diff --git a/sound/xen/Makefile b/sound/xen/Makefile
index 06705bef61fa..03c669984000 100644
--- a/sound/xen/Makefile
+++ b/sound/xen/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
 
 snd_xen_front-objs := xen_snd_front.o \
-		      xen_snd_front_cfg.o
+		      xen_snd_front_cfg.o \
+		      xen_snd_front_evtchnl.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_XEN_FRONTEND) += snd_xen_front.o
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
index 65d2494a9d14..eb46bf4070f9 100644
--- a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 #include <xen/interface/io/sndif.h>
 
 #include "xen_snd_front.h"
+#include "xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h"
 
 static void xen_snd_drv_fini(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
 {
+	xen_snd_front_evtchnl_free_all(front_info);
 }
 
 static int sndback_initwait(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
@@ -32,7 +34,12 @@ static int sndback_initwait(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	return 0;
+	/* create event channels for all streams and publish */
+	ret = xen_snd_front_evtchnl_create_all(front_info, num_streams);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return xen_snd_front_evtchnl_publish_all(front_info);
 }
 
 static int sndback_connect(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ static int xen_drv_probe(struct xenbus_device *xb_dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	front_info->xb_dev = xb_dev;
+	spin_lock_init(&front_info->io_lock);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&xb_dev->dev, front_info);
 
 	return xenbus_switch_state(xb_dev, XenbusStateInitialising);
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.h b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.h
index b52226cb30bc..9c2ffbb4e4b8 100644
--- a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.h
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.h
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@
 
 #include "xen_snd_front_cfg.h"
 
+struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair;
+
 struct xen_snd_front_info {
 	struct xenbus_device *xb_dev;
 
