rate_min = hw.rate_min;
+	params->rate_max = hw.rate_max;
+	params->channels_min = hw.channels_min;
+	params->channels_max = hw.channels_max;
+
+	dai_link->params = params;
+	dai_link->num_params = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int asoc_simple_dai_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	struct asoc_simple_priv *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
@@ -347,6 +391,10 @@ int asoc_simple_dai_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = asoc_simple_init_dai_link_params(rtd, dai_props);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asoc_simple_dai_init);