diff --git a/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c b/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
index 649007cdfa..dc5ffda133 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
@@ -330,6 +330,17 @@ static void start_other_core(void)
 }
 
 #if !SOC_CACHE_INTERNAL_MEM_VIA_L1CACHE
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+static void restore_app_mmu_from_pro_mmu(void)
+{
+    const int mmu_reg_num = 2048;
+    volatile uint32_t* from = (uint32_t*)DR_REG_FLASH_MMU_TABLE_PRO;
+    volatile uint32_t* to = (uint32_t*)DR_REG_FLASH_MMU_TABLE_APP;
+    for (int i = 0; i < mmu_reg_num; i++) {
+        *(to++) = *(from++);
+    }
+}
+#endif
 // This function is needed to make the multicore app runnable on a unicore bootloader (built with FREERTOS UNICORE).
 // It does some cache settings for other CPUs.
 void IRAM_ATTR do_multicore_settings(void)
@@ -341,9 +352,11 @@ void IRAM_ATTR do_multicore_settings(void)
         Cache_Read_Disable(1);
         Cache_Flush(1);
         DPORT_REG_SET_BIT(DPORT_APP_CACHE_CTRL1_REG, DPORT_APP_CACHE_MMU_IA_CLR);
+        mmu_init(1);
         DPORT_REG_CLR_BIT(DPORT_APP_CACHE_CTRL1_REG, DPORT_APP_CACHE_MMU_IA_CLR);
         // We do not enable cache for CPU1 now because it will be done later in start_other_core().
     }
+    restore_app_mmu_from_pro_mmu();
 #endif
 
     cache_bus_mask_t cache_bus_mask_core0 = cache_ll_l1_get_enabled_bus(0);
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 34613e8e3c..8f8dd1b8d6 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-idf_component_register(SRCS "main.c")
+idf_component_register(SRCS "main.c"
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES nvs_flash esp_psram)
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/main.c b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/main.c
index 50c39ad016..327754428e 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/main.c
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/main/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,70 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "nvs_flash.h"
+#include "nvs.h"
 
 void app_main(void)
 {
     printf("App is running\n");
+
+    // One difference of multicore bootloader is whether it resets all the MMU. If not, it may cause the nvs fail to
+    // call mmap. Test code copied from examples/storage/nvs_rw_value.
+
+    // Initialize NVS
+    esp_err_t err = nvs_flash_init();
+    if (err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES || err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND) {
+        // NVS partition was truncated and needs to be erased
+        // Retry nvs_flash_init
+        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_erase());
+        err = nvs_flash_init();
+    }
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK( err );
+
+    // Open
+    printf("Opening Non-Volatile Storage (NVS) handle... ");
+    nvs_handle_t my_handle;
+    err = nvs_open("storage", NVS_READWRITE, &my_handle);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        printf("Error (%s) opening NVS handle!\n", esp_err_to_name(err));
+    } else {
+        printf("Done\n");
+
+        // Read
+        printf("Reading restart counter from NVS ... ");
+        int32_t restart_counter = 0; // value will default to 0, if not set yet in NVS
+        err = nvs_get_i32(my_handle, "restart_counter", &restart_counter);
+        switch (err) {
+            case ESP_OK:
+                printf("Done\n");
+                printf("Restart counter = %" PRIu32 "\n", restart_counter);
+                break;
+            case ESP_ERR_NVS_NOT_FOUND:
+                printf("The value is not initialized yet!\n");
+                break;
+            default :
+                printf("Error (%s) reading!\n", esp_err_to_name(err));
+        }
+
+        // Write
+        printf("Updating restart counter in NVS ... ");
+        restart_counter++;
+        err = nvs_set_i32(my_handle, "restart_counter", restart_counter);
+        printf((err != ESP_OK) ? "Failed!\n" : "Done\n");
+
+        // Commit written value.
+        // After setting any values, nvs_commit() must be called to ensure changes are written
+        // to flash storage. Implementations may write to storage at other times,
+        // but this is not guaranteed.
+        printf("Committing updates in NVS ... ");
+        err = nvs_commit(my_handle);
+        printf((err != ESP_OK) ? "Failed!\n" : "Done\n");
+
+        // Close
+        nvs_close(my_handle);
+    }
+
+    printf("NVS test done\n");
 }
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/pytest_unicore_bootloader.py b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/pytest_unicore_bootloader.py
index f0193dbe04..da16ff07db 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/pytest_unicore_bootloader.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/pytest_unicore_bootloader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 import os
+import re
 
 import pytest
 from artifacts_handler import ArtifactType
@@ -12,13 +13,16 @@ from pytest_embedded import Dut
 @pytest.mark.esp32s3
 @pytest.mark.esp32p4
 @pytest.mark.generic
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['multicore'], indirect=True)
-def test_multicore_app_and_unicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader) -> None:  # type: ignore
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['multicore', 'multicore_psram'], indirect=True)
+def test_multicore_app_and_unicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader, config) -> None:  # type: ignore
     dut.expect('Multicore bootloader')
     dut.expect('Multicore app')
     dut.expect('App is running')
 
-    path_to_unicore_build = os.path.join(dut.app.app_path, f'build_{dut.target}_unicore')
+    assert 'multicore' in config
+    app_config = config.replace('multicore', 'unicore')
+
+    path_to_unicore_build = os.path.join(dut.app.app_path, f'build_{dut.target}_{app_config}')
     if app_downloader:
         app_downloader.download_app(
             os.path.relpath(path_to_unicore_build, IDF_PATH), ArtifactType.BUILD_DIR_WITHOUT_MAP_AND_ELF_FILES
@@ -27,20 +31,26 @@ def test_multicore_app_and_unicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader) -> None:
     dut.serial.bootloader_flash(path_to_unicore_build)
     dut.expect('Unicore bootloader')
     dut.expect('Multicore app')
+    if 'psram' in config:
+        dut.expect(re.compile(r'Adding pool of \d+K of PSRAM memory to heap allocator'))
     dut.expect('App is running')
+    dut.expect('NVS test done\n')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.esp32
 @pytest.mark.esp32s3
 @pytest.mark.esp32p4
 @pytest.mark.generic
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['unicore'], indirect=True)
-def test_unicore_app_and_multicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader) -> None:  # type: ignore
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['unicore', 'unicore_psram'], indirect=True)
+def test_unicore_app_and_multicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader, config) -> None:  # type: ignore
     dut.expect('Unicore bootloader')
     dut.expect('Unicore app')
     dut.expect('App is running')
 
-    path_to_multicore_build = os.path.join(dut.app.app_path, f'build_{dut.target}_multicore')
+    assert 'unicore' in config
+    app_config = config.replace('unicore', 'multicore')
+
+    path_to_multicore_build = os.path.join(dut.app.app_path, f'build_{dut.target}_{app_config}')
     if app_downloader:
         app_downloader.download_app(
             os.path.relpath(path_to_multicore_build, IDF_PATH), ArtifactType.BUILD_DIR_WITHOUT_MAP_AND_ELF_FILES
@@ -49,4 +59,7 @@ def test_unicore_app_and_multicore_bootloader(dut: Dut, app_downloader) -> None:
     dut.serial.bootloader_flash(path_to_multicore_build)
     dut.expect('Multicore bootloader')
     dut.expect('Unicore app')
+    if 'psram' in config:
+        dut.expect(re.compile(r'Adding pool of \d+K of PSRAM memory to heap allocator'))
     dut.expect('App is running')
+    dut.expect('NVS test done\n')
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.multicore_psram b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.multicore_psram
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc641ea603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.multicore_psram
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.unicore_psram b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.unicore_psram
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bcf432a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/unicore_bootloader/sdkconfig.ci.unicore_psram
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y