diff --git a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
index f7a09c42814..926631e97c0 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_chip_init(void)
 
 esp_err_t esp_psram_init(void)
 {
+    if (s_psram_ctx.is_initialised) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_FAIL;
 
     if (!s_psram_ctx.is_chip_initialised) {
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/test_apps/psram/main/test_psram_no_boot_init.c b/components/esp_psram/test_apps/psram/main/test_psram_no_boot_init.c
index f1026863bd0..8ce79836912 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/test_apps/psram/main/test_psram_no_boot_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/test_apps/psram/main/test_psram_no_boot_init.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test psram no boot init", "[psram_no_boot_init]")
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION */
 
     TEST_ESP_OK(esp_psram_init());
+    TEST_ESP_ERR(ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, esp_psram_init());
 
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
     size_t final_psram_heap = esp_psram_get_heap_size_to_protect();