diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu.c
index 93e750452b..948d5a99d2 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "esp_check.h"
 #include "esp_sleep.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_crc.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "esp_heap_caps.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@
 #include "hal/rtc_hal.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+#include "esp_private/system_internal.h"
+#include "hal/clk_gate_ll.h"
+#include "hal/uart_hal.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "soc/rtc_periph.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
@@ -557,6 +564,32 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void cpu_domain_dev_regs_restore(cpu_domain_dev_sleep_frame_t *
     }
 }
 
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+static void update_retention_frame_crc(uint32_t *frame_ptr, uint32_t frame_check_size, uint32_t *frame_crc_ptr)
+{
+    *(frame_crc_ptr) = esp_crc32_le(0, (void *)frame_ptr, frame_check_size);
+}
+
+static void validate_retention_frame_crc(uint32_t *frame_ptr, uint32_t frame_check_size, uint32_t *frame_crc_ptr)
+{
+    if(*(frame_crc_ptr) != esp_crc32_le(0, (void *)(frame_ptr), frame_check_size)){
+        // resume uarts
+        for (int i = 0; i < SOC_UART_NUM; ++i) {
+#ifndef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+            if (!periph_ll_periph_enabled(PERIPH_UART0_MODULE + i)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+#endif
+            uart_ll_force_xon(i);
+        }
+
+        /* Since it is still in the critical now, use ESP_EARLY_LOG */
+        ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "Sleep retention frame is corrupted");
+        esp_restart_noos();
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 extern RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame * rv_core_critical_regs_save(void);
 extern RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame * rv_core_critical_regs_restore(void);
 typedef uint32_t (* sleep_cpu_entry_cb_t)(uint32_t, uint32_t, uint32_t, bool);
@@ -566,9 +599,18 @@ static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t do_cpu_retention(sleep_cpu_entry_cb_t goto_sleep,
 {
     RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame * frame = rv_core_critical_regs_save();
     if ((frame->pmufunc & 0x3) == 0x1) {
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+        /* Minus 2 * sizeof(long) is for bypass `pmufunc` and `frame_crc` field */
+        update_retention_frame_crc((uint32_t*)frame, RV_SLEEP_CTX_FRMSZ - 2 * sizeof(long), (uint32_t *)(&frame->frame_crc));
+#endif
         REG_WRITE(LIGHT_SLEEP_WAKE_STUB_ADDR_REG, (uint32_t)rv_core_critical_regs_restore);
         return (*goto_sleep)(wakeup_opt, reject_opt, lslp_mem_inf_fpu, dslp);
     }
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+    else {
+        validate_retention_frame_crc((uint32_t*)frame, RV_SLEEP_CTX_FRMSZ - 2 * sizeof(long), (uint32_t *)(&frame->frame_crc));
+    }
+#endif
 
     return ESP_OK;
 }
@@ -588,8 +630,17 @@ esp_err_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_cpu_retention(uint32_t (*goto_sleep)(uint32_t, uin
     cpu_domain_dev_regs_save(s_cpu_retention.retent.cache_config_frame);
     RvCoreNonCriticalSleepFrame *frame = rv_core_noncritical_regs_save();
 
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+    /* Minus sizeof(long) is for bypass `frame_crc` field */
+    update_retention_frame_crc((uint32_t*)frame, sizeof(RvCoreNonCriticalSleepFrame) - sizeof(long), (uint32_t *)(&frame->frame_crc));
+#endif
+
     esp_err_t err = do_cpu_retention(goto_sleep, wakeup_opt, reject_opt, lslp_mem_inf_fpu, dslp);
 
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+    validate_retention_frame_crc((uint32_t*)frame, sizeof(RvCoreNonCriticalSleepFrame) - sizeof(long), (uint32_t *)(&frame->frame_crc));
+#endif
+
     rv_core_noncritical_regs_restore(frame);
     cpu_domain_dev_regs_restore(s_cpu_retention.retent.cache_config_frame);
     cpu_domain_dev_regs_restore(s_cpu_retention.retent.intpri_frame);
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu_asm.S b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu_asm.S
index c62756d889..3a24e917db 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu_asm.S
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_cpu_asm.S
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ rv_core_critical_regs_save:
     sw      t2, RV_SLP_CTX_T2(t0)
     sw      s0, RV_SLP_CTX_S0(t0)
     sw      s1, RV_SLP_CTX_S1(t0)
-    sw      a0, RV_SLP_CTX_A0(t0)
 
