diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_audio/Ecore_Audio.h b/src/lib/ecore_audio/Ecore_Audio.h
index 6ba515c394..5e676348f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_audio/Ecore_Audio.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_audio/Ecore_Audio.h
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ extern "C"
  * @{
  */
 
+  /** @since 1.8
+   */
+enum _Ecore_Audio_Type {
+    ECORE_AUDIO_TYPE_PULSE,   /**< Use Pulseaudio module */
+    ECORE_AUDIO_TYPE_ALSA,    /**< Use ALSA module*/
+    ECORE_AUDIO_TYPE_SNDFILE, /**< Use libsndfile module */
+    ECORE_AUDIO_TYPE_TONE,    /**< Use tone module */
+    ECORE_AUDIO_TYPE_CUSTOM,  /**< Use custom module */
+    ECORE_AUDIO_MODULE_LAST,  /**< Sentinel */
+};
+
 /**
  * @since 1.8
  */
@@ -61,6 +72,15 @@ enum _Ecore_Audio_Format {
 typedef enum _Ecore_Audio_Format Ecore_Audio_Format;
 /**< The format of the audio data */
 
+  /** @since 1.8
+   */
+typedef struct _Ecore_Audio_Module Ecore_Audio_Module;
+/**< The audio module */
+
+  /** @since 1.8
+   */
+typedef struct _Ecore_Audio_Object Ecore_Audio_Object;  /**< The audio object */
+
 /*
  * @since 1.8
  */
@@ -192,7 +212,6 @@ EAPI int                 ecore_audio_shutdown(void);
 
 #include <ecore_audio_obj_out_pulse.h>
 
-
 #include <ecore_audio_obj_out_alsa.h>
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.c b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.c
index ae052bd9e9..4d38c13ada 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 int _ecore_audio_log_dom = -1;
 static int _ecore_audio_init_count = 0;
+Eina_List *ecore_audio_modules;
+
 
 /* externally accessible functions */
 
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ ecore_audio_init(void)
      }
 
    DBG("Ecore_Audio init");
+   ecore_audio_modules = NULL;
+
 
    eina_log_timing(_ecore_audio_log_dom,
 		   EINA_LOG_STATE_STOP,
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ ecore_audio_shutdown(void)
 		   EINA_LOG_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
 
 
+   eina_list_free(ecore_audio_modules);
+
    eina_log_domain_unregister(_ecore_audio_log_dom);
    _ecore_audio_log_dom = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio_private.h b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio_private.h
index 29ae400332..a28ca7c374 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio_private.h
@@ -71,10 +71,26 @@ extern int _ecore_audio_log_dom;
  * @{
  */
 
-typedef struct _Ecore_Audio_Object Ecore_Audio_Object;
 typedef struct _Ecore_Audio_Input Ecore_Audio_Input;
 typedef struct _Ecore_Audio_Output Ecore_Audio_Output;
 
+/**
+ * @brief The structure representing an Ecore_Audio module
+ */
+struct _Ecore_Audio_Module
+{
+   ECORE_MAGIC;
+   Ecore_Audio_Type type;
+   char              *name;
+   Eina_List         *inputs;
+   Eina_List         *outputs;
+
+   void              *priv;
+
+   struct input_api  *in_ops;
+   struct output_api *out_ops;
+};
+
 struct _Ecore_Audio_Vio_Internal {
     Ecore_Audio_Vio *vio;
     void *data;
@@ -126,6 +142,31 @@ struct _Ecore_Audio_Input
    Eina_Bool           ended;
 };
 
+extern Eina_List *ecore_audio_modules;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ALSA
+/* ecore_audio_alsa */
+Ecore_Audio_Module *ecore_audio_alsa_init(void);
+void                ecore_audio_alsa_shutdown(void);
+#endif /* HAVE_ALSA */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE
+Ecore_Audio_Module *ecore_audio_pulse_init(void);
+void                ecore_audio_pulse_shutdown(void);
+#endif /* HAVE_PULSE */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SNDFILE
+/* ecore_audio_sndfile */
+Ecore_Audio_Module *ecore_audio_sndfile_init(void);
+void                ecore_audio_sndfile_shutdown(void);
+#endif /* HAVE_SNDFILE */
+
+Ecore_Audio_Module *ecore_audio_tone_init(void);
+void                ecore_audio_tone_shutdown(void);
+
+Ecore_Audio_Module *ecore_audio_custom_init(void);
+void                ecore_audio_custom_shutdown(void);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */