diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c71664ca8bfd..4369946434ad 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -19049,6 +19049,15 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
 F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
 
+VIRTIO SOUND DRIVER
+M:	Anton Yakovlev <anton.yakovlev@opensynergy.com>
+M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
+L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
+L:	alsa-devel@alsa-project.org (moderated for non-subscribers)
+S:	Maintained
+F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h
+F:	sound/virtio/*
+
 VIRTUAL BOX GUEST DEVICE DRIVER
 M:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
 M:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfe49547a7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 OpenSynergy GmbH
+ */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_SND_IF_H
+#define VIRTIO_SND_IF_H
+
+#include <linux/virtio_types.h>
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * CONFIGURATION SPACE
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_config {
+	/* # of available physical jacks */
+	__le32 jacks;
+	/* # of available PCM streams */
+	__le32 streams;
+	/* # of available channel maps */
+	__le32 chmaps;
+};
+
+enum {
+	/* device virtqueue indexes */
+	VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL = 0,
+	VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT,
+	VIRTIO_SND_VQ_TX,
+	VIRTIO_SND_VQ_RX,
+	/* # of device virtqueues */
+	VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * COMMON DEFINITIONS
+ */
+
+/* supported dataflow directions */
+enum {
+	VIRTIO_SND_D_OUTPUT = 0,
+	VIRTIO_SND_D_INPUT
+};
+
+enum {
+	/* jack control request types */
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_JACK_INFO = 1,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_JACK_REMAP,
+
+	/* PCM control request types */
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_INFO = 0x0100,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_SET_PARAMS,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_PREPARE,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_RELEASE,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_START,
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_STOP,
+
+	/* channel map control request types */
+	VIRTIO_SND_R_CHMAP_INFO = 0x0200,
+
+	/* jack event types */
+	VIRTIO_SND_EVT_JACK_CONNECTED = 0x1000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_EVT_JACK_DISCONNECTED,
+
+	/* PCM event types */
+	VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_PERIOD_ELAPSED = 0x1100,
+	VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_XRUN,
+
+	/* common status codes */
+	VIRTIO_SND_S_OK = 0x8000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_S_BAD_MSG,
+	VIRTIO_SND_S_NOT_SUPP,
+	VIRTIO_SND_S_IO_ERR
+};
+
+/* common header */
+struct virtio_snd_hdr {
+	__le32 code;
+};
+
+/* event notification */
+struct virtio_snd_event {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_EVT_XXX */
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr hdr;
+	/* optional event data */
+	__le32 data;
+};
+
+/* common control request to query an item information */
+struct virtio_snd_query_info {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_R_XXX_INFO */
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr hdr;
+	/* item start identifier */
+	__le32 start_id;
+	/* item count to query */
+	__le32 count;
+	/* item information size in bytes */
+	__le32 size;
+};
+
+/* common item information header */
+struct virtio_snd_info {
+	/* function group node id (High Definition Audio Specification 7.1.2) */
+	__le32 hda_fn_nid;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * JACK CONTROL MESSAGES
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_jack_hdr {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_R_JACK_XXX */
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr hdr;
+	/* 0 ... virtio_snd_config::jacks - 1 */
+	__le32 jack_id;
+};
+
+/* supported jack features */
+enum {
+	VIRTIO_SND_JACK_F_REMAP = 0
+};
+
+struct virtio_snd_jack_info {
+	/* common header */
+	struct virtio_snd_info hdr;
+	/* supported feature bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_JACK_F_XXX) */
+	__le32 features;
+	/* pin configuration (High Definition Audio Specification 7.3.3.31) */
+	__le32 hda_reg_defconf;
+	/* pin capabilities (High Definition Audio Specification 7.3.4.9) */
+	__le32 hda_reg_caps;
+	/* current jack connection status (0: disconnected, 1: connected) */
+	__u8 connected;
+
+	__u8 padding[7];
+};
+
+/* jack remapping control request */
+struct virtio_snd_jack_remap {
+	/* .code = VIRTIO_SND_R_JACK_REMAP */
+	struct virtio_snd_jack_hdr hdr;
+	/* selected association number */
+	__le32 association;
+	/* selected sequence number */
+	__le32 sequence;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * PCM CONTROL MESSAGES
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_pcm_hdr {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_XXX */
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr hdr;
+	/* 0 ... virtio_snd_config::streams - 1 */
+	__le32 stream_id;
+};
+
+/* supported PCM stream features */
+enum {
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_SHMEM_HOST = 0,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_SHMEM_GUEST,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_MSG_POLLING,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_EVT_SHMEM_PERIODS,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_EVT_XRUNS
+};
+
+/* supported PCM sample formats */
+enum {
