diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 2cc09c51546e1..3731506ee63f5 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -316,6 +316,13 @@ config TTY_FORCE_PANIC_CHAR
 	---help---
 		Use Ctrl-? 0x1F inputs to determine whether panic system
 
+config TTY_FORCE_PANIC_REPEAT_COUNT
+	int "TTY force crash repeat count"
+	default 1
+	depends on TTY_FORCE_PANIC
+	---help---
+		Repeat how many times the panic char to determine whether panic system
+
 config TTY_SIGINT
 	bool "Support SIGINT"
 	default n
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial.c b/drivers/serial/serial.c
index d434dfa5e02de..4398491748602 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,10 @@ int uart_register(FAR const char *path, FAR uart_dev_t *dev)
   dev->pid = INVALID_PROCESS_ID;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TTY_FORCE_PANIC
+  dev->panic_count = 0;
+#endif
+
   /* If this UART is a serial console */
 
   if (dev->isconsole)
@@ -2218,9 +2222,17 @@ int uart_check_special(FAR uart_dev_t *dev, FAR const char *buf, size_t size)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TTY_FORCE_PANIC
       if (buf[i] == CONFIG_TTY_FORCE_PANIC_CHAR)
         {
-          PANIC_WITH_REGS("Force panic by user.", NULL);
+          if (++dev->panic_count >= CONFIG_TTY_FORCE_PANIC_REPEAT_COUNT)
+            {
+              PANIC_WITH_REGS("Force panic by user.", NULL);
+            }
+
           return 0;
         }
+      else
+        {
+          dev->panic_count = 0;
+        }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TTY_LAUNCH
diff --git a/include/nuttx/serial/serial.h b/include/nuttx/serial/serial.h
index 6c42f96334551..e4aa83a60b681 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/serial/serial.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/serial/serial.h
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ struct uart_dev_s
   pid_t                pid;          /* Thread PID to receive signals (-1 if none) */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TTY_FORCE_PANIC
+  int                  panic_count;
+#endif
+
   /* Terminal control flags */
 
   tcflag_t             tc_iflag;     /* Input modes */