diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile b/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
index 5e12a3a89e64..952f51977656 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
 snd-soc-avs-objs := dsp.o ipc.o messages.o utils.o core.o loader.o \
-		    topology.o
+		    topology.o path.o
 snd-soc-avs-objs += cldma.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS) += snd-soc-avs.o
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
index b0c17c45d7c6..313001b0455f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ struct avs_dev {
 	char **lib_names;
 
 	struct completion fw_ready;
+
+	struct list_head comp_list;
+	struct mutex comp_list_mutex;
+	struct list_head path_list;
+	spinlock_t path_list_lock;
+	struct mutex path_mutex;
 };
 
 /* from hda_bus to avs_dev */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..272d868bedc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Authors: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+//          Amadeusz Slawinski <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
+//
+
+#include <sound/intel-nhlt.h>
+#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
+#include <sound/soc.h>
+#include "avs.h"
+#include "path.h"
+#include "topology.h"
+
+static bool avs_test_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
+			       struct avs_audio_format *fmt)
+{
+	return (params_rate(params) == fmt->sampling_freq &&
+		params_channels(params) == fmt->num_channels &&
+		params_physical_width(params) == fmt->bit_depth &&
+		params_width(params) == fmt->valid_bit_depth);
+}
+
+static struct avs_tplg_path *
+avs_path_find_variant(struct avs_dev *adev,
+		      struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+		      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+		      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_path *variant;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(variant, &template->path_list, node) {
+		dev_dbg(adev->dev, "check FE rate %d chn %d vbd %d bd %d\n",
+			variant->fe_fmt->sampling_freq, variant->fe_fmt->num_channels,
+			variant->fe_fmt->valid_bit_depth, variant->fe_fmt->bit_depth);
+		dev_dbg(adev->dev, "check BE rate %d chn %d vbd %d bd %d\n",
+			variant->be_fmt->sampling_freq, variant->be_fmt->num_channels,
+			variant->be_fmt->valid_bit_depth, variant->be_fmt->bit_depth);
+
+		if (variant->fe_fmt && avs_test_hw_params(fe_params, variant->fe_fmt) &&
+		    variant->be_fmt && avs_test_hw_params(be_params, variant->be_fmt))
+			return variant;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_module_free(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	kfree(mod);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_module *
+avs_path_module_create(struct avs_dev *adev,
+		       struct avs_path_pipeline *owner,
+		       struct avs_tplg_module *template)
+{
+	struct avs_path_module *mod;
+	int module_id;
+
+	module_id = avs_get_module_id(adev, &template->cfg_ext->type);
+	if (module_id < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(module_id);
+
+	mod = kzalloc(sizeof(*mod), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mod)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	mod->template = template;
+	mod->module_id = module_id;
+	mod->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mod->node);
+
+	return mod;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_binding_free(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_binding *binding)
+{
+	kfree(binding);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_binding *avs_path_binding_create(struct avs_dev *adev,
+							struct avs_path_pipeline *owner,
+							struct avs_tplg_binding *t)
+{
+	struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+	binding = kzalloc(sizeof(*binding), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!binding)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	binding->template = t;
+	binding->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&binding->node);
+
+	return binding;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_pipeline_free(struct avs_dev *adev,
+				   struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl)
+{
+	struct avs_path_binding *binding, *bsave;
+	struct avs_path_module *mod, *save;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(binding, bsave, &ppl->binding_list, node) {
+		list_del(&binding->node);
+		avs_path_binding_free(adev, binding);
+	}
+
+	avs_dsp_delete_pipeline(adev, ppl->instance_id);
+
+	/* Unload resources occupied by owned modules */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mod, save, &ppl->mod_list, node) {
+		avs_dsp_delete_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->instance_id,
+				      mod->owner->instance_id,
+				      mod->template->core_id);
+		avs_path_module_free(adev, mod);
+	}
+
+	list_del(&ppl->node);
+	kfree(ppl);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_pipeline *
+avs_path_pipeline_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path *owner,
+			 struct avs_tplg_pipeline *template)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_tplg_pplcfg *cfg = template->cfg;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *tmod;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	ppl = kzalloc(sizeof(*ppl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ppl)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	ppl->template = template;
+	ppl->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->binding_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->mod_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->node);
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_create_pipeline(adev, cfg->req_size, cfg->priority,
+				      cfg->lp, cfg->attributes,
+				      &ppl->instance_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating pipeline %d\n", ret);
+		kfree(ppl);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tmod, &template->mod_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_module *mod;
+
+		mod = avs_path_module_create(adev, ppl, tmod);
+		if (IS_ERR(mod)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(mod);
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating module %d\n", ret);
+			goto init_err;
+		}
+
+		list_add_tail(&mod->node, &ppl->mod_list);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < template->num_bindings; i++) {
+		struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+		binding = avs_path_binding_create(adev, ppl, template->bindings[i]);
+		if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(binding);
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating binding %d\n", ret);
+			goto init_err;
+		}
+
+		list_add_tail(&binding->node, &ppl->binding_list);
+	}
+
+	return ppl;
+
+init_err:
+	avs_path_pipeline_free(adev, ppl);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+static int avs_path_init(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path *path,
+			 struct avs_tplg_path *template, u32 dma_id)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_pipeline *tppl;
+
+	path->owner = adev;
+	path->template = template;
+	path->dma_id = dma_id;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&path->ppl_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&path->node);
+
+	/* create all the pipelines */
+	list_for_each_entry(tppl, &template->ppl_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+
+		ppl = avs_path_pipeline_create(adev, path, tppl);
+		if (IS_ERR(ppl))
+			return PTR_ERR(ppl);
+
+		list_add_tail(&ppl->node, &path->ppl_list);
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&path->node, &adev->path_list);
+	spin_unlock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_free_unlocked(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl, *save;
+
+	spin_lock(&path->owner->path_list_lock);
+	list_del(&path->node);
+	spin_unlock(&path->owner->path_list_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ppl, save, &path->ppl_list, node)
+		avs_path_pipeline_free(path->owner, ppl);
+
+	kfree(path);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path *avs_path_create_unlocked(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+						 struct avs_tplg_path *template)
+{
+	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+	struct avs_path *path;
+	int ret;
+
+	acomp = to_avs_soc_component(template->owner->owner->comp);
+
+	path = kzalloc(sizeof(*path), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!path)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	ret = avs_path_init(adev, path, template, dma_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_INVALID;
+	return path;
+err:
+	avs_path_free_unlocked(path);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+void avs_path_free(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+
+	mutex_lock(&adev->path_mutex);
+	avs_path_free_unlocked(path);
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->path_mutex);
+}
+
+struct avs_path *avs_path_create(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+				 struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_path *variant;
+	struct avs_path *path;
+
+	variant = avs_path_find_variant(adev, template, fe_params, be_params);
+	if (!variant) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "no matching variant found\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+
+	/* Serialize path and its components creation. */
+	mutex_lock(&adev->path_mutex);
+	/* Satisfy needs of avs_path_find_tplg(). */
+	mutex_lock(&adev->comp_list_mutex);
+
+	path = avs_path_create_unlocked(adev, dma_id, variant);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->comp_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->path_mutex);
+
+	return path;
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h
index ecfb687fdf36..3843e5a062a1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@ struct avs_path_binding {
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
+void avs_path_free(struct avs_path *path);
+struct avs_path *avs_path_create(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+				 struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params);
+
 #endif