+	/* serializer for backend IO: request/response */
+	spinlock_t io_lock;
+	int num_evt_pairs;
+	struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pairs;
+
 	struct xen_front_cfg_card cfg;
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ece39f938f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
+
+/*
+ * Xen para-virtual sound device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
+ */
+
+#include <xen/events.h>
+#include <xen/grant_table.h>
+#include <xen/xen.h>
+#include <xen/xenbus.h>
+
+#include "xen_snd_front.h"
+#include "xen_snd_front_cfg.h"
+#include "xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h"
+
+static irqreturn_t evtchnl_interrupt_req(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel = dev_id;
+	struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info = channel->front_info;
+	struct xensnd_resp *resp;
+	RING_IDX i, rp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (unlikely(channel->state != EVTCHNL_STATE_CONNECTED))
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&front_info->io_lock, flags);
+
+again:
+	rp = channel->u.req.ring.sring->rsp_prod;
+	/* ensure we see queued responses up to rp */
+	rmb();
+
+	for (i = channel->u.req.ring.rsp_cons; i != rp; i++) {
+		resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&channel->u.req.ring, i);
+		if (resp->id != channel->evt_id)
+			continue;
+		switch (resp->operation) {
+		case XENSND_OP_OPEN:
+			/* fall through */
+		case XENSND_OP_CLOSE:
+			/* fall through */
+		case XENSND_OP_READ:
+			/* fall through */
+		case XENSND_OP_WRITE:
+			/* fall through */
+		case XENSND_OP_TRIGGER:
+			channel->u.req.resp_status = resp->status;
+			complete(&channel->u.req.completion);
+			break;
+		case XENSND_OP_HW_PARAM_QUERY:
+			channel->u.req.resp_status = resp->status;
+			channel->u.req.resp.hw_param =
+					resp->resp.hw_param;
+			complete(&channel->u.req.completion);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			dev_err(&front_info->xb_dev->dev,
+				"Operation %d is not supported\n",
+				resp->operation);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	channel->u.req.ring.rsp_cons = i;
+	if (i != channel->u.req.ring.req_prod_pvt) {
+		int more_to_do;
+
+		RING_FINAL_CHECK_FOR_RESPONSES(&channel->u.req.ring,
+					       more_to_do);
+		if (more_to_do)
+			goto again;
+	} else {
+		channel->u.req.ring.sring->rsp_event = i + 1;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&front_info->io_lock, flags);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t evtchnl_interrupt_evt(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel = dev_id;
+	struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info = channel->front_info;
+	struct xensnd_event_page *page = channel->u.evt.page;
+	u32 cons, prod;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (unlikely(channel->state != EVTCHNL_STATE_CONNECTED))
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&front_info->io_lock, flags);
+
+	prod = page->in_prod;
+	/* ensure we see ring contents up to prod */
+	virt_rmb();
+	if (prod == page->in_cons)
+		goto out;
+
+	for (cons = page->in_cons; cons != prod; cons++) {
+		struct xensnd_evt *event;
+
+		event = &XENSND_IN_RING_REF(page, cons);
+		if (unlikely(event->id != channel->evt_id++))
+			continue;
+
+		switch (event->type) {
+		case XENSND_EVT_CUR_POS:
+			/* do nothing at the moment */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	page->in_cons = cons;
+	/* ensure ring contents */
+	virt_wmb();
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&front_info->io_lock, flags);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_flush(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel)
+{
+	int notify;
+
+	channel->u.req.ring.req_prod_pvt++;
+	RING_PUSH_REQUESTS_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&channel->u.req.ring, notify);
+	if (notify)
+		notify_remote_via_irq(channel->irq);
+}
+
+static void evtchnl_free(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info,
+			 struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel)
+{
+	unsigned long page = 0;
+
+	if (channel->type == EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ)
+		page = (unsigned long)channel->u.req.ring.sring;
+	else if (channel->type == EVTCHNL_TYPE_EVT)
+		page = (unsigned long)channel->u.evt.page;
+
+	if (!page)
+		return;
+
+	channel->state = EVTCHNL_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+	if (channel->type == EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ) {
+		/* release all who still waits for response if any */
+		channel->u.req.resp_status = -EIO;
+		complete_all(&channel->u.req.completion);
+	}
+
+	if (channel->irq)
+		unbind_from_irqhandler(channel->irq, channel);
+
+	if (channel->port)
+		xenbus_free_evtchn(front_info->xb_dev, channel->port);
+
+	/* end access and free the page */
+	if (channel->gref != GRANT_INVALID_REF)
+		gnttab_end_foreign_access(channel->gref, 0, page);
+
+	memset(channel, 0, sizeof(*channel));
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_free_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!front_info->evt_pairs)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < front_info->num_evt_pairs; i++) {
+		evtchnl_free(front_info, &front_info->evt_pairs[i].req);
+		evtchnl_free(front_info, &front_info->evt_pairs[i].evt);
+	}
+
+	kfree(front_info->evt_pairs);
+	front_info->evt_pairs = NULL;
+}
+
+static int evtchnl_alloc(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info, int index,
+			 struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel,
+			 enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_type type)
+{
+	struct xenbus_device *xb_dev = front_info->xb_dev;
+	unsigned long page;
+	grant_ref_t gref;
+	irq_handler_t handler;
