diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/check_placements.py b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/check_placements.py
index c465f7bf0e..5f515df9a7 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/check_placements.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/check_placements.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 # Check placements in this test app for main
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 import argparse
 import subprocess
 
-from pyparsing import alphanums
-from pyparsing import hexnums
 from pyparsing import LineEnd
 from pyparsing import LineStart
 from pyparsing import Literal
 from pyparsing import Optional
 from pyparsing import Word
+from pyparsing import alphanums
+from pyparsing import hexnums
 
 argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ contents = subprocess.check_output([args.objdump, '-t', args.elf]).decode()
 
 
 def check_location(symbol, expected):
-    pattern = (LineStart() + Word(hexnums).setResultsName('address')
-               + Optional(Word(alphanums, exact=1))
-               + Optional(Word(alphanums,exact=1))
-               + Word(alphanums + '._*').setResultsName('actual')
-               + Word(hexnums)
-               + Literal(symbol)
-               + LineEnd())
+    pattern = (
+        LineStart()
+        + Word(hexnums).setResultsName('address')
+        + Optional(Word(alphanums, exact=1))
+        + Optional(Word(alphanums, exact=1))
+        + Word(alphanums + '._*').setResultsName('actual')
+        + Word(hexnums)
+        + Literal(symbol)
+        + LineEnd()
+    )
 
     try:
         results = pattern.searchString(contents)[0]
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ def check_location(symbol, expected):
         raise Exception("check placement fail: '%s' was not found" % (symbol))
 
     if results.actual != expected:
-        raise Exception("check placement fail: '%s' was placed in '%s', not in '%s'" % (symbol, results.actual, expected))
+        raise Exception(
+            "check placement fail: '%s' was placed in '%s', not in '%s'" % (symbol, results.actual, expected)
+        )
 
     print("check placement pass: '%s' was successfully placed in '%s'" % (symbol, results.actual))
     return int(results.address, 16)
@@ -82,3 +87,5 @@ check_location('func3', '.flash.text')
 check_location('func4', '.iram0.text')
 
 check_location('const_array', '.dram0.data')
+
+check_location('prebuilt_func', '.iram0.text')
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50f01feab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+idf_component_register()
+
+include(ExternalProject)
+externalproject_add(subproject
+    SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/subproject
+    CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
+    BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/subproject"
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/subproject/libprebuilt.a"
+)
+
+add_prebuilt_library(prebuilt "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/subproject/libprebuilt.a")
+
+target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE prebuilt)
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24e1b2255b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+
+project(prebuilt)
+add_library(prebuilt STATIC prebuilt.c)
+target_compile_options(prebuilt PRIVATE "-ffunction-sections" "-fdata-sections")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/prebuilt.c b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/prebuilt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..becc2ec615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/components/prebuilt/subproject/prebuilt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
+ */
+int prebuilt_func(void)
+{
+    return 42;
+}
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f10a09e80..47d89879fc 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "src1.c" "src2.c" "test_main.c" "consts.c"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS "."
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES prebuilt
                        LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/linker.lf b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/linker.lf
index e2b06fb614..eb0a753fd9 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/linker.lf
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/linker.lf
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ entries:
     if SOC_RTC_MEM_SUPPORTED = y:
         src1:func2 (rtc)
     consts : const_array (noflash)
+
+[mapping:prebuilt]
+archive: libprebuilt.a
+entries:
+    prebuilt:prebuilt_func (noflash)
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/test_main.c b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/test_main.c
index d01bec546e..775935f5a0 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/test_main.c
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldgen_test/main/test_main.c
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ extern void func3(void);
 extern void func4(void);
 
 extern const int const_array[];
+extern int prebuilt_func(void);
 
 void app_main(void)
 {
     func2();
     func3();
     func4();
+    prebuilt_func();
     if (esp_ptr_in_dram(const_array)) {
         printf("const_array placed in dram\n");
     } else {