diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 02b52fed97c9..7f8a64db0dc7 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int snd_soc_dai_get_channel_map(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		unsigned int *tx_num, unsigned int *tx_slot,
 		unsigned int *rx_num, unsigned int *rx_slot);
 
+struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_dai_to_component(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_is_dummy(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_add_controls(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			     const struct snd_kcontrol_new *controls, int num_controls);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 71de29bfbbd0..a859acc4b28f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ static inline int _soc_dai_ret(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			   "at %s() on %s\n", func, dai->name);
 }
 
+struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_dai_to_component(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
+{
+	return dai->component;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_to_component);
+
 /*
  * We might want to check substream by using list.
  * In such case, we can update these macros.