diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
index c017252201ac..c31bc26bc134 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 		name	"$SSP0_PCM_NAME"
 		id $SSP0_PCM_ID
 		direction	"duplex"
+		playback_pause_supported "true"
+		capture_pause_supported "true"
 		Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 			name	"$SSP0_PCM_NAME"
 		}
@@ -941,6 +943,7 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$SSP0_CAPTURE_PCM"
 				id $SSP0_CAPTURE_PCM_ID
 				direction	"capture"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP0_CAPTURE_PCM"
 				}
@@ -953,6 +956,7 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$DMIC0_PCM_0_NAME"
 				id 27
 				direction	"capture"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai."$DMIC0_PCM_0_NAME" {}
 
 				Object.PCM.pcm_caps."capture" {
@@ -967,6 +971,7 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$DMIC0_PCM_1_NAME"
 				id 28
 				direction	"capture"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai."$DMIC0_PCM_1_NAME" {}
 
 				Object.PCM.pcm_caps."capture" {
@@ -981,6 +986,8 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				id 2
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				}
@@ -1012,6 +1019,8 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				id 2
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				}
@@ -1374,6 +1383,8 @@ IncludeByKey.SSP1_ENABLED {
 				name	"$SSP1_PCM_NAME"
 				id 1
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
+				capture_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP1_PCM_NAME"
 				}
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
index 1ba79ff852b2..01e9358bf758 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ Class.PCM."pcm" {
 		token_ref	"stream.bool"
 	}
 
+	DefineAttribute."playback_pause_supported" {
+		# Token reference and type
+		token_ref	"stream.bool"
+	}
+
+	DefineAttribute."capture_pause_supported" {
+		# Token reference and type
+		token_ref	"stream.bool"
+	}
+
 	attributes {
 		!constructor [
 			"name"
@@ -60,4 +70,6 @@ Class.PCM."pcm" {
 
 	# Default values for PCM attributes
 	compress	"false"
+	playback_pause_supported	"false"
+	capture_pause_supported	"false"
 }
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
index d52934128c81..dadfc162483c 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ Object.Base.VendorToken {
 
 	"13" {
 		name "stream"
-		playback_compatible_d0i3         "1200"
-		capture_compatible_d0i3          "1201"
+		playback_compatible_d0i3	1200
+		capture_compatible_d0i3         1201
+		playback_pause_supported	1202
+		capture_pause_supported		1203
 	}
 
         "14" {