diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
index 9202f59ddc..d4c15755bf 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
   - "components/unity/unity"
   - "components/heap/tlsf"
   - "components/bt/controller/lib_esp32c6/esp32c6-bt-lib"
+  - "components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib"
   - ".gitmodules"
 
 .patterns-danger-npm: &patterns-danger-npm
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e944b5da37..7f360584a7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -143,3 +143,7 @@
 [submodule "components/esp_coex/lib"]
 	path = components/esp_coex/lib
 	url = ../../espressif/esp-coex-lib.git
+
+[submodule "components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib"]
+	path = components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib
+	url = ../../espressif/esp-ble-mesh-lib.git
diff --git a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
index 80395ed029..a1a02cb41a 100644
--- a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ set(ble_mesh_include_dirs
     "esp_ble_mesh/api/core/include"
     "esp_ble_mesh/api/models/include"
     "esp_ble_mesh/api"
+    "esp_ble_mesh/lib/include"
     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/api/core/include"
     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/api/models/include"
     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/btc/include"
-    "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/include"
 )
 
 set(bluedroid_include_dirs host/bluedroid/api/include/api)
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ if(CONFIG_BT_ENABLED)
                     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/btc/btc_ble_mesh_rpr_model.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/btc/btc_ble_mesh_sar_model.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/btc/btc_ble_mesh_srpl_model.c"
-                    "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/ext.c")
+                    "esp_ble_mesh/lib/ext.c")
 
         if(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_SAR_ENHANCEMENT)
             list(APPEND srcs "esp_ble_mesh/core/transport.enh.c")
@@ -826,20 +826,20 @@ endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_BLE_MESH)
     if(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32)
-        add_prebuilt_library(mesh_v11 "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/lib/esp32/libmesh_v1.1.a")
-        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE mesh_v11)
+        add_prebuilt_library(ble_mesh "esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/esp32/libble_mesh.a")
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ble_mesh)
     elseif(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
-        add_prebuilt_library(mesh_v11 "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/lib/esp32s3/libmesh_v1.1.a")
-        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE mesh_v11)
+        add_prebuilt_library(ble_mesh "esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/esp32s3/libble_mesh.a")
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ble_mesh)
     elseif(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3)
-        add_prebuilt_library(mesh_v11 "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/lib/esp32c3/libmesh_v1.1.a")
-        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE mesh_v11)
+        add_prebuilt_library(ble_mesh "esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/esp32c3/libble_mesh.a")
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ble_mesh)
     elseif(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6)
-        add_prebuilt_library(mesh_v11 "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/lib/esp32c6/libmesh_v1.1.a")
-        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE mesh_v11)
+        add_prebuilt_library(ble_mesh "esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/esp32c6/libble_mesh.a")
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ble_mesh)
     elseif(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2)
-        add_prebuilt_library(mesh_v11 "esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/lib/esp32h2/libmesh_v1.1.a")
-        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE mesh_v11)
+        add_prebuilt_library(ble_mesh "esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/esp32h2/libble_mesh.a")
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ble_mesh)
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/ext.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/ext.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/ext.c
rename to components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/ext.c
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/include/mesh_v1.1/utils.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/include/mesh_v1.1/utils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/v1.1/include/mesh_v1.1/utils.h
rename to components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/include/mesh_v1.1/utils.h
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..73b3b96db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 73b3b96db91d170d96e0f3e901a47f51e749e75b
diff --git a/tools/ci/astyle-rules.yml b/tools/ci/astyle-rules.yml
index 98ff84a0f6..ba24f97d86 100644
--- a/tools/ci/astyle-rules.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/astyle-rules.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ submodules:
     - "/components/bt/controller/lib_esp32c6/esp32c6-bt-lib/"
     - "/components/bt/controller/lib_esp32h2/esp32h2-bt-lib/"
     - "/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble/"
+    - "/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/lib/lib/"
     - "/components/cmock/CMock/"
     - "/components/esp_coex/lib/"
     - "/components/esp_phy/lib/"