diff --git a/include/mqtt_client.h b/include/mqtt_client.h
index 8b05d0b..a347f08 100644
--- a/include/mqtt_client.h
+++ b/include/mqtt_client.h
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ESP_EVENT_DECLARE_BASE
+// Define event loop types if macros not available
+typedef void * esp_event_loop_handle_t;
+typedef void * esp_event_handler_t;
+#endif
+
 typedef struct esp_mqtt_client *esp_mqtt_client_handle_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/mqtt_supported_features.h b/include/mqtt_supported_features.h
index 9a3ab04..3e9fac0 100644
--- a/include/mqtt_supported_features.h
+++ b/include/mqtt_supported_features.h
@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef ESP_IDF_VERSION
+
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(3, 3, 0)
+// Features supported from 3.3
+#define MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
+#endif
+
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 0, 0)
-
+// Features supported in 4.0
 #define MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_WS_SUBPROTOCOL
-
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mqtt_client.c b/mqtt_client.c
index a3e2fce..a95f4b3 100644
--- a/mqtt_client.c
+++ b/mqtt_client.c
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 
 static const char *TAG = "MQTT_CLIENT";
 
+#ifdef MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
 /**
  * @brief Define of MQTT Event base
  *
  */
 ESP_EVENT_DEFINE_BASE(MQTT_EVENTS);
+#endif
 
 typedef struct mqtt_state
 {
@@ -55,7 +57,9 @@ typedef struct mqtt_state
 
 typedef struct {
     mqtt_event_callback_t event_handle;
+#ifdef MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
     esp_event_loop_handle_t event_loop_handle;
+#endif
     int task_stack;
     int task_prio;
     char *uri;
@@ -226,11 +230,13 @@ esp_err_t esp_mqtt_set_config(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client, const esp_mqtt_cl
     if (config->event_handle) {
         cfg->event_handle = config->event_handle;
     } else {
+#ifdef MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
         esp_event_loop_args_t no_task_loop = {
             .queue_size = 1,
             .task_name = NULL,
         };
         esp_event_loop_create(&no_task_loop, &cfg->event_loop_handle);
+#endif
     }
 
     if (config->refresh_connection_after_ms) {
@@ -564,8 +570,12 @@ static esp_err_t esp_mqtt_dispatch_event(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client)
     if (client->config->event_handle) {
         return client->config->event_handle(&client->event);
     } else {
+#ifdef MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
         esp_event_post_to(client->config->event_loop_handle, MQTT_EVENTS, client->event.event_id, &client->event, sizeof(client->event), portMAX_DELAY);
         return esp_event_loop_run(client->config->event_loop_handle, 0);
+#else
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+#endif
     }
 }
 
@@ -1319,10 +1329,15 @@ esp_err_t esp_mqtt_client_register_event(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client, esp_mq
     if (client == NULL) {
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
     }
+#ifdef MQTT_SUPPORTED_FEATURE_EVENT_LOOP
     if (client->config->event_handle) {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Registering event loop while event callback is not null, clearing callback");
         client->config->event_handle = NULL;
     }
 
     return esp_event_handler_register_with(client->config->event_loop_handle, MQTT_EVENTS, event, event_handler, event_handler_arg);
+#else
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Registering event handler while event loop not available in IDF version %s", IDF_VER);
+    return ESP_FAIL;
+#endif
 }