diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
index 8d9d40145ad02c..fe656d29f772a1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ int hda_ctrl_dai_widget_setup(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* DAI already configured, reset it before reconfiguring it */
+	if (sof_dai->configured) {
+		ret = hda_ctrl_dai_widget_free(w);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	config = &sof_dai->dai_config[sof_dai->current_config];
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
index cde3f65c43780b..56db927390c98b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ void snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed);
 
-static int sof_pcm_dsp_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
-				struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm)
+int sof_pcm_dsp_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+			 struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_stream stream;
 	struct sof_ipc_reply reply;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
index c9e46f13b1f438..e65f4f4d6df943 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int sof_suspend(struct device *dev, bool runtime_suspend)
 	if (sdev->fw_state != SOF_FW_BOOT_COMPLETE)
 		goto suspend;
 
-	/* set restore_stream for all streams during system suspend */
+	/* prepare for streams to be resumed properly upon resume */
 	if (!runtime_suspend) {
 		ret = sof_set_hw_params_upon_resume(sdev->dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.c b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.c
index a870c72461f212..fb7b5f9b9a9eea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.c
@@ -718,6 +718,55 @@ int sof_set_up_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verify)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Free the PCM, its associated widgets and set the prepared flag to false for all PCMs that
+ * did not get suspended(ex: paused streams) so the widgets can be set up again during resume.
+ */
+static int sof_tear_down_left_over_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
+{
+	struct snd_sof_widget *swidget;
+	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
+	int dir, ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * free all PCMs and their associated DAPM widgets if their connected DAPM widget
+	 * list is not NULL. This should only be true for paused streams at this point.
+	 * This is equivalent to the handling of FE DAI suspend trigger for running streams.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(spcm, &sdev->pcm_list, list)
+		for_each_pcm_streams(dir) {
+			struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = spcm->stream[dir].substream;
+
+			if (!substream || !substream->runtime)
+				continue;
+
+			if (spcm->stream[dir].list) {
+				ret = sof_pcm_dsp_pcm_free(substream, sdev, spcm);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+
+				ret = sof_widget_list_free(sdev, spcm, dir);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					dev_err(sdev->dev, "failed to free widgets during suspend\n");
+					return ret;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	/*
+	 * free any left over DAI widgets. This is equivalent to the handling of suspend trigger
+	 * for the BE DAI for running streams.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(swidget, &sdev->widget_list, list)
+		if (WIDGET_IS_DAI(swidget->id) && swidget->use_count == 1) {
+			ret = sof_widget_free(sdev, swidget);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * For older firmware, this function doesn't free widgets for static pipelines during suspend.
  * It only resets use_count for all widgets.
@@ -732,8 +781,8 @@ int sof_tear_down_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verify)
 	/*
 	 * This function is called during suspend and for one-time topology verification during
 	 * first boot. In both cases, there is no need to protect swidget->use_count and
-	 * sroute->setup because during suspend all streams are suspended and during topology
-	 * loading the sound card unavailable to open PCMs.
+	 * sroute->setup because during suspend all running streams are suspended and during
+	 * topology loading the sound card unavailable to open PCMs.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(swidget, &sdev->widget_list, list) {
 		if (swidget->dynamic_pipeline_widget)
@@ -752,6 +801,18 @@ int sof_tear_down_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verify)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Tear down all pipelines associated with PCMs that did not get suspended
+	 * and unset the prepare flag so that they can be set up again during resume.
+	 */
+	if (!verify) {
+		ret = sof_tear_down_left_over_pipelines(sdev);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(sdev->dev, "failed to tear down paused pipelines\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry(sroute, &sdev->route_list, list)
 		sroute->setup = false;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
index 389d56ac3aba52..1c4f59d347177a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
@@ -265,4 +265,6 @@ int sof_widget_free(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_widget *swidget);
 /* PCM */
 int sof_widget_list_setup(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir);
 int sof_widget_list_free(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir);
+int sof_pcm_dsp_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+			 struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm);
 #endif