diff --git a/variants/heltec_t096/LoRaFEMControl.cpp b/variants/heltec_t096/LoRaFEMControl.cpp
index fb60a8f78..45bbfd649 100644
--- a/variants/heltec_t096/LoRaFEMControl.cpp
+++ b/variants/heltec_t096/LoRaFEMControl.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void LoRaFEMControl::setSleepModeEnable(void)
 
 void LoRaFEMControl::setTxModeEnable(void)
 {
+    pinMode(P_LORA_KCT8103L_PA_CTX, OUTPUT);    // force pinMode before transmit as temporary workaround for https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/issues/3151
     digitalWrite(P_LORA_KCT8103L_PA_CSD, HIGH);
     digitalWrite(P_LORA_KCT8103L_PA_CTX, HIGH);
 }