diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs b/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
index 66b9af04b..da8efba91 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ pub enum InterruptTrigger {
     AnyEdge,
 }
 
+pub(crate) unsafe fn init() {
+    let irq = interrupt::IO_IRQ_BANK0::steal();
+    irq.disable();
+    irq.set_priority(interrupt::Priority::P3);
+    irq.enable();
+}
+
 #[interrupt]
 unsafe fn IO_IRQ_BANK0() {
     let cpu = SIO.cpuid().read() as usize;
@@ -179,10 +186,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Pin> InputFuture<'d, T> {
     pub fn new(pin: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd, level: InterruptTrigger) -> Self {
         into_ref!(pin);
         unsafe {
-            let irq = interrupt::IO_IRQ_BANK0::steal();
-            irq.disable();
-            irq.set_priority(interrupt::Priority::P3);
-
             let pin_group = (pin.pin() % 8) as usize;
             // first, clear the INTR register bits. without this INTR will still
             // contain reports of previous edges, causing the IRQ to fire early
@@ -221,8 +224,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Pin> InputFuture<'d, T> {
                         w.set_edge_low(pin_group, true);
                     }
                 });
-
-            irq.enable();
         }
 
         Self { pin, level }
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs b/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
index d69d12a30..cba7559df 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/lib.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ pub fn init(_config: config::Config) -> Peripherals {
         timer::init();
         dma::init();
         pio::init();
+        gpio::init();
     }
 
     peripherals
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/multicore.rs b/embassy-rp/src/multicore.rs
index e51fc218a..c84fea5c8 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/multicore.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/multicore.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use core::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 use crate::interrupt::{Interrupt, InterruptExt};
 use crate::peripherals::CORE1;
-use crate::{interrupt, pac};
+use crate::{gpio, interrupt, pac};
 
 const PAUSE_TOKEN: u32 = 0xDEADBEEF;
 const RESUME_TOKEN: u32 = !0xDEADBEEF;
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ fn install_stack_guard(stack_bottom: *mut usize) {
 #[inline(always)]
 fn core1_setup(stack_bottom: *mut usize) {
     install_stack_guard(stack_bottom);
+    unsafe {
+        gpio::init();
+    }
 }
 
 /// Data type for a properly aligned stack of N bytes
diff --git a/tests/rp/src/bin/gpio_multicore.rs b/tests/rp/src/bin/gpio_multicore.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c13ccaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rp/src/bin/gpio_multicore.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+
+use defmt::{info, unwrap};
+use embassy_executor::Executor;
+use embassy_executor::_export::StaticCell;
+use embassy_rp::gpio::{Input, Level, Output, Pull};
+use embassy_rp::multicore::{spawn_core1, Stack};
+use embassy_rp::peripherals::{PIN_0, PIN_1};
+use embassy_sync::blocking_mutex::raw::CriticalSectionRawMutex;
+use embassy_sync::channel::Channel;
+use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
+
+static mut CORE1_STACK: Stack<1024> = Stack::new();
+static EXECUTOR0: StaticCell<Executor> = StaticCell::new();
+static EXECUTOR1: StaticCell<Executor> = StaticCell::new();
+static CHANNEL0: Channel<CriticalSectionRawMutex, (), 1> = Channel::new();
+static CHANNEL1: Channel<CriticalSectionRawMutex, (), 1> = Channel::new();
+
+#[cortex_m_rt::entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    let p = embassy_rp::init(Default::default());
+    spawn_core1(p.CORE1, unsafe { &mut CORE1_STACK }, move || {
+        let executor1 = EXECUTOR1.init(Executor::new());
+        executor1.run(|spawner| unwrap!(spawner.spawn(core1_task(p.PIN_1))));
+    });
+    let executor0 = EXECUTOR0.init(Executor::new());
+    executor0.run(|spawner| unwrap!(spawner.spawn(core0_task(p.PIN_0))));
+}
+
+#[embassy_executor::task]
+async fn core0_task(p: PIN_0) {
+    info!("CORE0 is running");
+
+    let mut pin = Output::new(p, Level::Low);
+
+    CHANNEL0.send(()).await;
+    CHANNEL1.recv().await;
+
+    pin.set_high();
+
+    CHANNEL1.recv().await;
+
+    info!("Test OK");
+    cortex_m::asm::bkpt();
+}
+
+#[embassy_executor::task]
+async fn core1_task(p: PIN_1) {
+    info!("CORE1 is running");
+
+    CHANNEL0.recv().await;
+
+    let mut pin = Input::new(p, Pull::Down);
+    let wait = pin.wait_for_rising_edge();
+
+    CHANNEL1.send(()).await;
+
+    wait.await;
+
+    CHANNEL1.send(()).await;
+}