diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
index 176b4482784..15dcb5f664c 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ config RGBLED
 		This selection enables building of the "upper-half" RGB LED driver.
 		See include/nuttx/rgbled.h for further PWM driver information.
 
+config RGBLED_PWM_FREQ
+	int "PWM Frequency (Hz)"
+	depends on RGBLED
+	default 100
+	---help---
+		This controls the frequency of the PWM channel powering each led.
+
 config RGBLED_INVERT
 	bool "Invert RGB LED Output"
 	depends on RGBLED
diff --git a/drivers/leds/rgbled.c b/drivers/leds/rgbled.c
index 4fad5044259..b20380de70b 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/rgbled.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/rgbled.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static ssize_t rgbled_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PWM_MULTICHAN
   memset(&pwm, 0, sizeof(struct pwm_info_s));
-  pwm.frequency = 100;
+  pwm.frequency = CONFIG_RGBLED_PWM_FREQ;
 
   i = 0;
   pwm.channels[i].duty = red;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static ssize_t rgbled_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer,
       ledb->ops->start(ledb, &pwm);
     }
 #else
-  pwm.frequency = 100;
+  pwm.frequency = CONFIG_RGBLED_PWM_FREQ;
 
   pwm.duty = red;
   ledr->ops->start(ledr, &pwm);