diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
index 2e84830b6d..b5a4f23206 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -161,6 +161,25 @@ void esp_pm_register_light_sleep_default_params_config_callback(update_light_sle
  */
 void esp_pm_unregister_light_sleep_default_params_config_callback(void);
 
+#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE
+/**
+ * @brief Init Wi-Fi modem state.
+ *
+ * This function init wifi modem state.
+  * @return
+  *   - ESP_OK on success
+  *   - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if no memory for link
+ */
+esp_err_t sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief  Deinit Wi-Fi modem state.
+ *
+ * This function deinit wifi modem state.
+ */
+void sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit(void);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
index aeadef2f33..b8c9445cb2 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ typedef struct sleep_modem_config {
 
 static sleep_modem_config_t s_sleep_modem = { .wifi.phy_link = NULL, .wifi.flags = 0 };
 
-static __attribute__((unused)) esp_err_t sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init(void)
+__attribute__((unused)) esp_err_t sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init(void)
 {
     esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
     phy_i2c_master_command_attribute_t cmd;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static __attribute__((unused)) esp_err_t sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init(void)
     return err;
 }
 
-static __attribute__((unused)) void sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit(void)
+__attribute__((unused)) void sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit(void)
 {
     if (s_sleep_modem.wifi.phy_link) {
         regdma_link_destroy(s_sleep_modem.wifi.phy_link, 0);
@@ -319,14 +319,13 @@ esp_err_t sleep_modem_configure(int max_freq_mhz, int min_freq_mhz, bool light_s
 #if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
     extern int esp_wifi_internal_mac_sleep_configure(bool, bool);
     if (light_sleep_enable) {
-        if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init() == ESP_OK) {
+        if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled() == ESP_OK) {
             esp_pm_register_skip_light_sleep_callback(sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_skip_light_sleep);
             esp_wifi_internal_mac_sleep_configure(light_sleep_enable, true); /* require WiFi to enable automatically receives the beacon */
         }
     } else {
         esp_wifi_internal_mac_sleep_configure(light_sleep_enable, false); /* require WiFi to disable automatically receives the beacon */
         esp_pm_unregister_skip_light_sleep_callback(sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_skip_light_sleep);
-        sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit();
     }
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_PM_SLP_DEFAULT_PARAMS_OPT
diff --git a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
index 1a6ccfdde0..467c12a67a 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ static bool s_is_phy_calibrated = false;
 static bool s_is_phy_reg_stored = false;
 /* Memory to store PHY digital registers */
 static uint32_t* s_phy_digital_regs_mem = NULL;
-static uint8_t s_phy_modem_init_ref = 0;
 #endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
+#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+static uint8_t s_phy_modem_init_ref = 0;
+#endif
 
 
 #if CONFIG_ESP_PHY_MULTIPLE_INIT_DATA_BIN
@@ -349,23 +351,29 @@ void esp_wifi_bt_power_domain_off(void)
 
 void esp_phy_modem_init(void)
 {
-#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
+#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
     _lock_acquire(&s_phy_access_lock);
     s_phy_modem_init_ref++;
+#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
     if (s_phy_digital_regs_mem == NULL) {
         s_phy_digital_regs_mem = (uint32_t *)heap_caps_malloc(SOC_PHY_DIG_REGS_MEM_SIZE, MALLOC_CAP_DMA|MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
     }
-    _lock_release(&s_phy_access_lock);
 #endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+    sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_init();
+#endif // CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+    _lock_release(&s_phy_access_lock);
+#endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
 }
 
 void esp_phy_modem_deinit(void)
 {
-#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
+#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
     _lock_acquire(&s_phy_access_lock);
 
     s_phy_modem_init_ref--;
     if (s_phy_modem_init_ref == 0) {
+#if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
         s_is_phy_reg_stored = false;
         free(s_phy_digital_regs_mem);
         s_phy_digital_regs_mem = NULL;
@@ -374,11 +382,14 @@ void esp_phy_modem_deinit(void)
         */
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
         phy_init_flag();
-#endif
-    }
-
-    _lock_release(&s_phy_access_lock);
+#endif // CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
 #endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+        sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit();
+#endif // CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+    }
+    _lock_release(&s_phy_access_lock);
+#endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD