diff --git a/docs/index.h b/docs/index.h
index be52f6a0d..16ed34fdf 100644
--- a/docs/index.h
+++ b/docs/index.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
  * \cond pico_multicore \defgroup pico_multicore pico_multicore \endcond
  * \cond pico_rand \defgroup pico_rand pico_rand \endcond
  * \cond pico_sha256 \defgroup pico_sha256 pico_sha256 \endcond
+ * \cond pico_status_led \defgroup pico_status_led pico_status_led \endcond
  * \cond pico_stdlib \defgroup pico_stdlib pico_stdlib \endcond
  * \cond pico_sync \defgroup pico_sync pico_sync \endcond
  * \cond pico_time \defgroup pico_time pico_time \endcond
diff --git a/src/cmake/rp2_common.cmake b/src/cmake/rp2_common.cmake
index d94d21f32..273839f70 100644
--- a/src/cmake/rp2_common.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/rp2_common.cmake
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ if (NOT PICO_BARE_METAL)
     pico_add_subdirectory(rp2_common/pico_standard_link)
 
     pico_add_subdirectory(rp2_common/pico_fix)
+    pico_add_subdirectory(rp2_common/pico_status_led)
 
     # at the end as it includes a lot of other stuff
     pico_add_subdirectory(rp2_common/pico_runtime_init)
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/CMakeLists.txt
index 6334fc843..20853a5a1 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (EXISTS ${PICO_CYW43_DRIVER_PATH}/${CYW43_DRIVER_TEST_FILE})
     target_sources(pico_cyw43_driver INTERFACE
             cyw43_driver.c)
     target_include_directories(pico_cyw43_driver_headers SYSTEM INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include)
-    pico_mirrored_target_link_libraries(pico_cyw43_driver INTERFACE cyw43_driver)
+    pico_mirrored_target_link_libraries(pico_cyw43_driver INTERFACE cyw43_driver pico_unique_id)
 
     # cyw43_driver_picow is cyw43_driver plus Pico W specific bus implementation
     pico_add_library(cyw43_driver_picow NOFLAG)
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/cyw43_driver.c b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/cyw43_driver.c
index 6287428f3..1cb5d9481 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/cyw43_driver.c
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/cyw43_driver.c
@@ -275,20 +275,20 @@ void cyw43_delay_us(uint32_t us) {
 }
 
 #if !CYW43_LWIP
-static void no_lwip_fail() {
+static void no_lwip_fail(void) {
     panic("cyw43 has no ethernet interface");
 }
-void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_init(cyw43_t *self, int itf) {
+void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_init(__unused cyw43_t *self, __unused int itf) {
 }
-void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_deinit(cyw43_t *self, int itf) {
+void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_deinit(__unused cyw43_t *self, __unused int itf) {
 }
-void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_set_link_up(cyw43_t *self, int itf) {
+void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_set_link_up(__unused cyw43_t *self, __unused int itf) {
     no_lwip_fail();
 }
-void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_set_link_down(cyw43_t *self, int itf) {
+void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_tcpip_set_link_down(__unused cyw43_t *self, __unused int itf) {
     no_lwip_fail();
 }
-void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_process_ethernet(void *cb_data, int itf, size_t len, const uint8_t *buf) {
+void __attribute__((weak)) cyw43_cb_process_ethernet(__unused void *cb_data, __unused int itf, __unused size_t len, __unused const uint8_t *buf) {
     no_lwip_fail();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/include/cyw43_configport.h b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/include/cyw43_configport.h
index 59b7d240e..b634d6472 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/include/cyw43_configport.h
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver/include/cyw43_configport.h
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ void cyw43_post_poll_hook(void);
 #define CYW43_PRINTF(...) (void)0
 #endif
 
+// PICO_CONFIG: CYW43_LWIP_DEFAULT, Sets the default value of CYW43_LWIP if it's undefined. CYW43_LWIP defines if cyw43-driver uses LwIP. The default behavior - if it's not defined anywhere - is to set it to 1 and cyw43-driver will use lwIP requiring you to provide an lwipopts.h header file. You can set CYW43_LWIP_DEFAULT to change the default to 0 and avoid using lwIP if CYW43_LWIP is undefined, type=bool, group=pico_cyw43_driver
+#if !defined CYW43_LWIP && defined CYW43_LWIP_DEFAULT
+#define CYW43_LWIP CYW43_LWIP_DEFAULT
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_lwip/lwip_freertos.c b/src/rp2_common/pico_lwip/lwip_freertos.c
index 7d28d9716..b0ab3edd1 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_lwip/lwip_freertos.c
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_lwip/lwip_freertos.c
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ static void tcpip_init_done(void *param) {
 }
 
 bool lwip_freertos_init(async_context_t *context) {
-    assert(!lwip_context);
-    lwip_context = context;
+    assert(!lwip_context || lwip_context == context);
     static bool done_lwip_init;
     if (!done_lwip_init) {
+        lwip_context = context;
         done_lwip_init = true;
         SemaphoreHandle_t init_sem = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
         tcpip_task_blocker = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b618de41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+load("//bazel:defs.bzl", "compatible_with_rp2", "pico_generate_pio_header")
+
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "pico_status_led",
+    srcs = ["status_led.c"],
+    hdrs = ["include/pico/status_led.h"],
+    includes = ["include"],