+	char *handler_name = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(channel, 0, sizeof(*channel));
+	channel->type = type;
+	channel->index = index;
+	channel->front_info = front_info;
+	channel->state = EVTCHNL_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+	channel->gref = GRANT_INVALID_REF;
+	page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGH);
+	if (!page) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	handler_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%s", XENSND_DRIVER_NAME,
+				 type == EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ ?
+				 XENSND_FIELD_RING_REF :
+				 XENSND_FIELD_EVT_RING_REF);
+	if (!handler_name) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (type == EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ) {
+		struct xen_sndif_sring *sring = (struct xen_sndif_sring *)page;
+
+		init_completion(&channel->u.req.completion);
+		mutex_init(&channel->u.req.req_io_lock);
+		SHARED_RING_INIT(sring);
+		FRONT_RING_INIT(&channel->u.req.ring, sring, XEN_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+		ret = xenbus_grant_ring(xb_dev, sring, 1, &gref);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			channel->u.req.ring.sring = NULL;
+			free_page(page);
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		handler = evtchnl_interrupt_req;
+	} else {
+		ret = gnttab_grant_foreign_access(xb_dev->otherend_id,
+						  virt_to_gfn((void *)page), 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			free_page(page);
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		channel->u.evt.page = (struct xensnd_event_page *)page;
+		gref = ret;
+		handler = evtchnl_interrupt_evt;
+	}
+
+	channel->gref = gref;
+
+	ret = xenbus_alloc_evtchn(xb_dev, &channel->port);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	ret = bind_evtchn_to_irq(channel->port);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&xb_dev->dev,
+			"Failed to bind IRQ for domid %d port %d: %d\n",
+			front_info->xb_dev->otherend_id, channel->port, ret);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	channel->irq = ret;
+
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(channel->irq, NULL, handler,
+				   IRQF_ONESHOT, handler_name, channel);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&xb_dev->dev, "Failed to request IRQ %d: %d\n",
+			channel->irq, ret);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	kfree(handler_name);
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	kfree(handler_name);
+	dev_err(&xb_dev->dev, "Failed to allocate ring: %d\n", ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int xen_snd_front_evtchnl_create_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info,
+				     int num_streams)
+{
+	struct xen_front_cfg_card *cfg = &front_info->cfg;
+	struct device *dev = &front_info->xb_dev->dev;
+	int d, ret = 0;
+
+	front_info->evt_pairs =
+			kcalloc(num_streams,
+				sizeof(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!front_info->evt_pairs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* iterate over devices and their streams and create event channels */
+	for (d = 0; d < cfg->num_pcm_instances; d++) {
+		struct xen_front_cfg_pcm_instance *pcm_instance;
+		int s, index;
+
+		pcm_instance = &cfg->pcm_instances[d];
+
+		for (s = 0; s < pcm_instance->num_streams_pb; s++) {
+			index = pcm_instance->streams_pb[s].index;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_alloc(front_info, index,
+					    &front_info->evt_pairs[index].req,
+					    EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(dev, "Error allocating control channel\n");
+				goto fail;
+			}
+
+			ret = evtchnl_alloc(front_info, index,
+					    &front_info->evt_pairs[index].evt,
+					    EVTCHNL_TYPE_EVT);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(dev, "Error allocating in-event channel\n");
+				goto fail;
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (s = 0; s < pcm_instance->num_streams_cap; s++) {
+			index = pcm_instance->streams_cap[s].index;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_alloc(front_info, index,
+					    &front_info->evt_pairs[index].req,
+					    EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(dev, "Error allocating control channel\n");
+				goto fail;
+			}
+
+			ret = evtchnl_alloc(front_info, index,
+					    &front_info->evt_pairs[index].evt,
+					    EVTCHNL_TYPE_EVT);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(dev, "Error allocating in-event channel\n");
+				goto fail;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	front_info->num_evt_pairs = num_streams;
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	xen_snd_front_evtchnl_free_all(front_info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int evtchnl_publish(struct xenbus_transaction xbt,
+			   struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *channel,
+			   const char *path, const char *node_ring,
+			   const char *node_chnl)
+{
+	struct xenbus_device *xb_dev = channel->front_info->xb_dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* write control channel ring reference */
+	ret = xenbus_printf(xbt, path, node_ring, "%u", channel->gref);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&xb_dev->dev, "Error writing ring-ref: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* write event channel ring reference */
+	ret = xenbus_printf(xbt, path, node_chnl, "%u", channel->port);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&xb_dev->dev, "Error writing event channel: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int xen_snd_front_evtchnl_publish_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info)
+{
+	struct xen_front_cfg_card *cfg = &front_info->cfg;
+	struct xenbus_transaction xbt;
+	int ret, d;
