diff --git a/components/openthread/CMakeLists.txt b/components/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b02627731..782e2f5dab 100644
--- a/components/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ if(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_ENABLED)
             )
     elseif(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_SPINEL_UART OR CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_SPINEL_SPI)
         list(APPEND exclude_srcs
-            "src/port/esp_openthread_radio.c")
+            "src/port/esp_openthread_radio.c"
+            "src/port/esp_openthread_sleep.c")
     endif()
 
     if(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_BORDER_ROUTER)
diff --git a/components/openthread/src/esp_openthread.cpp b/components/openthread/src/esp_openthread.cpp
index 8c03dc212a..1e543699d8 100644
--- a/components/openthread/src/esp_openthread.cpp
+++ b/components/openthread/src/esp_openthread.cpp
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ static size_t hex_string_to_binary(const char *hex_string, uint8_t *buf, size_t
 
 esp_err_t esp_openthread_init(const esp_openthread_platform_config_t *config)
 {
-#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE
+#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE
     ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(esp_openthread_sleep_init(), OT_PLAT_LOG_TAG,
                         "Failed to initialize OpenThread esp pm_lock");
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE */
     ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(esp_openthread_platform_init(config), OT_PLAT_LOG_TAG,
                         "Failed to initialize OpenThread platform driver");
     esp_openthread_lock_acquire(portMAX_DELAY);
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ esp_err_t esp_openthread_launch_mainloop(void)
             mainloop.timeout.tv_sec = 0;
             mainloop.timeout.tv_usec = 0;
         }
-#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE
+#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE
         esp_openthread_sleep_process();
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE */
         esp_openthread_lock_release();
 
         if (select(mainloop.max_fd + 1, &mainloop.read_fds, &mainloop.write_fds, &mainloop.error_fds,
                    &mainloop.timeout) >= 0) {
             esp_openthread_lock_acquire(portMAX_DELAY);
-#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE
+#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE
             esp_openthread_wakeup_process();
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_FREERTOS_USE_TICKLESS_IDLE && CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO_NATIVE */
             error = esp_openthread_platform_process(instance, &mainloop);
             while (otTaskletsArePending(instance)) {
                 otTaskletsProcess(instance);
diff --git a/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
index 875b5eecd6..708b984373 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ examples/openthread/ot_rcp:
 
 examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device:
   enable:
-    - if: IDF_TARGET  == "esp32c6"
+    - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32h2", "esp32c6"]
   disable_test:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32h2", "esp32c6"]
       temporary: true
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/README.md b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/README.md
index 22da2be610..a41def3d99 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/README.md
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-| Supported Targets | ESP32-C6 |
-| ----------------- | -------- |
+| Supported Targets | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-H2 |
+| ----------------- | -------- | -------- |
 
 # OpenThread Sleepy Device Example