diff --git a/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/Kconfig.in b/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/Kconfig.in
index 2982b6da8e..a95e6ef679 100644
--- a/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/Kconfig.in
+++ b/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/Kconfig.in
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ menu "Controller debug features"
     config BT_LE_PTR_CHECK_ENABLED
         bool "Enable boundary check for internal memory"
         default n
+
+    config BT_LE_MEM_CHECK_ENABLED
+        bool "Enable memory allocation check"
+        default n
+        help
+            Used in internal tests only. Enable the memory allocation check.
 endmenu
 
 config BT_LE_LL_RESOLV_LIST_SIZE
diff --git a/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/bt.c b/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/bt.c
index e6070f520c..3d035ac307 100644
--- a/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/bt.c
+++ b/components/bt/controller/esp32c5/bt.c
@@ -1700,3 +1700,10 @@ ble_capture_info_user_handler(uint8_t type, uint32_t reason, uint32_t param1, ui
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+#if CONFIG_BT_LE_MEM_CHECK_ENABLED
+void ble_memory_count_limit_set(uint16_t count_limit)
+{
+    bt_osi_mem_count_limit_set(count_limit);
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_BT_LE_MEM_CHECK_ENABLED
diff --git a/components/bt/include/esp32c5/include/esp_bt.h b/components/bt/include/esp32c5/include/esp_bt.h
index ce490db77a..2d17c7cbc9 100644
--- a/components/bt/include/esp32c5/include/esp_bt.h
+++ b/components/bt/include/esp32c5/include/esp_bt.h
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ uint32_t esp_bt_get_lpclk_freq(void);
 
 void esp_bt_set_lpclk_freq(uint32_t clk_freq);
 
+#if CONFIG_BT_LE_MEM_CHECK_ENABLED
+void ble_memory_count_limit_set(uint16_t count_limit);
+#endif // CONFIG_BT_LE_MEM_CHECK_ENABLED
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif