diff --git a/components/console/esp_console.h b/components/console/esp_console.h
index 66349d2f81..1409bfe5bd 100644
--- a/components/console/esp_console.h
+++ b/components/console/esp_console.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "esp_err.h"
 
 // Forward declaration. Definition in linenoise/linenoise.h.
@@ -55,19 +56,59 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t task_stack_size;      //!< repl task stack size
     uint32_t task_priority;        //!< repl task priority
     const char *prompt;            //!< prompt (NULL represents default: "esp> ")
+    union {
+        struct {
+            int channel;        //!< UART channel
+            uint32_t baud_rate; //!< Comunication baud rate
+            int tx_gpio;        //!< GPIO number for TX path, -1 means using the default
+            int rx_gpio;        //!< GPIO number for RX path, -1 means using the default
+        } uart;                 //!< UART specific configuration
+    } device;                   //!< device configuration
 } esp_console_repl_config_t;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_CHANNEL CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM
+#else
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_CHANNEL 0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_BAUDRATE
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_BAUDRATE CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_BAUDRATE
+#else
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_BAUDRATE 115200
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_TX_GPIO
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_TX_GPIO CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_TX_GPIO
+#else
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_TX_GPIO 1
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_RX_GPIO
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_RX_GPIO CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_RX_GPIO
+#else
+#define CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_RX_GPIO 3
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Default console repl configuration value
  *
  */
-#define ESP_CONSOLE_REPL_CONFIG_DEFAULT() \
-    {                                     \
-        .max_history_len = 32,            \
-        .history_save_path = NULL,        \
-        .task_stack_size = 4096,          \
-        .task_priority = 2,               \
-        .prompt = NULL,                   \
+#define ESP_CONSOLE_REPL_CONFIG_DEFAULT()                   \
+    {                                                       \
+        .max_history_len = 32,                              \
+        .history_save_path = NULL,                          \
+        .task_stack_size = 4096,                            \
+        .task_priority = 2,                                 \
+        .prompt = NULL,                                     \
+        .device = {                                         \
+            .uart = {                                       \
+                .channel = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_CHANNEL,    \
+                .baud_rate = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_BAUDRATE, \
+                .tx_gpio = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_TX_GPIO,    \
+                .rx_gpio = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_UART_RX_GPIO,    \
+            }                                               \
+        }                                                   \
     }
 
 /**
@@ -232,6 +273,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_register_help_command(void);
 /**
  * @brief Initialize console REPL environment
  *
+ * @param config REPL configuration
+ *
  * @note This is a all-in-one function to establish the environment needed for REPL, includes:
  *       - Install the UART driver on the console UART (8n1, 115200, REF_TICK clock source)
  *       - Configures the stdin/stdout to go through the UART driver
diff --git a/components/console/esp_console_repl.c b/components/console/esp_console_repl.c
index 6addf5d643..39e8d2d140 100644
--- a/components/console/esp_console_repl.c
+++ b/components/console/esp_console_repl.c
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ static char s_prompt[CONSOLE_PROMPT_LEN_MAX];
  */
 static const char *s_history_save_path = NULL;
 
+/**
+ * @brief default uart channel number
+ *
+ */
+static int s_uart_channel = -1;
+
 /**
  * @brief REPL task handle
  *
@@ -122,21 +128,23 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_repl_init(const esp_console_repl_config_t *config)
      * correct while APB frequency is changing in light sleep mode.
      */
     const uart_config_t uart_config = {
-        .baud_rate = CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_BAUDRATE,
+        .baud_rate = config->device.uart.baud_rate,
         .data_bits = UART_DATA_8_BITS,
         .parity = UART_PARITY_DISABLE,
         .stop_bits = UART_STOP_BITS_1,
         .source_clk = UART_SCLK_REF_TICK,
     };
     /* Install UART driver for interrupt-driven reads and writes */
-    ret = uart_driver_install(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM, 256, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
+    ret = uart_driver_install(config->device.uart.channel, 256, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
     if (ret != ESP_OK) {
         goto _exit;
     }
-    uart_param_config(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM, &uart_config);
+    s_uart_channel = config->device.uart.channel;
+    uart_param_config(s_uart_channel, &uart_config);
+    uart_set_pin(s_uart_channel, config->device.uart.tx_gpio, config->device.uart.rx_gpio, -1, -1);
 
     /* Tell VFS to use UART driver */
-    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_driver(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
+    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_driver(s_uart_channel);
 
     /* Initialize the console */
     esp_console_config_t console_config = ESP_CONSOLE_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
@@ -220,8 +228,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_repl_init(const esp_console_repl_config_t *config)
 
 _console_del:
     esp_console_deinit();
-    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_nonblocking(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
-    uart_driver_delete(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
+    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_nonblocking(s_uart_channel);
+    uart_driver_delete(s_uart_channel);
+    s_uart_channel = -1;
     s_repl_state = CONSOLE_REPL_STATE_DEINIT;
 _exit:
     return ret;
@@ -240,8 +249,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_repl_deinit(void)
 
     s_repl_state = CONSOLE_REPL_STATE_DEINIT;
     esp_console_deinit();
-    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_nonblocking(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
-    uart_driver_delete(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
+    esp_vfs_dev_uart_use_nonblocking(s_uart_channel);
+    uart_driver_delete(s_uart_channel);
+    s_uart_channel = -1;
     s_repl_task_hdl = NULL;
     s_history_save_path = NULL;
 _exit: