diff --git a/components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/test_apps/usb_serial_jtag/pytest_usb_serial_jtag.py b/components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/test_apps/usb_serial_jtag/pytest_usb_serial_jtag.py
index d76ee7fdba..6b10e901f9 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/test_apps/usb_serial_jtag/pytest_usb_serial_jtag.py
+++ b/components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/test_apps/usb_serial_jtag/pytest_usb_serial_jtag.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ from pytest_embedded import Dut
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'port, config',
     [
-        ('/dev/ttyACM0', 'release'),
+        pytest.param('/dev/serial_ports/ttyACM-esp32', 'release'),
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_system/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index 1eebf6ca17..867c056945 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Documentation: .gitlab/ci/README.md#manifest-file-to-control-the-buildtest-apps
 
+components/esp_system/test_apps/console:
+  disable:
+    - if: CONFIG_NAME == "serial_jtag_only" and SOC_USB_SERIAL_JTAG_SUPPORTED != 1
+
 components/esp_system/test_apps/esp_system_unity_tests:
   disable:
     - if: CONFIG_NAME == "psram" and SOC_SPIRAM_SUPPORTED != 1
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e1dd698b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# The following lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's
+# CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+
+list(PREPEND SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/test_apps/configs/sdkconfig.debug_helpers")
+
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
+project(test_esp_system_console_tests)
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/README.md b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf47d80ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+| Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-H2 | ESP32-P4 | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-S3 |
+| ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..443ab77c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+idf_component_register(SRCS "test_app_main.c"
+                       REQUIRES vfs esp_driver_uart
+                       WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0740cdfc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+
+#include "esp_rom_uart.h"
+#include "esp_rom_sys.h"
+
+#include "hal/uart_ll.h"
+#include "esp_private/uart_share_hw_ctrl.h"
+
+#include "driver/uart.h"
+#include "soc/uart_channel.h"
+
+#if CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE
+/* Set up UART on UART_0 (console) to be able to
+   notify pytest test case that app booted successfully
+*/
+#define CONSOLE_UART_NUM 0
+
+static void console_none_print(void)
+{
+    /* Configure parameters of an UART driver,
+     * communication pins and install the driver */
+    uart_config_t uart_config = {
+        .baud_rate = CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_MONITOR_BAUD,
+        .data_bits = UART_DATA_8_BITS,
+        .parity    = UART_PARITY_DISABLE,
+        .stop_bits = UART_STOP_BITS_1,
+        .flow_ctrl = UART_HW_FLOWCTRL_DISABLE,
+        .source_clk = UART_SCLK_DEFAULT,
+    };
+
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(uart_driver_install(CONSOLE_UART_NUM, 256, 0, 0, NULL, 0));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(uart_param_config(CONSOLE_UART_NUM, &uart_config));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(uart_set_pin(CONSOLE_UART_NUM, UART_NUM_0_TXD_DIRECT_GPIO_NUM, UART_NUM_0_RXD_DIRECT_GPIO_NUM, UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE, UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE));
+
+    // Configure a temporary buffer for the incoming data
+    uint8_t data[] = "This message will be printed even with CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE\r\n";
+
+    uart_write_bytes(CONSOLE_UART_NUM, data, sizeof(data));
+}
+#endif
+
+void app_main(void)
+{
+    printf("Hello World\n");
+
+#if CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE
+    console_none_print();
+#endif // CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE
+}
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/pytest_esp_system_console_tests.py b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/pytest_esp_system_console_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..730a390a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/pytest_esp_system_console_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+import pexpect
+import pytest
+from pytest_embedded import Dut
+
+
+def not_expect(dut: Dut, output_regex: str) -> None:
+    try:
+        dut.expect(output_regex, timeout=5)
+    except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(f'Found not_expect output {output_regex}')
+
+
+JTAG_SERIAL_MARKS = [
+    pytest.mark.esp32s3,
+    pytest.mark.esp32c2,
+    pytest.mark.esp32c3,
+    pytest.mark.esp32c6,
+    pytest.mark.esp32h2,
+    pytest.mark.esp32p4,
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.generic
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        pytest.param('console_none', marks=pytest.mark.supported_targets),
+    ],
+    indirect=True
+)
+def test_esp_system_console_no_output_uart(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    not_expect(dut, r'2nd stage bootloader|Hello World')
+    dut.expect('This message will be printed even with CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usb_serial_jtag
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'port, config',
+    [
+        pytest.param('/dev/serial_ports/ttyACM-esp32', 'serial_jtag_only', marks=JTAG_SERIAL_MARKS),
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_esp_system_console_only_serial_jtag(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    dut.expect('2nd stage bootloader')
+    dut.expect('Hello World')
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.console_none b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.console_none
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85ac33c784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.console_none
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE=y
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.serial_jtag_only b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.serial_jtag_only
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31d8b93cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.serial_jtag_only
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_SERIAL_JTAG=y
+# Disabled due to semihosting issue IDF-9574
+CONFIG_FREERTOS_WATCHPOINT_END_OF_STACK=n
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