diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiram.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiram.c
index 2b9d0f01fe..44b72a027b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiram.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiram.c
@@ -149,13 +149,26 @@ extern int cache_invalidate_addr(uint32_t addr, uint32_t size);
 
 static inline uint32_t mmu_valid_space(uint32_t *start_address)
 {
-  for (int i = 0; i < FLASH_MMU_TABLE_SIZE; i++)
+  /* Look for an invalid entry for the MMU table from the end of the it
+   * towards the beginning. This is done to make sure we have a room for
+   * mapping the the SPIRAM
+   */
+
+  for (int i = (FLASH_MMU_TABLE_SIZE - 1); i >= 0; i--)
     {
       if (FLASH_MMU_TABLE[i] & MMU_INVALID)
         {
-          *start_address = DRAM0_CACHE_ADDRESS_LOW + i * MMU_PAGE_SIZE;
-          return (FLASH_MMU_TABLE_SIZE - i) * MMU_PAGE_SIZE;
+          continue;
         }
+
+      /* Add 1 to i to identify the first MMU table entry not set found
+       * backwards.
+       */
+
+      i++;
+
+      *start_address = DRAM0_CACHE_ADDRESS_LOW + (i) * MMU_PAGE_SIZE;
+      return (FLASH_MMU_TABLE_SIZE - i) * MMU_PAGE_SIZE;
     }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/simple_boot_sections.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/esp32s3_sections.ld
similarity index 87%
rename from boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/simple_boot_sections.ld
rename to boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/esp32s3_sections.ld
index cdae1e4e5f..2c336a4ada 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/simple_boot_sections.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/esp32s3_sections.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/simple_boot_sections.ld
+ * boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/esp32s3_sections.ld
  *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
@@ -28,9 +28,42 @@ _diram_i_start = 0x40378000;
 
 SECTIONS
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
+  .metadata :
+  {
+    /* Magic for load header */
+
+    LONG(0xace637d3)
+
+    /* Application entry point address */
+
+    KEEP(*(.entry_addr))
+
+    /* IRAM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for IRAM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of IRAM region
+     * - Size of IRAM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.iram0.vectors))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.iram0.vectors))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.iram0.text) + SIZEOF(.iram0.text) - LOADADDR(.iram0.vectors))
+
+    /* DRAM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for DRAM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of DRAM region
+     * - Size of DRAM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.dram0.data))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.dram0.data))
+    LONG(SIZEOF(.dram0.data))
+  } >metadata
+#endif /* CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT */
+
   /* Send .iram0 code to iram */
 
-  .iram0.vectors :
+  .iram0.vectors : ALIGN(4)
   {
     _iram_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 
@@ -71,13 +104,13 @@ SECTIONS
     _init_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } >iram0_0_seg AT>ROM
 
-  .iram0.text :
+  .iram0.text : ALIGN(4)
   {
     /* Code marked as running out of IRAM */
 
     *(.iram1 .iram1.*)
     esp32s3_start.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
-    esp32s3_region.*(.text .text.* .literal .literal.*)
+    esp32s3_region.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
 
     *libarch.a:*esp_loader.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
     *libarch.a:esp32s3_cpuindex.*(.literal .text .literal.* .text.*)
@@ -214,7 +247,39 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(4) + 16;
 
     _iram_text = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  } >iram0_0_seg AT > ROM
+  } >iram0_0_seg
+
+    /* Marks the end of IRAM code segment */
+
+  .iram0.text_end (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    /* ESP32-S3 memprot requires 16B padding for possible CPU prefetch and
+     * 256B alignment for PMS split lines.
+     */
+
+    . += 16;
+    . = ALIGN(256);
+    _iram_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >iram0_0_seg
+
+  .iram0.data :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+
+    *(.iram.data)
+    *(.iram.data.*)
+  } >iram0_0_seg
+
+  .iram0.bss (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+
+    *(.iram.bss)
+    *(.iram.bss.*)
+
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _iram_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >iram0_0_seg
 
   .dram0.dummy (NOLOAD) :
   {
@@ -267,9 +332,10 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(4);
   } >dram0_0_seg
 
-  .dram0.data :
+  .dram0.data : ALIGN(4)
   {
     /* .data initialized on power-up in ROMed configurations. */
+
     . = ALIGN (16);
     _data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
@@ -388,16 +454,22 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(0x10000);
   } > ROM
 
-  .flash.rodata :
+  .flash.rodata : ALIGN(0x10000)
   {
     _rodata_reserved_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 
     _srodata = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(EXCLUDE_FILE (esp32s3_start.*) .rodata)
-    *(EXCLUDE_FILE (esp32s3_start.*) .rodata.*)
+    *(EXCLUDE_FILE (esp32s3_start.* esp32s3_region.*
+                    *libarch.a:*esp_loader.*
+                    *libarch.a:esp32s3_spiflash.*
+                    *libarch.a:*cache_hal.* *libarch.a:*mmu_hal.*
+                    *libarch.a:*mpu_hal.*) .rodata)
+    *(EXCLUDE_FILE (esp32s3_start.* esp32s3_region.*
+                    *libarch.a:*esp_loader.*
+                    *libarch.a:esp32s3_spiflash.*
+                    *libarch.a:*cache_hal.* *libarch.a:*mmu_hal.*
+                    *libarch.a:*mpu_hal.*) .rodata.*)
 
