diff --git a/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c b/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
index 916fe9365a..a693b02c58 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct parlio_tx_unit_t {
 #endif
     portMUX_TYPE spinlock;     // prevent resource accessing by user and interrupt concurrently
     uint32_t out_clk_freq_hz;  // output clock frequency
+    parlio_clock_source_t clk_src;  // Parallel IO internal clock source
     size_t max_transfer_bits;  // maximum transfer size in bits
     size_t queue_depth;        // size of transaction queue
     size_t num_trans_inflight; // indicates the number of transactions that are undergoing but not recycled to ready_queue
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ static esp_err_t parlio_select_periph_clock(parlio_tx_unit_t *tx_unit, const par
     if (tx_unit->out_clk_freq_hz != config->output_clk_freq_hz) {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "precision loss, real output frequency: %"PRIu32, tx_unit->out_clk_freq_hz);
     }
+    tx_unit->clk_src = clk_src;
 
     return ESP_OK;
 }
@@ -422,6 +424,18 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR parlio_tx_do_transaction(parlio_tx_unit_t *tx_unit, parlio
 
     tx_unit->cur_trans = t;
 
+    // If the external clock is a non-free-running clock, it needs to be switched to the internal free-running clock first.
+    // And then switched back to the actual clock after the reset is completed.
+    bool switch_clk = tx_unit->clk_src == PARLIO_CLK_SRC_EXTERNAL ? true : false;
+    if (switch_clk) {
+        PARLIO_CLOCK_SRC_ATOMIC() {
+            parlio_ll_tx_set_clock_source(hal->regs, PARLIO_CLK_SRC_XTAL);
+        }
+    }
+    PARLIO_RCC_ATOMIC() {
+        parlio_ll_tx_reset_clock(hal->regs);
+    }
+
     // DMA transfer data based on bytes not bits, so convert the bit length to bytes, round up
     gdma_buffer_mount_config_t mount_config = {
         .buffer = (void *)t->payload,
@@ -431,14 +445,21 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR parlio_tx_do_transaction(parlio_tx_unit_t *tx_unit, parlio
             .mark_final = true, // singly link list, mark final descriptor
         }
     };
+    // Since the threshold of the clock divider counter is not updated simultaneously with the clock source switching.
+    // The update of the threshold relies on the moment when the counter reaches the threshold each time.
+    // We place gdma_link_mount_buffers between reset clock and disable clock to ensure enough time for updating the threshold of the clock divider counter.
     gdma_link_mount_buffers(tx_unit->dma_link, 0, &mount_config, 1, NULL);
-    parlio_ll_tx_reset_fifo(hal->regs);
-    PARLIO_RCC_ATOMIC() {
-        parlio_ll_tx_reset_clock(hal->regs);
+
+    if (switch_clk) {
+        PARLIO_CLOCK_SRC_ATOMIC() {
+            parlio_ll_tx_set_clock_source(hal->regs, PARLIO_CLK_SRC_EXTERNAL);
+        }
     }
     PARLIO_CLOCK_SRC_ATOMIC() {
         parlio_ll_tx_enable_clock(hal->regs, false);
     }
+    // reset tx fifo after disabling tx core clk to avoid unexpected rempty interrupt
+    parlio_ll_tx_reset_fifo(hal->regs);
     parlio_ll_tx_set_idle_data_value(hal->regs, t->idle_value);
     parlio_ll_tx_set_trans_bit_len(hal->regs, t->payload_bits);
 
