diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
index 61df3476cf70..cdc9b5374689 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ u32 virtsnd_msg_timeout_ms = MSEC_PER_SEC;
 module_param_named(msg_timeout_ms, virtsnd_msg_timeout_ms, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(msg_timeout_ms, "Message completion timeout in milliseconds");
 
+u32 virtsnd_verbose = 0;
+module_param_named(verbose, virtsnd_verbose, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(verbose, "Verbose log enable or not");
+
 static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev);
 
 /**
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
index 3ceee4e416fc..2b0712e363c0 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct virtio_snd {
 
 /* Message completion timeout in milliseconds (module parameter). */
 extern u32 virtsnd_msg_timeout_ms;
+extern u32 virtsnd_verbose;
 
 static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
 virtsnd_control_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
index 0cb2c74dab19..4a1053e35597 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
@@ -309,8 +309,17 @@ static void virtsnd_pcm_period_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss =
 		container_of(work, struct virtio_pcm_substream, elapsed_period);
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = vss->substream->runtime;
 
 	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(vss->substream);
+
+	if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, runtime hw=%ld, app=%ld\n",
+				__func__, vss->sid, (unsigned long)runtime->status->hw_ptr,
+				(unsigned long)runtime->control->appl_ptr);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -513,7 +522,7 @@ void virtsnd_pcm_event(struct virtio_snd *snd, struct virtio_snd_event *event)
 		break;
 	}
 }
-#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_IVSHMEM
+#if defined(CONFIG_VIRTIO_IVSHMEM) && defined(CONFIG_SND_VIRTIO)
 bool virtsnd_pcm_is_ivshmem_region(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -532,4 +541,4 @@ bool virtsnd_pcm_is_ivshmem_region(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	return false;
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
index 542446c4c7ba..6782d866a384 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ static void virtsnd_pcm_msg_complete(struct virtio_pcm_msg *msg,
 				     size_t written_bytes)
 {
 	struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = msg->substream;
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
 
 	/*
 	 * hw_ptr always indicates the buffer position of the first I/O message
@@ -339,6 +341,12 @@ static void virtsnd_pcm_msg_complete(struct virtio_pcm_msg *msg,
 		wake_up_all(&vss->msg_empty);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&vss->lock);
+
+	if (virtsnd_verbose)
+		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s msg complete, SID %u, vss_hw=%lu\n",
+				vss->direction ? "capture" : "playback",
+				vss->sid, vss->hw_ptr);
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
index ad12aae52fc3..38f7f4818d65 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_dev_set_params(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
 {
 	struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
 	struct virtio_snd_pcm_set_params *request;
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int vformat = -1;
 	int vrate = -1;
@@ -200,6 +202,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_dev_set_params(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
 		request->features |=
 			cpu_to_le32(1U << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_EVT_XRUNS);
 
+	if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, command=SET_PARAMS\n",
+				__func__, vss->sid);
+	}
+
 	return virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(vss->snd, msg);
 }
 
@@ -309,6 +316,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, command=PREPARE\n",
+			__func__, vss->sid);
+	}
+
 	return virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(vss->snd, msg);
 }
 
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int command)
 {
 	struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
 	struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
 	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue;
 	struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -356,6 +369,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int command)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
+		if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+			dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, command=START\n",
+				__func__, vss->sid);
+		}
+
 		return virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(snd, msg);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
 		vss->suspended = true;
@@ -373,6 +391,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int command)
 		if (!msg)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
+		if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+			dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, command=STOP\n",
+			__func__, vss->sid);
+		}
+
 		return virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(snd, msg);
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -393,6 +416,7 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
 	struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
 	struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
 	unsigned int js = msecs_to_jiffies(virtsnd_msg_timeout_ms);
 	int rc;
@@ -407,6 +431,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (virtsnd_verbose) {
+		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "%s, SID: %u, command=RELEASE\n",
+			__func__, vss->sid);
+	}
+
 	rc = virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(snd, msg);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;