diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 98e2f83b1c09..43d4abd79f44 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_widget_setup_comp_dai(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget)
 	dev_dbg(scomp->dev, "dai %s node_type %u dai_type %u dai_index %d\n", swidget->widget->name,
 		node_type, ipc4_copier->dai_type, ipc4_copier->dai_index);
 
+	dai->type = ipc4_copier->dai_type;
 	ipc4_copier->data.gtw_cfg.node_id = SOF_IPC4_NODE_TYPE(node_type);
 
 	pipe_widget = swidget->spipe->pipe_widget;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
index f98242a404db..9ea2ac5adac7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ struct snd_sof_route {
 struct snd_sof_dai {
 	struct snd_soc_component *scomp;
 	const char *name;
+	u32 type;
 
 	int number_configs;
 	int current_config;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 915c2e88e32b..bcdb499c96a0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -2354,7 +2354,10 @@ static int sof_dspless_widget_ready(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 				    struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_widget *tw)
 {
 	if (WIDGET_IS_DAI(w->id)) {
+		static const struct sof_topology_token dai_tokens[] = {
+			{SOF_TKN_DAI_TYPE, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_STRING, get_token_dai_type, 0}};
 		struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(scomp);
+		struct snd_soc_tplg_private *priv = &tw->priv;
 		struct snd_sof_widget *swidget;
 		struct snd_sof_dai *sdai;
 		int ret;
@@ -2369,6 +2372,15 @@ static int sof_dspless_widget_ready(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
+		ret = sof_parse_tokens(scomp, &sdai->type, dai_tokens, ARRAY_SIZE(dai_tokens),
+				       priv->array, le32_to_cpu(priv->size));
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(scomp->dev, "Failed to parse DAI tokens for %s\n", tw->name);
+			kfree(swidget);
+			kfree(sdai);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		ret = sof_connect_dai_widget(scomp, w, tw, sdai);
 		if (ret) {
 			kfree(swidget);