diff --git a/components/esp8266/include/internal/esp_wifi_internal.h b/components/esp8266/include/internal/esp_wifi_internal.h
index f96bcadd..97ea9ad0 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/include/internal/esp_wifi_internal.h
+++ b/components/esp8266/include/internal/esp_wifi_internal.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ void esp_wifi_set_rx_pbuf_mem_type(wifi_rx_pbuf_mem_type_t type);
   */
 wifi_rx_pbuf_mem_type_t esp_wifi_get_rx_pbuf_mem_type(void);
 
+int8_t esp_wifi_get_ap_rssi(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp8266/source/esp_wifi.c b/components/esp8266/source/esp_wifi.c
index 2ba6817e..a7c3d9ba 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/source/esp_wifi.c
+++ b/components/esp8266/source/esp_wifi.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "esp_libc.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
 #include "esp_wifi.h"
+#include "internal/esp_wifi_internal.h"
 #include "esp_socket.h"
 #include "net/sockio.h"
 #include "phy.h"
@@ -61,8 +62,13 @@ size_t __attribute__((weak)) esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_num_max(void)
 
 bool IRAM_ATTR esp_wifi_try_rate_from_high(void) {
 #if CONFIG_WIFI_TX_RATE_SEQUENCE_FROM_HIGH
-    return true;
-#else
-    return false;
+    int8_t rssi;
+    rssi = esp_wifi_get_ap_rssi();
+    wifi_mode_t mode;
+    esp_wifi_get_mode( &mode );
+    if (rssi < -26 && mode == WIFI_MODE_STA) {
+        return true;
+    }
 #endif
+    return false;
 }
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