diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/control.c b/sound/soc/sof/control.c
index 84e2cbfbbcbb..a4983f90ff5b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/control.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/control.c
@@ -39,26 +39,8 @@ int snd_sof_volume_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct soc_mixer_control *sm =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
 	struct snd_sof_control *scontrol = sm->dobj.private;
-	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int err, ret;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: volume get failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* get all the mixer data from DSP */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_VOLUME,
-				      false);
 
 	/* read back each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++)
@@ -66,12 +48,6 @@ int snd_sof_volume_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			ipc_to_mixer(cdata->chanv[i].value,
 				     scontrol->volume_table, sm->max + 1);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: volume get failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -84,16 +60,6 @@ int snd_sof_volume_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int ret, err;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: volume put failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* update each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++) {
@@ -104,18 +70,13 @@ int snd_sof_volume_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	}
 
 	/* notify DSP of mixer updates */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_VOLUME,
-				      true);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+		snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+					      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
+					      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
+					      SOF_CTRL_CMD_VOLUME,
+					      true);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: volume put failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -125,37 +86,13 @@ int snd_sof_switch_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct soc_mixer_control *sm =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
 	struct snd_sof_control *scontrol = sm->dobj.private;
-	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int err, ret;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: switch get failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* get all the mixer data from DSP */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_SWITCH,
-				      false);
 
 	/* read back each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++)
 		ucontrol->value.integer.value[i] = cdata->chanv[i].value;
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: switch get failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -168,16 +105,6 @@ int snd_sof_switch_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int ret, err;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: switch put failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* update each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++) {
@@ -186,18 +113,13 @@ int snd_sof_switch_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	}
 
 	/* notify DSP of mixer updates */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_SWITCH,
-				      true);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+		snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+					      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
+					      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
+					      SOF_CTRL_CMD_SWITCH,
+					      true);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: switch put failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -207,37 +129,13 @@ int snd_sof_enum_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct soc_enum *se =
 		(struct soc_enum *)kcontrol->private_value;
 	struct snd_sof_control *scontrol = se->dobj.private;
-	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int err, ret;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: enum get failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* get all the enum data from DSP */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_ENUM,
-				      false);
 
 	/* read back each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++)
 		ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[i] = cdata->chanv[i].value;
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: enum get failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -250,16 +148,6 @@ int snd_sof_enum_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = scontrol->sdev;
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	unsigned int i, channels = scontrol->num_channels;
-	int ret, err;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: enum put failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* update each channel */
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++) {
@@ -268,18 +156,13 @@ int snd_sof_enum_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	}
 
 	/* notify DSP of enum updates */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
-				      SOF_CTRL_CMD_ENUM,
-				      true);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+		snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+					      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_VALUE,
+					      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET,
+					      SOF_CTRL_CMD_ENUM,
+					      true);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: enum put failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +176,7 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	struct sof_abi_hdr *data = cdata->data;
 	size_t size;
-	int ret, err;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (be->max > sizeof(ucontrol->value.bytes.data)) {
 		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
@@ -302,22 +185,6 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes get failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* get all the binary data from DSP */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_DATA,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_GET,
-				      scontrol->cmd,
-				      false);
-
 	size = data->size + sizeof(*data);
 	if (size > be->max) {
 		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
@@ -331,12 +198,6 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	memcpy(ucontrol->value.bytes.data, data, size);
 
 out:
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes get failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -350,7 +211,6 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct sof_ipc_ctrl_data *cdata = scontrol->control_data;
 	struct sof_abi_hdr *data = cdata->data;
 	size_t size = data->size + sizeof(*data);
-	int ret, err;
 
 	if (be->max > sizeof(ucontrol->value.bytes.data)) {
 		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
@@ -366,32 +226,18 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes put failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* copy from kcontrol */
 	memcpy(data, ucontrol->value.bytes.data, size);
 
