diff --git a/Boards/M5stackCoreS3/Source/InitBoot.cpp b/Boards/M5stackCoreS3/Source/InitBoot.cpp
index 6b67e201..4a863104 100644
--- a/Boards/M5stackCoreS3/Source/InitBoot.cpp
+++ b/Boards/M5stackCoreS3/Source/InitBoot.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ bool initGpioExpander() {
     // Boost enable
     p1_state |= (1U << 7U);
 
+    /* AW9523 P0 is in push-pull mode */
+    if (!aw9523->writeCTL(0x10)) {
+        TT_LOG_E(TAG, "AW9523: Failed to set CTL");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (!aw9523->writeP0(p0_state)) {
         TT_LOG_E(TAG, "AW9523: Failed to set P0");
         return false;
diff --git a/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.cpp b/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.cpp
index e1c0a889..bf6c0ee7 100644
--- a/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.cpp
+++ b/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #define AW9523_REGISTER_P0 0x02
 #define AW9523_REGISTER_P1 0x03
+#define AW9523_REGISTER_CTL 0x11
 
 bool Aw9523::readP0(uint8_t& output) const {
     return readRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_P0, output);
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ bool Aw9523::readP1(uint8_t& output) const {
     return readRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_P1, output);
 }
 
+bool Aw9523::readCTL(uint8_t& output) const {
+    return readRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_CTL, output);
+}
+
 bool Aw9523::writeP0(uint8_t value) const {
     return writeRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_P0, value);
 }
@@ -19,6 +24,10 @@ bool Aw9523::writeP1(uint8_t value) const {
     return writeRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_P1, value);
 }
 
+bool Aw9523::writeCTL(uint8_t value) const {
+    return writeRegister8(AW9523_REGISTER_CTL, value);
+}
+
 bool Aw9523::bitOnP1(uint8_t bitmask) const {
     return bitOn(AW9523_REGISTER_P1, bitmask);
 }
diff --git a/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.h b/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.h
index 3325c09c..1b711dfb 100644
--- a/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.h
+++ b/Drivers/AW9523/Source/Aw9523.h
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ public:
 
     bool readP0(uint8_t& output) const;
     bool readP1(uint8_t& output) const;
+    bool readCTL(uint8_t& output) const;
 
     bool writeP0(uint8_t value) const;
     bool writeP1(uint8_t value) const;
+    bool writeCTL(uint8_t value) const;
 
     bool bitOnP1(uint8_t bitmask) const;
 };