diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_da7219_max98357a.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_da7219_max98357a.c
index 0e689ec7e11b..c0d8a73c6d21 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_da7219_max98357a.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_da7219_max98357a.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct kbl_codec_private {
 enum {
 	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_PB = 0,
 	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_CP,
+	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_REF_CP,
 	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_DMIC_CP,
 	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_HDMI1_PB,
 	KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_HDMI2_PB,
@@ -338,12 +339,49 @@ static struct snd_soc_ops kabylake_dmic_ops = {
 	.startup = kabylake_dmic_startup,
 };
 
+static unsigned int rates_16000[] = {
+        16000,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list constraints_16000 = {
+        .count = ARRAY_SIZE(rates_16000),
+        .list  = rates_16000,
+};
+
+static const unsigned int ch_mono[] = {
+	1,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list constraints_refcap = {
+	.count = ARRAY_SIZE(ch_mono),
+	.list  = ch_mono,
+};
+
+static int kabylake_refcap_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	substream->runtime->hw.channels_max = 1;
+	snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(substream->runtime, 0,
+					SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
+					&constraints_refcap);
+
+	return snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(substream->runtime, 0,
+					SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
+					&constraints_16000);
+}
+
+static struct snd_soc_ops skylake_refcap_ops = {
+	.startup = kabylake_refcap_startup,
+};
+
 SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dummy,
 	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_DUMMY()));
 
 SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(system,
 	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("System Pin")));
 
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(reference,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("Reference Pin")));
+
 SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dmic,
 	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("DMIC Pin")));
 
@@ -418,6 +456,16 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link kabylake_dais[] = {
 		.ops = &kabylake_da7219_fe_ops,
 		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(system, dummy, platform),
 	},
+	[KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_REF_CP] = {
+		.name = "Kbl Audio Reference cap",
+		.stream_name = "Wake on Voice",
+		.init = NULL,
+		.dpcm_capture = 1,
+		.nonatomic = 1,
+		.dynamic = 1,
+		.ops = &skylake_refcap_ops,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(reference, dummy, platform),
+	},
 	[KBL_DPCM_AUDIO_DMIC_CP] = {
 		.name = "Kbl Audio DMIC cap",
 		.stream_name = "dmiccap",