An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit (for a protected device in a semiconductor system, the protected device being coupled between a first node and a first reference voltage) includes: an ESD device coupled between the first node and the first reference voltage; a logic block including a first input and an output, the first input being coupled to a second reference voltage, and the output being coupled to an input of the ESD device and a feedback control circuit coupled between the first node and a second input of the logic block.