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_board.h b/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_board.h
index 931cc957f7..6ca3437189 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_board.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_board.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6
 #define TEST_CLK_GPIO       10
+#define TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO   12
 #define TEST_VALID_GPIO     11
 #define TEST_DATA0_GPIO     0
 #define TEST_DATA1_GPIO     1
@@ -32,27 +33,29 @@ extern "C" {
 #define TEST_DATA6_GPIO     6
 #define TEST_DATA7_GPIO     7
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2
-#define TEST_CLK_GPIO       10
-#define TEST_VALID_GPIO     11
-#define TEST_DATA0_GPIO     0
-#define TEST_DATA1_GPIO     1
-#define TEST_DATA2_GPIO     2
-#define TEST_DATA3_GPIO     3
-#define TEST_DATA4_GPIO     4
-#define TEST_DATA5_GPIO     5
-#define TEST_DATA6_GPIO     8
-#define TEST_DATA7_GPIO     9
+#define TEST_VALID_GPIO     2
+#define TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO   4
+#define TEST_CLK_GPIO       3
+#define TEST_DATA0_GPIO     8
+#define TEST_DATA1_GPIO     5
+#define TEST_DATA2_GPIO     9
+#define TEST_DATA3_GPIO     10
+#define TEST_DATA4_GPIO     27
+#define TEST_DATA5_GPIO     11
+#define TEST_DATA6_GPIO     26
+#define TEST_DATA7_GPIO     12
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32P4
-#define TEST_CLK_GPIO       32
-#define TEST_VALID_GPIO     36
-#define TEST_DATA0_GPIO     20
-#define TEST_DATA1_GPIO     21
-#define TEST_DATA2_GPIO     22
-#define TEST_DATA3_GPIO     23
-#define TEST_DATA4_GPIO     45
-#define TEST_DATA5_GPIO     46
-#define TEST_DATA6_GPIO     47
-#define TEST_DATA7_GPIO     48
+#define TEST_CLK_GPIO       33
+#define TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO   34
+#define TEST_VALID_GPIO     32
+#define TEST_DATA0_GPIO     24
+#define TEST_DATA1_GPIO     25
+#define TEST_DATA2_GPIO     26
+#define TEST_DATA3_GPIO     27
+#define TEST_DATA4_GPIO     28
+#define TEST_DATA5_GPIO     29
+#define TEST_DATA6_GPIO     30
+#define TEST_DATA7_GPIO     31
 #else
 #error "Unsupported target"
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_parlio_tx.c b/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_parlio_tx.c
index cb24b7a557..a71aeebbf6 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_parlio_tx.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_parlio/test_apps/parlio/main/test_parlio_tx.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 #include "unity.h"
 #include "driver/parlio_tx.h"
 #include "driver/gpio.h"
+#include "hal/parlio_ll.h"
 #include "soc/soc_caps.h"
 #include "esp_attr.h"
 #include "test_board.h"
+#include "soc/parl_io_struct.h"
 
