diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/Kconfig b/boards/common/esp32s3/Kconfig
index 89af5dd764..1007d5fcc7 100644
--- a/boards/common/esp32s3/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/Kconfig
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 config BOARD_COMMON_ESP32S3
     bool
-    select HAS_PERIPH_UART
-    select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
+    select BOARD_COMMON_ESP32X
 
 config MODULE_BOARDS_COMMON_ESP32S3
     bool
@@ -18,3 +17,5 @@ config MODULE_BOARDS_COMMON_ESP32S3
     default y
     help
       Common ESP32-S3 boards code.
+
+source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32x/Kconfig"
diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile
index 1dbe9ac0e0..7b8e172f6f 100644
--- a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 MODULE = boards_common_esp32s3
 
+DIRS = $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32x
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.dep
index a77b54d8c8..71a4add39d 100644
--- a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 USEMODULE += boards_common_esp32s3
 
-ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += saul_gpio
-endif
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32x/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.features b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.features
index 067bec4c1b..03c9e7a8cd 100644
--- a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.features
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CPU = esp32
 CPU_FAM = esp32s3
 
-# additional features provided by all boards is at least one UART
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32x/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.include b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.include
index 896708772b..c245673962 100644
--- a/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/Makefile.include
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32s3/include
 
-# configure the serial interface
-PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
-PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32x/Makefile.include
diff --git a/boards/common/esp32s3/include/periph_conf_common_esp32s3.h b/boards/common/esp32s3/include/periph_conf_common_esp32s3.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..629c17f273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/esp32s3/include/periph_conf_common_esp32s3.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Gunar Schorcht
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_common_esp32s3
+ * @brief       Common peripheral configurations for ESP32-S3 boards
+ *
+ * This file contains the peripheral configurations that are valid for all
+ * ESP32-S3 boards.
+ *
+ * For detailed information about the peripheral configuration for ESP32-S3
+ * boards, see section \ref esp32_peripherals "Common Peripherals".
+ *
+ * @author      Gunar Schorcht <gunar@schorcht.net>
+ * @file
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifndef PERIPH_CONF_COMMON_ESP32S3_H
+#define PERIPH_CONF_COMMON_ESP32S3_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @name   UART configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#ifndef UART0_TXD
+#define UART0_TXD   (GPIO43)  /**< TxD of UART_DEV(0) used on all ESP32-S3 boards */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef UART0_RXD
+#define UART0_RXD   (GPIO44)  /**< RxD of UART_DEV(0) used on all ESP32-S3 boards */
+#endif
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* end extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* PERIPH_CONF_COMMON_ESP32S3_H */
+/** @} */