diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f0c5106cc..02b0c411e7 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ if(${idf_target} STREQUAL "linux")
     return() # This component is not supported by the POSIX/Linux simulator
 endif()
 
+if( NOT CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION )
+    # No local wifi: provide only netif bindings
+    set(srcs
+            "src/wifi_default.c"
+            "src/wifi_netif.c"
+            "src/wifi_default_ap.c")
+
+    # This component provides "esp_wifi" "wifi_apps/nan_app" headers if WiFi not enabled
+    # (implementation supported optionally in a managed component esp_wifi_remote)
+    idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS "include" "wifi_apps/nan_app/include")
+    return()
+endif()
+
 if(CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED OR CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
 
     if(CONFIG_APP_NO_BLOBS)
@@ -42,19 +58,10 @@ if(CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED OR CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
     if(CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLE_ROAMING_APP)
         list(APPEND srcs "wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c")
     endif()
-    set(local_include_dirs include/local)
-else()
-    # No local wifi: provide only netif bindings
-    set(srcs
-            "src/wifi_default.c"
-            "src/wifi_netif.c"
-            "src/wifi_default_ap.c")
-    set(local_include_dirs)
-
 endif()
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS "include" "wifi_apps/include" "wifi_apps/nan_app/include" ${local_include_dirs}
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS "include" "include/local" "wifi_apps/include" "wifi_apps/nan_app/include"
 
                     REQUIRES esp_event esp_phy esp_netif
                     PRIV_REQUIRES driver esptool_py esp_pm esp_timer nvs_flash
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
index 09adabf747..ee53be255a 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 menu "Wi-Fi"
-    # TODO: Disable WIFI support on ESP32-H2 (WIFI-5796)
-    # visible if SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
+    visible if (SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED || SOC_WIRELESS_HOST_SUPPORTED)
 
     config ESP_WIFI_ENABLED
         bool
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_now.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_now.h
index 60b5cd9ee4..e0261375bb 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_now.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_now.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -93,15 +93,8 @@ typedef struct esp_now_recv_info {
 
 /**
  * @brief ESPNOW rate config
- *
  */
-typedef struct esp_now_rate_config {
-    wifi_phy_mode_t phymode;                 /**< ESPNOW phymode of specified interface */
-    wifi_phy_rate_t rate;                    /**< ESPNOW rate of specified interface */
-    bool ersu;                               /**< ESPNOW using ERSU to send frame, ERSU is a transmission mode related to 802.11 ax.
-                                                  ERSU is always used in long distance transmission, and its frame has lower rate compared with SU mode */
-    bool dcm;                                /**< ESPNOW using dcm rate to send frame */
-} esp_now_rate_config_t;
+typedef wifi_tx_rate_config_t esp_now_rate_config_t;
 
 /**
   * @brief     Callback function of receiving ESPNOW data
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
index 286036e40a..fa9c40e868 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -1529,6 +1529,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_get_country_code(char *country);
   * @brief      Config 80211 tx rate of specified interface
   *
   * @attention  1. This API should be called after esp_wifi_init() and before esp_wifi_start().
+  * @attention  2. Can not set 80211 tx rate under 11A/11AC/11AX protocol, you can use esp_wifi_config_80211_tx instead.
   *
   * @param      ifx  Interface to be configured.
   * @param      rate Phy rate to be configured.
@@ -1539,6 +1540,21 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_get_country_code(char *country);
   */
 esp_err_t esp_wifi_config_80211_tx_rate(wifi_interface_t ifx, wifi_phy_rate_t rate);
 
+/**
+  * @brief      Config 80211 tx rate and phymode of specified interface
+  *
+  * @attention  1. This API should be called after esp_wifi_init() and before esp_wifi_start().
+
+  *
+  * @param      ifx  Interface to be configured.
+  * @param      config rate_config to be configured.
+  *
+  * @return
+  *    - ESP_OK: succeed
+  *    - others: failed
+  */
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_config_80211_tx(wifi_interface_t ifx, wifi_tx_rate_config_t *config);
+
 /**
   * @brief      Disable PMF configuration for specified interface
   *
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h
index 812c4ea04d..fc539184eb 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
 // Number of maximum wifi connection may be undefined if we have no native wifi support on this target
 //   and at the same time there's no native interface injected by the wifi_remote component.
 // In this case, we just let the header compilable, since no wifi API could be used (let's make a sanity check)
-#if !CONFIG_SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED && !CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED
+#if !CONFIG_SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED && !CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED && !CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED
 #define ESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN_NUM  (15)
 typedef struct wifi_sta_list_t wifi_sta_list_t;
 #else
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
index d57ee0d4df..e2472a57dc 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -1213,6 +1213,17 @@ typedef enum {
     WIFI_BAND_2G_5G = 3,                /* Band is 2,4G + 5G */
 } wifi_band_t;
 
