diff --git a/cores/esp32/main.cpp b/cores/esp32/main.cpp
index 6afea108f17..460684b0a1a 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/main.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp32/main.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,30 @@ void loopTask(void *pvParameters)
 {
     setup();
     for(;;) {
-        micros(); //update overflow
         loop();
     }
 }
 
+void vMicrosOverflowTask(void *pvParameters)
+{
+	// In order no to miss overflow it will be enought to check micros() each half of full overflow
+	static const uint32_t taskDelayMs = UINT32_MAX
+		/ CONFIG_ESP32_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_MHZ // one full overflow occurs in uS
+		/ 1000 // in millisec
+		/ 2 // half of full overflow cycle
+		/ portTICK_PERIOD_MS;  // RTOS const to convert in ms
+
+	for (;;){
+		micros(); //update overflow
+		vTaskDelay(taskDelayMs); // ~ each 9 sec at 240Mhz
+	}
+}
+
 extern "C" void app_main()
 {
     initArduino();
-    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(loopTask, "loopTask", 4096, NULL, 1, NULL, ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(vMicrosOverflowTask, "microsTask", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES - 1, NULL, ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE);
+	xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(loopTask, "loopTask", 4096, NULL, 1, NULL, ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE);
 }
 
 #endif