diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/genie_event.c b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/genie_event.c
index ec362df687..eada5364b4 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/genie_event.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/genie_event.c
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 #include "esp_ble_mesh_provisioning_api.h"
 #include "esp_ble_mesh_local_data_operation_api.h"
 
+#include "genie_mesh.h"
 #include "genie_util.h"
 #include "genie_model_srv.h"
 #include "genie_event.h"
-#include "genie_mesh.h"
 #include "genie_reset.h"
 #include "genie_timer.h"
 #include "ble_mesh_example_nvs.h"
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/include/genie_mesh.h b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/include/genie_mesh.h
index 16de4c7818..bac4ddb289 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/include/genie_mesh.h
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/components/vendor_model/include/genie_mesh.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #ifndef _GENIE_MESH_H_
 #define _GENIE_MESH_H_
 
+#include "esp_timer.h"
+
 #include "esp_ble_mesh_defs.h"
 #include "esp_ble_mesh_common_api.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c3 b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb2450caf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/aligenie_demo/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c3
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#
+# Partition Table
+#
+CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM=y
+CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM_FILENAME="partitions.csv"
+
+#
+# Serial flasher config
+#
+CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE_4MB=y
+CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_80M=y
+
+# Override some defaults so BT stack is enabled
+# by default in this example
+CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_BT_CTRL_ESP32C3=y
+CONFIG_BT_CTRL_SCAN_DUPL_TYPE_DATA_DEVICE=y
+CONFIG_BT_CTRL_BLE_MESH_SCAN_DUPL_EN=y
+CONFIG_BT_GATTS_SEND_SERVICE_CHANGE_MANUAL=y
+CONFIG_BT_BTU_TASK_STACK_SIZE=4512
+CONFIG_BT_BLE_42_FEATURES_SUPPORTED=y
+
+# Override some defaults of ESP BLE Mesh
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH=y
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_NODE=y
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PB_GATT=y
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_TX_SEG_MSG_COUNT=10
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_RX_SEG_MSG_COUNT=10
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_SETTINGS=y
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_SUBNET_COUNT=5
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_APP_KEY_COUNT=5
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_MODEL_KEY_COUNT=5
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_MODEL_GROUP_COUNT=5
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_MSG_CACHE_SIZE=20
+CONFIG_BLE_MESH_ADV_BUF_COUNT=256
+
+#
+# light driver config
+#
+CONFIG_LIGHT_GPIO_RED=4
+CONFIG_LIGHT_GPIO_GREEN=5
+CONFIG_LIGHT_GPIO_BLUE=6
+CONFIG_LIGHT_GPIO_COLD=7
+CONFIG_LIGHT_GPIO_WARM=10
+# end of light driver config
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/iot_led.c b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/iot_led.c
index 31ddbb2f1d..842e379030 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/iot_led.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/iot_led.c
@@ -107,17 +107,28 @@ static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t iot_ledc_duty_config(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_cha
         uint32_t duty_direction, uint32_t duty_num, uint32_t duty_cycle, uint32_t duty_scale)
 {
     if (hpoint_val >= 0) {
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+        LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].hpoint.hpoint = hpoint_val & LEDC_HPOINT_LSCH1_V;
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
         LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].hpoint.hpoint = hpoint_val & LEDC_HPOINT_HSCH1_V;
+#endif
     }
 
     if (duty_val >= 0) {
         LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].duty.duty = duty_val;
     }
 
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+    LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].conf1.val = ((duty_direction & LEDC_DUTY_INC_LSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_INC_LSCH0_S) |
+            ((duty_num & LEDC_DUTY_NUM_LSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_NUM_LSCH0_S) |
+            ((duty_cycle & LEDC_DUTY_CYCLE_LSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_CYCLE_LSCH0_S) |
+            ((duty_scale & LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_LSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_LSCH0_S);
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
     LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].conf1.val = ((duty_direction & LEDC_DUTY_INC_HSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_INC_HSCH0_S) |
             ((duty_num & LEDC_DUTY_NUM_HSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_NUM_HSCH0_S) |
             ((duty_cycle & LEDC_DUTY_CYCLE_HSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_CYCLE_HSCH0_S) |
             ((duty_scale & LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_HSCH0_V) << LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_HSCH0_S);
+#endif
 
     LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].conf0.sig_out_en = 1;
     LEDC.channel_group[speed_mode].channel[channel].conf1.duty_start = 1;
@@ -190,16 +201,28 @@ static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t _iot_set_fade_with_time(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_
         scale = 1;
         cycle_num = total_cycles / duty_delta;
 
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+        if (cycle_num > LEDC_DUTY_NUM_LSCH0_V) {
+            cycle_num = LEDC_DUTY_NUM_LSCH0_V;
+        }
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
         if (cycle_num > LEDC_DUTY_NUM_HSCH0_V) {
             cycle_num = LEDC_DUTY_NUM_HSCH0_V;
         }
+#endif
     } else {
         cycle_num = 1;
         scale = duty_delta / total_cycles;
 
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+        if (scale > LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_LSCH0_V) {
+            scale = LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_LSCH0_V;
+        }
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
         if (scale > LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_HSCH0_V) {
             scale = LEDC_DUTY_SCALE_HSCH0_V;
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     return _iot_set_fade_with_step(speed_mode, channel, target_duty, scale, cycle_num);
@@ -263,27 +286,45 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void fade_timercb(void *para)
 
     if (HW_TIMER_GROUP == TIMER_GROUP_0) {
         /* Retrieve the interrupt status */
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+        uint32_t intr_status = TIMERG0.int_st.val;
+        TIMERG0.hw_timer[timer_idx].update.val = 1;
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
         uint32_t intr_status = TIMERG0.int_st_timers.val;
         TIMERG0.hw_timer[timer_idx].update = 1;
+#endif
 
         /* Clear the interrupt */
         if ((intr_status & BIT(timer_idx)) && timer_idx == TIMER_0) {
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+            TIMERG0.int_clr.t0 = 1;
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
             TIMERG0.int_clr_timers.t0 = 1;
         } else if ((intr_status & BIT(timer_idx)) && timer_idx == TIMER_1) {
             TIMERG0.int_clr_timers.t1 = 1;
+#endif
         }
 
         /* After the alarm has been triggered
           we need enable it again, so it is triggered the next time */
         TIMERG0.hw_timer[timer_idx].config.alarm_en = TIMER_ALARM_EN;
     } else if (HW_TIMER_GROUP == TIMER_GROUP_1) {
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+        uint32_t intr_status = TIMERG1.int_st.val;
+        TIMERG1.hw_timer[timer_idx].update.val = 1;
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
         uint32_t intr_status = TIMERG1.int_st_timers.val;
         TIMERG1.hw_timer[timer_idx].update = 1;
+#endif
 
         if ((intr_status & BIT(timer_idx)) && timer_idx == TIMER_0) {
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+            TIMERG1.int_clr.t0 = 1;
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
             TIMERG1.int_clr_timers.t0 = 1;
         } else if ((intr_status & BIT(timer_idx)) && timer_idx == TIMER_1) {
             TIMERG1.int_clr_timers.t1 = 1;
+#endif
         }
 
         TIMERG1.hw_timer[timer_idx].config.alarm_en = TIMER_ALARM_EN;
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/light_driver.c b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/light_driver.c
index 1002f52b0e..6fd4954f5e 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/light_driver.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_ble_mesh/common_components/light_driver/light_driver.c
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ esp_err_t light_driver_init(light_driver_config_t *config)
         g_light_status.brightness        = 30;
     }
 
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+    iot_led_init(LEDC_TIMER_0, LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, 1000);
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
     iot_led_init(LEDC_TIMER_0, LEDC_HIGH_SPEED_MODE, 1000);
+#endif
 
     g_light_status.fade_period_ms  = config->fade_period_ms;
     g_light_status.blink_period_ms = config->blink_period_ms;