diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 4a6a631b5a7f..ead7dea4bc2b 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ struct snd_pcm_ops {
 
 #define SNDRV_PCM_POS_XRUN		((snd_pcm_uframes_t)-1)
 
+#define SNDRV_DMA_MODE          (0)
+#define SNDRV_NON_DMA_MODE      (1 << 0)
+#define SNDRV_RENDER_STOPPED    (1 << 1)
+#define SNDRV_RENDER_RUNNING    (1 << 2)
+
 /* If you change this don't forget to change rates[] table in pcm_native.c */
 #define SNDRV_PCM_RATE_5512		(1<<0)		/* 5512Hz */
 #define SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000		(1<<1)		/* 8000Hz */
@@ -390,6 +395,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_runtime {
 	unsigned int rate_num;
 	unsigned int rate_den;
 	unsigned int no_period_wakeup: 1;
+	unsigned int render_flag;
 
 	/* -- SW params -- */
 	int tstamp_mode;		/* mmap timestamp is updated */
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index c049f639061f..47725555fe34 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2728,6 +2728,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_sync_ptr(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	volatile struct snd_pcm_mmap_status *status;
 	volatile struct snd_pcm_mmap_control *control;
 	int err;
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t hw_avail;
 
 	memset(&sync_ptr, 0, sizeof(sync_ptr));
 	if (get_user(sync_ptr.flags, (unsigned __user *)&(_sync_ptr->flags)))
@@ -2756,6 +2757,16 @@ static int snd_pcm_sync_ptr(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		control->avail_min = sync_ptr.c.control.avail_min;
 	else
 		sync_ptr.c.control.avail_min = control->avail_min;
+
+	if (runtime->render_flag & SNDRV_NON_DMA_MODE) {
+		hw_avail = snd_pcm_playback_hw_avail(runtime);
+		if ((hw_avail >= runtime->start_threshold)
+			&& (runtime->render_flag &
+				SNDRV_RENDER_STOPPED)) {
+			if (substream->ops->restart)
+				substream->ops->restart(substream);
+		}
+	}
 	sync_ptr.s.status.state = status->state;
 	sync_ptr.s.status.hw_ptr = status->hw_ptr;
 	sync_ptr.s.status.tstamp = status->tstamp;