diff --git a/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c b/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
index 5cd0d66..6140698 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@
         hw_info->snd_devices = NULL;
         hw_info->num_snd_devices = 0;
         strlcpy(hw_info->dev_extn, "", sizeof(hw_info->dev_extn));
+    } else if (!strcmp(snd_card_name, "msm8953-sku3-tasha-snd-card")) {
+        strlcpy(hw_info->type, "", sizeof(hw_info->type));
+        strlcpy(hw_info->name, "msm8953", sizeof(hw_info->name));
+        hw_info->snd_devices = NULL;
+        hw_info->num_snd_devices = 0;
+        strlcpy(hw_info->dev_extn, "", sizeof(hw_info->dev_extn));
     } else if (!strcmp(snd_card_name, "msm8953-tasha-snd-card")) {
         strlcpy(hw_info->type, "", sizeof(hw_info->type));
         strlcpy(hw_info->name, "msm8953", sizeof(hw_info->name));
diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.c b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
index 6a30f88..ea58bf0 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_SKU1 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_qrd_sku1.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_SKU2 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_qrd_sku2.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_SKUN_CAJON "/system/etc/mixer_paths_qrd_skun_cajon.xml"
+#define MIXER_XML_PATH_SKU3 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_qrd_sku3.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_AUXPCM "/system/etc/mixer_paths_auxpcm.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_AUXPCM "/system/etc/mixer_paths_auxpcm.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_I2S "/system/etc/mixer_paths_i2s.xml"
@@ -780,6 +781,8 @@
                   sizeof("msm8939-tomtom9330-snd-card")) ||
          !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8952-tomtom-snd-card",
                   sizeof("msm8952-tomtom-snd-card")) ||
+         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8953-sku3-tasha-snd-card",
+                  sizeof("msm8953-sku3-tasha-snd-card")) ||
          !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8952-tasha-snd-card",
                   sizeof("msm8952-tasha-snd-card")) ||
          !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8952-tashalite-snd-card",
@@ -987,6 +990,13 @@
         msm_device_to_be_id = msm_device_to_be_id_internal_codec;
         msm_be_id_array_len  =
             sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_internal_codec) / sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_internal_codec[0]);
+    }  else if (!strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8953-sku3-tasha-snd-card",
+                 sizeof("msm8953-sku3-tasha-snd-card"))) {
+        strlcpy(mixer_xml_path, MIXER_XML_PATH_SKU3,
+                sizeof(MIXER_XML_PATH_SKU3));
+        msm_device_to_be_id = msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec;
+        msm_be_id_array_len  =
+            sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec) / sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec[0]);
     } else if (!strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8952-skum-snd-card",
                  sizeof("msm8952-skum-snd-card"))) {
         strlcpy(mixer_xml_path, MIXER_XML_PATH_SKUM,