diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_16_tuyamcu_v1.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_16_tuyamcu_v1.ino
index d4ab71400..ad360f2e9 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_16_tuyamcu_v1.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_16_tuyamcu_v1.ino
@@ -1097,12 +1097,32 @@ void TuyaNormalPowerModePacketProcess(void)
     case TUYA_CMD_STATE:
       TuyaProcessStatePacket();
       break;
-
-    case TUYA_CMD_WIFI_RESET:
     case TUYA_CMD_WIFI_SELECT:
-      AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("TYA: RX WiFi Reset"));
+    case TUYA_CMD_WIFI_RESET: {
+      const bool is_select = (Tuya.buffer[3] == TUYA_CMD_WIFI_SELECT);
+      const uint16_t payload_len = ((uint16_t)Tuya.buffer[4] << 8) | Tuya.buffer[5];
+
+      // Establish pairing mode - WIFI_RESET is assumed to be AP mode
+      uint8_t first = 0x01;
+      if (is_select && !(payload_len >= 1 && Tuya.buffer[6] == 0x01))
+          first = 0x00;
+      }
+
+      // Send ACK, then WIFI_STATE ramp up to cloud connected to re-enable MCU control
+      TuyaSendCmd(is_select ? TUYA_CMD_WIFI_SELECT : TUYA_CMD_WIFI_RESET);
+      uint8_t st = first;  TuyaSendCmd(TUYA_CMD_WIFI_STATE, &st, 1);
+      st = 0x02;           TuyaSendCmd(TUYA_CMD_WIFI_STATE, &st, 1);
+      st = 0x03;           TuyaSendCmd(TUYA_CMD_WIFI_STATE, &st, 1);
+      st = 0x04;           TuyaSendCmd(TUYA_CMD_WIFI_STATE, &st, 1);
+
+      AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR("TYA: %s received (%s), sent WIFI_STATE ramp"),
+            is_select ? PSTR("WIFI_SELECT") : PSTR("WIFI_RESET"),
+            (first == 0x01) ? "AP" : "EZ");
+
+      // Now actually reset Tasmota WiFi
       TuyaResetWifi();
       break;
+    }
 
     case TUYA_CMD_WIFI_STATE:
       AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("TYA: RX WiFi LED set ACK"));