diff --git a/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.cpp b/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.cpp
index c6c3cff104..ff9395c505 100644
--- a/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.cpp
+++ b/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.cpp
@@ -3795,6 +3795,11 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
             return m_powerState;
         }
 
+        void DisplaySettings::initAudioPortsWorker(void)
+        {
+            DisplaySettings::_instance->InitAudioPorts();
+        }
+
         void DisplaySettings::powerEventHandler(const char *owner, IARM_EventId_t eventId, void *data, size_t len)
         {
             if(!DisplaySettings::_instance)
@@ -3810,7 +3815,20 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
                              eventData->data.state.curState, eventData->data.state.newState);
                 m_powerState = eventData->data.state.newState;
                 if (eventData->data.state.newState == IARM_BUS_PWRMGR_POWERSTATE_ON) {
-                    DisplaySettings::_instance->InitAudioPorts();
+	            try
+                    {
+		        LOGWARN("creating worker thread for initAudioPortsWorker ");
+		        std::thread audioPortInitThread = std::thread(initAudioPortsWorker);
+			audioPortInitThread.detach();
+                    }
+                    catch(const std::system_error& e)
+                    {
+                        LOGERR("system_error exception in thread creation: %s", e.what());
+                    }
+                    catch(const std::exception& e)
+                    {
+                        LOGERR("exception in thread creation : %s", e.what());
+                    }
                 }
 
 		else {
diff --git a/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.h b/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.h
index 2621c8295b..4a90b576b8 100644
--- a/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.h
+++ b/DisplaySettings/DisplaySettings.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
             uint32_t setMS12ProfileSettingsOverride(const JsonObject& parameters, JsonObject& response);
             void InitAudioPorts();
             void AudioPortsReInitialize();
+            static void initAudioPortsWorker(void);
             //End methods
 
             //Begin events