diff --git a/port/esp32/components/btstack/include/btstack_config.h b/port/esp32/components/btstack/include/btstack_config.h
index 7cf89a64b..1ba92385d 100644
--- a/port/esp32/components/btstack/include/btstack_config.h
+++ b/port/esp32/components/btstack/include/btstack_config.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define ENABLE_LE_SECURE_CONNECTIONS
 // ESP32 supports ECDH HCI Commands, but micro-ecc lib is already provided anyway
 #define ENABLE_MICRO_ECC_FOR_LE_SECURE_CONNECTIONS
+#define ENABLE_SCO_OVER_HCI
 #define ENABLE_LOG_ERROR
 #define ENABLE_LOG_INFO
 // #define ENABLE_LOG_DEBUG
diff --git a/port/esp32/components/btstack/main.c b/port/esp32/components/btstack/main.c
index 4edd4b482..8d128295c 100644
--- a/port/esp32/components/btstack/main.c
+++ b/port/esp32/components/btstack/main.c
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ static int transport_open(void){
         return -1;
     }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCO_OVER_HCI
+    ret = esp_bredr_sco_datapath_set(ESP_SCO_DATA_PATH_HCI);
+    log_info("transport: configure SCO over HCI, result 0x%04x", ret);
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }