diff --git a/env_support/cmake/esp.cmake b/env_support/cmake/esp.cmake
index e600d58ef..b871a8700 100644
--- a/env_support/cmake/esp.cmake
+++ b/env_support/cmake/esp.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ else()
 
   idf_component_register(SRCS ${SOURCES} ${EXAMPLE_SOURCES} ${DEMO_SOURCES}
       INCLUDE_DIRS ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR} ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/src ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/../
-                   ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/examples ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/demos)
+                   ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/examples ${LVGL_ROOT_DIR}/demos
+      REQUIRES esp_timer)
 endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC "-DLV_CONF_INCLUDE_SIMPLE")
diff --git a/lv_conf_template.h b/lv_conf_template.h
index b8c246c4c..8cd1426e5 100644
--- a/lv_conf_template.h
+++ b/lv_conf_template.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
 #if LV_TICK_CUSTOM
     #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_INCLUDE "Arduino.h"         /*Header for the system time function*/
     #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR (millis())    /*Expression evaluating to current system time in ms*/
+    /*If using lvgl as ESP32 component*/
+    // #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_INCLUDE "esp_timer.h"
+    // #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR ((esp_timer_get_time() / 1000LL))
 #endif   /*LV_TICK_CUSTOM*/
 
 /*Default Dot Per Inch. Used to initialize default sizes such as widgets sized, style paddings.
diff --git a/src/lv_conf_internal.h b/src/lv_conf_internal.h
index 97807fe37..80b9b86cf 100644
--- a/src/lv_conf_internal.h
+++ b/src/lv_conf_internal.h
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@
             #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR (millis())    /*Expression evaluating to current system time in ms*/
         #endif
     #endif
+    /*If using lvgl as ESP32 component*/
+    // #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_INCLUDE "esp_timer.h"
+    // #define LV_TICK_CUSTOM_SYS_TIME_EXPR ((esp_timer_get_time() / 1000LL))
 #endif   /*LV_TICK_CUSTOM*/
 
 /*Default Dot Per Inch. Used to initialize default sizes such as widgets sized, style paddings.