diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.cpp
index 4e8c862c23..355f60ef05 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput::setup() {
   channel.flags.io_loop_back = 0;
   channel.flags.io_od_mode = 0;
   channel.flags.invert_out = 0;
-  channel.flags.with_dma = 0;
+  channel.flags.with_dma = this->use_dma_;
   channel.intr_priority = 0;
   if (rmt_new_tx_channel(&channel, &this->channel_) != ESP_OK) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Channel creation failed");
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.h b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.h
index fe49b9a2f3..f0cec9b291 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput : public light::AddressableLight {
   void set_num_leds(uint16_t num_leds) { this->num_leds_ = num_leds; }
   void set_is_rgbw(bool is_rgbw) { this->is_rgbw_ = is_rgbw; }
   void set_is_wrgb(bool is_wrgb) { this->is_wrgb_ = is_wrgb; }
+  void set_use_dma(bool use_dma) { this->use_dma_ = use_dma; }
   void set_use_psram(bool use_psram) { this->use_psram_ = use_psram; }
 
   /// Set a maximum refresh rate in µs as some lights do not like being updated too often.
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput : public light::AddressableLight {
   rmt_encoder_handle_t encoder_{nullptr};
   rmt_symbol_word_t *rmt_buf_{nullptr};
   rmt_symbol_word_t bit0_, bit1_, reset_;
-  uint32_t rmt_symbols_;
+  uint32_t rmt_symbols_{48};
 #else
   rmt_item32_t *rmt_buf_{nullptr};
   rmt_item32_t bit0_, bit1_, reset_;
@@ -94,11 +95,12 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput : public light::AddressableLight {
 
   uint8_t pin_;
   uint16_t num_leds_;
-  bool is_rgbw_;
-  bool is_wrgb_;
-  bool use_psram_;
+  bool is_rgbw_{false};
+  bool is_wrgb_{false};
+  bool use_dma_{false};
+  bool use_psram_{false};
 
-  RGBOrder rgb_order_;
+  RGBOrder rgb_order_{ORDER_RGB};
 
   uint32_t last_refresh_{0};
   optional<uint32_t> max_refresh_rate_{};
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
index e2c9f7e64a..ae92d99b12 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import esp32_rmt, light
+from esphome.components import esp32, esp32_rmt, light
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_CHIPSET,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_RGB_ORDER,
     CONF_RMT_CHANNEL,
     CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
+    CONF_USE_DMA,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
 
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_CHIPSET): cv.one_of(*CHIPSETS, upper=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_IS_RGBW, default=False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_IS_WRGB, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_USE_DMA): cv.All(
+                esp32.only_on_variant(supported=[esp32.const.VARIANT_ESP32S3]),
+                cv.only_with_esp_idf,
+                cv.boolean,
+            ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_PSRAM, default=True): cv.boolean,
             cv.Inclusive(
                 CONF_BIT0_HIGH,
@@ -211,6 +217,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     if esp32_rmt.use_new_rmt_driver():
         cg.add(var.set_rmt_symbols(config[CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS]))
+        if CONF_USE_DMA in config:
+            cg.add(var.set_use_dma(config[CONF_USE_DMA]))
     else:
         rmt_channel_t = cg.global_ns.enum("rmt_channel_t")
         cg.add(