diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
index 2ccc26764b..fae0f31d57 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/board_config.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 /* Safety switch button *******************************************************/
 
 #define GPIO_BTN_SAFETY (GPIO_INPUT|GPIO_CNF_INFLOAT|GPIO_MODE_INPUT|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN5)
+#define GPIO_SAFETY_PD  (GPIO_INPUT|GPIO_CNF_INPULLDWN|GPIO_MODE_INPUT|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN6)
 
 /* Power switch controls ******************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4io_init.c b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4io_init.c
index dd4d7595ee..06c710ce48 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4io_init.c
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4io-v2/px4io_init.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ __EXPORT void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_LED4);
 
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_BTN_SAFETY);
+	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_SAFETY_PD);
 
 	/* spektrum power enable is active high - enable it by default */
 	stm32_configgpio(GPIO_SPEKTRUM_PWR_EN);