diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index fb955e69a78e..d696c2f6bcbb 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@
 	.get = xhandler_get, .put = xhandler_put, \
 	.private_value = SOC_DOUBLE_R_VALUE(reg_left, reg_right, xshift, \
 					    xmax, xinvert) }
+#define SOC_SINGLE_MULTI_EXT(xname, xreg, xshift, xmax, xinvert, xcount,\
+	xhandler_get, xhandler_put) \
+{	.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = xname, \
+	.info = snd_soc_info_multi_ext, \
+	.get = xhandler_get, .put = xhandler_put, \
+	.private_value = (unsigned long)&(struct soc_multi_mixer_control) \
+		{.reg = xreg, .shift = xshift, .rshift = xshift, .max = xmax, \
+		.count = xcount, .platform_max = xmax, .invert = xinvert} }
 #define SOC_SINGLE_EXT_TLV(xname, xreg, xshift, xmax, xinvert,\
 	 xhandler_get, xhandler_put, tlv_array) \
 {	.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = xname, \
@@ -636,6 +644,8 @@ int snd_soc_get_strobe(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol);
 int snd_soc_put_strobe(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol);
+int snd_soc_info_multi_ext(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo);
 
 /**
  * struct snd_soc_jack_pin - Describes a pin to update based on jack detection
@@ -1235,6 +1245,11 @@ struct soc_mreg_control {
 	unsigned int regbase, regcount, nbits, invert;
 };
 
+struct soc_multi_mixer_control {
+	int min, max, platform_max, count;
+	unsigned int reg, rreg, shift, rshift, invert;
+};
+
 /* enumerated kcontrol */
 struct soc_enum {
 	int reg;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index a1305f827a98..24cb33a9f5c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3587,6 +3587,39 @@ static int snd_soc_get_dai_name(struct of_phandle_args *args,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_info_multi_ext - external single mixer info callback
+ * @kcontrol: mixer control
+ * @uinfo: control element information
+ *
+ * Callback to provide information about a single external mixer control.
+ * that accepts multiple input.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 for success.
+ */
+int snd_soc_info_multi_ext(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo)
+{
+	struct soc_multi_mixer_control *mc =
+		(struct soc_multi_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
+	int platform_max;
+
+	if (!mc->platform_max)
+		mc->platform_max = mc->max;
+	platform_max = mc->platform_max;
+
+	if (platform_max == 1 && !strnstr(kcontrol->id.name, " Volume", 30))
+		uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
+	else
+		uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER;
+
+	uinfo->count = mc->count;
+	uinfo->value.integer.min = 0;
+	uinfo->value.integer.max = platform_max;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_info_multi_ext);
+
 int snd_soc_of_get_dai_name(struct device_node *of_node,
 			    const char **dai_name)
 {