diff --git a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.c b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.c
index c0306f0f599e..5b842490a499 100644
--- a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.c
+++ b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ SOF_DEFINE_REG_UUID(dp_sched);
 
 DECLARE_TR_CTX(dp_tr, SOF_UUID(dp_sched_uuid), LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
 
+#if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+struct dp_sem_buf {
+	struct sys_sem sem[CONFIG_CORE_COUNT];
+	uint8_t reserved[CONFIG_MM_DRV_PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct sys_sem) * CONFIG_CORE_COUNT];
+};
+
+static struct dp_sem_buf __aligned(4096) dp_sched_sem;
+#else
 #define DP_LOCK_INIT(i, _)	Z_SEM_INITIALIZER(dp_lock[i], 1, 1)
 #define DP_LOCK_INIT_LIST	LISTIFY(CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS, DP_LOCK_INIT, (,))
 
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ DECLARE_TR_CTX(dp_tr, SOF_UUID(dp_sched_uuid), LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
  */
 static
 STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_ARRAY(k_sem, dp_lock, CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS) = { DP_LOCK_INIT_LIST };
+#endif
 
 /* Each per-core instance of DP scheduler has separate structures; hence, locks are per-core.
  *
@@ -49,22 +58,48 @@ STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_ARRAY(k_sem, dp_lock, CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS) = { DP_LOC
  */
 unsigned int scheduler_dp_lock(uint16_t core)
 {
+#if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+	sys_sem_take(&dp_sched_sem.sem[core], K_FOREVER);
+#else
 	k_sem_take(&dp_lock[core], K_FOREVER);
+#endif
+
 	return core;
 }
 
 void scheduler_dp_unlock(unsigned int key)
 {
+#if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+	sys_sem_give(&dp_sched_sem.sem[key]);
+#else
 	k_sem_give(&dp_lock[key]);
+#endif
 }
 
-void scheduler_dp_grant(k_tid_t thread_id, uint16_t core)
+#if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+int scheduler_dp_add_domain(struct k_mem_domain *domain)
 {
-#if CONFIG_USERSPACE
-	k_thread_access_grant(thread_id, &dp_lock[core]);
-#endif
+	struct k_mem_partition part = {
+		.start = (uintptr_t)&dp_sched_sem,
+		.size = sizeof(dp_sched_sem),
+		.attr = K_MEM_PARTITION_P_RW_U_RW,
+	};
+
+	return k_mem_domain_add_partition(domain, &part);
 }
 
+int scheduler_dp_rm_domain(struct k_mem_domain *domain)
+{
+	struct k_mem_partition part = {
+		.start = (uintptr_t)&dp_sched_sem,
+		.size = sizeof(dp_sched_sem),
+		.attr = K_MEM_PARTITION_P_RW_U_RW,
+	};
+
+	return k_mem_domain_remove_partition(domain, &part);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* dummy LL task - to start LL on secondary cores */
 static enum task_state scheduler_dp_ll_tick_dummy(void *data)
 {
@@ -370,6 +405,11 @@ int scheduler_dp_init(void)
 
 	scheduler_init(SOF_SCHEDULE_DP, &schedule_dp_ops, dp_sch);
 
+#if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dp_sched_sem.sem); i++)
+		sys_sem_init(dp_sched_sem.sem + i, 1, 1);
+#endif
+
 	/* init src of DP tick */
 	ret = schedule_task_init_ll(&dp_sch->ll_tick_src,
 				    SOF_UUID(dp_sched_uuid),
diff --git a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.h b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.h
index 2ef6bde805c3..fed42860e710 100644
--- a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.h
+++ b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule.h
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ void scheduler_dp_recalculate(struct scheduler_dp_data *dp_sch, bool is_ll_post_
 void dp_thread_fn(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3);
 unsigned int scheduler_dp_lock(uint16_t core);
 void scheduler_dp_unlock(unsigned int key);
-void scheduler_dp_grant(k_tid_t thread_id, uint16_t core);
 int scheduler_dp_task_init(struct task **task, const struct sof_uuid_entry *uid,
 			   const struct task_ops *ops, struct processing_module *mod,
 			   uint16_t core, size_t stack_size, uint32_t options);
 #if CONFIG_SOF_USERSPACE_APPLICATION
+int scheduler_dp_add_domain(struct k_mem_domain *domain);
+int scheduler_dp_rm_domain(struct k_mem_domain *domain);
 void scheduler_dp_domain_free(struct processing_module *pmod);
 int scheduler_dp_domain_init(void);
 #else
diff --git a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_application.c b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_application.c
index 65f4c1ee9de1..5a00274eb8e0 100644
--- a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_application.c
+++ b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_application.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ void scheduler_dp_domain_free(struct processing_module *pmod)
 
 	k_mem_domain_remove_partition(dp_mdom + core, pdata->mpart + SOF_DP_PART_HEAP);
 	k_mem_domain_remove_partition(dp_mdom + core, pdata->mpart + SOF_DP_PART_CFG);
+	scheduler_dp_rm_domain(dp_mdom + core);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -505,7 +506,6 @@ int scheduler_dp_task_init(struct task **task, const struct sof_uuid_entry *uid,
 
 #if CONFIG_USERSPACE
 	k_thread_access_grant(pdata->thread_id, pdata->sem, &dp_sync[core]);
-	scheduler_dp_grant(pdata->thread_id, core);
 
 	unsigned int pidx;
 	size_t size;
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ int scheduler_dp_task_init(struct task **task, const struct sof_uuid_entry *uid,
 			goto e_dom;
 	}
 
+	ret = scheduler_dp_add_domain(dp_mdom + core);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		tr_err(&dp_tr, "failed to add DP lock domain %d", ret);
+		goto e_dom;
+	}
+
 	ret = llext_manager_add_domain(mod->dev->ipc_config.id, dp_mdom + core);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		tr_err(&dp_tr, "failed to add LLEXT to domain %d", ret);
diff --git a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_thread.c b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_thread.c
index c9874155893c..d371e13bc281 100644
--- a/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_thread.c
+++ b/src/schedule/zephyr_dp_schedule_thread.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ int scheduler_dp_task_init(struct task **task,
 					   CONFIG_DP_THREAD_PRIORITY, (*task)->flags, K_FOREVER);
 
 	k_thread_access_grant(pdata->thread_id, pdata->event);
-	scheduler_dp_grant(pdata->thread_id, cpu_get_id());
 
 	/* pin the thread to specific core */
 	ret = k_thread_cpu_pin(pdata->thread_id, core);