+/**
+  * @brief Argument structure for wifi_tx_rate_config
+  */
+typedef struct {
+    wifi_phy_mode_t phymode;                 /**< Phymode of specified interface */
+    wifi_phy_rate_t rate;                    /**< Rate of specified interface */
+    bool ersu;                               /**< Using ERSU to send frame, ERSU is a transmission mode related to 802.11 ax.
+                                                  ERSU is always used in long distance transmission, and its frame has lower rate compared with SU mode */
+    bool dcm;                                /**< Using dcm rate to send frame */
+} wifi_tx_rate_config_t;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index 19143aa249..4ecb60fcbb 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 19143aa24991ff1624d8098508d039e89edc4172
+Subproject commit 4ecb60fcbb3ce42e207df15e114c66c22f43e6b6
diff --git a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
index 96cfdd5665..a52aa26f3d 100644
--- a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ if(${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     return() # This component is not supported by the POSIX/Linux simulator
 endif()
 
+if( NOT CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION )
+    # This component provides only "esp_provisioning" headers if WiFi not enabled
+    # (implementation supported optionally in a managed component esp_wifi_remote)
+    idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include)
+    return()
+endif()
+
 set(srcs "src/wifi_config.c"
         "src/wifi_scan.c"
         "src/wifi_ctrl.c"
diff --git a/components/wifi_provisioning/Kconfig b/components/wifi_provisioning/Kconfig
index d5a7d7aa36..d7f657d69a 100644
--- a/components/wifi_provisioning/Kconfig
+++ b/components/wifi_provisioning/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 menu "Wi-Fi Provisioning Manager"
-
+    visible if (SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED || SOC_WIRELESS_HOST_SUPPORTED)
     config WIFI_PROV_SCAN_MAX_ENTRIES
         int "Max Wi-Fi Scan Result Entries"
         default 16
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt b/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
index ec704fa60e..3d18f97af5 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ else()
     set(linker_fragments linker.lf)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED AND NOT CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION)
+if( NOT CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED
+    AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION )
     # This component provides only "esp_supplicant" headers if WiFi not enabled
     # (implementation supported optionally in a managed component esp_wifi_remote)
     idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS esp_supplicant/include)
diff --git a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/Kconfig.projbuild
index 8310d62ac1..25fb188d7d 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menu "Example Connection Configuration"
 
     config EXAMPLE_CONNECT_WIFI
         bool "connect using WiFi interface"
-        depends on !IDF_TARGET_LINUX && (SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED || ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED)
+        depends on !IDF_TARGET_LINUX && (SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED || ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED || ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
         default y if SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
         help
             Protocol examples can use Wi-Fi, Ethernet and/or Thread to connect to the network.
diff --git a/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
index ca51905567..fd42b546b6 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-idf_component_register(SRCS "cmd_wifi.c"
+if(CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED OR CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
+    set(srcs "cmd_wifi.c")
+else()
+    set(srcs)
+endif()
+
+idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS .
                     REQUIRES console esp_wifi)
diff --git a/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/cmd_wifi.c b/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/cmd_wifi.c
index 8f286ddb5f..58a39106b3 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/cmd_wifi.c
+++ b/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_wifi/cmd_wifi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
  */
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
 #include "esp_event.h"
 #include "cmd_wifi.h"
 
-/**
- * This component will be supported using esp_wifi_remote
- */
-#if CONFIG_SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
-
 #define JOIN_TIMEOUT_MS (10000)
 
 static EventGroupHandle_t wifi_event_group;
@@ -139,5 +134,3 @@ void register_wifi(void)
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_console_cmd_register(&join_cmd) );
 }
-
-#endif // CONFIG_SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
diff --git a/examples/system/console/advanced/main/console_example_main.c b/examples/system/console/advanced/main/console_example_main.c
index 6b63324b7c..042efb56d2 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/advanced/main/console_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/system/console/advanced/main/console_example_main.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void app_main(void)
 #if SOC_DEEP_SLEEP_SUPPORTED
     register_system_deep_sleep();
 #endif
-#if SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
+#if (CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED || CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
     register_wifi();
 #endif
     register_nvs();
diff --git a/examples/system/console/basic/main/console_example_main.c b/examples/system/console/basic/main/console_example_main.c
index c0bacf0b1d..3ab666bff5 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/basic/main/console_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/system/console/basic/main/console_example_main.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void app_main(void)
 #if SOC_DEEP_SLEEP_SUPPORTED
     register_system_deep_sleep();
 #endif
-#if SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
+#if (CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED || CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
     register_wifi();
 #endif
     register_nvs();