diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index 741d47ea70..f2ab6b89d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -352,6 +352,38 @@ test_pytest_linux:
       --ignore-result-files ${KNOWN_FAILURE_CASES_FILE_NAME}
       --app-info-filepattern \"list_job_*.txt\"
 
+test_pytest_macos:
+  extends:
+    - .host_test_template
+    - .before_script:build:macos
+  tags:
+    - macos_shell
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - XUNIT_RESULT.xml
+      - pytest-embedded/
+      - "**/build*/build_log.txt"
+    reports:
+      junit: XUNIT_RESULT.xml
+  variables:
+    PYTEST_IGNORE_COLLECT_IMPORT_ERROR: "1"
+  script:
+    - run_cmd python tools/ci/ci_build_apps.py components examples tools/test_apps -vv
+      --target linux
+      --pytest-apps
+      -m \"host_test and macos_shell\"
+      --collect-app-info "list_job_${CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG}.txt"
+      --modified-components ${MR_MODIFIED_COMPONENTS}
+      --modified-files ${MR_MODIFIED_FILES}
+    - python tools/ci/get_known_failure_cases_file.py
+    - run_cmd pytest
+      --target linux
+      -m \"host_test and macos_shell\"
+      --junitxml=XUNIT_RESULT.xml
+      --ignore-result-files ${KNOWN_FAILURE_CASES_FILE_NAME}
+      --app-info-filepattern \"list_job_*.txt\"
+
+
 test_idf_pytest_plugin:
   extends:
     - .host_test_template
diff --git a/components/efuse/linux/esp_efuse_utility.c b/components/efuse/linux/esp_efuse_utility.c
index de62292242..25c69d0cad 100644
--- a/components/efuse/linux/esp_efuse_utility.c
+++ b/components/efuse/linux/esp_efuse_utility.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_efuse_utility_burn_chip_opt(bool ignore_coding_errors, bool verify
 // This function reads EFUSE_BLKx_WDATAx_REG registers, and checks possible to write these data with RS coding scheme.
 // The RS coding scheme does not require data changes for the encoded data. esp32s2 has special registers for this.
 // They will be filled during the burn operation.
-esp_err_t esp_efuse_utility_apply_new_coding_scheme()
+esp_err_t esp_efuse_utility_apply_new_coding_scheme(void)
 {
     // start with EFUSE_BLK1. EFUSE_BLK0 - always uses EFUSE_CODING_SCHEME_NONE.
     for (int num_block = EFUSE_BLK1; num_block < EFUSE_BLK_MAX; num_block++) {
diff --git a/components/esp_app_format/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_app_format/CMakeLists.txt
index 95e20d0341..27a3d2ffd6 100644
--- a/components/esp_app_format/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_app_format/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${src}
 if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
     # esp_app_desc structure is added as an undefined symbol because otherwise the
     # linker will ignore this structure as it has no other files depending on it.
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u esp_app_desc")
+    if(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX AND CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+        # On MacOS, the linker expects the exact mangled symbol name (with leading underscore)
+        # to be present in the object file.
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u _esp_app_desc")
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u esp_app_desc")
+    endif()
 
     if(CONFIG_APP_PROJECT_VER_FROM_CONFIG)
         # Ignore current PROJECT_VER (which was set in project.cmake)
diff --git a/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c b/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
index 60d5bbd823..e40c9fd5a7 100644
--- a/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
+++ b/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ static const char *TAG = "app_init";
 #endif
 
 // Application version info
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
+const __attribute__((weak)) __attribute__((section("__RODATA_DESC,.rodata_desc")))  esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
+#else
 const __attribute__((weak)) __attribute__((section(".rodata_desc")))  esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
+#endif /* #if defined(__APPLE__) && CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX */
     .magic_word = ESP_APP_DESC_MAGIC_WORD,
 #ifdef CONFIG_APP_EXCLUDE_PROJECT_VER_VAR
     .version = "",
diff --git a/components/log/src/linux/log_timestamp.c b/components/log/src/linux/log_timestamp.c
index 04fc51d433..f341c0e5a2 100644
--- a/components/log/src/linux/log_timestamp.c
+++ b/components/log/src/linux/log_timestamp.c
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ uint32_t esp_log_early_timestamp(void)
     return milliseconds;
 }
 
-uint32_t esp_log_timestamp(void) __attribute__((alias("esp_log_early_timestamp")));
+// Avoid using __attribute(alias) here since linux target builds on MacOS fail to compile.
+uint32_t esp_log_timestamp(void)
+{
+    return esp_log_early_timestamp();
+}
diff --git a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
index caeeff16b7..3524fd9495 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
+++ b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-
 import hashlib
 import logging
 from typing import Callable
@@ -27,6 +26,13 @@ def test_hello_world_linux(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
     dut.expect('Hello world!')
 
 
+@pytest.mark.linux
+@pytest.mark.host_test
+@pytest.mark.macos_shell
+def test_hello_world_macos(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
+    dut.expect('Hello world!')
+
+
 def verify_elf_sha256_embedding(app: QemuApp, sha256_reported: str) -> None:
     sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
     with open(app.elf_file, 'rb') as f:
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
index 89f3bbe1c1..2886b3ac0a 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ SPECIAL_MARKERS = {
 ENV_MARKERS = {
     # special markers
     'qemu': 'build and test using qemu, not real target',
+    'macos_shell': 'tests should be run on macos hosts',
     # single-dut markers
     'generic': 'tests should be run on generic runners',
     'flash_suspend': 'support flash suspend feature',
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/plugin.py b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/plugin.py
index b2e04402c4..d88370792b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/plugin.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/plugin.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class IdfPytestEmbedded:
 
     def pytest_collectstart(self) -> None:
         # mock the optional packages while collecting locally
-        if not os.getenv('CI_JOB_ID'):
+        if not os.getenv('CI_JOB_ID') or os.getenv('PYTEST_IGNORE_COLLECT_IMPORT_ERROR') == '1':
             # optional packages required by test scripts
             for p in [
                 'scapy',
diff --git a/tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt b/tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt
index 5c208435de..ca30cdaf9b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ warning: unknown kconfig symbol 'SPIRAM' assigned to 'y' in .*/examples/protocol
 warning: unknown kconfig symbol 'SPIRAM' assigned to 'y' in .*/examples/protocols/https_request/sdkconfig.ci.ssldyn
 warning: unknown kconfig symbol 'UNITY_FREERTOS_STACK_SIZE' assigned to '12288' in .*/components/bt/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults
 warning: unknown kconfig symbol 'WPA3_SAE' assigned to 'y' in .*/components/wpa_supplicant/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults
+ld: warning: ignoring duplicate libraries
+archive library: .+ the table of contents is empty