-    /* !! WARNING, do not use the a0 register below, a0 carries important sleep
-     * information and will be returned as the return value !! */
+    /* a0 is caller saved, so it does not need to be saved, but it should be the
+       pointer value of RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame for return.
+     */
     mv      a0, t0
+    sw      a0, RV_SLP_CTX_A0(t0)
 
     sw      a1, RV_SLP_CTX_A1(t0)
     sw      a2, RV_SLP_CTX_A2(t0)
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_pm/.build-test-rules.yml
index 12b9c2ccaf..421533b5af 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/esp_pm/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm:
   disable:
-    - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32c6", "esp32h2"]
+    - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32h2"]
       temporary: true
       reason: Not supported yet
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/Kconfig b/components/esp_pm/Kconfig
index 0b53ea500f..dbb21c28f0 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_pm/Kconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ menu "Power Management"
         bool
         default n
 
+    config PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+        bool
+        depends on PM_POWER_DOWN_CPU_IN_LIGHT_SLEEP
+        default n if !IDF_CI_BUILD
+        help
+            This option is invisible to users, and it is only used for ci testing,
+            enabling it in the application will increase the sleep and wake-up time overhead
+
     config PM_POWER_DOWN_CPU_IN_LIGHT_SLEEP
         bool "Power down CPU in light sleep"
         depends on IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3 || IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3 || IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/README.md b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/README.md
index b5be4985c5..7e7523ec85 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/README.md
+++ b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-| Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-S3 |
-| ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
+| Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-S3 |
+| ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/main/test_pm.c b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/main/test_pm.c
index af98d2c54a..7678d46d81 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/main/test_pm.c
+++ b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/main/test_pm.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void switch_freq(int mhz)
     }
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6
 static const int test_freqs[] = {40, CONFIG_ESP_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_MHZ, 80, 40, 80, 10, 80, 20, 40};
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C2
 static const int test_freqs[] = {CONFIG_XTAL_FREQ, CONFIG_ESP_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_MHZ, 80, CONFIG_XTAL_FREQ, 80,
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/pytest_esp_pm.py b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/pytest_esp_pm.py
index 18f66db83a..fea31fc4b8 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/pytest_esp_pm.py
+++ b/components/esp_pm/test_apps/esp_pm/pytest_esp_pm.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
 
 CONFIGS = [
-    pytest.param('default', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32c6', 'esp32h2'], reason='c6/h2 support TBD')]),
-    pytest.param('limits', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32c6', 'esp32h2'], reason='c6/h2 support TBD')]),
-    pytest.param('options', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32c6', 'esp32h2'], reason='c6/h2 support TBD')]),
+    pytest.param('default', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32h2'], reason='h2 support TBD')]),
+    pytest.param('limits', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32h2'], reason='h2 support TBD')]),
+    pytest.param('options', marks=[pytest.mark.supported_targets, pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32h2'], reason='h2 support TBD')]),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/components/riscv/include/riscv/rvsleep-frames.h b/components/riscv/include/riscv/rvsleep-frames.h
index 06b2b75d8c..929d581c62 100644
--- a/components/riscv/include/riscv/rvsleep-frames.h
+++ b/components/riscv/include/riscv/rvsleep-frames.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef __RVSLEEP_FRAMES_H__
 #define __RVSLEEP_FRAMES_H__
 
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+
 /* Align a value up to nearest n-byte boundary, where n is a power of 2. */
 #define ALIGNUP(n, val) (((val) + (n) - 1) & -(n))
 
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ STRUCT_BEGIN
                                                              * to sleep or has just been awakened. We use the
                                                              * lowest 2 bits as indication infomation, 3 means
                                                              * being awakened, 1 means going to sleep */
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+    STRUCT_FIELD (long, 4, RV_SLP_CSF_CTX_CRC,  frame_crc)  /* Used to check RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame integrity */
+#endif
 STRUCT_END(RvCoreCriticalSleepFrame)
 
 #if defined(_ASMLANGUAGE) || defined(__ASSEMBLER__)
@@ -148,6 +153,9 @@ STRUCT_BEGIN
     STRUCT_FIELD (long, 4, RV_SLP_CTX_UGPIO_OEN,        ugpio_oen)
     STRUCT_FIELD (long, 4, RV_SLP_CTX_UGPIO_IN,         ugpio_in)
     STRUCT_FIELD (long, 4, RV_SLP_CTX_UGPIO_OUT,        ugpio_out)
+#if CONFIG_PM_CHECK_SLEEP_RETENTION_FRAME
+    STRUCT_FIELD (long, 4, RV_SLP_NCSF_CTX_CRC,         frame_crc)        /* Used to check RvCoreNonCriticalSleepFrame integrity */
+#endif
 STRUCT_END(RvCoreNonCriticalSleepFrame)
 
 #endif /* #ifndef __RVSLEEP_FRAMES_H__ */