diff --git a/wled00/dmx.cpp b/wled00/dmx.cpp
index 66f6cedd..29fb08e8 100644
--- a/wled00/dmx.cpp
+++ b/wled00/dmx.cpp
@@ -104,9 +104,25 @@ bool dmxInputInitialized = false; //true once initDmx finished successfully
 
 void initDMX() {
 
-
   if(dmxInputReceivePin > 0 && dmxInputEnablePin > 0 && dmxInputTransmitPin > 0) 
   {
+
+    const managed_pin_type pins[] = {
+      {dmxInputTransmitPin, false}, //these are not used as gpio pins, this isOutput is always false.
+      {dmxInputReceivePin, false},
+      {dmxInputEnablePin, false}      
+    };
+    const bool pinsAllocated = pinManager.allocateMultiplePins(pins, 3, PinOwner::DMX_INPUT);
+    if(!pinsAllocated)
+    {
+      USER_PRINTF("Error: Failed to allocate pins for DMX_INPUT. Pins already in use:\n");
+      USER_PRINTF("rx in use by: %s\n", pinManager.getPinOwnerText(dmxInputReceivePin).c_str());
+      USER_PRINTF("tx in use by: %s\n", pinManager.getPinOwnerText(dmxInputTransmitPin).c_str());
+      USER_PRINTF("en in use by: %s\n", pinManager.getPinOwnerText(dmxInputEnablePin).c_str());
+      return;
+    }
+
+
     dmx_config_t config{                                             
         255,                          /*alloc_size*/             
         0,                            /*model_id*/               
diff --git a/wled00/pin_manager.cpp b/wled00/pin_manager.cpp
index d7c7a21c..1e9951ab 100644
--- a/wled00/pin_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/pin_manager.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,9 @@ bool PinManagerClass::allocateMultiplePins(const managed_pin_type * mptArray, by
 bool PinManagerClass::allocatePin(byte gpio, bool output, PinOwner tag)
 {
   // HW I2C & SPI pins have to be allocated using allocateMultiplePins variant since there is always SCL/SDA pair
-  if (!isPinOk(gpio, output) || (gpio >= WLED_NUM_PINS) || tag==PinOwner::HW_I2C || tag==PinOwner::HW_SPI) {
+  // DMX_INPUT pins have to be allocated using allocateMultiplePins variant since there is always RX/TX/EN triple
+  if (!isPinOk(gpio, output) || (gpio >= WLED_NUM_PINS) || tag==PinOwner::HW_I2C || tag==PinOwner::HW_SPI
+      || tag==PinOwner::DMX_INPUT) {
     #ifdef WLED_DEBUG
     if (gpio < 255) {  // 255 (-1) is the "not defined GPIO"
       if (!isPinOk(gpio, output)) {
diff --git a/wled00/pin_manager.h b/wled00/pin_manager.h
index f8b0c822..209f8734 100644
--- a/wled00/pin_manager.h
+++ b/wled00/pin_manager.h
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@ enum struct PinOwner : uint8_t {
   Ethernet      = 0x81,
   BusDigital    = 0x82,
   BusOnOff      = 0x83,
-  BusPwm        = 0x84,   // 'BusP' == PWM output using BusPwm
-  Button        = 0x85,   // 'Butn' == button from configuration
-  IR            = 0x86,   // 'IR'   == IR receiver pin from configuration
-  Relay         = 0x87,   // 'Rly'  == Relay pin from configuration
-  SPI_RAM       = 0x88,   // 'SpiR' == SPI RAM
-  DebugOut      = 0x89,   // 'Dbg'  == debug output always IO1
-  DMX           = 0x8A,   // 'DMX'  == hard-coded to IO2
-  HW_I2C        = 0x8B,   // 'I2C'  == hardware I2C pins (4&5 on ESP8266, 21&22 on ESP32)
-  HW_SPI        = 0x8C,   // 'SPI'  == hardware (V)SPI pins (13,14&15 on ESP8266, 5,18&23 on ESP32)
+  BusPwm        = 0x84,   // 'BusP'      == PWM output using BusPwm
+  Button        = 0x85,   // 'Butn'      == button from configuration
+  IR            = 0x86,   // 'IR'        == IR receiver pin from configuration
+  Relay         = 0x87,   // 'Rly'       == Relay pin from configuration
+  SPI_RAM       = 0x88,   // 'SpiR'      == SPI RAM
+  DebugOut      = 0x89,   // 'Dbg'       == debug output always IO1
+  DMX           = 0x8A,   // 'DMX'       == hard-coded to IO2
+  HW_I2C        = 0x8B,   // 'I2C'       == hardware I2C pins (4&5 on ESP8266, 21&22 on ESP32)
+  HW_SPI        = 0x8C,   // 'SPI'       == hardware (V)SPI pins (13,14&15 on ESP8266, 5,18&23 on ESP32)
+  DMX_INPUT     = 0x8D,   // 'DMX_INPUT' == DMX input via serial
   // Use UserMod IDs from const.h here
   UM_Unspecified       = USERMOD_ID_UNSPECIFIED,        // 0x01
   UM_Example           = USERMOD_ID_EXAMPLE,            // 0x02 // Usermod "usermod_v2_example.h"
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index 4815c063..704a602c 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -573,11 +573,6 @@ void WLED::setup()
 #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX //reserve GPIO2 as hardcoded DMX pin
   pinManager.allocatePin(2, true, PinOwner::DMX);
 #endif
-#ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT
-  if(dmxInputTransmitPin > 0) pinManager.allocatePin(dmxInputTransmitPin, true, PinOwner::DMX);
-  if(dmxInputReceivePin > 0) pinManager.allocatePin(dmxInputReceivePin, true, PinOwner::DMX);
-  if(dmxInputEnablePin > 0) pinManager.allocatePin(dmxInputEnablePin, true, PinOwner::DMX);
-#endif
 
 // WLEDMM experimental: support for single neoPixel on Adafruit boards
 #if 0