diff --git a/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_mac.h b/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_mac.h
index 47d3678fa..7262bb0b2 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_mac.h
+++ b/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_mac.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } eth_mac_config_t;
 
 #define ETH_MAC_FLAG_WORK_WITH_CACHE_DISABLE (1 << 0) /*!< MAC driver can work when cache is disabled */
+#define ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE (1 << 1)             /*!< Pin MAC task to the CPU core where driver installation happened */
 
 /**
  * @brief Default configuration for Ethernet MAC object
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_dm9051.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_dm9051.c
index f02f8b965..6a1c003ae 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_dm9051.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_dm9051.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
 #include "dm9051.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
@@ -754,8 +755,12 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_dm9051(const eth_dm9051_config_t *dm9051_config,
     emac->spi_lock = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
     MAC_CHECK(emac->spi_lock, "create lock failed", err, NULL);
     /* create dm9051 task */
-    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreate(emac_dm9051_task, "dm9051_tsk", mac_config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
-                                       mac_config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl);
+    BaseType_t core_num = tskNO_AFFINITY;
+    if (mac_config->flags & ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE) {
+        core_num = cpu_hal_get_core_id();
+    }
+    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(emac_dm9051_task, "dm9051_tsk", mac_config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
+                           mac_config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl, core_num);
     MAC_CHECK(xReturned == pdPASS, "create dm9051 task failed", err, NULL);
     return &(emac->parent);
 
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
index 9a68bc1cc..e06e885d7 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
 #include "hal/emac.h"
 #include "soc/soc.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
@@ -455,8 +456,12 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(const eth_mac_config_t *config)
               "create pm lock failed", err, NULL);
 #endif
     /* create rx task */
-    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreate(emac_esp32_rx_task, "emac_rx", config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
-                                       config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl);
+    BaseType_t core_num = tskNO_AFFINITY;
+    if (config->flags & ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE) {
+        core_num = cpu_hal_get_core_id();
+    }
+    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(emac_esp32_rx_task, "emac_rx", config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
+                           config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl, core_num);
     MAC_CHECK(xReturned == pdPASS, "create emac_rx task failed", err, NULL);
     return &(emac->parent);
 
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_openeth.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_openeth.c
index c28ca1cbd..e2f650691 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_openeth.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_openeth.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
 #include "openeth.h"
 
 static const char *TAG = "emac_opencores";
@@ -398,8 +399,12 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_openeth(const eth_mac_config_t *config)
               "alloc emac interrupt failed", out, NULL);
 
     // Create the RX task
-    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreate(emac_opencores_rx_task, "emac_rx", config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
-                                       config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl);
+    BaseType_t core_num = tskNO_AFFINITY;
+    if (config->flags & ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE) {
+        core_num = cpu_hal_get_core_id();
+    }
+    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(emac_opencores_rx_task, "emac_rx", config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
+                           config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl, core_num);
     MAC_CHECK(xReturned == pdPASS, "create emac_rx task failed", out, NULL);
     return &(emac->parent);
 
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/test/test_emac.c b/components/esp_eth/test/test_emac.c
index 2771cc01d..a07114085 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/test/test_emac.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/test/test_emac.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static esp_err_t test_uninstall_driver(esp_eth_handle_t eth_hdl, uint32_t ms_to_
 TEST_CASE("esp32 ethernet io test", "[ethernet][test_env=UT_T2_Ethernet]")
 {
     eth_mac_config_t mac_config = ETH_MAC_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
+    mac_config.flags = ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE; // pin to core
     esp_eth_mac_t *mac = esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(&mac_config);
     eth_phy_config_t phy_config = ETH_PHY_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
     // auto detect PHY address
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/enc28j60/main/esp_eth_mac_enc28j60.c b/examples/ethernet/enc28j60/main/esp_eth_mac_enc28j60.c
index 361bc91f2..b8f21f3a9 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/enc28j60/main/esp_eth_mac_enc28j60.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/enc28j60/main/esp_eth_mac_enc28j60.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
 #include "enc28j60.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
@@ -919,8 +920,12 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_enc28j60(const eth_enc28j60_config_t *enc28j60_co
     emac->spi_lock = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
     MAC_CHECK(emac->spi_lock, "create lock failed", err, NULL);
     /* create enc28j60 task */
-    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreate(emac_enc28j60_task, "enc28j60_tsk", mac_config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
-                                       mac_config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl);
+    BaseType_t core_num = tskNO_AFFINITY;
+    if (mac_config->flags & ETH_MAC_FLAG_PIN_TO_CORE) {
+        core_num = cpu_hal_get_core_id();
+    }
+    BaseType_t xReturned = xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(emac_enc28j60_task, "enc28j60_tsk", mac_config->rx_task_stack_size, emac,
+                           mac_config->rx_task_prio, &emac->rx_task_hdl, core_num);
     MAC_CHECK(xReturned == pdPASS, "create enc28j60 task failed", err, NULL);
 
     return &(emac->parent);