diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/panic/pytest_panic.py b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/pytest_panic.py
index 1793c37719..4d5433ba93 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/panic/pytest_panic.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/pytest_panic.py
@@ -622,11 +622,12 @@ def test_panic_delay(dut: PanicTestDut) -> None:
 #########################
 
 # Memprot-related tests are supported only on targets with PMS/PMA peripheral;
-# currently ESP32-S2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C2, ESP32-H2 and ESP32-C6 are supported
+# currently ESP32-S2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C2, ESP32-H2, ESP32-C6, ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C5 are supported
 CONFIGS_MEMPROT_IDRAM = [
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32s2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32s2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c3', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c3]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c2]),
+    pytest.param('memprot_esp32c5', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c5]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c6', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c6]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32h2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32h2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32p4', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32p4])
@@ -639,6 +640,7 @@ CONFIGS_MEMPROT_DCACHE = [
 CONFIGS_MEMPROT_RTC_FAST_MEM = [
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32s2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32s2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c3', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c3]),
+    pytest.param('memprot_esp32c5', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c5]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c6', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c6]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32h2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32h2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32p4', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32p4])
@@ -649,12 +651,14 @@ CONFIGS_MEMPROT_RTC_SLOW_MEM = [
 ]
 
 CONFIGS_MEMPROT_FLASH_IDROM = [
+    pytest.param('memprot_esp32c5', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c5]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c6', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c6]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32h2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32h2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32p4', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32p4])
 ]
 
 CONFIGS_MEMPROT_INVALID_REGION_PROTECTION_USING_PMA = [
+    pytest.param('memprot_esp32c5', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c5]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32c6', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32c6]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32h2', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32h2]),
     pytest.param('memprot_esp32p4', marks=[pytest.mark.esp32p4])
@@ -694,7 +698,7 @@ def test_iram_reg1_write_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) -> No
         dut.expect_backtrace()
     elif dut.target == 'esp32c3':
         dut.expect_exact(r'Test error: Test function has returned')
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Store access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
@@ -719,7 +723,7 @@ def test_iram_reg2_write_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) -> No
         dut.expect(r'  operation type: (\S+)')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Store access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
@@ -744,7 +748,7 @@ def test_iram_reg3_write_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) -> No
         dut.expect(r'  operation type: (\S+)')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c2', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Store access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
@@ -791,7 +795,7 @@ def test_dram_reg1_execute_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) ->
         dut.expect(r'Unknown operation at address [0-9xa-f]+ not permitted \((\S+)\)')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_corrupted_backtrace()
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c3', 'esp32c2', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c3', 'esp32c2', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Instruction access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
@@ -810,7 +814,7 @@ def test_dram_reg2_execute_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) ->
         dut.expect_gme('InstructionFetchError')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_corrupted_backtrace()
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c3', 'esp32c2', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c3', 'esp32c2', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Instruction access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
@@ -828,7 +832,7 @@ def test_rtc_fast_reg1_execute_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str)
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('config', CONFIGS_MEMPROT_RTC_FAST_MEM, indirect=True)
 @pytest.mark.generic
-@pytest.mark.skipif('config.getvalue("target") in ["esp32c6", "esp32h2", "esp32p4"]', reason='Not a violation condition, no PMS peripheral case')
+@pytest.mark.skipif('config.getvalue("target") in ["esp32c5", "esp32c6", "esp32h2", "esp32p4"]', reason='Not a violation condition, no PMS peripheral case')
 def test_rtc_fast_reg2_execute_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str) -> None:
     dut.run_test_func(test_func_name)
     dut.expect_gme('Memory protection fault')
@@ -866,7 +870,7 @@ def test_rtc_fast_reg3_execute_violation(dut: PanicTestDut, test_func_name: str)
         dut.expect(r'  operation type: (\S+)')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
-    elif dut.target in ['esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
+    elif dut.target in ['esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32h2', 'esp32p4']:
         dut.expect_gme('Instruction access fault')
         dut.expect_reg_dump(0)
         dut.expect_stack_dump()
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/panic/sdkconfig.ci.memprot_esp32c5 b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/sdkconfig.ci.memprot_esp32c5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2a280afbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/sdkconfig.ci.memprot_esp32c5
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Restricting to ESP32C5
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="esp32c5"
+
+# Enabling memory protection
+CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_PMP_IDRAM_SPLIT=y
+
+# Enable memprot test
+CONFIG_TEST_MEMPROT=y