diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h b/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
index f3f5d5634245..98b422ac7dcb 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct snd_compr_audio_info {
  * @SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_MODE: dsp render mode (audio master or stc)
  * @SNDRV_COMPRESS_CLK_REC_MODE: clock recovery mode ( none or auto)
  * @SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_WINDOW: render window
+ * @SNDRV_COMPRESS_START_DELAY: start delay
  */
 enum sndrv_compress_encoder {
 	SNDRV_COMPRESS_ENCODER_PADDING = 1,
@@ -158,12 +159,14 @@ enum sndrv_compress_encoder {
 	SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_MODE = 6,
 	SNDRV_COMPRESS_CLK_REC_MODE = 7,
 	SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_WINDOW = 8,
+	SNDRV_COMPRESS_START_DELAY = 9,
 };
 
 #define SNDRV_COMPRESS_PATH_DELAY SNDRV_COMPRESS_PATH_DELAY
 #define SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_MODE SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_MODE
 #define SNDRV_COMPRESS_CLK_REC_MODE SNDRV_COMPRESS_CLK_REC_MODE
 #define SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_WINDOW SNDRV_COMPRESS_RENDER_WINDOW
+#define SNDRV_COMPRESS_START_DELAY SNDRV_COMPRESS_START_DELAY
 
 /**
  * struct snd_compr_metadata - compressed stream metadata
diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
index 0d1dc4133fc8..b4de66ae43c5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ struct msm_compr_audio {
 	uint32_t next_stream;
 
 	uint32_t run_mode;
+	uint32_t start_delay_lsw;
+	uint32_t start_delay_msw;
 
 	uint64_t marker_timestamp;
 
@@ -2058,7 +2060,8 @@ static int msm_compr_trigger(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream, int cmd)
 			msm_compr_read_buffer(prtd);
 		}
 		/* issue RUN command for the stream */
-		q6asm_run_nowait(prtd->audio_client, prtd->run_mode, 0, 0);
+		q6asm_run_nowait(prtd->audio_client, prtd->run_mode,
+				 prtd->start_delay_msw, prtd->start_delay_lsw);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&prtd->lock, flags);
@@ -2839,6 +2842,9 @@ static int msm_compr_set_metadata(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
 				metadata->value[1],
 				metadata->value[2],
 				metadata->value[3]);
+	} else if (metadata->key == SNDRV_COMPRESS_START_DELAY) {
+		prtd->start_delay_lsw = metadata->value[0];
+		prtd->start_delay_msw = metadata->value[1];
 	}
 
 	return 0;