diff --git a/app/overlays/mt8196/waves_overlay.conf b/app/overlays/mt8196/waves_overlay.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e0143275ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/overlays/mt8196/waves_overlay.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER=y
+CONFIG_WAVES_CODEC=y
diff --git a/src/arch/xtensa/configs/override/mt8196_chrome_waves.config b/src/arch/xtensa/configs/override/mt8196_chrome_waves.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e0143275ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arch/xtensa/configs/override/mt8196_chrome_waves.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER=y
+CONFIG_WAVES_CODEC=y
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology1/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/topology/topology1/CMakeLists.txt
index c7e870b16837..fbbdef677361 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/topology/topology1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ set(TPLGS
 	"sof-mt8188-mt6359\;sof-mt8188"
 	"sof-mt8188-mt6359\;sof-mt8188-waves\;-DWAVES=1"
 	"sof-mt8196-mt6681\;sof-mt8196"
+	"sof-mt8196-mt6681\;sof-mt8196-waves\;-DWAVES=1"
 
 	"sof-acp-renoir\;sof-acp"
 	"sof-rn-rt5682-rt1019\;sof-rn-rt5682-rt1019"