diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
index 110c32820c..c9bb84eff0 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ void app_main(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_coex_wifi_i154_enable());
 #endif
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_STATE_INDICATOR_ENABLE
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_state_indicator_init(esp_openthread_get_instance()));
+#endif
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_NETWORK_AUTO_START
     ot_network_auto_start();
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
index 252615479f..44a7d1abe8 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ void app_main(void)
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
     esp_cli_custom_command_init();
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_STATE_INDICATOR_ENABLE
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_state_indicator_init(esp_openthread_get_instance()));
+#endif
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_NETWORK_AUTO_START
     ot_network_auto_start();
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_trel/main/esp_ot_trel.c b/examples/openthread/ot_trel/main/esp_ot_trel.c
index 3feddb069a..5ffd6dc610 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_trel/main/esp_ot_trel.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_trel/main/esp_ot_trel.c
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ void app_main(void)
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
     esp_cli_custom_command_init();
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_STATE_INDICATOR_ENABLE
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_state_indicator_init(esp_openthread_get_instance()));
+#endif
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_NETWORK_AUTO_START
     ot_network_auto_start();
 #endif