diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 0c159a7d211e78b8d3b765dbb174ce8384cb71f8..d26a9b784772d797e88a529f199342f277e32390 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 	.num_kcontrols = 0}
 
 /* platform domain */
+#define SND_SOC_DAPM_SIGGEN(wname) \
+{	.id = snd_soc_dapm_siggen, .name = wname, .kcontrol_news = NULL, \
+	.num_kcontrols = 0, .reg = SND_SOC_NOPM }
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_INPUT(wname) \
 {	.id = snd_soc_dapm_input, .name = wname, .kcontrol_news = NULL, \
 	.num_kcontrols = 0, .reg = SND_SOC_NOPM }
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ enum snd_soc_dapm_type {
 	snd_soc_dapm_supply,		/* power/clock supply */
 	snd_soc_dapm_aif_in,		/* audio interface input */
 	snd_soc_dapm_aif_out,		/* audio interface output */
+	snd_soc_dapm_siggen,		/* signal generator */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index da5c1ae7cc300af44559d23910d32f9c1ff3e19e..6bb327e431a582982929d251b44a44e2bee8b991 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ static void dapm_set_path_status(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	case snd_soc_dapm_output:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_adc:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_input:
+	case snd_soc_dapm_siggen:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_dac:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_micbias:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_vmid:
@@ -772,6 +773,11 @@ static int is_connected_input_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget)
 			return widget->inputs;
 		}
 
+		/* signal generator */
+		if (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_siggen) {
+			widget->inputs = snd_soc_dapm_suspend_check(widget);
+			return widget->inputs;
+		}
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(path, &widget->sources, list_sink) {
@@ -1982,6 +1988,7 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_add_route(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	case snd_soc_dapm_out_drv:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_input:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_output:
+	case snd_soc_dapm_siggen:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_micbias:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_vmid:
 	case snd_soc_dapm_pre: