diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
index 5de30087ded6d7..fb6e9d742695c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_apl_ops = {
 	/* dsp core power up/down */
 	.core_power_up = hda_dsp_enable_core,
 	.core_power_down = hda_dsp_core_reset_power_down,
+	.is_core_enabled = hda_dsp_core_is_enabled,
 
 	/* trace callback */
 	.trace_init = hda_dsp_trace_init,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ops.h b/sound/soc/sof/ops.h
index cf7438ce19eb20..585e6ba8820484 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ops.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ops.h
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ static inline int snd_sof_dsp_core_power_down(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int snd_sof_dsp_core_is_enabled(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+					      unsigned int core_mask)
+{
+	if (sdev->ops->is_core_enabled)
+		return sdev->ops->is_core_enabled(sdev, core_mask);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* pre/post fw load */
 static inline int snd_sof_dsp_pre_fw_run(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
index 77388a36434bed..83a51d204de7d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ static int sof_resume(struct device *dev, bool runtime_resume)
 	if (!sdev->ops->resume || !sdev->ops->runtime_resume)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If for some reason, the cores were not powered off
+	 * during suspend, powering them up again will lead to
+	 * DSP panic. So check if core 0 is powered off to make
+	 * sure before proceeding further.
+	 */
+	if (snd_sof_dsp_core_is_enabled(sdev, BIT(0))
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * if the runtime_resume flag is set, call the runtime_resume routine
 	 * or else call the system resume routine
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
index 1ada7eab46c887..effe732fb0b4ac 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ struct snd_sof_dsp_ops {
 			     unsigned int core_mask);
 	int (*core_power_down)(struct snd_sof_dev *sof_dev,
 			       unsigned int core_mask);
+	bool (*is_core_enabled)(struct snd_sof_dev *sof_dev,
+				unsigned int core_mask);
 
 	/* pre/post firmware run */
 	int (*pre_fw_run)(struct snd_sof_dev *sof_dev);