diff --git a/include/sound/sof/ipc4/header.h b/include/sound/sof/ipc4/header.h
index d31349bf011d3a..49ff1558a1715d 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof/ipc4/header.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof/ipc4/header.h
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ enum sof_ipc4_pipeline_state {
 #define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_LP_MASK		BIT(0)
 #define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_LP(x)		((x) << SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_LP_SHIFT)
 
+#define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_CORE_ID_SHIFT	20
+#define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_CORE_ID_MASK	GENMASK(23, 20)
+#define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_CORE_ID(x)	((x) << SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_CORE_ID_SHIFT)
+
 /* pipeline set state ipc msg */
 #define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_STATE_ID_SHIFT		16
 #define SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_STATE_ID_MASK		GENMASK(23, 16)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 10189b6428c248..626aaffe020d8c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(pipeline_ida);
 
 static const struct sof_topology_token ipc4_sched_tokens[] = {
 	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_LP_MODE, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
-		offsetof(struct sof_ipc4_pipeline, lp_mode)}
+		offsetof(struct sof_ipc4_pipeline, lp_mode)},
+	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_CORE, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
+		offsetof(struct sof_ipc4_pipeline, core_id)},
 };
 
 static const struct sof_topology_token pipeline_tokens[] = {
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_widget_setup_comp_pipeline(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget)
 	pipeline->msg.primary |= SOF_IPC4_MSG_TARGET(SOF_IPC4_FW_GEN_MSG);
 
 	pipeline->msg.extension = pipeline->lp_mode;
+	pipeline->msg.extension |= SOF_IPC4_GLB_PIPE_EXT_CORE_ID(pipeline->core_id);
 	pipeline->state = SOF_IPC4_PIPE_UNINITIALIZED;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.h b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.h
index 2fe68fa46e3e54..cd0e5506cf0b6d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct sof_ipc4_copier_config_set_sink_format {
  * @priority: Priority of this pipeline
  * @lp_mode: Low power mode
  * @mem_usage: Memory usage
+ * @core_id: Target core for the pipeline
  * @state: Pipeline state
  * @msg: message structure for pipeline
  * @skip_during_fe_trigger: skip triggering this pipeline during the FE DAI trigger
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ struct sof_ipc4_pipeline {
 	uint32_t priority;
 	uint32_t lp_mode;
 	uint32_t mem_usage;
+	uint32_t core_id;
 	int state;
 	struct sof_ipc4_msg msg;
 	bool skip_during_fe_trigger;