diff --git a/components/driver/include/driver/uart.h b/components/driver/include/driver/uart.h
index 9bd35e435..1dfcd50c9 100644
--- a/components/driver/include/driver/uart.h
+++ b/components/driver/include/driver/uart.h
@@ -268,6 +268,20 @@ esp_err_t uart_set_line_inverse(uart_port_t uart_num, uint32_t inverse_mask);
  */
 esp_err_t uart_set_hw_flow_ctrl(uart_port_t uart_num, uart_hw_flowcontrol_t flow_ctrl, uint8_t rx_thresh);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set software flow control.
+ *
+ * @param uart_num   UART_NUM_0, UART_NUM_1 or UART_NUM_2
+ * @param enable     switch on or off
+ * @param rx_thresh_xon  low water mark
+ * @param rx_thresh_xoff high water mark
+ *
+ * @return
+ *     - ESP_OK   Success
+ *     - ESP_FAIL Parameter error
+ */
+ esp_err_t uart_set_sw_flow_ctrl(uart_port_t uart_num, bool enable, uint8_t rx_thresh_xon,  uint8_t rx_thresh_xoff);
+
 /**
  * @brief Get hardware flow control mode
  *
diff --git a/components/driver/uart.c b/components/driver/uart.c
index 5371a447c..fffae1734 100644
--- a/components/driver/uart.c
+++ b/components/driver/uart.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include "driver/uart.h"
 #include "driver/gpio.h"
 
+#define XOFF (char)0x13
+#define XON (char)0x11
+
 static const char* UART_TAG = "uart";
 #define UART_CHECK(a, str, ret_val) \
     if (!(a)) { \
@@ -199,6 +202,22 @@ esp_err_t uart_set_line_inverse(uart_port_t uart_num, uint32_t inverse_mask)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+esp_err_t uart_set_sw_flow_ctrl(uart_port_t uart_num, bool enable,  uint8_t rx_thresh_xon,  uint8_t rx_thresh_xoff)
+{
+    UART_CHECK((uart_num < UART_NUM_MAX), "uart_num error", ESP_FAIL);
+    UART_CHECK((rx_thresh_xon < UART_FIFO_LEN), "rx flow xon thresh error", ESP_FAIL);
+    UART_CHECK((rx_thresh_xoff < UART_FIFO_LEN), "rx flow xon thresh error", ESP_FAIL);
+    UART_ENTER_CRITICAL(&uart_spinlock[uart_num]);
+    UART[uart_num]->flow_conf.sw_flow_con_en = enable? 1:0;
+    UART[uart_num]->flow_conf.xonoff_del = enable?1:0;
+    UART[uart_num]->swfc_conf.xon_threshold =  rx_thresh_xon;
+    UART[uart_num]->swfc_conf.xoff_threshold =  rx_thresh_xoff;
+    UART[uart_num]->swfc_conf.xon_char = XON;
+    UART[uart_num]->swfc_conf.xoff_char = XOFF;
+    UART_EXIT_CRITICAL(&uart_spinlock[uart_num]);
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 //only when UART_HW_FLOWCTRL_RTS is set , will the rx_thresh value be set.
 esp_err_t uart_set_hw_flow_ctrl(uart_port_t uart_num, uart_hw_flowcontrol_t flow_ctrl, uint8_t rx_thresh)
 {