diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
index 3277c7cb0497..456406009b7f 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/common/tokens.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Object.Base.VendorToken {
 		output_pin_binding_name	414
 		num_input_audio_formats	415
 		num_output_audio_formats 416
+		no_wname_in_kcontrol_name 417
 	}
 
 	"2" {
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/widget-common.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/widget-common.conf
index 07705ad23317..af87e4e70f7d 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/widget-common.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/widget-common.conf
@@ -104,3 +104,17 @@ DefineAttribute.uuid {
 	# Token set reference name and type
 	token_ref	"comp.uuid"
 }
+
+DefineAttribute."no_wname_in_kcontrol_name" {
+	type	"string"
+	# Token set reference name
+	token_ref	"comp.bool"
+	constraints {
+		!valid_values [
+			"true"
+			"false"
+		]
+	}
+}
+
+no_wname_in_kcontrol_name	"true"