 TEST_CASE("parallel_tx_unit_install_uninstall", "[parlio_tx]")
 {
@@ -274,3 +276,109 @@ TEST_CASE("parallel_tx_clock_gating", "[paralio_tx]")
     TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_del_tx_unit(tx_unit));
 }
 #endif // SOC_PARLIO_TX_CLK_SUPPORT_GATING
+
+static void test_gpio_simulate_rising_edge(int gpio_sig, size_t times)
+{
+    while (times--) {
+        gpio_set_level(gpio_sig, 0);
+        gpio_set_level(gpio_sig, 1);
+        gpio_set_level(gpio_sig, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+static uint8_t test_gpio_get_output_data(gpio_num_t* gpio, size_t gpio_num)
+{
+    uint8_t result = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < gpio_num; i++) {
+        int level = gpio_get_level(gpio[i]);
+        result |= level << i;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static void test_use_external_non_free_running_clock(parlio_tx_unit_handle_t tx_unit, parlio_tx_unit_config_t config, int test_round)
+{
+    uint32_t clock_div = config.input_clk_src_freq_hz / config.output_clk_freq_hz;
+    TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_new_tx_unit(&config, &tx_unit));
+    TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_tx_unit_enable(tx_unit));
+    // let core clock running for a while to update the clock divider threshold
+    esp_rom_delay_us(100 * 1000);
+    parlio_transmit_config_t transmit_config = {
+        .idle_value = 0xAA,
+    };
+    __attribute__((aligned(64))) uint8_t payload[256] = {0};
+    for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+        payload[i] = i;
+    }
+
+    for (int round = 0; round < test_round; round++) {
+        TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_tx_unit_transmit(tx_unit, payload, 256 * sizeof(uint8_t) * 8, &transmit_config));
+        for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+            // After "clock_div" times external pulses pass through the internal frequency divider, the parlio core clock generates a single pulse.
+            test_gpio_simulate_rising_edge(TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO, clock_div);
+            TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(i, test_gpio_get_output_data(config.data_gpio_nums, config.data_width));
+        }
+        // In order to update the idle value, an additional rising edge is required
+        test_gpio_simulate_rising_edge(TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO, clock_div);
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(transmit_config.idle_value, test_gpio_get_output_data(config.data_gpio_nums, config.data_width));
+        TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_tx_unit_wait_all_done(tx_unit, 100));
+    }
+    TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_tx_unit_disable(tx_unit));
+    TEST_ESP_OK(parlio_del_tx_unit(tx_unit));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("parallel tx unit use external non-free running clock", "[parlio_tx]")
+{
+    printf("use gpio as external clock source\r\n");
+    // configure the data gpio for loopback test
+    gpio_config_t gpio_conf = {
+        .mode = GPIO_MODE_INPUT,
+        .pin_bit_mask = BIT64(TEST_DATA0_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA1_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA2_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA3_GPIO) |
+        BIT64(TEST_DATA4_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA5_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA6_GPIO) | BIT64(TEST_DATA7_GPIO),
+    };
+    TEST_ESP_OK(gpio_config(&gpio_conf));
+    // configure the external clock output gpio
+    gpio_conf.mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT;
+    gpio_conf.pin_bit_mask = BIT64(TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO);
+    TEST_ESP_OK(gpio_config(&gpio_conf));
+
+    printf("install parlio tx unit\r\n");
+    parlio_tx_unit_handle_t tx_unit = NULL;
+    parlio_tx_unit_config_t config = {
+        .clk_src = PARLIO_CLK_SRC_DEFAULT,
+        .data_width = 8,
+        .clk_in_gpio_num = TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO,
+        .input_clk_src_freq_hz = 80 * 1000 * 1000, // Note that this is not the real input frequency, we just use it to calculate the clock divider
+        .valid_gpio_num = -1,   // don't generate valid signal
+        .clk_out_gpio_num = TEST_CLK_GPIO,
+        .data_gpio_nums = {
+            TEST_DATA0_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA1_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA2_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA3_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA4_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA5_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA6_GPIO,
+            TEST_DATA7_GPIO,
+        },
+        .output_clk_freq_hz = 1 * 1000 * 1000, // For the same reason, this is not the real output frequency
+        .trans_queue_depth = 8,
+        .max_transfer_size = 256,
+        .bit_pack_order = PARLIO_BIT_PACK_ORDER_LSB,
+        .sample_edge = PARLIO_SAMPLE_EDGE_POS,
+    };
+
+    uint8_t test_round = 50;
+    printf("test input clk freq is greater than output clk freq\r\n");
+    test_use_external_non_free_running_clock(tx_unit, config, test_round);
+
+    // changes input clk freq
+    config.input_clk_src_freq_hz = 1 * 1000 * 1000;
+    printf("test special condition, input clk freq equals to output clk freq\r\n");
+    test_use_external_non_free_running_clock(tx_unit, config, test_round);
+
+    TEST_ESP_OK(gpio_reset_pin(TEST_EXT_CLK_GPIO));
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        TEST_ESP_OK(gpio_reset_pin(config.data_gpio_nums[i]));
+    }
+};
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32c6/include/hal/parlio_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32c6/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
index 3eb277d14f..1679dc35c2 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32c6/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32c6/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ static inline void parlio_ll_rx_update_config(parl_io_dev_t *dev)
  * @param dev Parallel IO register base address
  * @param src Clock source
  */
+__attribute__((always_inline))
 static inline void parlio_ll_tx_set_clock_source(parl_io_dev_t *dev, parlio_clock_source_t src)
 {
     (void)dev;
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32h2/include/hal/parlio_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32h2/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
index dd284cb900..9cb8180898 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32h2/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32h2/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static inline void parlio_ll_rx_update_config(parl_io_dev_t *dev)
  * @param dev Parallel IO register base address
  * @param src Clock source
  */
+__attribute__((always_inline))
 static inline void parlio_ll_tx_set_clock_source(parl_io_dev_t *dev, parlio_clock_source_t src)
 {
     (void)dev;
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32p4/include/hal/parlio_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32p4/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
index db4731b20b..e32ae87e0f 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32p4/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32p4/include/hal/parlio_ll.h
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ static inline void parlio_ll_rx_update_config(parl_io_dev_t *dev)
  * @param dev Parallel IO register base address
  * @param src Clock source
  */
+__attribute__((always_inline))
 static inline void _parlio_ll_tx_set_clock_source(parl_io_dev_t *dev, parlio_clock_source_t src)
 {
     (void)dev;