diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
index c017252201ac..a5cd83d06c0b 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 		name	"$SSP0_PCM_NAME"
 		id $SSP0_PCM_ID
 		direction	"duplex"
+		playback_pause_supported "true"
 		Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 			name	"$SSP0_PCM_NAME"
 		}
@@ -981,6 +982,7 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				id 2
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				}
@@ -1012,6 +1014,7 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 				name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				id 2
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP2_PCM_NAME"
 				}
@@ -1374,6 +1377,7 @@ IncludeByKey.SSP1_ENABLED {
 				name	"$SSP1_PCM_NAME"
 				id 1
 				direction	"duplex"
+				playback_pause_supported "true"
 				Object.Base.fe_dai.1 {
 					name	"$SSP1_PCM_NAME"
 				}
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
index 1ba79ff852b2..fced626646b8 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/pcm.conf
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ Class.PCM."pcm" {
 		token_ref	"stream.bool"
 	}
 
+	DefineAttribute."playback_pause_supported" {
+		# Token reference and type
+		token_ref	"stream.bool"
+	}
+
 	attributes {
 		!constructor [
 			"name"
@@ -60,4 +65,5 @@ Class.PCM."pcm" {
 
 	# Default values for PCM attributes
 	compress	"false"
+	playback_pause_supported	"false"
 }
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
index d52934128c81..737cb1fac90b 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ Object.Base.VendorToken {
 
 	"13" {
 		name "stream"
-		playback_compatible_d0i3         "1200"
-		capture_compatible_d0i3          "1201"
+		playback_compatible_d0i3	1200
+		capture_compatible_d0i3         1201
+		playback_pause_supported	1202
 	}
 
         "14" {