diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.c b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.c
index 7bca1a1b529..b42eb0589b0 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.c
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool rmtDeinit(int pin) {
   return false;
 }
 
-static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool blocking, bool loop, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
+static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool blocking, uint32_t loop, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
   rmt_bus_handle_t bus = _rmtGetBus(pin, __FUNCTION__);
   if (bus == NULL) {
     return false;
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
     "GPIO: %d - Currently in Loop Mode: [%s] | Asked to Loop: %s, LoopCancel: %s", pin, bus->rmt_ch_is_looping ? "YES" : "NO", loop ? "YES" : "NO",
     loopCancel ? "YES" : "NO"
   );
+  // loop == 1 means infinite loop.
+  if (loop > 1) {
+    log_v("GPIO: %d - Loop count: %lu times", pin, loop);
+  }
 
   if ((xEventGroupGetBits(bus->rmt_events) & RMT_FLAG_TX_DONE) == 0) {
     log_v("GPIO %d - RMT Write still pending to be completed.", pin);
@@ -337,7 +341,7 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
   } else {  // new writing | looping request
     // looping | Writing over a previous looping state is valid
     if (loop) {
-      transmit_cfg.loop_count = -1;  // enable infinite loop mode
+      transmit_cfg.loop_count = (loop == 1) ? -1 : loop;
       // keeps RMT_FLAG_TX_DONE set - it never changes
     } else {
       // looping mode never sets this flag (IDF 5.1) in the callback
@@ -349,7 +353,8 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
       log_w("GPIO %d - RMT Transmission failed.", pin);
     } else {  // transmit OK
       if (loop) {
-        bus->rmt_ch_is_looping = true;  // for ever... until a channel canceling or new writing
+        bus->rmt_ch_is_looping = true;  // for ever... until a channel canceling or new writing. 
+                                        // NOTE: even if loop count is finite number
       } else {
         if (blocking) {
           // wait for transmission confirmation | timeout
@@ -402,15 +407,20 @@ static bool _rmtRead(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t *num_rmt_symbols, bool wa
 }
 
 bool rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, true /*blocks*/, false /*looping*/, timeout_ms);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, true /*blocks*/, 0 /*looping*/, timeout_ms);
 }
 
 bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, false /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, 0 /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
 }
 
 bool rmtWriteLooping(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, true /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, 1 /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+}
+
+// Same as rmtWriteLooping(...) but limits number of loops to "loop_count"
+bool rmtWriteLoopingCount(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t loop_count) {
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, loop_count /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
 }
 
 bool rmtTransmitCompleted(int pin) {
diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.h b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.h
index c15eadfbcd1..358bad0102a 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.h
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.h
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ bool rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t timeou
 bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
 
 /**
-     Writing data up to the reserved memsize, looping continuously
+     Writing data up to the reserved memsize, looping continuously (rmtWriteLooping) or fixed 
+     number of times (rmtWriteLoopingCount())
+     
      <rmt_symbol> is a 32 bits structure as defined by rmt_data_t type.
      It is possible to use the macro RMT_SYMBOLS_OF(data), if data is an array of rmt_data_t
 
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
      <bool rmtTransmitCompleted(int pin)> will return always <true> while it is looping.
 */
 bool rmtWriteLooping(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
+bool rmtWriteLoopingCount(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t loop_count);
 
 /**
      Checks if transmission is completed and the rmtChannel ready for transmitting new data.