diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/common/hda/dmic.c b/src/mainboard/starlabs/common/hda/dmic.c
index cf1b243866..bf09f8a5f9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/common/hda/dmic.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/common/hda/dmic.c
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ static void disable_microphone(uint8_t *base)
 	azalia_program_verb_table(base, override_verb, ARRAY_SIZE(override_verb));
 }
 
-void mainboard_azalia_program_runtime_verbs(uint8_t *base, uint32_t viddid)
+void __weak mainboard_azalia_program_runtime_verbs(uint8_t *base, uint32_t viddid)
 {
+	(void)viddid;
 	if (get_uint_option("microphone", 1) == 0)
 		disable_microphone(base);
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/cfr.c b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/cfr.c
index 2d3c6c3967..9f8132be96 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/cfr.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/cfr.c
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@
 #include <variants.h>
 #include <common/cfr.h>
 
+#if CONFIG(BOARD_STARLABS_STARFIGHTER_MTL)
+static const struct sm_object legacy_speaker_control = SM_DECLARE_BOOL({
+	.opt_name	= "legacy_speaker_control",
+	.ui_name	= "Legacy Speaker Control",
+	.ui_helptext	= "Enabled: keep the default speaker initialization.\n"
+			  "Disabled: boot with GPIO2 low and LINE2 EAPD off "
+			  "so the speakers start muted.",
+	.default_value	= true,
+});
+
+static struct sm_obj_form audio_group = {
+	.ui_name = "Audio",
+	.obj_list = (const struct sm_object *[]) {
+		&legacy_speaker_control,
+		NULL
+	},
+};
+#endif
+
 static struct sm_obj_form battery_group = {
 	.ui_name = "Battery",
 	.obj_list = (const struct sm_object *[]) {
@@ -128,6 +147,9 @@ static struct sm_obj_form wireless_group = {
 };
 
 static struct sm_obj_form *sm_root[] = {
+	#if CONFIG(BOARD_STARLABS_STARFIGHTER_MTL)
+	&audio_group,
+	#endif
 	&battery_group,
 	&debug_group,
 	#if CONFIG(DRIVERS_INTEL_USB4_RETIMER)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/Makefile.mk b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/Makefile.mk
index 93240a1307..19f5cb80ff 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/Makefile.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ romstage-y += romstage.c
 ramstage-y += board_id.c
 ramstage-y += devtree.c
 ramstage-y += gpio.c
+ramstage-y += hda.c
 ramstage-y += hda_verb.c
 ramstage-y += ramstage.c
 $(call add_vbt_to_cbfs, vbt_qhd.bin, data_qhd.vbt)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/hda.c b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/hda.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29e9c26396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starfighter/variants/mtl/hda.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#include <device/azalia_codec/realtek.h>
+#include <device/azalia_device.h>
+#include <option.h>
+
+/* Leave the speaker path muted so the OS can sequence EAPD and GPIO2 later. */
+static const uint32_t speaker_idle_verb[] = {
+	AZALIA_VERB_12B(0, 0x01, 0x716, 0x04),
+	AZALIA_VERB_12B(0, 0x01, 0x717, 0x04),
+	AZALIA_VERB_12B(0, 0x01, 0x715, 0x00),
+	AZALIA_VERB_12B(0, ALC269_LINE2, 0x70c, 0x00),
+};
+
+static const uint32_t microphone_disable_verb[] = {
+	AZALIA_PIN_CFG(0, ALC269_DMIC12, AZALIA_PIN_CFG_NC(0)),
+};
+
+void mainboard_azalia_program_runtime_verbs(uint8_t *base, uint32_t viddid)
+{
+	(void)viddid;
+
+	if (get_uint_option("microphone", 1) == 0)
+		azalia_program_verb_table(base, microphone_disable_verb,
+					  ARRAY_SIZE(microphone_disable_verb));
+
+	if (get_uint_option("legacy_speaker_control", 1) == 0)
+		azalia_program_verb_table(base, speaker_idle_verb,
+					  ARRAY_SIZE(speaker_idle_verb));
+}