diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7df6cef..c3eae4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "picoserve",
  "smoltcp",
  "static_cell",
+ "ws2812-spi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1472,6 +1473,15 @@ version = "0.9.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "99d9a13982dcf210057a8a78572b2217b667c3beacbf3a0d8b454f6f82837d38"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rgb"
+version = "0.8.52"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0c6a884d2998352bb4daf0183589aec883f16a6da1f4dde84d8e2e9a5409a1ce"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "riscv"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -1593,6 +1603,15 @@ version = "1.15.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "67b1b7a3b5fe4f1376887184045fcf45c69e92af734b7aaddc05fb777b6fbd03"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smart-leds-trait"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "edeb89c73244414bb0568611690dd095b2358b3fda5bae65ad784806cca00157"
+dependencies = [
+ "rgb",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smoltcp"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -1982,6 +2001,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ws2812-spi"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b2fd98e2b649252eced2ec3aa8d5048e7d2ac294276b0567939bbf47741f9934"
+dependencies = [
+ "embedded-hal 1.0.0",
+ "smart-leds-trait",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xtensa-lx"
 version = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bda5443..c68c934 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ picoserve = { version = "0.16.0", features = ["embassy", "log"] }
 embassy-sync = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["log"] }
 
 ds3231 = "0.3.0"
+ws2812-spi = "0.5.1"
 
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/src/bin/init/mod.rs b/src/bin/init/mod.rs
index 8d5ac3f..f5e6b30 100644
--- a/src/bin/init/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/init/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use esp_hal::{
     clock::CpuClock,
     timer::{systimer::SystemTimer, timg::TimerGroup},
     uart::Uart,
-    i2c::master::I2c
+    i2c::master::I2c,
+    gpio::{Output, OutputConfig}
 };
 use esp_println::logger::init_logger;
 use log::error;
@@ -41,12 +42,13 @@ pub async fn hardware_init(spawner: &mut Spawner) -> (Uart<'static, Async>, Stac
     let interfaces = wifi::setup_wifi(timer1.timer0, rng, peripherals.WIFI, spawner);
     let stack = network::setup_network(network_seed, interfaces.ap, spawner);
 
+    init_lvl_shifter(peripherals.GPIO0);
+
     let uart_device = setup_uart(peripherals.UART1, peripherals.GPIO7, peripherals.GPIO6);
 
     let i2c_device = setup_i2c(peripherals.I2C0, peripherals.GPIO22, peripherals.GPIO23);
 
     (uart_device, stack)
-    
 }
 
 fn setup_uart(
@@ -80,3 +82,10 @@ fn setup_i2c(
         }
     }
 }
+
+
+// Initialize the level shifter for the NFC reader and LED (output-enable (OE) input is low, all outputs are placed in the high-impedance (Hi-Z) state)
+fn init_lvl_shifter(oe_pin: GPIO0<'static>){
+    let mut oe_lvl_shifter = Output::new(oe_pin, esp_hal::gpio::Level::Low, OutputConfig::default());
+    oe_lvl_shifter.set_high();
+}