diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/dolby/dax.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/dolby/dax.c
index ecff1054171f..6d9a27af3d31 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/dolby/dax.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/dolby/dax.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static void check_and_update_settings(struct processing_module *mod)
 	}
 }
 
-static int sof_dax_free(struct processing_module *mod)
+static void destroy_instance(struct processing_module *mod)
 {
 	struct sof_dax *dax_ctx = module_get_private_data(mod);
 
@@ -476,6 +476,51 @@ static int sof_dax_free(struct processing_module *mod)
 		dax_buffer_release(mod, &dax_ctx->tuning_file_buffer);
 		dax_buffer_release(mod, &dax_ctx->input_buffer);
 		dax_buffer_release(mod, &dax_ctx->output_buffer);
+	}
+}
+
+static int establish_instance(struct processing_module *mod)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
+	struct sof_dax *dax_ctx = module_get_private_data(mod);
+	uint32_t persist_sz;
+	uint32_t scratch_sz;
+
+	persist_sz = dax_query_persist_memory(dax_ctx);
+	if (dax_buffer_alloc(mod, &dax_ctx->persist_buffer, persist_sz) != 0) {
+		comp_err(dev, "allocate %u bytes failed for persist", persist_sz);
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	scratch_sz = dax_query_scratch_memory(dax_ctx);
+	if (dax_buffer_alloc(mod, &dax_ctx->scratch_buffer, scratch_sz) != 0) {
+		comp_err(dev, "allocate %u bytes failed for scratch", scratch_sz);
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	ret = dax_init(dax_ctx);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		comp_err(dev, "dax instance initialization failed, ret %d", ret);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	comp_info(dev, "allocated: persist %u, scratch %u. version: %s",
+		  persist_sz, scratch_sz, dax_get_version());
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	destroy_instance(mod);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int sof_dax_free(struct processing_module *mod)
+{
+	struct sof_dax *dax_ctx = module_get_private_data(mod);
+
+	destroy_instance(mod);
+
+	if (dax_ctx) {
 		mod_data_blob_handler_free(mod, dax_ctx->blob_handler);
 		dax_ctx->blob_handler = NULL;
 		mod_free(mod, dax_ctx);
@@ -486,12 +531,9 @@ static int sof_dax_free(struct processing_module *mod)
 
 static int sof_dax_init(struct processing_module *mod)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
 	struct module_data *md = &mod->priv;
 	struct sof_dax *dax_ctx;
-	uint32_t persist_sz;
-	uint32_t scratch_sz;
 
 	md->private = mod_zalloc(mod, sizeof(struct sof_dax));
 	if (!md->private) {
@@ -511,35 +553,12 @@ static int sof_dax_init(struct processing_module *mod)
 	dax_ctx->blob_handler = mod_data_blob_handler_new(mod);
 	if (!dax_ctx->blob_handler) {
 		comp_err(dev, "create blob handler failed");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	persist_sz = dax_query_persist_memory(dax_ctx);
-	if (dax_buffer_alloc(mod, &dax_ctx->persist_buffer, persist_sz) != 0) {
-		comp_err(dev, "allocate %u bytes failed for persist", persist_sz);
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
-	scratch_sz = dax_query_scratch_memory(dax_ctx);
-	if (dax_buffer_alloc(mod, &dax_ctx->scratch_buffer, scratch_sz) != 0) {
-		comp_err(dev, "allocate %u bytes failed for scratch", scratch_sz);
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
-	ret = dax_init(dax_ctx);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		comp_err(dev, "dax instance initialization failed, ret %d", ret);
-		goto err;
+		mod_free(mod, dax_ctx);
+		module_set_private_data(mod, NULL);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	comp_info(dev, "allocated: persist %u, scratch %u. version: %s",
-		  persist_sz, scratch_sz, dax_get_version());
 	return 0;
-
-err:
-	sof_dax_free(mod);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int check_media_format(struct processing_module *mod)
@@ -629,6 +648,11 @@ static int sof_dax_prepare(struct processing_module *mod, struct sof_source **so
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* dax instance will be established on prepare(), and destroyed on reset() */
+	ret = establish_instance(mod);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = check_media_format(mod);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -852,11 +876,21 @@ static int sof_dax_set_configuration(struct processing_module *mod, uint32_t con
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int sof_dax_reset(struct processing_module *mod) {
+	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
+
+	/* dax instance will be established on prepare(), and destroyed on reset() */
+	destroy_instance(mod);
+	comp_info(dev, "reset");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct module_interface dolby_dax_audio_processing_interface = {
 	.init = sof_dax_init,
 	.prepare = sof_dax_prepare,
 	.process = sof_dax_process,
 	.set_configuration = sof_dax_set_configuration,
+	.reset = sof_dax_reset,
 	.free = sof_dax_free,
 };