diff --git a/components/esp_driver_ledc/src/ledc.c b/components/esp_driver_ledc/src/ledc.c
index 587a1fc8797..d37ebf45a53 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_ledc/src/ledc.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_ledc/src/ledc.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR ledc_fade_isr(void *arg)
             continue;
         }
         intr_status = ledc_ll_get_intr_status(p_ledc_obj[speed_mode]->ledc_hal.dev) & LEDC_LL_DUTY_CHANGE_END_INTR_MASK(speed_mode);
-        intr_status >>= __builtin_ctzll(intr_status);
+        intr_status >>= __builtin_ctzll(LEDC_LL_DUTY_CHANGE_END_INTR_MASK(speed_mode));
         while (intr_status) {
             ledc_calc_fade_end_channel(&intr_status, &channel);
 
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/ledc/ledc_fade/pytest_ledc_fade.py b/examples/peripherals/ledc/ledc_fade/pytest_ledc_fade.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff56ec35933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/peripherals/ledc/ledc_fade/pytest_ledc_fade.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+import pytest
+from pytest_embedded_idf import IdfDut
+from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
+from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import soc_filtered_targets
+
+
+@pytest.mark.generic
+@idf_parametrize('target', soc_filtered_targets('SOC_LEDC_SUPPORTED == 1'), indirect=['target'])
+def test_ledc_fade_example(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
+    # repeat to test at least two rounds of fade
+    dut.expect_exact('1. LEDC fade up to duty = 4000')
+    dut.expect_exact('2. LEDC fade down to duty = 0')
+    dut.expect_exact('3. LEDC set duty = 4000 without fade')
+    dut.expect_exact('4. LEDC set duty = 0 without fade')
+    dut.expect_exact('1. LEDC fade up to duty = 4000')
+    dut.expect_exact('2. LEDC fade down to duty = 0')
+    dut.expect_exact('3. LEDC set duty = 4000 without fade')
+    dut.expect_exact('4. LEDC set duty = 0 without fade')