diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_event/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/mocks/esp_event/CMakeLists.txt
index 24629a6ef6..34dc345375 100644
--- a/tools/mocks/esp_event/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_event/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ idf_component_get_property(original_esp_event_dir esp_event COMPONENT_OVERRIDEN_
 
 idf_component_mock(INCLUDE_DIRS "${original_esp_event_dir}/include"
                    MOCK_HEADER_FILES ${original_esp_event_dir}/include/esp_event.h
-                                     ${original_esp_event_dir}/include/esp_event_base.h
     )
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_netif/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2104150fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# NOTE: This kind of mocking currently works on Linux targets only.
+#       On Espressif chips, too many dependencies are missing at the moment.
+message(STATUS "building ESP NETIF MOCKS")
+
+idf_component_get_property(original_esp_netif_dir esp_netif COMPONENT_OVERRIDEN_DIR)
+
+set(include_dirs
+    "include"
+    "${original_esp_netif_dir}/include"
+    "${original_esp_netif_dir}/linux/stubs/include")
+
+idf_component_mock(INCLUDE_DIRS ${include_dirs}
+    REQUIRES esp_event
+    MOCK_HEADER_FILES ${original_esp_netif_dir}/include/esp_netif.h)
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_mock.h b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_mock.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6551b6753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_mock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+/**
+ * Since esp_netif_obj is an opaque type (not defined, just declared), we define it here
+ * since its size is required by some of the mock functions.
+ */
+struct esp_netif_obj {
+    void *dummy;
+};
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_netif/mock/mock_config.yaml b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/mock/mock_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..382aaf4c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_netif/mock/mock_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+        :cmock:
+          :includes_c_pre_header:
+            # This is to define the esp_netif_t object, CMock needs its size for expect functions
+            - esp_netif_mock.h
+          :plugins:
+            - expect
+            - expect_any_args
+            - return_thru_ptr
+            - array
+            - ignore
+            - ignore_arg
+            - callback
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5be6f93641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# NOTE: This kind of mocking currently works on Linux targets only.
+#       On Espressif chips, too many dependencies are missing at the moment.
+message(STATUS "building ESP WIFI MOCKS")
+
+idf_component_get_property(original_esp_wifi_dir esp_wifi COMPONENT_OVERRIDEN_DIR)
+
+set(include_dirs
+    "${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include")
+
+idf_component_mock(INCLUDE_DIRS ${include_dirs}
+    REQUIRES esp_event esp_netif lwip
+    MOCK_HEADER_FILES ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_default.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_netif.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_he.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_smartconfig.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_mesh.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_now.h
+                      ${original_esp_wifi_dir}/include/smartconfig_ack.h)
+
+# -Warray-parameter has been introduced in GCC 11
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL "11.0.0")
+    target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE -Wno-array-parameter)
+endif()
+target_sources(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "global_symbols_mock.c")
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/Kconfig b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4fa3b9dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Mock Kconfig file to provide definitions
+menu "Wi-Fi"
+    config ESP_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM
+        int "Max number of WiFi static RX buffers"
+        range 2 25
+        default 10
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM
+        int "Max number of WiFi dynamic RX buffers"
+        range 0 1024
+        default 32
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_TX_BUFFER_TYPE
+        int
+        default 1
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ESPNOW_MAX_ENCRYPT_NUM
+        int "Maximum espnow encrypt peers number"
+        range 0 17
+        default 7
+
+endmenu # Wi-Fi
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/global_symbols_mock.c b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/global_symbols_mock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa515dfec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/global_symbols_mock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include "esp_wifi.h"
+
+/**
+ * The following global objects are defined when WiFi is mocked.
+ */
+
+const wpa_crypto_funcs_t g_wifi_default_wpa_crypto_funcs = { };
+
+wifi_osi_funcs_t g_wifi_osi_funcs = { };
+
+uint64_t g_wifi_feature_caps = 0;
diff --git a/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/mock/mock_config.yaml b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/mock/mock_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbc630291d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mocks/esp_wifi/mock/mock_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+:cmock:
+  :includes_h_pre_header:
+    - esp_netif_types.h
+  :includes_c_pre_header:
+    # Some types are not directly included in header files
+    - esp_netif_types.h
+    - esp_wifi_types.h
+    - esp_netif_mock.h
+    - esp_smartconfig.h
+  :plugins:
+    - expect
+    - expect_any_args
+    - return_thru_ptr
+    - array
+    - ignore
+    - ignore_arg
+    - callback
+  :strippables:
+    - '(?:ESP_EVENT_DECLARE_BASE\s*\([\s\w\*_,]*\))'
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fcc1a0f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/esp_wifi)
+list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/esp_netif)
+list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/esp_event)
+list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/lwip)
+
+project(wifi_build_test)
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/README.md b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f363ef2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| Supported Targets | Linux |
+| ----------------- | ----- |
+
+This application is a build test. It checks that the WiFi mocks can be built correctly. Running it is possible but not useful.
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9220b9ee55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+idf_component_register(SRCS "wifi_build_test.c"
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS "."
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_wifi)
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/wifi_build_test.c b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/wifi_build_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56a5c3463a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/main/wifi_build_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include "esp_wifi.h"
+#include "Mockesp_wifi.h"
+#include "Mockesp_wifi_default.h"
+#include "Mockesp_wifi_netif.h"
+#include "Mockesp_wifi_he.h"
+#include "Mockesp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list.h"
+#include "Mockesp_netif.h"
+#include "Mockesp_mesh.h"
+#include "Mockesp_now.h"
+#include "Mockesp_smartconfig.h"
+#include "Mocksmartconfig_ack.h"
+
+void app_main(void)
+{
+    esp_netif_init_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
+
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_sta_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_sta();
+
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_ap_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_ap();
+
+    wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
+    esp_wifi_init_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
+
+    esp_wifi_set_mode_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_wifi_set_config_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_wifi_start_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_mode(WIFI_MODE_STA) );
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, NULL) );
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_start() );
+
+    esp_wifi_connect_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_wifi_connect();
+
+    esp_wifi_create_if_driver_IgnoreAndReturn(NULL);
+    esp_wifi_create_if_driver((wifi_interface_t) NULL);
+
+    esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list_with_ip_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_list_with_ip(NULL, NULL);
+
+    esp_wifi_sta_itwt_setup_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    esp_wifi_sta_itwt_setup((wifi_twt_setup_config_t*) NULL);
+
+    sc_send_ack_stop_Ignore();
+    sc_send_ack_stop();
+
+    esp_smartconfig_get_version_IgnoreAndReturn(NULL);
+    esp_smartconfig_get_version();
+
+    esp_mesh_init_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_mesh_init());
+
+    esp_now_init_IgnoreAndReturn(ESP_OK);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_now_init());
+
+    printf("WiFi build test done\n");
+}
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/sdkconfig.defaults b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b39f10b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/linux_compatible/wifi_build_test/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"