diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 232b30d3fa68..410cb0b422be 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1037,6 +1037,9 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 
 	/* pmdown_time is ignored at stop */
 	unsigned int ignore_pmdown_time:1;
+
+	struct list_head list; /* DAI link list of the soc card */
+	struct snd_soc_dobj dobj; /* For topology */
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_codec_conf {
@@ -1104,8 +1107,11 @@ struct snd_soc_card {
 	long pmdown_time;
 
 	/* CPU <--> Codec DAI links  */
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link;
-	int num_links;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link;  /* predefined links only */
+	int num_links;  /* predefined links only */
+	struct list_head dai_link_list; /* all links */
+	int num_dai_links;
+
 	struct list_head rtd_list;
 	int num_rtd;
 
@@ -1647,6 +1653,11 @@ int snd_soc_of_get_dai_link_codecs(struct device *dev,
 				   struct device_node *of_node,
 				   struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link);
 
+int snd_soc_add_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+				struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link);
+void snd_soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			     struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link);
+
 #include <sound/soc-dai.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 878a9fe92686..bf4bccfc4b91 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1120,6 +1120,7 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_links(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	int order;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *link, *_link;
 
 	for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
 			order++) {
@@ -1132,6 +1133,15 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_links(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 		list_for_each_entry(rtd, &card->rtd_list, list)
 			soc_remove_link_components(card, rtd, order);
 	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, _link, &card->dai_link_list, list) {
+		if (link->dobj.type == SND_SOC_DOBJ_DAI_LINK)
+			dev_warn(card->dev, "Topology forgot to remove link %s?\n",
+				link->name);
+
+		list_del(&link->list);
+		card->num_dai_links--;
+	}
 }
 
 static int snd_soc_init_multicodec(struct snd_soc_card *card,
@@ -1228,6 +1238,68 @@ static int soc_init_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_add_dai_link - Add a DAI link dynamically
+ * @card: The ASoC card to which the DAI link is added
+ * @dai_link: The new DAI link to add
+ *
+ * This function adds a DAI link to the ASoC card's link list.
+ *
+ * Note: Topology can use this API to add DAI links when probing the
+ * topology component. And machine drivers can still define static
+ * DAI links in dai_link array.
+ */
+int snd_soc_add_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
+{
+	if (dai_link->dobj.type
+	    && dai_link->dobj.type != SND_SOC_DOBJ_DAI_LINK) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "Invalid dai link type %d\n",
+			dai_link->dobj.type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&client_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&dai_link->list, &card->dai_link_list);
+	card->num_dai_links++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_add_dai_link);
+
+/**
+ * snd_soc_remove_dai_link - Remove a DAI link from the list
+ * @card: The ASoC card that owns the link
+ * @dai_link: The DAI link to remove
+ *
+ * This function removes a DAI link from the ASoC card's link list.
+ *
+ * For DAI links previously added by topology, topology should
+ * remove them by using the dobj embedded in the link.
+ */
+void snd_soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			     struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *link, *_link;
+
+	if (dai_link->dobj.type
+	    && dai_link->dobj.type != SND_SOC_DOBJ_DAI_LINK) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "Invalid dai link type %d\n",
+			dai_link->dobj.type);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&client_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, _link, &card->dai_link_list, list) {
+		if (link == dai_link) {
+			list_del(&link->list);
+			card->num_dai_links--;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_remove_dai_link);
+
 static void soc_set_name_prefix(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
@@ -1722,6 +1794,10 @@ static int snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 			goto base_error;
 	}
 
+	/* add predefined DAI links to the list */
+	for (i = 0; i < card->num_links; i++)
+		snd_soc_add_dai_link(card, card->dai_link+i);
+
 	/* initialize the register cache for each available codec */
 	list_for_each_entry(codec, &codec_list, list) {
 		if (codec->cache_init)
@@ -2479,6 +2555,9 @@ int snd_soc_register_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 	snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(card);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dai_link_list);
+	card->num_dai_links = 0;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->rtd_list);
 	card->num_rtd = 0;