diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
index 10004d1ffe..6ae26b3e4a 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEV_GPIO),y)
 CSRCS += esp32c3_gpio.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_I2C_DRIVER),y)
+CSRCS += esp32c3_i2c.c
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_WATCHDOG),y)
 CSRCS += esp32c3_wdt.c
 endif
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3-devkit.h b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3-devkit.h
index 94011b86ae..090b66dd90 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3-devkit.h
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3-devkit.h
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ int esp32c3_gpio_init(void);
 int board_wdt_init(void);
 #endif
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: board_i2c_init
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Configure the I2C driver.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   Zero (OK) is returned on success; A negated errno value is returned
+ *   to indicate the nature of any failure.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+#ifdef CONFIG_I2C_DRIVER
+int board_i2c_init(void);
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: board_tim_init
  *
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
index 22115b0915..cb84d58ee2 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ int esp32c3_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_I2C_DRIVER)
+  /* Configure I2C peripheral interfaces */
+
+  ret = board_i2c_init();
+
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to initialize I2C driver: %d\n", ret);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG
   /* Configure watchdog timer */
 
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_i2c.c b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_i2c.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7db9698e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_i2c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_i2c.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <nuttx/i2c/i2c_master.h>
+
+#include "esp32c3_i2c.h"
+#include "esp32c3-devkit.h"
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: board_i2c_init
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Configure the I2C driver.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   Zero (OK) is returned on success; A negated errno value is returned
+ *   to indicate the nature of any failure.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int board_i2c_init(void)
+{
+  int ret = OK;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32C3_I2C0
+  FAR struct i2c_master_s *i2c;
+
+  i2c = esp32c3_i2cbus_initialize(0);
+
+  if (i2c == NULL)
+    {
+      i2cerr("ERROR: Failed to get I2C0 interface\n");
+      return -ENODEV;
+    }
+
+  ret = i2c_register(i2c, 0);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      i2cerr("ERROR: Failed to register I2C0 driver: %d\n", ret);
+      esp32c3_i2cbus_uninitialize(i2c);
+    }
+#endif
+
+  return ret;
+}
+