diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
index 82d4765fbeee..a8df8fb03b52 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ union snd_firewire_event {
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_LOCK      _IO('H', 0xf9)
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_UNLOCK    _IO('H', 0xfa)
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_TASCAM_STATE _IOR('H', 0xfb, struct snd_firewire_tascam_state)
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_MOTU_REGISTER_DSP_METER	_IOR('H', 0xfc, struct snd_firewire_motu_register_dsp_meter)
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_MOTU_COMMAND_DSP_METER	_IOR('H', 0xfd, struct snd_firewire_motu_command_dsp_meter)
 
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_TYPE_DICE	1
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_TYPE_FIREWORKS	2
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-command-dsp-message-parser.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-command-dsp-message-parser.c
index 6716074f8bc1..18689fcfb288 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-command-dsp-message-parser.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-command-dsp-message-parser.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum msg_parser_state {
 };
 
 struct msg_parser {
+	spinlock_t lock;
 	enum msg_parser_state state;
 	unsigned int interval;
 	unsigned int message_count;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ int snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_new(struct snd_motu *motu)
 	parser = devm_kzalloc(&motu->card->card_dev, sizeof(*parser), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!parser)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	spin_lock_init(&parser->lock);
 	motu->message_parser = parser;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -83,8 +85,11 @@ void snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const stru
 {
 	struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
 	unsigned int interval = parser->interval;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&parser->lock, flags);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < desc_count; ++i) {
 		const struct pkt_desc *desc = descs + i;
 		__be32 *buffer = desc->ctx_payload;
@@ -157,4 +162,17 @@ void snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const stru
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parser->lock, flags);
+}
+
+void snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(struct snd_motu *motu,
+					struct snd_firewire_motu_command_dsp_meter *meter)
+{
+	struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&parser->lock, flags);
+	memcpy(meter, &parser->meter, sizeof(*meter));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parser->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
index b5ced5d27758..7be576fe4516 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
@@ -155,6 +155,50 @@ static int hwdep_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, struct file *file,
 		return hwdep_lock(motu);
 	case SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_UNLOCK:
 		return hwdep_unlock(motu);
+	case SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_MOTU_REGISTER_DSP_METER:
+	{
+		struct snd_firewire_motu_register_dsp_meter *meter;
+		int err;
+
+		if (!(motu->spec->flags & SND_MOTU_SPEC_REGISTER_DSP))
+			return -ENXIO;
+
+		meter = kzalloc(sizeof(*meter), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!meter)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(motu, meter);
+
+		err = copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, meter, sizeof(*meter));
+		kfree(meter);
+
+		if (err)
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	case SNDRV_FIREWIRE_IOCTL_MOTU_COMMAND_DSP_METER:
+	{
+		struct snd_firewire_motu_command_dsp_meter *meter;
+		int err;
+
+		if (!(motu->spec->flags & SND_MOTU_SPEC_COMMAND_DSP))
+			return -ENXIO;
+
+		meter = kzalloc(sizeof(*meter), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!meter)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(motu, meter);
+
+		err = copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, meter, sizeof(*meter));
+		kfree(meter);
+
+		if (err)
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 	default:
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
index efb9708b5b5f..fe804615294c 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum register_dsp_msg_type {
 };
 
 struct msg_parser {
+	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct snd_firewire_motu_register_dsp_meter meter;
 	bool meter_pos_quirk;
 };
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ int snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_new(struct snd_motu *motu)
 	parser = devm_kzalloc(&motu->card->card_dev, sizeof(*parser), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!parser)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	spin_lock_init(&parser->lock);
 	if (motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_4pre || motu->spec == &snd_motu_spec_audio_express)
 		parser->meter_pos_quirk = true;
 	motu->message_parser = parser;
@@ -105,8 +107,11 @@ void snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const str
 {
 	struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
 	bool meter_pos_quirk = parser->meter_pos_quirk;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&parser->lock, flags);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < desc_count; ++i) {
 		const struct pkt_desc *desc = descs + i;
 		__be32 *buffer = desc->ctx_payload;
@@ -142,4 +147,17 @@ void snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const str
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parser->lock, flags);
+}
+
+void snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(struct snd_motu *motu,
+						struct snd_firewire_motu_register_dsp_meter *meter)
+{
+	struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&parser->lock, flags);
+	memcpy(meter, &parser->meter, sizeof(*meter));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parser->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
index d818ce4901c9..4f70036dea25 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
@@ -278,11 +278,15 @@ int snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_new(struct snd_motu *motu);
 int snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_init(struct snd_motu *motu);
 void snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const struct pkt_desc *descs,
 					unsigned int desc_count, unsigned int data_block_quadlets);
+void snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(struct snd_motu *motu,
+					struct snd_firewire_motu_register_dsp_meter *meter);
 
 
 int snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_new(struct snd_motu *motu);
 int snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_init(struct snd_motu *motu, enum cip_sfc sfc);
 void snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_parse(struct snd_motu *motu, const struct pkt_desc *descs,
 					unsigned int desc_count, unsigned int data_block_quadlets);
+void snd_motu_command_dsp_message_parser_copy_meter(struct snd_motu *motu,
+					struct snd_firewire_motu_command_dsp_meter *meter);
 
 #endif