A system is provided for correcting an output power of a power amplifier in a transmit chain of a mobile terminal. In one embodiment, the system includes output power correction circuitry that corrects the output power of the power amplifier during ramp-up for a transmit burst. The output power of the power amplifier is controlled based on a power control signal, which is provided by combining an amplitude component of a modulated signal and a corrected ramping signal provided by the output power correction circuitry. In general, a power amplifier ramp generator provides a ramping signal. The ramping signal is converted to a desired output power signal, which is subtracted from a detected output power signal to provide an error signal. The error signal is integrated to provide an adjustment signal, which is combined with an ideal ramping signal to provide the corrected ramping signal.