diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gpio/src/dedic_gpio.c b/components/esp_driver_gpio/src/dedic_gpio.c
index 3faf0d9de7..410f60e79b 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_gpio/src/dedic_gpio.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gpio/src/dedic_gpio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "hal/dedic_gpio_ll.h"
 #endif
 
+#define DEDIC_GPIO_MEM_ALLOC_CAPS   MALLOC_CAP_DEFAULT
+
 static const char *TAG = "dedic_gpio";
 
 typedef struct dedic_gpio_platform_t dedic_gpio_platform_t;
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static esp_err_t dedic_gpio_build_platform(int core_id)
         // prevent building platform concurrently
         _lock_acquire(&s_platform_mutexlock[core_id]);
         if (!s_platform[core_id]) {
-            s_platform[core_id] = calloc(1, sizeof(dedic_gpio_platform_t));
+            s_platform[core_id] = (dedic_gpio_platform_t *)heap_caps_calloc(1, sizeof(dedic_gpio_platform_t), DEDIC_GPIO_MEM_ALLOC_CAPS);
             if (s_platform[core_id]) {
                 // initialize platform members
                 s_platform[core_id]->spinlock = (portMUX_TYPE)portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ esp_err_t dedic_gpio_new_bundle(const dedic_gpio_bundle_config_t *config, dedic_
     ESP_GOTO_ON_ERROR(dedic_gpio_build_platform(core_id), err, TAG, "build platform %d failed", core_id);
 
     size_t bundle_size = sizeof(dedic_gpio_bundle_t) + config->array_size * sizeof(config->gpio_array[0]);
-    bundle = calloc(1, bundle_size);
+    bundle = (dedic_gpio_bundle_t *)heap_caps_calloc(1, bundle_size, DEDIC_GPIO_MEM_ALLOC_CAPS);
     ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(bundle, ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "no mem for bundle");
 
     // for performance reasons, we only search for continuous channels
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 54bda14eae..5d076f931d 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ endif()
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_gpio spi_flash
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_gpio spi_flash esp_psram
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4 b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2699b2221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_HEX=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_ALWAYSINTERNAL=0
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/main/CMakeLists.txt
index ac737d0ac3..2b6b748106 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif()
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_gpio
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_gpio esp_psram
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
 
 message(STATUS "Checking gpio_ext registers are not read-write by half-word")
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4 b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2699b2221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gpio/test_apps/gpio_extensions/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_HEX=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_ALWAYSINTERNAL=0
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/pytest_ppa.py b/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/pytest_ppa.py
index 5622c6be44..ed18219927 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/pytest_ppa.py
+++ b/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/pytest_ppa.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
 from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
+from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import soc_filtered_targets
 
 
 @pytest.mark.generic
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )
-@idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32p4'], indirect=['target'])
+@idf_parametrize('target', soc_filtered_targets('SOC_PPA_SUPPORTED == 1'), indirect=['target'])
 def test_ppa(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4 b/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
index 702fac3342..729de73952 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
+++ b/components/esp_driver_ppa/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_HEX=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_200M=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_ALWAYSINTERNAL=0