diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index b89ae6f7c096..8039a0479053 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include "skl.h"
 #include "skl-topology.h"
+#include "skl-sst-dsp.h"
+#include "skl-sst-ipc.h"
 
 #define HDA_MONO 1
 #define HDA_STEREO 2
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ static void skl_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *stream = get_hdac_ext_stream(substream);
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = dev_get_drvdata(dai->dev);
 	struct skl_dma_params *dma_params = NULL;
+	struct skl *skl = ebus_to_skl(ebus);
 
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "%s: %s\n", __func__, dai->name);
 
@@ -285,6 +288,16 @@ static void skl_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(dai, substream, NULL);
 	skl_set_suspend_active(substream, dai, false);
 
+	/*
+	 * check if close is for "Reference Pin" and set back the
+	 * CGCTL.MISCBDCGE if disabled by driver
+	 */
+	if (!strncmp(dai->name, "Reference Pin", 13) &&
+			skl->skl_sst->miscbdcg_disabled) {
+		skl->skl_sst->enable_miscbdcge(dai->dev, true);
+		skl->skl_sst->miscbdcg_disabled = false;
+	}
+
 	kfree(dma_params);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
index 62e665a3b8f7..543460293b00 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 #include "../common/sst-dsp.h"
 #include "../common/sst-dsp-priv.h"
+#include "skl.h"
 #include "skl-sst-dsp.h"
 #include "skl-sst-ipc.h"
+#include "sound/hdaudio_ext.h"
 
 
 #define IPC_IXC_STATUS_BITS		24
@@ -322,6 +324,19 @@ static int skl_ipc_process_notification(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 			wake_up(&skl->boot_wait);
 			break;
 
+		case IPC_GLB_NOTIFY_PHRASE_DETECTED:
+			dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "***** Phrase Detected **********\n");
+
+			/*
+			 * Per HW recomendation, After phrase detection,
+			 * clear the CGCTL.MISCBDCGE.
+			 *
+			 * This will be set back on stream closure
+			 */
+			skl->enable_miscbdcge(ipc->dev, false);
+			skl->miscbdcg_disabled = true;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: Unhandled error msg=%x",
 						header.primary);