+    target_compatible_with = compatible_with_rp2(),
+    deps = [
+        "//src/rp2_common/hardware_gpio",
+        "//src/rp2_common/hardware_pio",
+    ] + select({
+        "//bazel/constraint:is_pico_w": [
+            "//src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver",
+        ],
+        "//bazel/constraint:is_pico2_w": [
+            "//src/rp2_common/pico_cyw43_driver"
+        ],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
+)
+
+pico_generate_pio_header(
+    name = "ws2812",
+    srcs = ["ws2812.pio"],
+)
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c14e607bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+pico_add_library(pico_status_led)
+target_sources(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/status_led.c
+)
+target_include_directories(pico_status_led_headers SYSTEM INTERFACE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include
+)
+pico_mirrored_target_link_libraries(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+    hardware_gpio
+    hardware_pio
+)
+if (PICO_CYW43_SUPPORTED)
+    pico_mirrored_target_link_libraries(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+        pico_cyw43_driver cyw43_driver_picow pico_async_context_threadsafe_background
+    )
+    target_compile_definitions(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+        CYW43_LWIP_DEFAULT=0 # Disable LwIP by default. Can be overridden if LwIP is needed.
+    )
+endif()
+pico_generate_pio_header(pico_status_led ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ws2812.pio)
+
+get_target_property(OUT pico_status_led LINK_LIBRARIES)
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b900d2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/** \file pico/status_led.h
+ *  \defgroup pico_status_led pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \brief Enables access to the on-board status LED(s)
+ *
+ * Boards usually have access to an on-board status LEDs which are configured via the board header (\see PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN and \see PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN)
+ * This library hides the details so you can use the status LEDs for all boards without changing your code.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PICO_STATUS_LED_H
+#define _PICO_STATUS_LED_H
+
+#include "hardware/gpio.h"
+
+#if defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN)
+#include "cyw43.h"
+#endif
+
+struct async_context;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE, Indicate whether a non-colored status LED is available, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN or CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN is defined; may be set by the user to 0 to not use either even if they are available, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+#if defined(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN) || defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN)
+#define PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 1
+#else
+#define PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 0
+#endif
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE, Indicate whether a colored status LED is available, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN is defined; may be set by the user to 0 to not use the colored status LED even if available, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+#ifdef PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 1
+#else
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 0
+#endif
+#endif    
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED, Indicate if the colored status LED should be used for both status_led and colored_status_led APIs, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE is 1 and PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE is 0, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+#define PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED (PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE && !PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE)
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB, Indicate if the colored status LED supports WRGB, type=bool, default=0, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB 0
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Generate an RGB color value for /ref colored_status_led_set_on_with_color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ */
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB(r, g, b) (((r) << 16) | ((g) << 8) | (b))
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Generate an WRGB color value for \ref colored_status_led_set_on_with_color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ *  \note: If your hardware does not support a white pixel, the white component is ignored
+ */
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB(w, r, g, b) (((w) << 24) | ((r) << 16) | ((g) << 8) | (b))
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR, the default pixel color value of the colored status LED when it is on, type=int, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR
+#if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB
+#define PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB(0xaa, 0, 0, 0)
+#else
+#define PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB(0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa)
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Initialize the status LED(s)
+ * \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * Initialize the status LED(s) and the resources they need before use. On some devices (e.g. Pico W, Pico 2 W) accessing
+ * the status LED requires talking to the WiFi chip, which requires an \ref async_context.
