diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm.c b/src/pcm/pcm.c
index 3a71d79b..323926e1 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm.c
@@ -7129,7 +7129,13 @@ int __snd_pcm_mmap_begin(snd_pcm_t *pcm, const snd_pcm_channel_area_t **areas,
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t f;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t avail;
 	const snd_pcm_channel_area_t *xareas;
+
 	assert(pcm && areas && offset && frames);
+
+	if (pcm->fast_ops->mmap_begin)
+		return pcm->fast_ops->mmap_begin(pcm->fast_op_arg, areas, offset, frames);
+
+	/* fallback for plugins that do not specify new callback */
 	xareas = snd_pcm_mmap_areas(pcm);
 	if (xareas == NULL)
 		return -EBADFD;
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_local.h b/src/pcm/pcm_local.h
index d52229d8..d5726eb2 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_local.h
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_local.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int (*poll_descriptors)(snd_pcm_t *pcm, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int space); /* locked */
 	int (*poll_revents)(snd_pcm_t *pcm, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int nfds, unsigned short *revents); /* locked */
 	int (*may_wait_for_avail_min)(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_uframes_t avail);
+	int (*mmap_begin)(snd_pcm_t *pcm, const snd_pcm_channel_area_t **areas, snd_pcm_uframes_t *offset, snd_pcm_uframes_t *frames); /* locked */
 } snd_pcm_fast_ops_t;
 
 struct _snd_pcm {