diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
index 594002d78f..ebff91a879 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
@@ -393,6 +393,17 @@ static esp_err_t uart_start_select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
     FD_ZERO(writefds);
     FD_ZERO(exceptfds);
 
+    for (int i = 0; i < max_fds; ++i) {
+        if (FD_ISSET(i, _readfds_orig)) {
+            size_t buffered_size;
+            if (uart_get_buffered_data_len(i, &buffered_size) == ESP_OK && buffered_size > 0) {
+                // signalize immediately when data is buffered
+                FD_SET(i, _readfds);
+                esp_vfs_select_triggered(_signal_sem);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(uart_get_selectlock());
     // s_one_select_lock is not released on successfull exit - will be
     // released in uart_end_select()
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/uart_select/main/uart_select_example_main.c b/examples/peripherals/uart_select/main/uart_select_example_main.c
index 62bca5698c..717042f27a 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/uart_select/main/uart_select_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/uart_select/main/uart_select_example_main.c
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ static void uart_select_task()
                 if (FD_ISSET(fd, &rfds)) {
                     char buf;
                     if (read(fd, &buf, 1) > 0) {
-                            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Received: %c", buf);
+                        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Received: %c", buf);
+                        // Note: Only one character was read even the buffer contains more. The other characters will
+                        // be read one-by-one by subsequent calls to select() which will then return immediately
+                        // without timeout.
                     } else {
                         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "UART read error");
                         break;