+ * This method will create an async_context for you.
+ *
+ * However an application should only use a single \ref async_context instance to talk to the WiFi chip.
+ * If the application already has an async context (e.g. created by cyw43_arch_init) you should use \ref
+ * status_led_init_with_context instead and pass it the \ref async_context already created by your application
+ *
+ * \note: You must call this function (or \ref status_led_init_with_context) before using any other pico_status_led functions.
+ *
+ * \return Returns true if the LED was initialized successfully, otherwise false on failure
+ * \sa status_led_init_with_context
+ */
+bool status_led_init(void);
+
+/*! \brief Initialise the status LED(s)
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * Initialize the status LED(s) and the resources they need before use.
+ *
+ * \note: You must call this function (or \ref status_led_init) before using any other pico_status_led functions.
+ *
+ * \param context An \ref async_context used to communicate with the status LED (e.g. on Pico W or Pico 2 W)
+ * \return Returns true if the LED was initialized successfully, otherwise false on failure
+ * \sa status_led_init_with_context
+ */
+bool status_led_init_with_context(struct async_context *context);
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the `colored_status_led_` APIs are supported (i.e. if there is a colored status LED, and its
+ *         use isn't disabled via \ref PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE being set to 0
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the colored status LED API is available and expected to produce visible results
+ * \sa PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+ */
+static inline bool colored_status_led_supported(void) {
+    return PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the colored status LED is being used for the non-colored `status_led_` APIs
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the olored status LED is being used for the non-colored `status_led_` API
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+ */
+static inline bool status_led_via_colored_status_led(void) {
+    return PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the non-colored `status_led_` APIs are supported (i.e. if there is a regular LED, and its
+ *         use isn't disabled via \ref PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE being set to 0, or if the colored status LED is being used for
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the non-colored status LED API is available and expected to produce visible results
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+ */
+static inline bool status_led_supported(void) {
+    if (status_led_via_colored_status_led()) {
+        return colored_status_led_supported();
+    }
+    return PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Set the colored status LED on or off
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note: If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function does nothing and returns false.
+ *
+ * \param led_on true to turn the colored LED on. Pass false to turn the colored LED off
+ * \return true if the colored status LED could be set, otherwise false
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_set_state(bool led_on);
+
+/*! \brief Get the state of the colored status LED
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note: If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function returns false.
+ *
+ * \return true if the colored status LED is on, or false if the colored status LED is off
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_get_state(void);
+    
+/*! \brief Ensure the colored status LED is on, with the specified color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note: If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function does nothing and returns false.
+ *
+ * \param color The color to use for the colored status LED when it is on, in 0xWWRRGGBB format
+ * \return true if the coloured status LED could be set, otherwise false on failure
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_set_on_with_color(uint32_t color);
+
+/*! \brief Get the color used for the status LED value when it is on
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note: If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function always returns 0x0.
+ *
+* \return The color used for the colored status LED when it is on, in 0xWWRRGGBB format
+*/
+uint32_t colored_status_led_get_on_color(void);
+
+/*! \brief Set the status LED on or off
+*  \ingroup pico_status_led
+*
+* \note: If your hardware does not support a status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN), this function does nothing and returns false.
+*
+* \param led_on true to turn the LED on. Pass false to turn the LED off
+* \return true if the status LED could be set, otherwise false
+*/
+static inline bool status_led_set_state(bool led_on) {
+    if (status_led_via_colored_status_led()) {
+        return colored_status_led_set_state(led_on);
+    } else if (status_led_supported()) {
+#if defined(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN)
+    #if PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN_INVERTED
+        gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, !led_on);
+    #else
+        gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, led_on);
+    #endif
+        return true;
+#elif defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN)
+        cyw43_gpio_set(&cyw43_state, CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN, led_on);
+        return true;
+#endif
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Get the state of the status LED
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note: If your hardware does not support a status LED (\see PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN), this function always returns false.
