diff --git a/components/esp32/include/esp_sleep.h b/components/esp32/include/esp_sleep.h
index a9365e3ef..e8e249916 100644
--- a/components/esp32/include/esp_sleep.h
+++ b/components/esp32/include/esp_sleep.h
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ void system_deep_sleep(uint64_t time_in_us) __attribute__((noreturn, deprecated)
 
 
 /**
- * @brief Get the source which caused wakeup from sleep
+ * @brief Get the wakeup source which caused wakeup from sleep
  *
- * @return wakeup cause, or ESP_DEEP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_UNDEFINED if reset happened for reason other than deep sleep wakeup
+ * @return cause of wake up from last sleep (deep sleep or light sleep)
  */
 esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t esp_sleep_get_wakeup_cause();
 
diff --git a/components/esp32/sleep_modes.c b/components/esp32/sleep_modes.c
index ddb3c5914..55b252ba8 100644
--- a/components/esp32/sleep_modes.c
+++ b/components/esp32/sleep_modes.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ static sleep_config_t s_config = {
     .wakeup_triggers = 0
 };
 
+bool s_light_sleep_wakeup = false;
+
 /* Updating RTC_MEMORY_CRC_REG register via set_rtc_memory_crc()
    is not thread-safe. */
 static _lock_t lock_rtc_memory_crc;
@@ -327,6 +329,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_light_sleep_start()
     esp_err_t err = esp_light_sleep_inner(pd_flags,
             flash_enable_time_us, vddsdio_config);
 
+    s_light_sleep_wakeup = true;
+
     // FRC1 has been clock gated for the duration of the sleep, correct for that.
     uint64_t rtc_ticks_at_end = rtc_time_get();
     uint64_t frc_time_at_end = esp_timer_get_time();
@@ -590,7 +594,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_sleep_enable_uart_wakeup(int uart_num)
 
 esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t esp_sleep_get_wakeup_cause()
 {
-    if (rtc_get_reset_reason(0) != DEEPSLEEP_RESET) {
+    if (rtc_get_reset_reason(0) != DEEPSLEEP_RESET && !s_light_sleep_wakeup) {
         return ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_UNDEFINED;
     }