diff --git a/include/sound/intel-nhlt.h b/include/sound/intel-nhlt.h
index 53470d6a28d6..24dbe16684ae 100644
--- a/include/sound/intel-nhlt.h
+++ b/include/sound/intel-nhlt.h
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 			     u32 bus_id, u8 link_type, u8 vbps, u8 bps,
 			     u8 num_ch, u32 rate, u8 dir, u8 dev_type);
 
+int intel_nhlt_ssp_device_type(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
+			       u8 virtual_bus_id);
+
 #else
 
 static inline struct nhlt_acpi_table *intel_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
@@ -184,6 +187,13 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline int intel_nhlt_ssp_device_type(struct device *dev,
+					     struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
+					     u8 virtual_bus_id)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
index 696a958d93e9..088cff799e0b 100644
--- a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
@@ -343,3 +343,29 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob);
+
+int intel_nhlt_ssp_device_type(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
+			       u8 virtual_bus_id)
+{
+	struct nhlt_endpoint *epnt;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!nhlt)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	epnt = (struct nhlt_endpoint *)nhlt->desc;
+	for (i = 0; i < nhlt->endpoint_count; i++) {
+		/* for SSP link the virtual bus id is the SSP port number */
+		if (epnt->linktype == NHLT_LINK_SSP &&
+		    epnt->virtual_bus_id == virtual_bus_id) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "SSP%d: dev_type=%d\n", virtual_bus_id,
+				epnt->device_type);
+			return epnt->device_type;
+		}
+
+		epnt = (struct nhlt_endpoint *)((u8 *)epnt + epnt->length);
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(intel_nhlt_ssp_device_type);