diff --git a/include/sound/sdca_function.h b/include/sound/sdca_function.h
index f001ab643fed4..ca0376903e87c 100644
--- a/include/sound/sdca_function.h
+++ b/include/sound/sdca_function.h
@@ -600,6 +600,27 @@ enum sdca_entity0_controls {
 #define SDCA_CTL_DEVICE_VERSION_NAME			"Device Version"
 #define SDCA_CTL_DEVICE_SDCA_VERSION_NAME		"Device SDCA Version"
 
+/**
+ * enum sdca_control_datatype - SDCA Control Data Types
+ *
+ * Data Types as described in the SDCA specification v1.0 section
+ * 7.3.
+ */
+enum sdca_control_datatype {
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_ONEBIT,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_INTEGER,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_SPEC_ENCODED_VALUE,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BCD,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_Q7P8DB,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BYTEINDEX,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_POSTURENUMBER,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_DP_INDEX,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BITINDEX,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BITMAP,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_GUID,
+	SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_IMPDEF,
+};
+
 /**
  * enum sdca_access_mode - SDCA Control access mode
  *
@@ -653,6 +674,7 @@ struct sdca_control_range {
  * @cn_list: A bitmask showing the valid Control Numbers within this Control,
  * Control Numbers typically represent channels.
  * @range: Buffer describing valid range of values for the Control.
+ * @type: Format of the data in the Control.
  * @mode: Access mode of the Control.
  * @layers: Bitmask of access layers of the Control.
  * @deferrable: Indicates if the access to the Control can be deferred.
@@ -669,6 +691,7 @@ struct sdca_control {
 	u64 cn_list;
 
 	struct sdca_control_range range;
+	enum sdca_control_datatype type;
 	enum sdca_access_mode mode;
 	u8 layers;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
index 1e36dd20d7abf..0cc25fb9679b4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
@@ -603,6 +603,178 @@ static unsigned int find_sdca_control_bits(const struct sdca_entity *entity,
 	}
 }
 
+static enum sdca_control_datatype
+find_sdca_control_datatype(const struct sdca_entity *entity,
+			   const struct sdca_control *control)
+{
+	switch (SDCA_CTL_TYPE(entity->type, control->sel)) {
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, BYPASS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, BYPASS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, MUTE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, AGC):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, BASS_BOOST):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, LOUDNESS):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_ONEBIT;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(CRU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PPU, LATENCY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SU, SELECTOR):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_0):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_1):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_2):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_3):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_4):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_5):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_6):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_7):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_8):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_9):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_10):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_11):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_12):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_13):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_14):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_15):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_16):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_17):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_18):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_19):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_20):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_21):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_22):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, OPAQUESET_23):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, PROTECTION_MODE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_BUFFER_PREAMBLE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_HOST_REQUEST):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, XU_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(CX, CLOCK_SELECT):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(TG, TONE_DIVIDER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_MANUFACTURER_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_EXTENSION_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, DEVICE_MANUFACTURER_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, DEVICE_PART_ID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHTX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHTX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHRX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHRX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, AE_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, AE_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODTX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODTX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODRX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODRX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODTX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODTX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODRX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODRX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDTX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDTX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDRX_MESSAGEOFFSET):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDRX_MESSAGELENGTH):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_INTEGER;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, MIC_BIAS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_BUFFER_MODE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PDE, REQUESTED_PS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PDE, ACTUAL_PS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_TYPE):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_SPEC_ENCODED_VALUE;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, XU_VERSION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_SDCA_VERSION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_VERSION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_EXTENSION_VERSION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, DEVICE_VERSION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, DEVICE_SDCA_VERSION):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BCD;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, CHANNEL_VOLUME):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(FU, GAIN):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MU, MIXER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PPU, HORIZONTALBALANCE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PPU, VERTICALBALANCE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, ULTRASOUND_LEVEL):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, ACOUSTIC_ENERGY_LEVEL_MONITOR):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, ULTRASOUND_LOOP_GAIN):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_Q7P8DB;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, USAGE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, USAGE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, CLUSTERINDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(CRU, CLUSTERINDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(UDMPU, CLUSTERINDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, CLUSTERINDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, CENTER_FREQUENCY_INDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, AE_NUMBER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, OPAQUESETREQ_INDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_SET_INDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(CS, SAMPLERATEINDEX):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(GE, SELECTED_MODE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(GE, DETECTED_MODE):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BYTEINDEX;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(PPU, POSTURENUMBER):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_POSTURENUMBER;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, DATAPORT_SELECTOR):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, DATAPORT_SELECTOR):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_DP_INDEX;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, ALGORITHM_READY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, ALGORITHM_ENABLE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, ALGORITHM_PREPARE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, PROTECTION_STATUS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, TRIGGER_ENABLE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, TRIGGER_STATUS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, TRIGGER_READY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, PRIVACY_POLICY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, PRIVACY_OWNER):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BITINDEX;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, KEEP_ALIVE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, KEEP_ALIVE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, NDAI_STREAM):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, NDAI_STREAM):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, NDAI_CATEGORY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, NDAI_CATEGORY):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, NDAI_CODINGTYPE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, NDAI_CODINGTYPE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, NDAI_PACKETTYPE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, NDAI_PACKETTYPE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_ERROR):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_STATUS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(CS, CLOCK_VALID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, PRIVACY_LOCKSTATE):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, COMMIT_GROUP_MASK):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_STATUS):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, FUNCTION_ACTION):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(XU, FDL_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHTX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SPE, AUTHRX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(MFPU, AE_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, HIST_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODTX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SMPU, DTODRX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODTX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(SAPU, DTODRX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDTX_CURRENTOWNER):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(HIDE, HIDRX_CURRENTOWNER):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_BITMAP;
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(IT, MATCHING_GUID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(OT, MATCHING_GUID):
+	case SDCA_CTL_TYPE_S(ENTITY_0, MATCHING_GUID):
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_GUID;
+	default:
+		return SDCA_CTL_DATATYPE_IMPDEF;
+	}
+}
+
 static int find_sdca_control_range(struct device *dev,
 				   struct fwnode_handle *control_node,
 				   struct sdca_control_range *range)
@@ -744,6 +916,7 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_control(struct device *dev, struct sdca_entity *enti
 	if (!control->label)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	control->type = find_sdca_control_datatype(entity, control);
 	control->nbits = find_sdca_control_bits(entity, control);
 
 	dev_info(dev, "%s: %s: control %#x mode %#x layers %#x cn %#llx int %d value %#x %s\n",
