diff --git a/components/esp_driver_rmt/include/driver/rmt_tx.h b/components/esp_driver_rmt/include/driver/rmt_tx.h
index cd6c6661bd..7dca3962d5 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_rmt/include/driver/rmt_tx.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_rmt/include/driver/rmt_tx.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct {
         uint32_t io_od_mode: 1;   /*!< Configure the GPIO as open-drain mode */
         uint32_t allow_pd: 1;     /*!< If set, driver allows the power domain to be powered off when system enters sleep mode.
                                        This can save power, but at the expense of more RAM being consumed to save register context. */
+        uint32_t init_level: 1;    /*!< Set the initial level of the RMT channel signal */
     } flags;                      /*!< TX channel config flags */
 } rmt_tx_channel_config_t;
 
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_tx.c b/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_tx.c
index 8d3d4f23f7..782d8fed6d 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_tx.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_tx.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ esp_err_t rmt_new_tx_channel(const rmt_tx_channel_config_t *config, rmt_channel_
     // disable carrier modulation by default, can re-enable by `rmt_apply_carrier()`
     rmt_ll_tx_enable_carrier_modulation(hal->regs, channel_id, false);
     // idle level is determined by register value
-    rmt_ll_tx_fix_idle_level(hal->regs, channel_id, 0, true);
+    rmt_ll_tx_fix_idle_level(hal->regs, channel_id, config->flags.init_level, true);
     // always enable tx wrap, both DMA mode and ping-pong mode rely this feature
     rmt_ll_tx_enable_wrap(hal->regs, channel_id, true);