diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 4702264f1..9fbcb0a4c 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # CI binaries
 ; default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, esp32dev, esp32_eth # ESP32 variant builds are temporarily excluded from CI due to toolchain issues on the GitHub Actions Linux environment
-default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, esp32dev, esp32_eth, lolin_s2_mini, esp32c3dev, esp32s3dev_8MB, esp32s3dev_8MB_PSRAM_opi
+default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, esp32dev, esp32_eth, esp32dev_audioreactive, lolin_s2_mini, esp32c3dev, esp32s3dev_8MB, esp32s3dev_8MB_PSRAM_opi
 
 # Release binaries
 ; default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, esp32dev, esp32_eth, lolin_s2_mini, esp32c3dev, esp32s3dev_8MB
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ lib_deps =
 [esp32]
 #platform = https://github.com/tasmota/platform-espressif32/releases/download/v2.0.2.3/platform-espressif32-2.0.2.3.zip
 platform = espressif32@3.5.0
-
 platform_packages = framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/Aircoookie/arduino-esp32.git#1.0.6.4
-
 build_flags = -g
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
   #-DCONFIG_LITTLEFS_FOR_IDF_3_2
@@ -239,14 +237,14 @@ build_flags = -g
   #use LITTLEFS library by lorol in ESP32 core 1.x.x instead of built-in in 2.x.x
   -D LOROL_LITTLEFS
   ; -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 ;; this flag is mandatory for "classic ESP32" when building with arduino-esp32 >=2.0.3
-
 default_partitions = tools/WLED_ESP32_4MB_1MB_FS.csv
-
 lib_deps =
   https://github.com/lorol/LITTLEFS.git
   https://github.com/pbolduc/AsyncTCP.git @ 1.2.0
   ${env.lib_deps}
-
+# additional build flags for audioreactive
+AR_build_flags = -D USERMOD_AUDIOREACTIVE -D UM_AUDIOREACTIVE_USE_NEW_FFT
+AR_lib_deps = https://github.com/kosme/arduinoFFT#develop @ ^1.9.2
 
 [esp32_idf_V4]
 ;; experimental build environment for ESP32 using ESP-IDF 4.4.x / arduino-esp32 v2.0.5
@@ -404,6 +402,20 @@ lib_deps = ${esp32.lib_deps}
 monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
 board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}
 
+[env:esp32dev_audioreactive]
+board = esp32dev
+platform = ${esp32.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32.platform_packages}
+build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags_esp32} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=ESP32_audioreactive #-D WLED_DISABLE_BROWNOUT_DET
+  ${esp32.AR_build_flags}
+lib_deps = ${esp32.lib_deps}
+  ${esp32.AR_lib_deps}
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}
+; board_build.f_flash = 80000000L
+; board_build.flash_mode = dio
+
 [env:esp32dev_qio80]
 board = esp32dev
 platform = ${esp32.platform}