diff --git a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/_methods.py b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/_methods.py
index a290257d6b..4059d040d0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/_methods.py
+++ b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/_methods.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from esphome.const import (
 from esphome.components.esp32 import get_esp32_variant
 from esphome.components.esp32.const import (
     VARIANT_ESP32,
-    VARIANT_ESP32S2,
     VARIANT_ESP32C3,
+    VARIANT_ESP32S2,
     VARIANT_ESP32S3,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ SPI_SPEEDS = [40e6, 20e6, 10e6, 5e6, 2e6, 1e6, 500e3]
 
 def _esp32_rmt_default_channel():
     return {
+        VARIANT_ESP32C3: 1,
         VARIANT_ESP32S2: 1,
         VARIANT_ESP32S3: 1,
-        VARIANT_ESP32C3: 1,
     }.get(get_esp32_variant(), 6)
 
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ def _validate_esp32_rmt_channel(value):
         value = cv.int_(value)
     variant_channels = {
         VARIANT_ESP32: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, CHANNEL_DYNAMIC],
+        VARIANT_ESP32C3: [0, 1, CHANNEL_DYNAMIC],
         VARIANT_ESP32S2: [0, 1, 2, 3, CHANNEL_DYNAMIC],
         VARIANT_ESP32S3: [0, 1, 2, 3, CHANNEL_DYNAMIC],
-        VARIANT_ESP32C3: [0, 1, CHANNEL_DYNAMIC],
     }
     variant = get_esp32_variant()
     if variant not in variant_channels:
diff --git a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/light.py b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/light.py
index 072a565eda..9bd9215936 100644
--- a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/light.py
+++ b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/light.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
 from esphome.components.esp32 import get_esp32_variant
 from esphome.components.esp32.const import (
     VARIANT_ESP32C3,
+    VARIANT_ESP32S3,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
 from ._methods import (
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ def _choose_default_method(config):
             config[CONF_METHOD] = _validate_method(METHOD_BIT_BANG)
 
     if CORE.is_esp32:
-        if get_esp32_variant() == VARIANT_ESP32C3:
+        if get_esp32_variant() in (VARIANT_ESP32C3, VARIANT_ESP32S3):
             config[CONF_METHOD] = _validate_method(METHOD_ESP32_RMT)
         else:
             config[CONF_METHOD] = _validate_method(METHOD_ESP32_I2S)
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 65dccde3b9..3df6446ff1 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build_flags =
 [common]
 lib_deps =
     esphome/noise-c@0.1.4                  ; api
-    makuna/NeoPixelBus@2.6.9               ; neopixelbus
+    makuna/NeoPixelBus@2.7.3               ; neopixelbus
     esphome/Improv@1.2.3                   ; improv_serial / esp32_improv
     bblanchon/ArduinoJson@6.18.5           ; json
     wjtje/qr-code-generator-library@1.7.0  ; qr_code