diff --git a/configs/msmnile_au/msmnile_au.mk b/configs/msmnile_au/msmnile_au.mk
index 7d9aa3c..8e7f833 100644
--- a/configs/msmnile_au/msmnile_au.mk
+++ b/configs/msmnile_au/msmnile_au.mk
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_PRODUCT),msmnile_au)
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_DAEMON_SUPPORT := true
+AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_SILENT_BOOT := true
 else
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_DAEMON_SUPPORT := false
+AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_SILENT_BOOT := false
 endif
-
 endif
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_FM_TUNER_EXT := true
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_ICC := true
diff --git a/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk b/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
index 769333d..5e083bb 100644
--- a/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
+++ b/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 ifneq ($(ENABLE_HYP),true)
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_AUTO_AUDIOD := true
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_DAEMON_SUPPORT := true
+AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_SILENT_BOOT := true
 endif
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_FM_TUNER_EXT := true
 AUDIO_FEATURE_ENABLED_ICC := true
diff --git a/hal/audio_hal_plugin.h b/hal/audio_hal_plugin.h
index b5033c8..3d77b23 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hal_plugin.h
+++ b/hal/audio_hal_plugin.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     AUDIO_HAL_PLUGIN_MSG_CODEC_GET_PP_EQ, /**< get EQ params */
     AUDIO_HAL_PLUGIN_MSG_CODEC_GET_PP_EQ_SUBBANDS, /**< get EQ subbands params */
     AUDIO_HAL_PLUGIN_MSG_CODEC_TUNNEL_GET_CMD, /**< pass through get cmds */
+    AUDIO_HAL_PLUGIN_MSG_SILENT_MODE, /**<set silent boot mode */
     AUDIO_HAL_PLUGIN_MSG_MAX
 } audio_hal_plugin_msg_type_t;