diff --git a/tools/idf_monitor.py b/tools/idf_monitor.py
index ff34019da..8fdcecd83 100755
--- a/tools/idf_monitor.py
+++ b/tools/idf_monitor.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import shlex
 import time
 import sys
 import serial
+import serial.tools.list_ports
 import serial.tools.miniterm as miniterm
 import threading
 import ctypes
@@ -764,12 +765,24 @@ class Monitor(object):
 
 
 def main():
+
+    def _get_default_serial_port():
+        """
+        Same logic for detecting serial port as esptool.py and idf.py: reverse sort by name and choose the first port.
+        """
+
+        try:
+            ports = list(reversed(sorted(p.device for p in serial.tools.list_ports.comports())))
+            return ports[0]
+        except Exception:
+            return '/dev/ttyUSB0'
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser("idf_monitor - a serial output monitor for esp-idf")
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '--port', '-p',
         help='Serial port device',
-        default=os.environ.get('ESPTOOL_PORT', '/dev/ttyUSB0')
+        default=os.environ.get('ESPTOOL_PORT', _get_default_serial_port())
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(