diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
index d173b34..dd17b46 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@
         } else {
             None
         };
+        let virtio_snd_backend =
+            if cfg!(paravirtualized_devices) { Some(String::from("aaudio")) } else { None };
 
         // Actually start the VM.
         let crosvm_config = CrosvmConfig {
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@
             input_device_options,
             hugepages: config.hugePages,
             tap,
+            virtio_snd_backend,
         };
         let instance = Arc::new(
             VmInstance::new(
diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index f73a977..371a908 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
     pub input_device_options: Vec<InputDeviceOption>,
     pub hugepages: bool,
     pub tap: Option<File>,
+    pub virtio_snd_backend: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -1029,6 +1030,12 @@
     debug!("Preserving FDs {:?}", preserved_fds);
     command.preserved_fds(preserved_fds);
 
+    if cfg!(paravirtualized_devices) {
+        if let Some(virtio_snd_backend) = &config.virtio_snd_backend {
+            command.arg("--virtio-snd").arg(format!("backend={}", virtio_snd_backend));
+        }
+    }
+
     print_crosvm_args(&command);
 
     let result = SharedChild::spawn(&mut command)?;