diff --git a/tools/topology/m4/codec_adapter.m4 b/tools/topology/m4/codec_adapter.m4
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+divert(-1)
+
+dnl Define macro for CODEC_ADAPTER widget
+DECLARE_SOF_RT_UUID("codec_adapter", ca_uuid, 0xd8218443, 0x5ff3, 0x4a4c,
+		    0xb3, 0x88, 0x6c, 0xfe, 0x07, 0xb9, 0x56, 0xaa);
+
+dnl N_CODEC_ADAPTER(name)
+define(`N_CODEC_ADAPTER', `CODEC_ADAPTER'PIPELINE_ID`.'$1)
+
+dnl W_CODEC_ADAPTER(name, format, periods_sink, periods_source, core, kcontrol0. kcontrol1...etc)
+define(`W_CODEC_ADAPTER',
+`SectionVendorTuples."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_uuid" {'
+`	tokens "sof_comp_tokens"'
+`	tuples."uuid" {'
+`		SOF_TKN_COMP_UUID'		STR(ca_uuid)
+`	}'
+`}'
+`SectionData."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_uuid" {'
+`	tuples "'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_uuid"'
+`}'
+`SectionVendorTuples."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_w" {'
+`	tokens "sof_comp_tokens"'
+`	tuples."word" {'
+`		SOF_TKN_COMP_PERIOD_SINK_COUNT'		STR($3)
+`		SOF_TKN_COMP_PERIOD_SOURCE_COUNT'	STR($4)
+`		SOF_TKN_COMP_CORE_ID'			STR($5)
+`	}'
+`}'
+`SectionData."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_w" {'
+`	tuples "'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_w"'
+`}'
+`SectionVendorTuples."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_str" {'
+`	tokens "sof_comp_tokens"'
+`	tuples."string" {'
+`		SOF_TKN_COMP_FORMAT'	STR($2)
+`	}'
+`}'
+`SectionData."'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_str" {'
+`	tuples "'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_tuples_str"'
+`}'
+`SectionWidget.ifdef(`CODEC_ADAPTER_NAME', "`CODEC_ADAPTER_NAME'", "`N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)'") {'
+`	index "'PIPELINE_ID`"'
+`	type "effect"'
+`	no_pm "true"'
+`	data ['
+`		"'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_uuid"'
+`		"'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_w"'
+`		"'N_CODEC_ADAPTER($1)`_data_str"'
+`	]'
+`	bytes ['
+		$6
+`	]'
+
+`}')
+
+divert(0)dnl