+ *
+ * \return true if the status LED is on, or false if the status LED is off
+ */
+static inline bool status_led_get_state() {
+    if (status_led_via_colored_status_led()) {
+        return colored_status_led_get_state();
+    } else if (status_led_supported()) {
+#if defined(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN)
+    #if PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN_INVERTED
+        return !gpio_get(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
+    #else
+        return gpio_get(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
+    #endif
+#elif defined CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN
+        bool value = false;
+        cyw43_gpio_get(&cyw43_state, CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN, &value);
+        return value;
+#endif
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*! \brief De-initialize the status LED(s)
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * De-initializes the status LED(s) when they are no longer needed.
+ */
+void status_led_deinit();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/status_led.c b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/status_led.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c7134aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/status_led.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include "pico/status_led.h"
+
+#if PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE && defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN) && !defined(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN)
+#define STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO 1
+#else
+#define STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO 0
+#endif
+
+#if PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE && defined(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN) && !STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO
+#define STATUS_LED_USING_GPIO 1
+#else
+#define STATUS_LED_USING_GPIO 0
+#endif
+
+#if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE && defined(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN)
+#define COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO 1
+#else
+#define COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO 0
+#endif
+
+#if STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO
+#include "pico/cyw43_driver.h"
+#include "pico/async_context_threadsafe_background.h"
+#endif
+
+static uint32_t colored_status_led_on_color = PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR;
+static bool colored_status_led_on;
+
+#if COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO
+#include <hardware/pio.h>
+#include "ws2812.pio.h"
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_WS2812_FREQ, Frequency per bit for the WS2812 colored status LED, type=int, default=800000, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_WS2812_FREQ
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_WS2812_FREQ 800000
+#endif
+
+static PIO pio;
+static uint sm;
+static int offset = -1;
+
+// Extract from 0xWWRRGGBB
+#define RED(c) (((c) >> 16) & 0xff)
+#define GREEN(c) (((c) >> 8) & 0xff)
+#define BLUE(c) (((c) >> 0) & 0xff)
+#define WHITE(c) (((c) >> 24) && 0xff)
+
+bool set_ws2812(uint32_t value) {
+    if (offset > -1) {
+#if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB
+        // Convert to 0xWWGGRRBB
+        pio_sm_put_blocking(pio, sm, WHITE(value) << 24 | GREEN(value) << 16 | RED(value) << 8 | BLUE(value));
+#else
+        // Convert to 0xGGRRBB00
+        pio_sm_put_blocking(pio, sm, GREEN(value) << 24 | RED(value) << 16 | BLUE(value) << 8);
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+#endif
+
+bool colored_status_led_set_on_with_color(uint32_t color) {
+    colored_status_led_on_color = color;
+    return colored_status_led_set_state(true);
+}
+
+uint32_t colored_status_led_get_on_color(void) {
+    return colored_status_led_on_color;
+}
+
+bool colored_status_led_set_state(bool led_on) {
+    bool success = false;
+    if (colored_status_led_supported()) {
+#if COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO
+        success = true;
+        if (led_on && !colored_status_led_on) {
+            success = set_ws2812(colored_status_led_on_color);
+        } else if (!led_on && colored_status_led_on) {
+            success = set_ws2812(0);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+    if (success) colored_status_led_on = led_on;
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool colored_status_led_get_state(void) {
+    return colored_status_led_on;
+}
+
+#if STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO
+static async_context_threadsafe_background_t status_led_owned_context;
+static struct async_context *status_led_context;
+#endif
+
+static bool status_led_init_internal(__unused struct async_context *context) {
+    bool success = false;
+    // ---- regular status LED ----
+#if STATUS_LED_USING_GPIO
+    gpio_init(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
+    gpio_set_dir(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    success = true;