+	/* analog formats (width / physical width) */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_IMA_ADPCM = 0,	/*  4 /  4 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_MU_LAW,		/*  8 /  8 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_A_LAW,		/*  8 /  8 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S8,			/*  8 /  8 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U8,			/*  8 /  8 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S16,			/* 16 / 16 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U16,			/* 16 / 16 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S18_3,		/* 18 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U18_3,		/* 18 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S20_3,		/* 20 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U20_3,		/* 20 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S24_3,		/* 24 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U24_3,		/* 24 / 24 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S20,			/* 20 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U20,			/* 20 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S24,			/* 24 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U24,			/* 24 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S32,			/* 32 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U32,			/* 32 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_FLOAT,		/* 32 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_FLOAT64,		/* 64 / 64 bits */
+	/* digital formats (width / physical width) */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U8,		/*  8 /  8 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U16,		/* 16 / 16 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U32,		/* 32 / 32 bits */
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_IEC958_SUBFRAME	/* 32 / 32 bits */
+};
+
+/* supported PCM frame rates */
+enum {
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_5512 = 0,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_8000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_11025,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_16000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_22050,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_32000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_44100,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_48000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_64000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_88200,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_96000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_176400,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_192000,
+	VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_384000
+};
+
+struct virtio_snd_pcm_info {
+	/* common header */
+	struct virtio_snd_info hdr;
+	/* supported feature bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_XXX) */
+	__le32 features;
+	/* supported sample format bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_XXX) */
+	__le64 formats;
+	/* supported frame rate bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_XXX) */
+	__le64 rates;
+	/* dataflow direction (VIRTIO_SND_D_XXX) */
+	__u8 direction;
+	/* minimum # of supported channels */
+	__u8 channels_min;
+	/* maximum # of supported channels */
+	__u8 channels_max;
+
+	__u8 padding[5];
+};
+
+/* set PCM stream format */
+struct virtio_snd_pcm_set_params {
+	/* .code = VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_SET_PARAMS */
+	struct virtio_snd_pcm_hdr hdr;
+	/* size of the hardware buffer */
+	__le32 buffer_bytes;
+	/* size of the hardware period */
+	__le32 period_bytes;
+	/* selected feature bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_XXX) */
+	__le32 features;
+	/* selected # of channels */
+	__u8 channels;
+	/* selected sample format (VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_XXX) */
+	__u8 format;
+	/* selected frame rate (VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_XXX) */
+	__u8 rate;
+
+	__u8 padding;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * PCM I/O MESSAGES
+ */
+
+/* I/O request header */
+struct virtio_snd_pcm_xfer {
+	/* 0 ... virtio_snd_config::streams - 1 */
+	__le32 stream_id;
+};
+
+/* I/O request status */
+struct virtio_snd_pcm_status {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_S_XXX */
+	__le32 status;
+	/* current device latency */
+	__le32 latency_bytes;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * CHANNEL MAP CONTROL MESSAGES
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_chmap_hdr {
+	/* VIRTIO_SND_R_CHMAP_XXX */
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr hdr;
+	/* 0 ... virtio_snd_config::chmaps - 1 */
+	__le32 chmap_id;
+};
+
+/* standard channel position definition */
+enum {
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_NONE = 0,	/* undefined */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_NA,		/* silent */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_MONO,		/* mono stream */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FL,		/* front left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FR,		/* front right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RL,		/* rear left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RR,		/* rear right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FC,		/* front center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_LFE,		/* low frequency (LFE) */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_SL,		/* side left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_SR,		/* side right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RC,		/* rear center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FLC,		/* front left center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FRC,		/* front right center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RLC,		/* rear left