diff --git a/docs/library/esp32.rst b/docs/library/esp32.rst
index 3348003499..f0f0c8ef1f 100644
--- a/docs/library/esp32.rst
+++ b/docs/library/esp32.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ Functions
     Configure whether or not a touch will wake the device from sleep.
     *wake* should be a boolean value.
 
+.. function:: wake_on_ulp(wake)
+
+    Configure whether or not the Ultra-Low-Power co-processor can wake the
+    device from sleep. *wake* should be a boolean value.
+
 .. function:: wake_on_ext0(pin, level)
 
     Configure how EXT0 wakes the device from sleep.  *pin* can be ``None``
diff --git a/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.h b/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.h
index 6e70f74385..ce2a5482a2 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.h
+++ b/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t ext1_pins; // set bit == pin#
     int8_t ext0_pin;   // just the pin#, -1 == None
     bool wake_on_touch : 1;
+    bool wake_on_ulp : 1;
     bool ext0_level : 1;
     wake_type_t ext0_wake_types;
     bool ext1_level : 1;
diff --git a/ports/esp32/modesp32.c b/ports/esp32/modesp32.c
index 0dbd7efda3..017db36e22 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/modesp32.c
+++ b/ports/esp32/modesp32.c
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t esp32_wake_on_ext1(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_m
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(esp32_wake_on_ext1_obj, 0, esp32_wake_on_ext1);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t esp32_wake_on_ulp(const mp_obj_t wake) {
+    if (machine_rtc_config.ext0_pin != -1) {
+        mp_raise_ValueError(MP_ERROR_TEXT("no resources"));
+    }
+    machine_rtc_config.wake_on_ulp = mp_obj_is_true(wake);
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(esp32_wake_on_ulp_obj, esp32_wake_on_ulp);
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t esp32_gpio_deep_sleep_hold(const mp_obj_t enable) {
     if (mp_obj_is_true(enable)) {
         gpio_deep_sleep_hold_en();
@@ -197,6 +206,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t esp32_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_wake_on_touch), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_wake_on_touch_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_wake_on_ext0), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_wake_on_ext0_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_wake_on_ext1), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_wake_on_ext1_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_wake_on_ulp), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_wake_on_ulp_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_gpio_deep_sleep_hold), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_gpio_deep_sleep_hold_obj) },
     #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_raw_temperature), MP_ROM_PTR(&esp32_raw_temperature_obj) },
diff --git a/ports/esp32/modmachine.c b/ports/esp32/modmachine.c
index aee3be0e74..db77becf87 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/modmachine.c
+++ b/ports/esp32/modmachine.c
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t machine_sleep_helper(wake_type_t wake_type, size_t n_args, const
         }
     }
 
+    if (machine_rtc_config.wake_on_ulp) {
+        if (esp_sleep_enable_ulp_wakeup() != ESP_OK) {
+            mp_raise_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, MP_ERROR_TEXT("esp_sleep_enable_ulp_wakeup() failed"));
+        }
+    }
+
     #endif
 
     switch (wake_type) {