diff --git a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_ccm.c b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_ccm.c
index 9955e2014d8..9407c5a73cd 100644
--- a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_ccm.c
+++ b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_ccm.c
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(clock_control);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
+#define AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0_LPCG UINT_TO_POINTER(0x59D20000)
+static sc_ipc_t ipc_handle;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_NXP_LPSPI
 static const clock_name_t lpspi_clocks[] = {
 	kCLOCK_Usb1PllPfd1Clk,
@@ -81,6 +86,15 @@ static const clock_ip_name_t sai_clocks[] = {
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_SAI */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP)
+static const clock_ip_name_t esai_clocks[] = {
+	kCLOCK_AUDIO_Esai0,
+	kCLOCK_AUDIO_Esai1,
+};
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI */
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_NXP_II2C)
 static const clock_ip_name_t i2c_clk_root[] = {
 	kCLOCK_RootI2c1,
@@ -139,6 +153,27 @@ static int mcux_ccm_on(const struct device *dev,
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_SAI */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
+	case IMX_CCM_ESAI0_CLK:
+	case IMX_CCM_ESAI1_CLK:
+		CLOCK_EnableClock(esai_clocks[instance]);
+		return 0;
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
+	case IMX_CCM_AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0:
+		/* ungate PLL parent */
+		sc_pm_clock_enable(ipc_handle, SC_R_AUDIO_PLL_0,
+				   SC_PM_CLK_MISC0, true, false);
+
+		/* ungate the clock itself */
+		CLOCK_SetLpcgGate(AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0_LPCG, true, false, 0xa);
+
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_ETH_NXP_ENET)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMX8M
 #define ENET_CLOCK	kCLOCK_Enet1
@@ -180,6 +215,27 @@ static int mcux_ccm_off(const struct device *dev,
 		return 0;
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_SAI */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
+	case IMX_CCM_ESAI0_CLK:
+	case IMX_CCM_ESAI1_CLK:
+		CLOCK_DisableClock(esai_clocks[instance]);
+		return 0;
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_DAI_NXP_ESAI */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
+	case IMX_CCM_AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0:
+		/* gate the clock itself */
+		CLOCK_SetLpcgGate(AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0_LPCG, false, false, 0xa);
+
+		/* gate PLL parent */
+		sc_pm_clock_enable(ipc_handle, SC_R_AUDIO_PLL_0,
+				   SC_PM_CLK_MISC0, false, false);
+
+		return 0;
+#endif
 	default:
 		(void)instance;
 		return 0;
@@ -540,7 +596,6 @@ static DEVICE_API(clock_control, mcux_ccm_driver_api) = {
 static int mcux_ccm_init(const struct device *dev)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QM6_ADSP) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8QX6_ADSP)
-	sc_ipc_t ipc_handle;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = sc_ipc_open(&ipc_handle, DT_REG_ADDR(DT_NODELABEL(scu_mu)));
diff --git a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
index bb522072fb5..a914881eef6 100644
--- a/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
+++ b/dts/xtensa/nxp/nxp_imx8.dtsi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021, 2024 NXP
+ * Copyright 2021, 2024-2025 NXP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
 		reg = <0x59010000 DT_SIZE_K(64)>;
 		dmas = <&edma0 7 0>, <&edma0 6 0>;
 		dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+		clocks = <&ccm IMX_CCM_AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0 0x0 0x0>,
+			 <&ccm IMX_CCM_ESAI0_CLK 0x0 0x0>;
 		esai-pin-modes = <ESAI_PIN_HCKR ESAI_PIN_DISCONNECTED>,
 				<ESAI_PIN_HCKT ESAI_PIN_DISCONNECTED>,
 				<ESAI_PIN_SDO4_SDI1 ESAI_PIN_DISCONNECTED>,
diff --git a/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/clock/imx_ccm.h b/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/clock/imx_ccm.h
index 4f2f1bb0952..2b966782300 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/clock/imx_ccm.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/clock/imx_ccm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2022,2024 NXP
+ * Copyright 2017-2022,2024-2025 NXP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -79,4 +79,9 @@
 #define IMX_CCM_I2C5_CLK		0x1404UL
 #define IMX_CCM_I2C6_CLK		0x1405UL
 
+#define IMX_CCM_ESAI0_CLK		0x1500UL
+#define IMX_CCM_ESAI1_CLK		0x1501UL
+
+#define IMX_CCM_AUD_PLL_DIV_CLK0		0x1600UL
+
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_CLOCK_IMX_CCM_H_ */