diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8af0e142c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/** Simplified memory map for the bootloader.
+ *  Make sure the bootloader can load into main memory without overwriting itself.
+ *  We put 2nd bootloader in the high address space (before ROM stack/data/bss).
+ *  See memory usage for ROM bootloader at the end of this file.
+ */
+
+MEMORY
+{
+  iram_seg (RWX) :                  org = 0x403CE000, len = 0x2000
+  iram_loader_seg (RWX) :           org = 0x403D0000, len = 0x6000
+  dram_seg (RW) :                   org = 0x3FCD6000, len = 0x4000
+}
+
+/* Default entry point: */
+ENTRY(call_start_cpu0);
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+
+  .iram_loader.text :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN (16);
+    _loader_text_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.stub .gnu.warning .gnu.linkonce.literal.* .gnu.linkonce.t.*.literal .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+     *(.iram1 .iram1.*) /* catch stray IRAM_ATTR */
+    *liblog.a:(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libgcc.a:(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_clock_loader.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_common_loader.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_flash.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_random.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_random*.*(.literal.bootloader_random_disable .text.bootloader_random_disable)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_random*.*(.literal.bootloader_random_enable .text.bootloader_random_enable)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_efuse_esp32c3.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_utility.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_sha.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_console_loader.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:bootloader_panic.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:esp_image_format.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:flash_encrypt.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:flash_partitions.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:secure_boot.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libbootloader_support.a:secure_boot_signatures.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libmicro-ecc.a:*.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libspi_flash.a:*.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libhal.a:wdt_hal_iram.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libesp_hw_support.a:rtc_clk.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libesp_hw_support.a:rtc_time.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libesp_hw_support.a:regi2c_ctrl.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *libefuse.a:*.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
+    *(.fini.literal)
+    *(.fini)
+    *(.gnu.version)
+    _loader_text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > iram_loader_seg
+
+  .iram.text :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN (16);
+    *(.entry.text)
+    *(.init.literal)
+    *(.init)
+  } > iram_seg
+
+
+  /* Shared RAM */
+  .dram0.bss (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN (8);
+    _dram_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    _bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.dynsbss)
+    *(.sbss)
+    *(.sbss.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.sb.*)
+    *(.scommon)
+    *(.sbss2)
+    *(.sbss2.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.sb2.*)
+    *(.dynbss)
+    *(.bss)
+    *(.bss.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+    *(COMMON)
+    . = ALIGN (8);
+    _bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > dram_seg
+
+  .dram0.data :
+  {
+    _data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.data)
+    *(.data.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+    *(.data1)
+    *(.sdata)
+    *(.sdata.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.s.*)
+    *(.sdata2)
+    *(.sdata2.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.s2.*)
+    *(.jcr)
+    _data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > dram_seg
+
+  .dram0.rodata :
+  {
+    _rodata_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.rodata)
+    *(.rodata.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
+    *(.rodata1)
+    __XT_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.xt_except_table)
+    *(.gcc_except_table)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.e.*)
+    *(.gnu.version_r)
+    *(.eh_frame)
+    . = (. + 3) & ~ 3;
+    /* C++ constructor and destructor tables, properly ordered: */
+    __init_array_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    KEEP (*crtbegin.*(.ctors))
+    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend.*) .ctors))
+    KEEP (*(SORT(.ctors.*)))
+    KEEP (*(.ctors))
+    __init_array_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    KEEP (*crtbegin.*(.dtors))
+    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend.*) .dtors))
+    KEEP (*(SORT(.dtors.*)))
+    KEEP (*(.dtors))
+    /*  C++ exception handlers table:  */
+    __XT_EXCEPTION_DESCS_ = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.xt_except_desc)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.h.*)
+    __XT_EXCEPTION_DESCS_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.xt_except_desc_end)
+    *(.dynamic)
+    *(.gnu.version_d)
+    _rodata_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    /* Literals are also RO data. */
+    _lit4_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(*.lit4)
+    *(.lit4.*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.lit4.*)
+    _lit4_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _dram_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > dram_seg
+
+  .iram.text :
+  {
+    _stext = .;
+    _text_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.literal .text .literal.* .text.* .stub .gnu.warning .gnu.linkonce.literal.* .gnu.linkonce.t.*.literal .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+    *(.iram .iram.*) /* catch stray IRAM_ATTR */
+    *(.fini.literal)
+    *(.fini)
+    *(.gnu.version)
+    _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    _etext = .;
+  } > iram_seg
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *  Appendix: Memory Usage of ROM bootloader
+ *
+ *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x3FCC_B000
+ *  |        ^              |
+ *  |        |              |
+ *  |        | data/bss     |
+ *  |        |              |
+ *  |        v              |
+ *  +------------------------------+ 0x3FCD_C910
+ *  |        ^              |
+ *  |        |              |
+ *  |        | stack        |
+ *  |        |              |
+ *  |        v              |
+ *  +------------------------------+ 0x3FCD_E910
+ */