diff --git a/src/idc/idc.c b/src/idc/idc.c
index 740c24e02df1..a2c19f577bdc 100644
--- a/src/idc/idc.c
+++ b/src/idc/idc.c
@@ -315,6 +315,25 @@ static int idc_reset(uint32_t comp_id)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Executes IDC component reset message.
+ * \param[in] comp_id Component id to be reset.
+ * \return Error code.
+ */
+static int idc_comp_free(uint32_t comp_id)
+{
+	struct ipc *ipc = ipc_get();
+	struct ipc_comp_dev *icd;
+	int ret;
+
+	icd = ipc_get_comp_by_id(ipc, comp_id);
+	if (!icd)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = ipc_comp_free(ipc, comp_id);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Executes IDC pipeline set state message.
  * \param[in] ppl_id Pipeline id to be triggered.
@@ -429,6 +448,9 @@ void idc_cmd(struct idc_msg *msg)
 	case iTS(IDC_MSG_GET_ATTRIBUTE):
 		ret = idc_get_attribute(msg->extension);
 		break;
+	case iTS(IDC_MSG_FREE):
+		ret = idc_comp_free(msg->extension);
+		break;
 #endif
 	case iTS(IDC_MSG_PARAMS):
 		ret = idc_params(msg->extension);
diff --git a/zephyr/include/rtos/idc.h b/zephyr/include/rtos/idc.h
index 34418a320a22..30a4069f8863 100644
--- a/zephyr/include/rtos/idc.h
+++ b/zephyr/include/rtos/idc.h
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
 #define IDC_MSG_UNBIND IDC_TYPE(0xE)
 #define IDC_MSG_GET_ATTRIBUTE IDC_TYPE(0xF)
 
+/** \brief IDC component delete message. */
+#define IDC_MSG_FREE		IDC_TYPE(0x10)
+#define IDC_MSG_FREE_EXT(x)	IDC_EXTENSION(x)
+
 /** \brief IDC pipeline set state message. */
 #define IDC_MSG_PPL_STATE		IDC_TYPE(0xC)
 #define IDC_PPL_STATE_PPL_ID_SHIFT	0