diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 750101e7c5..f94e5eec20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added cmake configuration option `AVM_CONFIG_REBOOT_ON_NOT_OK` for STM32
 - New gpio driver for STM32 with nif and port support for read and write functions.
 - Added support for interrupts to STM32 GPIO port driver.
+- Added suppoprt for PicoW extra gpio pins (led) to the gpio driver.
 
 ## [0.6.0-alpha.1] - 2023-10-09
 
diff --git a/libs/eavmlib/src/gpio.erl b/libs/eavmlib/src/gpio.erl
index f91ac90d1d..0b5063d76b 100644
--- a/libs/eavmlib/src/gpio.erl
+++ b/libs/eavmlib/src/gpio.erl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 -type gpio() :: pid().
 %% This is the pid returned by `gpio:start/0'.
--type pin() :: non_neg_integer() | pin_tuple().
+-type pin() :: non_neg_integer() | pin_tuple() | atom().
 %% The pin definition for ESP32 and PR2040 is a non-negative integer, on the STM32 platform it is a tuple.
 -type pin_tuple() :: {gpio_bank(), 0..15}.
 %% A pin parameter on STM32 is a tuple consisting of a GPIO bank and pin number.
diff --git a/src/platforms/rp2040/src/lib/gpiodriver.c b/src/platforms/rp2040/src/lib/gpiodriver.c
index 30b56f7a06..2462a12a1c 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rp2040/src/lib/gpiodriver.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rp2040/src/lib/gpiodriver.c
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ static const AtomStringIntPair pin_level_table[] = {
     SELECT_INT_DEFAULT(AtomVMRP2040GPIOInvalid)
 };
 
+#ifdef LIB_PICO_CYW43_ARCH
+static const AtomStringIntPair wl_pin_table[] = {
+    { ATOM_STR("\x3", "wl0"), 0 },
+    { ATOM_STR("\x3", "wl1"), 1 },
+    { ATOM_STR("\x3", "wl2"), 2 },
+    SELECT_INT_DEFAULT(-1)
+};
+#endif
+
 static term nif_gpio_init(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
     UNUSED(ctx);
@@ -117,8 +126,7 @@ static term nif_gpio_digital_write(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
     UNUSED(argc);
 
-    VALIDATE_VALUE(argv[0], term_is_integer);
-    int gpio_num = term_to_int(argv[0]);
+    term gpio_pin = argv[0];
     term level_term = argv[1];
 
     int level;
@@ -133,7 +141,22 @@ static term nif_gpio_digital_write(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
             return ERROR_ATOM;
         }
     }
-    gpio_put(gpio_num, level);
+
+    int gpio_num;
+    if (term_is_integer(gpio_pin)) {
+        gpio_num = gpio_pin;
+        gpio_put(gpio_num, level);
+#ifdef LIB_PICO_CYW43_ARCH
+    } else if (term_is_atom(gpio_pin)) {
+        gpio_num = interop_atom_term_select_int(wl_pin_table, gpio_pin, ctx->global);
+        if (UNLIKELY((gpio_num == -1) || (gpio_num > 1))) {
+            return ERROR_ATOM;
+        }
+        cyw43_arch_gpio_put(gpio_num, level);
+#endif
+    } else {
+        return ERROR_ATOM;
+    }
 
     return OK_ATOM;
 }
@@ -142,9 +165,24 @@ static term nif_gpio_digital_read(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
     UNUSED(argc);
 
-    VALIDATE_VALUE(argv[0], term_is_integer);
-    int gpio_num = term_to_int(argv[0]);
-    bool level = gpio_get(gpio_num);
+    term gpio_pin = argv[0];
+    int gpio_num;
+    bool level;
+
+    if (term_is_integer(gpio_pin)) {
+        gpio_num = gpio_pin;
+        level = gpio_get(gpio_num);
+#ifdef LIB_PICO_CYW43_ARCH
+    } else if (term_is_atom(gpio_pin)) {
+        gpio_num = interop_atom_term_select_int(wl_pin_table, gpio_pin, ctx->global);
+        if (UNLIKELY((gpio_num != 2))) {
+            return ERROR_ATOM;
+        }
+        level = cyw43_arch_gpio_get(gpio_num);
+#endif
+    } else {
+        return ERROR_ATOM;
+    }
 
     return level ? globalcontext_make_atom(ctx->global, ATOM_STR("\x4", "high")) : globalcontext_make_atom(ctx->global, ATOM_STR("\x3", "low"));
 }