diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/snd_sst_tokens.h b/include/uapi/sound/snd_sst_tokens.h
index f56a932736ca..1ee2e943d66a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/snd_sst_tokens.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/snd_sst_tokens.h
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
  *
  * %SKL_TKN_U32_PROC_DOMAIN:    Specify processing domain
  *
+ * %SKL_TKN_U32_LIB_COUNT:      Specifies the number of libraries
+ *
+ * %SKL_TKN_STR_LIB_NAME:       Specifies the library name
+ *
  * module_id and loadable flags dont have tokens as these values will be
  * read from the DSP FW manifest
  */
@@ -202,7 +206,9 @@ enum SKL_TKNS {
 	SKL_TKN_U32_CAPS_PARAMS_ID,
 	SKL_TKN_U32_CAPS_SIZE,
 	SKL_TKN_U32_PROC_DOMAIN,
-	SKL_TKN_MAX = SKL_TKN_U32_PROC_DOMAIN,
+	SKL_TKN_U32_LIB_COUNT,
+	SKL_TKN_STR_LIB_NAME,
+	SKL_TKN_MAX = SKL_TKN_STR_LIB_NAME,
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index 000482e6e2f7..108ebb9ab329 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -2201,6 +2201,197 @@ static int skl_tplg_control_load(struct snd_soc_component *cmpnt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int skl_tplg_fill_str_mfest_tkn(struct device *dev,
+		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem *str_elem,
+		struct skl_dfw_manifest *minfo)
+{
+	int tkn_count = 0;
+	static int ref_count;
+
+	switch (str_elem->token) {
+	case SKL_TKN_STR_LIB_NAME:
+		if (ref_count > minfo->lib_count - 1) {
+			ref_count = 0;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		strncpy(minfo->lib[ref_count].name, str_elem->string,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(minfo->lib[ref_count].name));
+		ref_count++;
+		tkn_count++;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		dev_err(dev, "Not a string token %d", str_elem->token);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return tkn_count;
+}
+
+static int skl_tplg_get_str_tkn(struct device *dev,
+		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *array,
+		struct skl_dfw_manifest *minfo)
+{
+	int tkn_count = 0, ret;
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem *str_elem;
+
+	str_elem = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem *)array->value;
+	while (tkn_count < array->num_elems) {
+		ret = skl_tplg_fill_str_mfest_tkn(dev, str_elem, minfo);
+		str_elem++;
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		tkn_count = tkn_count + ret;
+	}
+
+	return tkn_count;
+}
+
+static int skl_tplg_get_int_tkn(struct device *dev,
+		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_value_elem *tkn_elem,
+		struct skl_dfw_manifest *minfo)
+{
+	int tkn_count = 0;
+
+	switch (tkn_elem->token) {
+	case SKL_TKN_U32_LIB_COUNT:
+		minfo->lib_count = tkn_elem->value;
+		tkn_count++;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		dev_err(dev, "Not a manifest token %d", tkn_elem->token);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return tkn_count;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Fill the manifest structure by parsing the tokens based on the
+ * type.
+ */
+static int skl_tplg_get_manifest_tkn(struct device *dev,
+		char *pvt_data, struct skl_dfw_manifest *minfo,
+		int block_size)
+{
+	int tkn_count = 0, ret;
+	int off = 0, tuple_size = 0;
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *array;
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_value_elem *tkn_elem;
+
+	if (block_size <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while (tuple_size < block_size) {
+		array = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *)(pvt_data + off);
+		off += array->size;
+		switch (array->type) {
+		case SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_STRING:
+			ret = skl_tplg_get_str_tkn(dev, array, minfo);
+
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			tkn_count += ret;
+
+			tuple_size += tkn_count *
+				sizeof(struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem);
+			continue;
+
+		case SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_UUID:
+			dev_warn(dev, "no uuid tokens for skl tplf manifest");
+			continue;
+
+		default:
+			tkn_elem = array->value;
+			tkn_count = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		while (tkn_count <= array->num_elems - 1) {
+			ret = skl_tplg_get_int_tkn(dev,
+					tkn_elem, minfo);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+
+			tkn_count = tkn_count + ret;
+			tkn_elem++;
+			tuple_size += tkn_count *
+				sizeof(struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_value_elem);
+			break;
+		}
+		tkn_count = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Parse manifest private data for tokens. The private data block is
+ * preceded by descriptors for type and size of data block.
+ */
+static int skl_tplg_get_manifest_data(struct snd_soc_tplg_manifest *manifest,
+			struct device *dev, struct skl_dfw_manifest *minfo)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *array;
+	int num_blocks, block_size = 0, block_type, off = 0;
+	char *data;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Read the NUM_DATA_BLOCKS descriptor */
+	array = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *)manifest->priv.data;
+	ret = skl_tplg_get_desc_blocks(dev, array);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	num_blocks = ret;
+
+	off += array->size;
+	array = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *)
+			(manifest->priv.data + off);
+
+	/* Read the BLOCK_TYPE and BLOCK_SIZE descriptor */
+	while (num_blocks > 0) {
+		ret = skl_tplg_get_desc_blocks(dev, array);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		block_type = ret;
+		off += array->size;
+
+		array = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *)
+			(manifest->priv.data + off);
+
+		ret = skl_tplg_get_desc_blocks(dev, array);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		block_size = ret;
+		off += array->size;
+
+		array = (struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *)
+			(manifest->priv.data + off);
+
+		data = (manifest->priv.data + off);
+
+		if (block_type == SKL_TYPE_TUPLE) {
+			ret = skl_tplg_get_manifest_tkn(dev, data, minfo,
+					block_size);
+
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+
+			--num_blocks;
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int skl_manifest_load(struct snd_soc_component *cmpnt,
 				struct snd_soc_tplg_manifest *manifest)
 {
@@ -2211,7 +2402,8 @@ static int skl_manifest_load(struct snd_soc_component *cmpnt,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	minfo = &skl->skl_sst->manifest;
-	memcpy(minfo, manifest->priv.data, sizeof(struct skl_dfw_manifest));
+
+	skl_tplg_get_manifest_data(manifest, bus->dev, minfo);
 
 	if (minfo->lib_count > HDA_MAX_LIB) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "Exceeding max Library count. Got:%d\n",