diff --git a/components/openthread/Kconfig b/components/openthread/Kconfig
index fa1cf9a918..7d7c0ff0ab 100644
--- a/components/openthread/Kconfig
+++ b/components/openthread/Kconfig
@@ -560,4 +560,22 @@ menu "OpenThread"
                 failure.
     endmenu
 
+    menuconfig OPENTHREAD_DEBUG
+        bool "Enable ESP OpenThread Debug"
+        default n
+        help
+            Enable additional debugging support for ESP OpenThread integration.
+            This includes various diagnostic tools and logs to help track down
+            issues in OpenThread networking or system integration
+
+    config OPENTHREAD_DUMP_MAC_ON_ASSERT
+        bool "Dump 802.15.4 MAC debug info on OpenThread assert"
+        depends on OPENTHREAD_DEBUG && OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE && IEEE802154_DEBUG
+        default n
+        help
+            When enabled, this option triggers the printing of 802.15.4 MAC layer debug
+            information whenever an OpenThread assert occurs. This can help developers
+            analyze unexpected failures by providing additional MAC layer context.
+
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_common_macro.h b/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_common_macro.h
index 354ea5128c..8595bc7684 100644
--- a/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_common_macro.h
+++ b/components/openthread/private_include/esp_openthread_common_macro.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+
 #define OT_PLAT_LOG_TAG "OPENTHREAD"
 
 #ifndef MS_PER_S
@@ -21,3 +23,22 @@
 #endif
 
 #define ESP_OPENTHREAD_UART_BUFFER_SIZE CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_UART_BUFFER_SIZE
+
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DEBUG
+
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DUMP_MAC_ON_ASSERT && CONFIG_IEEE802154_RECORD
+#include "esp_ieee802154.h"
+#define IEEE802154_RECORD_PRINT() esp_ieee802154_record_print()
+#else
+#define IEEE802154_RECORD_PRINT()
+#endif
+
+#define ESP_OPENTHREAD_ASSERT(a) do { \
+                                    if(unlikely(!(a))) { \
+                                        IEEE802154_RECORD_PRINT(); \
+                                        assert(a); \
+                                    } \
+                                } while (0)
+#else
+#define ESP_OPENTHREAD_ASSERT(a) assert(a)
+#endif
diff --git a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_misc.c b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_misc.c
index 95ac612a6a..a1d550b53d 100644
--- a/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_misc.c
+++ b/components/openthread/src/port/esp_openthread_misc.c
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ otPlatMcuPowerState otPlatGetMcuPowerState(otInstance *instance)
 void otPlatAssertFail(const char *filename, int line)
 {
     ESP_LOGE(OT_PLAT_LOG_TAG, "Assert failed at %s:%d", filename, line);
-    assert(false);
+    ESP_OPENTHREAD_ASSERT(false);
 }