diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index 741d47ea70..968dcec1bf 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -352,6 +352,36 @@ 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
+  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/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',