diff --git a/components/driver/include/driver/spi_common.h b/components/driver/include/driver/spi_common.h
index 89160b9ecd..da12bb36ae 100644
--- a/components/driver/include/driver/spi_common.h
+++ b/components/driver/include/driver/spi_common.h
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ extern "C"
 #define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SLAVE         0          ///< Initialize I/O in slave mode
 #define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MASTER        (1<<0)     ///< Initialize I/O in master mode
 #define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_IOMUX_PINS    (1<<1)     ///< Check using iomux pins. Or indicates the pins are configured through the IO mux rather than GPIO matrix.
-#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK          (1<<2)     ///< Check existing of SCLK pin. Or indicates CLK line initialized.
-#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO          (1<<3)     ///< Check existing of MISO pin. Or indicates MISO line initialized.
-#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI          (1<<4)     ///< Check existing of MOSI pin. Or indicates CLK line initialized.
-#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL          (1<<5)     ///< Check MOSI and MISO pins can output. Or indicates bus able to work under DIO mode.
-#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD          (1<<6)     ///< Check existing of WP and HD pins. Or indicates WP & HD pins initialized.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS     (1<<2)     ///< Force the signals to be routed through GPIO matrix. Or indicates the pins are routed through the GPIO matrix.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK          (1<<3)     ///< Check existing of SCLK pin. Or indicates CLK line initialized.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO          (1<<4)     ///< Check existing of MISO pin. Or indicates MISO line initialized.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI          (1<<5)     ///< Check existing of MOSI pin. Or indicates MOSI line initialized.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL          (1<<6)     ///< Check MOSI and MISO pins can output. Or indicates bus able to work under DIO mode.
+#define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD          (1<<7)     ///< Check existing of WP and HD pins. Or indicates WP & HD pins initialized.
 #define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_QUAD          (SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD)     ///< Check existing of MOSI/MISO/WP/HD pins as output. Or indicates bus able to work under QIO mode.
 
 #define SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_NATIVE_PINS   SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_IOMUX_PINS
diff --git a/components/driver/spi_common.c b/components/driver/spi_common.c
index 862015f0e6..e7c93ef9aa 100644
--- a/components/driver/spi_common.c
+++ b/components/driver/spi_common.c
@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ esp_err_t spicommon_bus_initialize_io(spi_host_device_t host, const spi_bus_conf
     }
 
     //check if the selected pins correspond to the iomux pins of the peripheral
-    bool use_iomux = bus_uses_iomux_pins(host, bus_config);
-    if (use_iomux) temp_flag |= SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_IOMUX_PINS;
+    bool use_iomux = !(flags & SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS) && bus_uses_iomux_pins(host, bus_config);
+    if (use_iomux) {
+        temp_flag |= SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_IOMUX_PINS;
+    } else {
+        temp_flag |= SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
+    }
 
     uint32_t missing_flag = flags & ~temp_flag;
     missing_flag &= ~SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MASTER;//don't check this flag
diff --git a/components/driver/test/test_spi_master.c b/components/driver/test/test_spi_master.c
index 907859148c..7916a7d588 100644
--- a/components/driver/test/test_spi_master.c
+++ b/components/driver/test/test_spi_master.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test 6 output pins...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_QUAD;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_QUAD | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     //swap MOSI and MISO
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiq_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spihd_iomux_pin, .quadwp_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiwp_iomux_pin,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test 4 output pins...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO |  SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO |  SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     //swap MOSI and MISO
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiq_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = -1, .quadwp_io_num = -1,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
@@ -370,21 +370,21 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test master 5 output pins and MOSI on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spihd_iomux_pin, .quadwp_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiwp_iomux_pin,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
     TEST_ESP_OK(spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MASTER, &flags_o));
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test slave 5 output pins and MISO on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_WPHD | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .miso_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiq_iomux_pin, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spihd_iomux_pin, .quadwp_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiwp_iomux_pin,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
     TEST_ESP_OK(spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SLAVE, &flags_o));
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test master 3 output pins and MOSI on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
 
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = -1, .quadwp_io_num = -1,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX32( flags_expected, flags_o );
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test slave 3 output pins and MISO on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SCLK | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MOSI | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MISO | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .miso_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiq_iomux_pin, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = -1, .quadwp_io_num = -1,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
     TEST_ESP_OK(spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SLAVE, &flags_o));
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SLAVE, &flags_o));
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "check dual flag for master 5 output pins and MISO/MOSI on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spihd_iomux_pin, .quadwp_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiwp_iomux_pin,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MASTER, &flags_o));
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ TEST_CASE("spi bus setting with different pin configs", "[spi]")
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_SLAVE, &flags_o));
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "check dual flag for master 3 output pins and MISO/MOSI on input-only pin...");
-    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL;
+    flags_expected = SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DUAL | SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_GPIO_PINS;
     cfg = (spi_bus_config_t){.mosi_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spid_iomux_pin, .miso_io_num = INPUT_ONLY_PIN, .sclk_io_num = spi_periph_signal[TEST_SPI_HOST].spiclk_iomux_pin, .quadhd_io_num = -1, .quadwp_io_num = -1,
         .max_transfer_sz = 8, .flags = flags_expected};
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, spicommon_bus_initialize_io(TEST_SPI_HOST, &cfg, 0, flags_expected|SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_MASTER, &flags_o));