-    *(.rodata)
-    *(.rodata.*)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32S3_WIRELESS
     *(.rodata_wlog_verbose.*)
     *(.rodata_wlog_debug.*)
@@ -450,31 +522,37 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.lit4.*)
     _lit4_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN(4);
-  } >drom0_0_seg AT>ROM
-
-  .flash.rodata_noload (NOLOAD) :
-  {
-    /*
-      This is a symbol marking the flash.rodata end, this can be
-      used for mmu driver to maintain virtual address
-      We don't need to include the noload rodata in this section
-    */
     _rodata_reserved_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    . = ALIGN (4);
-    mapping[rodata_noload]
-  } >drom0_0_seg
+  } >drom0_0_seg AT>ROM
 
   _image_irom_vma = ADDR(.flash.text);
   _image_irom_lma = LOADADDR(.flash.text);
   _image_irom_size = LOADADDR(.flash.text) + SIZEOF(.flash.text) - _image_irom_lma;
 
-  .flash.text_dummy (NOLOAD) :
-  {
-    . += SIZEOF(.flash.rodata);
-    . = ALIGN(0x10000);
-  } >default_code_seg AT> ROM
+  /* The alignment of the ".flash.text" output section is forced to
+   * 0x00010000 (64KB) to ensure that it will be allocated at the beginning
+   * of the next available Flash block.
+   * This is required to meet the following constraint from the external
+   * flash MMU:
+   *    VMA % 64KB == LMA % 64KB
+   * i.e. the lower 16 bits of both the virtual address (address seen by the
+   * CPU) and the load address (physical address of the external flash) must
+   * be equal.
+   */
 
-  .flash.text :
+#ifndef CONFIG_ESP32S3_RUN_IRAM
+  .flash.text_dummy (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(0x10000)
+  {
+    /* This section is required to skip .flash.rodata area because irom0_0_seg
+     * and drom0_0_seg reflect the same address space on different buses.
+     */
+
+    . += _image_drom_lma;
+    . += _image_drom_size;
+  } >irom0_0_seg
+#endif
+
+  .flash.text : ALIGN(0x00010000)
   {
     _stext = .;
     _instruction_reserved_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
@@ -504,62 +582,44 @@ SECTIONS
     _etext = .;
   } >irom0_0_seg AT>ROM
 
-  /* Marks the end of IRAM code segment */
-
-  .iram0.text_end (NOLOAD) :
-  {
-    /* ESP32-S3 memprot requires 16B padding for possible CPU prefetch and
-     * 256B alignment for PMS split lines.
-     */
-
-    . += 16;
-    . = ALIGN(256);
-    _iram_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  } >iram0_0_seg
-
-  .iram0.data :
-  {
-    . = ALIGN(4);
-
-    *(.iram.data)
-    *(.iram.data.*)
-  } >iram0_0_seg
-
-  .iram0.bss (NOLOAD) :
-  {
-    . = ALIGN(4);
-
-    *(.iram.bss)
-    *(.iram.bss.*)
-
-    . = ALIGN(4);
-    _iram_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  } >iram0_0_seg
-
   .rtc.text :
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rtc.literal .rtc.text)
   } >rtc_iram_seg AT>ROM
 
+  .rtc.dummy (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    /* This section is required to skip .rtc.text area because the text and
+     * data segments reflect the same address space on different buses.
+     */
+
+    . = SIZEOF(.rtc.text);
+  } >rtc_data_seg
+
   /* RTC BSS section. */
 
   .rtc.bss (NOLOAD) :
   {
     *(.rtc.bss)
-  } >rtc_slow_seg
+  } >rtc_data_seg
 
   .rtc.data :
   {
-    . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rtc.data)
     *(.rtc.data.*)
     *(.rtc.rodata)
     *(.rtc.rodata.*)
 
-    /* Whatever is left from the RTC memory is used as a special heap. */
+   /* Whatever is left from the RTC memory is used as a special heap. */
 
     . = ALIGN (4);
+  } >rtc_data_seg AT>ROM
+
+  .rtc.heap : ALIGN(4)
+  {
+    /* RTC heap is placed at the slow RTC memory. */
+
     _srtcheap = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } >rtc_slow_seg
 
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
index 84a84d0e9c..f576d0cc24 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ MEMORY
 
 /* Mark the end of the RTC heap (top of the RTC region) */
 
-_ertcheap = 0x50001fff;
+_ertcheap = ORIGIN(rtc_slow_seg) + LENGTH(rtc_slow_seg);
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-box/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-box/scripts/Make.defs
index 2330231a36..2c6b757377 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-box/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-box/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
index a462497d54..d013412908 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
index 2652922f8d..9c55e7e5d1 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-korvo-2/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-korvo-2/scripts/Make.defs
index 56c7ea045c..a419c1ca9b 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-korvo-2/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-korvo-2/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lcd-ev/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lcd-ev/scripts/Make.defs
index ad0fac04c1..c3d5dbd449 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lcd-ev/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lcd-ev/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lhcbit/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lhcbit/scripts/Make.defs
index f8c6db352a..5dbd71d72f 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lhcbit/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-lhcbit/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/scripts/Make.defs
index 818ea4dc15..5a539076ef 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
   ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,mcuboot_sections.ld)
-  else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,simple_boot_sections.ld)
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
+    ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
   else
     ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,legacy_sections.ld)
   endif