diff --git a/components/ulp/test_apps/ulp_riscv/main/test_ulp_riscv.c b/components/ulp/test_apps/ulp_riscv/main/test_ulp_riscv.c
index 857211f2cd..e4f7ec12d3 100644
--- a/components/ulp/test_apps/ulp_riscv/main/test_ulp_riscv.c
+++ b/components/ulp/test_apps/ulp_riscv/main/test_ulp_riscv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "soc/rtc_periph.h"
 #include "ulp_riscv.h"
 #include "ulp_riscv_lock.h"
+#include "ulp_adc.h"
 #include "ulp_test_app.h"
 #include "ulp_test_app2.h"
 #include "ulp_test_shared.h"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#include "esp_adc/adc_oneshot.h"
 
 #define ULP_WAKEUP_PERIOD 1000000 // 1 second
 
@@ -434,3 +436,42 @@ TEST_CASE("ULP-RISC-V interrupt signals can be handled via ISRs on the main core
     firmware_loaded = false;
     load_and_start_ulp_firmware(ulp_main_bin_start, ulp_main_bin_length);
 }
+
+#define ATTEN 3
+#define WIDTH 0
+#define CHANNEL 6
+#define ADC_UNIT ADC_UNIT_1
+
+TEST_CASE("ULP ADC can init-deinit-init", "[ulp]")
+{
+
+
+    ulp_adc_cfg_t riscv_adc_cfg = {
+        .adc_n    = ADC_UNIT,
+        .channel  = CHANNEL,
+        .width    = WIDTH,
+        .atten    = ATTEN,
+        .ulp_mode = ADC_ULP_MODE_FSM,
+    };
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, ulp_adc_init(&riscv_adc_cfg));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, ulp_adc_deinit());
+
+    /* Check that we can init one-shot ADC */
+    adc_oneshot_unit_handle_t adc1_handle;
+    adc_oneshot_unit_init_cfg_t init_config1 = {
+        .unit_id = ADC_UNIT,
+    };
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, adc_oneshot_new_unit(&init_config1, &adc1_handle));
+
+    adc_oneshot_chan_cfg_t config = {
+        .bitwidth = WIDTH,
+        .atten = ATTEN,
+    };
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, adc_oneshot_config_channel(adc1_handle, CHANNEL, &config));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, adc_oneshot_del_unit(adc1_handle));
+
+    /* Re-init ADC for ULP */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, ulp_adc_init(&riscv_adc_cfg));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, ulp_adc_deinit());
+}
diff --git a/components/ulp/ulp_common/include/ulp_adc.h b/components/ulp/ulp_common/include/ulp_adc.h
index 5f1b93967b..e838d4cdbb 100644
--- a/components/ulp/ulp_common/include/ulp_adc.h
+++ b/components/ulp/ulp_common/include/ulp_adc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 esp_err_t ulp_adc_init(const ulp_adc_cfg_t *cfg);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Deinitialize ADC after use with ULP, allowing it to be reclaimed
+ *
+ * @return esp_err_t    ESP_OK for successful.
+*/
+esp_err_t ulp_adc_deinit(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/ulp/ulp_common/ulp_adc.c b/components/ulp/ulp_common/ulp_adc.c
index 9f3cd6cc5f..cf9ffa1c6f 100644
--- a/components/ulp/ulp_common/ulp_adc.c
+++ b/components/ulp/ulp_common/ulp_adc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 #include "esp_private/adc_share_hw_ctrl.h"
 
 static const char *TAG = "ulp_adc";
+static adc_oneshot_unit_handle_t s_adc1_handle = NULL;
 
 esp_err_t ulp_adc_init(const ulp_adc_cfg_t *cfg)
 {
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
 
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(cfg, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, err, TAG, "cfg == NULL");
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(cfg->adc_n == ADC_UNIT_1, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, err, TAG, "Only ADC_UNIT_1 is supported for now");
+    ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(cfg, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "cfg == NULL");
+    ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(cfg->adc_n == ADC_UNIT_1, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "Only ADC_UNIT_1 is supported for now");
 
     //-------------ADC1 Init---------------//
-    adc_oneshot_unit_handle_t adc1_handle;
-
     adc_oneshot_unit_init_cfg_t init_config1 = {
         .unit_id = cfg->adc_n,
         .ulp_mode = cfg->ulp_mode,
@@ -37,21 +36,31 @@ esp_err_t ulp_adc_init(const ulp_adc_cfg_t *cfg)
         init_config1.ulp_mode = ADC_ULP_MODE_RISCV;
     }
 
-
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(adc_oneshot_new_unit(&init_config1, &adc1_handle));
+    ret = adc_oneshot_new_unit(&init_config1, &s_adc1_handle);
+    if (ret != ESP_OK) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     //-------------ADC1 Config---------------//
     adc_oneshot_chan_cfg_t config = {
         .bitwidth = cfg->width,
         .atten = cfg->atten,
     };
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(adc_oneshot_config_channel(adc1_handle, cfg->channel, &config));
+    ret = adc_oneshot_config_channel(s_adc1_handle, cfg->channel, &config);
+    if (ret != ESP_OK) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     //Calibrate the ADC
 #if SOC_ADC_CALIBRATION_V1_SUPPORTED
     adc_set_hw_calibration_code(cfg->adc_n, cfg->atten);
 #endif
 
-err:
     return ret;
 }
+
+esp_err_t ulp_adc_deinit(void)
+{
+    // No need to check for null-pointer and stuff, oneshot driver already does that
+    return adc_oneshot_del_unit(s_adc1_handle);
+}