 	/* notify DSP of byte control updates */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_DATA,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_SET,
-				      scontrol->cmd,
-				      true);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+		snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+					      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_DATA,
+					      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_SET,
+					      scontrol->cmd,
+					      true);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes put failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int snd_sof_bytes_ext_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
@@ -406,8 +252,6 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_ext_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_ctl_tlv header;
 	const struct snd_ctl_tlv __user *tlvd =
 		(const struct snd_ctl_tlv __user *)binary_data;
-	int ret;
-	int err;
 
 	/*
 	 * The beginning of bytes data contains a header from where
@@ -453,30 +297,15 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_ext_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes_ext put failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* notify DSP of byte control updates */
-	snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-				      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_DATA,
-				      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_SET,
-				      scontrol->cmd,
-				      true);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+		snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+					      SOF_IPC_COMP_SET_DATA,
+					      SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_SET,
+					      scontrol->cmd,
+					      true);
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes_ext put failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int snd_sof_bytes_ext_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
@@ -492,17 +321,7 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_ext_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_ctl_tlv __user *tlvd =
 		(struct snd_ctl_tlv __user *)binary_data;
 	int data_size;
-	int err;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes_ext get failed to resume %d\n",
-				    ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Decrement the limit by ext bytes header size to
@@ -514,13 +333,6 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_ext_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	cdata->data->magic = SOF_ABI_MAGIC;
 	cdata->data->abi = SOF_ABI_VERSION;
 
-	/* get all the component data from DSP */
-	ret = snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
-					    SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_DATA,
-					    SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_GET,
-					    scontrol->cmd,
-					    false);
-
 	/* Prevent read of other kernel data or possibly corrupt response */
 	data_size = cdata->data->size + sizeof(const struct sof_abi_hdr);
 
@@ -543,11 +355,5 @@ int snd_sof_bytes_ext_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 
 out:
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sdev->dev);
-	err = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sdev->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
-				    "error: bytes_ext get failed to idle %d\n",
-				    err);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 8e00f829bfdb..aaf459af89d0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -3016,6 +3016,49 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Function to set the initial value of SOF kcontrols.
+ * The value will be stored in scontrol->control_data
+ */
+static int snd_sof_cache_kcontrol_val(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
+{
+	struct snd_sof_control *scontrol = NULL;
+	int ipc_cmd, ctrl_type;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(scontrol, &sdev->kcontrol_list, list) {
+
+		/* notify DSP of kcontrol values */
+		switch (scontrol->cmd) {
+		case SOF_CTRL_CMD_VOLUME:
+		case SOF_CTRL_CMD_ENUM:
+		case SOF_CTRL_CMD_SWITCH:
+			ipc_cmd = SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_VALUE;
+			ctrl_type = SOF_CTRL_TYPE_VALUE_CHAN_GET;
+			break;
+		case SOF_CTRL_CMD_BINARY:
+			ipc_cmd = SOF_IPC_COMP_GET_DATA;
+			ctrl_type = SOF_CTRL_TYPE_DATA_GET;
+			break;
+		default:
+			dev_err(sdev->dev,
+				"error: Invalid scontrol->cmd: %d\n",
+				scontrol->cmd);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		ret = snd_sof_ipc_set_get_comp_data(sdev->ipc, scontrol,
+						    ipc_cmd, ctrl_type,
+						    scontrol->cmd,
+						    false);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_warn(sdev->dev,
+				"error: kcontrol value get for widget: %d\n",
+				scontrol->comp_id);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int snd_sof_complete_pipeline(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			      struct snd_sof_widget *swidget)
 {
@@ -3059,6 +3102,11 @@ static void sof_complete(struct snd_soc_component *scomp)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	/*
+	 * cache initial values of SOF kcontrols by reading DSP value over
+	 * IPC. It may be overwritten by alsa-mixer after booting up
+	 */
+	snd_sof_cache_kcontrol_val(sdev);
 }
 
 /* manifest - optional to inform component of manifest */