diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_ppp.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_ppp.c
index 03a11bafe3b..259ec9f4b75 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_ppp.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_ppp.c
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ esp_err_t esp_netif_start_ppp(esp_netif_t *esp_netif)
         // Set our preferred address, and accept the remote
         ppp_ctx->ppp->ipcp_wantoptions.ouraddr = ppp_ctx->ppp_our_ip4_addr.addr;
         ppp_ctx->ppp->ipcp_wantoptions.accept_remote = 1;
+        ppp_ctx->ppp->ask_for_local = 1;    /* `ask_for_local` option in the lwip's pcb is `0` by default and causes
+                                             * the initial negotiation IPCP request to reset our own address to '0.0.0.0'.
+                                             * https://github.com/lwip-tcpip/lwip/blob/1cc1536e/src/netif/ppp/ipcp.c#L728-L729
+                                             */
     }
     if (ppp_ctx->ppp_their_ip4_addr.addr != IPADDR_ANY) {
         // Set their preferred address, and accept the local