center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RRC,		/* rear right center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FLW,		/* front left wide */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FRW,		/* front right wide */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FLH,		/* front left high */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FCH,		/* front center high */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_FRH,		/* front right high */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TC,		/* top center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TFL,		/* top front left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TFR,		/* top front right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TFC,		/* top front center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TRL,		/* top rear left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TRR,		/* top rear right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TRC,		/* top rear center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TFLC,		/* top front left center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TFRC,		/* top front right center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TSL,		/* top side left */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_TSR,		/* top side right */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_LLFE,		/* left LFE */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_RLFE,		/* right LFE */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_BC,		/* bottom center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_BLC,		/* bottom left center */
+	VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_BRC		/* bottom right center */
+};
+
+/* maximum possible number of channels */
+#define VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_MAX_SIZE	18
+
+struct virtio_snd_chmap_info {
+	/* common header */
+	struct virtio_snd_info hdr;
+	/* dataflow direction (VIRTIO_SND_D_XXX) */
+	__u8 direction;
+	/* # of valid channel position values */
+	__u8 channels;
+	/* channel position values (VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_XXX) */
+	__u8 positions[VIRTIO_SND_CHMAP_MAX_SIZE];
+};
+
+#endif /* VIRTIO_SND_IF_H */
diff --git a/sound/Kconfig b/sound/Kconfig
index 36785410fbe1..e56d96d2b11c 100644
--- a/sound/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ source "sound/synth/Kconfig"
 
 source "sound/xen/Kconfig"
 
+source "sound/virtio/Kconfig"
+
 endif # SND
 
 endif # !UML
diff --git a/sound/Makefile b/sound/Makefile
index 797ecdcd35e2..04ef04b1168f 100644
--- a/sound/Makefile
+++ b/sound/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOUND) += soundcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DMASOUND) += oss/dmasound/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND) += core/ i2c/ drivers/ isa/ pci/ ppc/ arm/ sh/ synth/ usb/ \
-	firewire/ sparc/ spi/ parisc/ pcmcia/ mips/ soc/ atmel/ hda/ x86/ xen/
+	firewire/ sparc/ spi/ parisc/ pcmcia/ mips/ soc/ atmel/ hda/ x86/ xen/ \
+	virtio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_AOA) += aoa/
 
 # This one must be compilable even if sound is configured out
diff --git a/sound/virtio/Kconfig b/sound/virtio/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..094cba24ee5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Sound card driver for virtio
+
+config SND_VIRTIO
+	tristate "Virtio sound driver"
+	depends on VIRTIO
+	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_JACK
+	help
+          This is the virtual sound driver for virtio. Say Y or M.
diff --git a/sound/virtio/Makefile b/sound/virtio/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c87ebb9982b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_VIRTIO) += virtio_snd.o
+
+virtio_snd-objs := \
+	virtio_card.o
+
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a37056858e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * virtio-snd: Virtio sound device
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 OpenSynergy GmbH
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
+#include <sound/initval.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h>
+
+#include "virtio_card.h"
+
+static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev);
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_event_send() - Add an event to the event queue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying event virtqueue.
+ * @event: Event.
+ * @notify: Indicates whether or not to send a notification to the device.
+ * @gfp: Kernel flags for memory allocation.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_event_send(struct virtqueue *vqueue,
+			       struct virtio_snd_event *event, bool notify,
+			       gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct scatterlist sg;
+	struct scatterlist *psgs[1] = { &sg };
+
+	/* reset event content */
+	memset(event, 0, sizeof(*event));
+
+	sg_init_one(&sg, event, sizeof(*event));
+
+	if (virtqueue_add_sgs(vqueue, psgs, 0, 1, event, gfp) || !notify)
+		return;
+
+	if (virtqueue_kick_prepare(vqueue))
+		virtqueue_notify(vqueue);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_event_dispatch() - Dispatch an event from the device side.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @event: VirtIO sound event.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_event_dispatch(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+				   struct virtio_snd_event *event)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_event_notify_cb() - Dispatch all reported events from the event queue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying event virtqueue.
+ *
+ * This callback function is called upon a vring interrupt request from the
+ * device.
