diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm_led_esp32.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm_led_esp32.c
index 9bc18a1aca..915bbf2830 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm_led_esp32.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm_led_esp32.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#define DT_DRV_COMPAT espressif_esp32_gpio
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT espressif_esp32_ledc
 
 /* Include esp-idf headers first to avoid redefining BIT() macro */
 #include <esp_intr_alloc.h>
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static void pwm_led_esp32_duty_config(int speed_mode,
 	volatile uint32_t hpoint_addr;
 	volatile uint32_t duty_addr;
 	volatile uint32_t conf1_addr;
-	volatile uint32_t conf1_val;
 
 	if (speed_mode == PWM_LED_ESP32_HIGH_SPEED) {
 		hpoint_addr = PWM_ESP32_HSCH_HPOINT(channel);
@@ -388,8 +387,6 @@ int pwm_led_esp32_init(const struct device *dev)
 #include <device.h>
 #include <init.h>
 
-DEVICE_DECLARE(pwm_led_esp32_0);
-
 #define CH_HS_TIMER(i) ((CONFIG_PWM_LED_ESP32_HS_CH ## i ## _TIMER) & 0x2)
 #define CH_HS_GPIO(i) ((CONFIG_PWM_LED_ESP32_HS_CH ## i ## _GPIO) & 0xfff)
 #define CH_LS_TIMER(i) ((CONFIG_PWM_LED_ESP32_LS_CH ## i ## _TIMER) & 0x2)
@@ -503,7 +500,13 @@ const static struct pwm_led_esp32_config pwm_led_esp32_config = {
 	},
 };
 
-DEVICE_DEFINE(pwm_led_esp32_0, CONFIG_PWM_LED_ESP32_DEV_NAME_0,
-		pwm_led_esp32_init, NULL, NULL,
-		&pwm_led_esp32_config, POST_KERNEL,
-		CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE, &pwm_led_esp32_api);
+DEVICE_DT_DEFINE(
+	DT_NODELABEL(ledc0),
+	&pwm_led_esp32_init,
+	NULL,
+	NULL,
+	&pwm_led_esp32_config,
+	POST_KERNEL,
+	CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE,
+	&pwm_led_esp32_api
+);
diff --git a/dts/bindings/pwm/espressif,esp32-ledc.yaml b/dts/bindings/pwm/espressif,esp32-ledc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfa81bff8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/pwm/espressif,esp32-ledc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: ESP32 LEDC
+
+compatible: "espressif,esp32-ledc"
+
+include: [pwm-controller.yaml, base.yaml]
+
+properties:
+    label:
+      required: true
+
+    "#pwm-cells":
+      const: 3
+
+pwm-cells:
+  - channel
+  - period
+  - flags
diff --git a/dts/xtensa/espressif/esp32.dtsi b/dts/xtensa/espressif/esp32.dtsi
index 45b2061b16..89bb61f5ab 100644
--- a/dts/xtensa/espressif/esp32.dtsi
+++ b/dts/xtensa/espressif/esp32.dtsi
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@
 			reg = <0x3ff49000 0x94>;
 		};
 
+		ledc0: ledc@3ff59000 {
+			compatible = "espressif,esp32-ledc";
+			pwm-controller;
+			#pwm-cells = <3>;
+			reg = <0x3ff59000 0x800>;
+			label = "LEDC_0";
+			status = "disabled";
+		};
+
 		gpio0: gpio@3ff44000 {
 			compatible = "espressif,esp32-gpio";
 			gpio-controller;
diff --git a/include/drivers/gpio/gpio_esp32.h b/include/drivers/gpio/gpio_esp32.h
index 96c2b5f299..2cf49a8ec4 100644
--- a/include/drivers/gpio/gpio_esp32.h
+++ b/include/drivers/gpio/gpio_esp32.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include <devicetree.h>
+
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_GPIO_GPIO_ESP32_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_GPIO_GPIO_ESP32_H_