diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
index 193c793..871480b 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
@@ -660,6 +660,16 @@
 }
 
 template <class Metadata>
+ndk::ScopedAStatus StreamCommonImpl<Metadata>::prepareToClose() {
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__;
+    if (!isClosed()) {
+        return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+    }
+    LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": stream was closed";
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_STATE);
+}
+
+template <class Metadata>
 void StreamCommonImpl<Metadata>::stopWorker() {
     if (auto commandMQ = mContext.getCommandMQ(); commandMQ != nullptr) {
         LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": asking the worker to exit...";
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
index e9b1fbb..65680df 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
 struct StreamCommonInterface {
     virtual ~StreamCommonInterface() = default;
     virtual ndk::ScopedAStatus close() = 0;
+    virtual ndk::ScopedAStatus prepareToClose() = 0;
     virtual ndk::ScopedAStatus updateHwAvSyncId(int32_t in_hwAvSyncId) = 0;
     virtual ndk::ScopedAStatus getVendorParameters(const std::vector<std::string>& in_ids,
                                                    std::vector<VendorParameter>* _aidl_return) = 0;
@@ -318,6 +319,11 @@
         return delegate != nullptr ? delegate->close()
                                    : ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_STATE);
     }
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus prepareToClose() override {
+        auto delegate = mDelegate.lock();
+        return delegate != nullptr ? delegate->prepareToClose()
+                                   : ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_STATE);
+    }
     ndk::ScopedAStatus updateHwAvSyncId(int32_t in_hwAvSyncId) override {
         auto delegate = mDelegate.lock();
         return delegate != nullptr ? delegate->updateHwAvSyncId(in_hwAvSyncId)
@@ -359,6 +365,7 @@
 class StreamCommonImpl : public StreamCommonInterface {
   public:
     ndk::ScopedAStatus close() override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus prepareToClose() override;
     ndk::ScopedAStatus updateHwAvSyncId(int32_t in_hwAvSyncId) override;
     ndk::ScopedAStatus getVendorParameters(const std::vector<std::string>& in_ids,
                                            std::vector<VendorParameter>* _aidl_return) override;