+
+again:
+	ret = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(front_info->xb_dev, ret,
+				 "starting transaction");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (d = 0; d < cfg->num_pcm_instances; d++) {
+		struct xen_front_cfg_pcm_instance *pcm_instance;
+		int s, index;
+
+		pcm_instance = &cfg->pcm_instances[d];
+
+		for (s = 0; s < pcm_instance->num_streams_pb; s++) {
+			index = pcm_instance->streams_pb[s].index;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_publish(xbt,
+					      &front_info->evt_pairs[index].req,
+					      pcm_instance->streams_pb[s].xenstore_path,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_RING_REF,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_CHNL);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto fail;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_publish(xbt,
+					      &front_info->evt_pairs[index].evt,
+					      pcm_instance->streams_pb[s].xenstore_path,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_RING_REF,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_EVT_CHNL);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		for (s = 0; s < pcm_instance->num_streams_cap; s++) {
+			index = pcm_instance->streams_cap[s].index;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_publish(xbt,
+					      &front_info->evt_pairs[index].req,
+					      pcm_instance->streams_cap[s].xenstore_path,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_RING_REF,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_CHNL);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto fail;
+
+			ret = evtchnl_publish(xbt,
+					      &front_info->evt_pairs[index].evt,
+					      pcm_instance->streams_cap[s].xenstore_path,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_RING_REF,
+					      XENSND_FIELD_EVT_EVT_CHNL);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+	ret = xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			goto again;
+
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(front_info->xb_dev, ret,
+				 "completing transaction");
+		goto fail_to_end;
+	}
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
+fail_to_end:
+	xenbus_dev_fatal(front_info->xb_dev, ret, "writing XenStore");
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair_set_connected(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pair,
+					      bool is_connected)
+{
+	enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_state state;
+
+	if (is_connected)
+		state = EVTCHNL_STATE_CONNECTED;
+	else
+		state = EVTCHNL_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+
+	evt_pair->req.state = state;
+	evt_pair->evt.state = state;
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair_clear(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pair)
+{
+	evt_pair->req.evt_next_id = 0;
+	evt_pair->evt.evt_next_id = 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4921f469347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
+
+/*
+ * Xen para-virtual sound device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __XEN_SND_FRONT_EVTCHNL_H
+#define __XEN_SND_FRONT_EVTCHNL_H
+
+#include <xen/interface/io/sndif.h>
+
+struct xen_snd_front_info;
+
+#ifndef GRANT_INVALID_REF
+/*
+ * FIXME: usage of grant reference 0 as invalid grant reference:
+ * grant reference 0 is valid, but never exposed to a PV driver,
+ * because of the fact it is already in use/reserved by the PV console.
+ */
+#define GRANT_INVALID_REF	0
+#endif
+
+/* timeout in ms to wait for backend to respond */
+#define VSND_WAIT_BACK_MS	3000
+
+enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_state {
+	EVTCHNL_STATE_DISCONNECTED,
+	EVTCHNL_STATE_CONNECTED,
+};
+
+enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_type {
+	EVTCHNL_TYPE_REQ,
+	EVTCHNL_TYPE_EVT,
+};
+
+struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl {
+	struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info;
+	int gref;
+	int port;
+	int irq;
+	int index;
+	/* state of the event channel */
+	enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_state state;
+	enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_type type;
+	/* either response id or incoming event id */
+	u16 evt_id;
+	/* next request id or next expected event id */
+	u16 evt_next_id;
+	union {
+		struct {
+			struct xen_sndif_front_ring ring;
+			struct completion completion;
+			/* latest response status */
+			int resp_status;
+			/* serializer for backend IO: request/response */
+			struct mutex req_io_lock;
+			union {
+				struct xensnd_query_hw_param hw_param;
+			} resp;
+		} req;
+		struct {
+			struct xensnd_event_page *page;
+			/* this is needed to handle XENSND_EVT_CUR_POS event */
+			struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
+		} evt;
+	} u;
+};
+
+struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair {
+	struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl req;
+	struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl evt;
+};
+
+int xen_snd_front_evtchnl_create_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info,
+				     int num_streams);
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_free_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info);
+
+int xen_snd_front_evtchnl_publish_all(struct xen_snd_front_info *front_info);
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_flush(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl *evtchnl);
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair_set_connected(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pair,
+					      bool is_connected);
+
+void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair_clear(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pair);
+
+#endif /* __XEN_SND_FRONT_EVTCHNL_H */