+ *
+ * Context: Interrupt context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_event_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vqueue->vdev->priv;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_event_queue(snd);
+	struct virtio_snd_event *event;
+	u32 length;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+	do {
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(vqueue);
+		while ((event = virtqueue_get_buf(vqueue, &length))) {
+			virtsnd_event_dispatch(snd, event);
+			virtsnd_event_send(vqueue, event, true, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		}
+		if (unlikely(virtqueue_is_broken(vqueue)))
+			break;
+	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vqueue));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_find_vqs() - Enumerate and initialize all virtqueues.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * After calling this function, the event queue is disabled.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_find_vqs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	static vq_callback_t *callbacks[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = {
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT] = virtsnd_event_notify_cb
+	};
+	static const char *names[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = {
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT] = "virtsnd-event"
+	};
+	struct virtqueue *vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = { 0 };
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int n;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = virtio_find_vqs(vdev, VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX, vqs, callbacks, names,
+			     NULL);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to initialize virtqueues\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX; ++i)
+		snd->queues[i].vqueue = vqs[i];
+
+	/* Allocate events and populate the event queue */
+	virtqueue_disable_cb(vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT]);
+
+	n = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT]);
+
+	snd->event_msgs = kmalloc_array(n, sizeof(*snd->event_msgs),
+					GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!snd->event_msgs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+		virtsnd_event_send(vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT],
+				   &snd->event_msgs[i], false, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_enable_event_vq() - Enable the event virtqueue.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_enable_event_vq(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_event_queue(snd);
+
+	if (!virtqueue_enable_cb(queue->vqueue))
+		virtsnd_event_notify_cb(queue->vqueue);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_disable_event_vq() - Disable the event virtqueue.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_disable_event_vq(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_event_queue(snd);
+	struct virtio_snd_event *event;
+	u32 length;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (queue->vqueue) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(queue->vqueue);
+		while ((event = virtqueue_get_buf(queue->vqueue, &length)))
+			virtsnd_event_dispatch(snd, event);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_build_devs() - Read configuration and build ALSA devices.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_build_devs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct device *dev = &vdev->dev;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = snd_card_new(dev, SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1,
+			  THIS_MODULE, 0, &snd->card);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	snd->card->private_data = snd;
+
+	strscpy(snd->card->driver, VIRTIO_SND_CARD_DRIVER,
+		sizeof(snd->card->driver));
+	strscpy(snd->card->shortname, VIRTIO_SND_CARD_NAME,
+		sizeof(snd->card->shortname));
+	if (dev->parent->bus)
+		snprintf(snd->card->longname, sizeof(snd->card->longname),
+			 VIRTIO_SND_CARD_NAME " at %s/%s/%s",
+			 dev->parent->bus->name, dev_name(dev->parent),
+			 dev_name(dev));
+	else
+		snprintf(snd->card->longname, sizeof(snd->card->longname),
+			 VIRTIO_SND_CARD_NAME " at %s/%s",
+			 dev_name(dev->parent), dev_name(dev));
+
+	return snd_card_register(snd->card);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_validate() - Validate if the device can be started.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	if (!vdev->config->get) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "configuration access disabled\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"device does not comply with spec version 1.x\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_probe() - Create and initialize the device.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int rc;
+
+	snd = devm_kzalloc(&vdev->dev, sizeof(*snd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!snd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	snd->vdev = vdev;
+
+	vdev->priv = snd;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX; ++i)
+		spin_lock_init(&snd->queues[i].lock);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_find_vqs(snd);
+	if (rc)
+		goto on_exit;
+
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_build_devs(snd);
+	if (rc)
+		goto on_exit;
+
+	virtsnd_enable_event_vq(snd);
+
+on_exit:
+	if (rc)
+		virtsnd_remove(vdev);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_remove() - Remove VirtIO and ALSA devices.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vdev->priv;
+
+	virtsnd_disable_event_vq(snd);
+
+	if (snd->card)
+		snd_card_free(snd->card);
+
+	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+
+	kfree(snd->event_msgs);
+}
+
+static const struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
+	{ VIRTIO_ID_SOUND, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID },
+	{ 0 },
+};
+
+static struct virtio_driver virtsnd_driver = {
+	.driver.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
+	.driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.id_table = id_table,
+	.validate = virtsnd_validate,
+	.probe = virtsnd_probe,
+	.remove = virtsnd_remove,
+};
+
+static int __init init(void)
+{
+	return register_virtio_driver(&virtsnd_driver);
+}
+module_init(init);
+
+static void __exit fini(void)
+{
+	unregister_virtio_driver(&virtsnd_driver);
+}
+module_exit(fini);
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(virtio, id_table);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtio sound card driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b903b1b12e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * virtio-snd: Virtio sound device
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 OpenSynergy GmbH
+ */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H
+#define VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H
+
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/virtio.h>
+#include <sound/core.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h>
+
+#define VIRTIO_SND_CARD_DRIVER	"virtio-snd"
+#define VIRTIO_SND_CARD_NAME	"VirtIO SoundCard"
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_snd_queue - Virtqueue wrapper structure.
+ * @lock: Used to synchronize access to a virtqueue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying virtqueue.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_queue {
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct virtqueue *vqueue;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_snd - VirtIO sound card device.
+ * @vdev: Underlying virtio device.
+ * @queues: Virtqueue wrappers.
+ * @card: ALSA sound card.
+ * @event_msgs: Device events.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd {
+	struct virtio_device *vdev;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX];
+	struct snd_card *card;
+	struct virtio_snd_event *event_msgs;
+};
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_control_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_event_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_tx_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_TX];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_rx_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_RX];
+}
+
+#endif /* VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H */
