diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
index 05c50bf4..d2b83092 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
@@ -998,7 +998,8 @@ int audio_extn_keep_alive_set_parameters(struct audio_device *adev,
 
 #define audio_extn_gef_init(adev) (0)
 #define audio_extn_gef_deinit(adev) (0)
-#define audio_extn_gef_notify_device_config(devices, cmask, sample_rate, acdb_id) (0)
+#define audio_extn_gef_notify_device_config(devices, cmask, sample_rate, \
+        acdb_id, app_type) (0)
 
 #ifndef INSTANCE_ID_ENABLED
 #define audio_extn_gef_send_audio_cal(dev, acdb_dev_id, acdb_device_type,\
@@ -1030,7 +1031,7 @@ void audio_extn_gef_init(struct audio_device *adev);
 void audio_extn_gef_deinit(struct audio_device *adev);
 
 void audio_extn_gef_notify_device_config(audio_devices_t audio_device,
-    audio_channel_mask_t channel_mask, int sample_rate, int acdb_id);
+    audio_channel_mask_t channel_mask, int sample_rate, int acdb_id, int app_type);
 #ifndef INSTANCE_ID_ENABLED
 int audio_extn_gef_send_audio_cal(void* adev, int acdb_dev_id, int acdb_device_type,
     int app_type, int topology_id, int sample_rate, uint32_t module_id,
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/gef.c b/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
index ca1a16be..83e9d45e 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 typedef void* (*gef_init_t)(void*);
 typedef void (*gef_deinit_t)(void*);
 typedef void (*gef_device_config_cb_t)(void*, audio_devices_t,
-    audio_channel_mask_t, int, int);
+    audio_channel_mask_t, int, int, int);
 
 typedef struct {
     void* handle;
@@ -428,14 +428,14 @@ int audio_extn_gef_retrieve_audio_cal(void* dev, int acdb_dev_id,
 
 //this will be called from HAL to notify GEF of new device configuration
 void audio_extn_gef_notify_device_config(audio_devices_t audio_device,
-    audio_channel_mask_t channel_mask, int sample_rate, int acdb_id)
+    audio_channel_mask_t channel_mask, int sample_rate, int acdb_id, int app_type)
 {
     ALOGV("%s: Enter", __func__);
 
     //call into GEF to share channel mask and device info
     if (gef_hal_handle.handle && gef_hal_handle.device_config_cb) {
         gef_hal_handle.device_config_cb(gef_hal_handle.gef_ptr, audio_device, channel_mask,
-            sample_rate, acdb_id);
+            sample_rate, acdb_id, app_type);
     }
 
     ALOGV("%s: Exit", __func__);
diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 82944a9b..5baa9ad2 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -2707,7 +2707,8 @@ int select_devices(struct audio_device *adev, audio_usecase_t uc_id)
                 usecase->stream.out->devices,
                 usecase->stream.out->channel_mask,
                 usecase->stream.out->app_type_cfg.sample_rate,
-                platform_get_snd_device_acdb_id(usecase->out_snd_device));
+                platform_get_snd_device_acdb_id(usecase->out_snd_device),
+                usecase->stream.out->app_type_cfg.app_type);
     }
 
     audio_extn_qdsp_set_device(usecase);