diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/msm_ext_display.c b/drivers/platform/msm/msm_ext_display.c
index 6f9a13040cd5..c7c1b1567bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/msm_ext_display.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/msm_ext_display.c
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ int msm_ext_disp_register_audio_codec(struct platform_device *pdev,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct msm_ext_disp *ext_disp = NULL;
+	struct msm_ext_disp_list *node = NULL;
 
 	if (!pdev || !ops) {
 		pr_err("Invalid params\n");
@@ -671,17 +672,23 @@ int msm_ext_disp_register_audio_codec(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if ((ext_disp->current_disp != EXT_DISPLAY_TYPE_MAX)
 			&& ext_disp->ops) {
 		pr_err("Codec already registered\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto end;
+		mutex_unlock(&ext_disp->lock);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	ext_disp->ops = ops;
 
-	pr_debug("audio codec registered\n");
-
-end:
 	mutex_unlock(&ext_disp->lock);
 
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &ext_disp->display_list, list) {
+		struct msm_ext_disp_init_data *data = node->data;
+
+		if (data->codec_ops.codec_ready)
+			data->codec_ops.codec_ready(data->pdev);
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("audio codec registered\n");
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/msm_ext_display.h b/include/linux/msm_ext_display.h
index fc53e861eba4..9a03b79e09d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/msm_ext_display.h
+++ b/include/linux/msm_ext_display.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct msm_ext_disp_intf_ops {
  * @cable_status: cable connected/disconnected
  * @get_intf_id: id of connected interface
  * @acknowledge: acknowledge audio status
+ * @codec_ready: notify when codec is ready
  */
 struct msm_ext_disp_audio_codec_ops {
 	int (*audio_info_setup)(struct platform_device *pdev,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ struct msm_ext_disp_audio_codec_ops {
 	int (*get_intf_id)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 	void (*teardown_done)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 	int (*acknowledge)(struct platform_device *pdev, u32 ack);
+	void (*codec_ready)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 };
 
 /*