diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
index dd2e887e3c..033d799ff0 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
@@ -176,4 +176,23 @@ SECTIONS
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
 
+  /** This section will be used by the debugger and disassembler to get more information
+   * about raw data present in the code.
+   * Indeed, it may be required to add some padding at some points in the code
+   * in order to align a branch/jump destination on a particular bound.
+   * Padding these instructions will generate null bytes that shall be
+   * interpreted as data, and not code by the debugger or disassembler.
+   * This section will only be present in the ELF file, not in the final binary
+   * For more details, check GCC-212
+   */
+  .xt.prop 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.prop .gnu.linkonce.prop.*))
+  }
+
+  .xt.lit 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.lit .gnu.linkonce.p.*))
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
index 93f1cc7eb0..ecb31d0509 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
@@ -162,4 +162,23 @@ SECTIONS
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
 
+  /** This section will be used by the debugger and disassembler to get more information
+   * about raw data present in the code.
+   * Indeed, it may be required to add some padding at some points in the code
+   * in order to align a branch/jump destination on a particular bound.
+   * Padding these instructions will generate null bytes that shall be
+   * interpreted as data, and not code by the debugger or disassembler.
+   * This section will only be present in the ELF file, not in the final binary
+   * For more details, check GCC-212
+   */
+  .xt.prop 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.prop .gnu.linkonce.prop.*))
+  }
+
+  .xt.lit 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.lit .gnu.linkonce.p.*))
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in b/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
index d5a7b401b8..8272f73868 100644
--- a/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
@@ -388,6 +388,25 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN (8);
     _heap_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > dram0_0_seg
+
+  /** This section will be used by the debugger and disassembler to get more information
+    * about raw data present in the code.
+    * Indeed, it may be required to add some padding at some points in the code
+    * in order to align a branch/jump destination on a particular bound.
+    * Padding these instructions will generate null bytes that shall be
+    * interpreted as data, and not code by the debugger or disassembler.
+    * This section will only be present in the ELF file, not in the final binary
+    * For more details, check GCC-212
+    */
+  .xt.prop 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.prop .gnu.linkonce.prop.*))
+  }
+
+  .xt.lit 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.lit .gnu.linkonce.p.*))
+  }
 }
 
 ASSERT(((_iram_end - ORIGIN(iram0_0_seg)) <= LENGTH(iram0_0_seg)),
diff --git a/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in b/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
index 878339850c..dda6ade146 100644
--- a/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
@@ -353,6 +353,25 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN (8);
     _heap_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > dram0_0_seg
+
+  /** This section will be used by the debugger and disassembler to get more information
+    * about raw data present in the code.
+    * Indeed, it may be required to add some padding at some points in the code
+    * in order to align a branch/jump destination on a particular bound.
+    * Padding these instructions will generate null bytes that shall be
+    * interpreted as data, and not code by the debugger or disassembler.
+    * This section will only be present in the ELF file, not in the final binary
+    * For more details, check GCC-212
+    */
+  .xt.prop 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.prop .gnu.linkonce.prop.*))
+  }
+
+  .xt.lit 0 :
+  {
+    KEEP (*(.xt.lit .gnu.linkonce.p.*))
+  }
 }
 
 ASSERT(((_iram_text_end - ORIGIN(iram0_0_seg)) <= LENGTH(iram0_0_seg)),