+#elif STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO
+    assert(!status_led_context);
+    if (!context) {
+        // for CYW43 init, we defer to the context method for the real work
+        async_context_threadsafe_background_config_t config = async_context_threadsafe_background_default_config();
+        if (async_context_threadsafe_background_init(&status_led_owned_context, &config)) {
+            if (cyw43_driver_init(&status_led_owned_context.core)) {
+                context = &status_led_owned_context.core;
+            } else {
+                async_context_deinit(&status_led_owned_context.core);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    status_led_context = context;
+    success = true;
+#endif
+
+    // ---- colored status LED ----
+#if COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO
+    if (pio_claim_free_sm_and_add_program_for_gpio_range(&ws2812_program, &pio, &sm, &offset, PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN, 1, true)) {
+        ws2812_program_init(pio, sm, offset, PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN, PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_WS2812_FREQ, PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB);
+    } else {
+        status_led_deinit();
+        return false;
+    }
+#ifdef PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN
+    gpio_init(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN);
+    gpio_set_dir(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN, true);
+#endif
+    success = true;
+#endif
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool status_led_init(void) {
+    return status_led_init_internal(NULL);
+}
+
+bool status_led_init_with_context(struct async_context *context) {
+    assert(context);
+    return status_led_init_internal(context);
+}
+
+void status_led_deinit(void) {
+#if STATUS_LED_USING_GPIO
+    gpio_deinit(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
+#elif STATUS_LED_USING_WL_GPIO
+    // Note: We only deinit if we created it
+    if (status_led_context == &status_led_owned_context.core) {
+        cyw43_driver_deinit(status_led_context);
+        async_context_deinit(status_led_context);
+    }
+    status_led_context = NULL;
+#endif
+#if COLORED_STATUS_LED_USING_WS2812_PIO
+    if (offset >= 0) {
+        pio_remove_program_and_unclaim_sm(&ws2812_program, pio, sm, offset);
+        offset = -1;
+    }
+#ifdef PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN
+    gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN, false);
+    gpio_deinit(PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_POWER_PIN);
+#endif
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/ws2812.pio b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/ws2812.pio
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a294f373c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_status_led/ws2812.pio
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+;
+; Copyright (c) 2020 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
+;
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+;
+.pio_version 0 // only requires PIO version 0
+
+.program ws2812
+.side_set 1
+
+; The following constants are selected for broad compatibility with WS2812,
+; WS2812B, and SK6812 LEDs. Other constants may support higher bandwidths for
+; specific LEDs, such as (7,10,8) for WS2812B LEDs.
+
+.define public T1 3
+.define public T2 3
+.define public T3 4
+
+.lang_opt python sideset_init = pico.PIO.OUT_HIGH
+.lang_opt python out_init     = pico.PIO.OUT_HIGH
+.lang_opt python out_shiftdir = 1
+
+.wrap_target
+bitloop:
+    out x, 1       side 0 [T3 - 1] ; Side-set still takes place when instruction stalls
+    jmp !x do_zero side 1 [T1 - 1] ; Branch on the bit we shifted out. Positive pulse
+do_one:
+    jmp  bitloop   side 1 [T2 - 1] ; Continue driving high, for a long pulse
+do_zero:
+    nop            side 0 [T2 - 1] ; Or drive low, for a short pulse
+.wrap
+
+% c-sdk {
+#include "hardware/clocks.h"
+
+static inline void ws2812_program_init(PIO pio, uint sm, uint offset, uint pin, float freq, bool rgbw) {
+
+    pio_gpio_init(pio, pin);
+    pio_sm_set_consecutive_pindirs(pio, sm, pin, 1, true);
+
+    pio_sm_config c = ws2812_program_get_default_config(offset);
+    sm_config_set_sideset_pins(&c, pin);
+    sm_config_set_out_shift(&c, false, true, rgbw ? 32 : 24);
+    sm_config_set_fifo_join(&c, PIO_FIFO_JOIN_TX);
+
+    int cycles_per_bit = ws2812_T1 + ws2812_T2 + ws2812_T3;
+    float div = clock_get_hz(clk_sys) / (freq * cycles_per_bit);
+    sm_config_set_clkdiv(&c, div);
+
+    pio_sm_init(pio, sm, offset, &c);
+    pio_sm_set_enabled(pio, sm, true);
+}
+%}
diff --git a/test/kitchen_sink/CMakeLists.txt b/test/kitchen_sink/CMakeLists.txt
index c2c88d9b3..1d6110f4c 100644
--- a/test/kitchen_sink/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/kitchen_sink/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ set(KITCHEN_SINK_LIBS
     pico_runtime
     pico_runtime_init
     pico_sha256
+    pico_status_led
     pico_stdio
     pico_stdlib
     pico_sync