diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
index 27549d8edb..a836a399c2 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
@@ -441,18 +441,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_light_sleep_start(void);
  * Call to this function is equivalent to a call to esp_deep_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup
  * followed by a call to esp_deep_sleep_start.
  *
- * esp_deep_sleep does not shut down WiFi, BT, and higher level protocol
- * connections gracefully.
- * Make sure relevant WiFi and BT stack functions are called to close any
- * connections and deinitialize the peripherals. These include:
- *     - esp_bluedroid_disable
- *     - esp_bt_controller_disable
- *     - esp_wifi_stop
- *
- * This function does not return.
- *
- * @note The device will wake up immediately if the deep-sleep time is set to 0
- *
  * @param time_in_us  deep-sleep time, unit: microsecond
  */
 void esp_deep_sleep(uint64_t time_in_us) __attribute__((__noreturn__));
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
index 12c2b84ff6..14eb8eb9ae 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ inline static void IRAM_ATTR misc_modules_wake_prepare(void)
 
 inline static uint32_t call_rtc_sleep_start(uint32_t reject_triggers, uint32_t lslp_mem_inf_fpu, bool dslp);
 
-static uint32_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_start(uint32_t pd_flags, esp_sleep_mode_t mode)
+static esp_err_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_start(uint32_t pd_flags, esp_sleep_mode_t mode)
 {
     // Stop UART output so that output is not lost due to APB frequency change.
     // For light sleep, suspend UART output — it will resume after wakeup.
@@ -618,13 +618,10 @@ static uint32_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_start(uint32_t pd_flags, esp_sleep_mode_t mo
     }
 #endif
 
-    uint32_t reject_triggers = 0;
-    if (!deep_sleep) {
-        /* Light sleep, enable sleep reject for faster return from this function,
-         * in case the wakeup is already triggerred.
-         */
-        reject_triggers = (s_config.wakeup_triggers & RTC_SLEEP_REJECT_MASK) | sleep_modem_reject_triggers();
-    }
+    /* Enable sleep reject for faster return from this function,
+     * in case the wakeup is already triggerred.
+     */
+    uint32_t reject_triggers = (s_config.wakeup_triggers & RTC_SLEEP_REJECT_MASK) | sleep_modem_reject_triggers();
 
     //Append some flags in addition to power domains
     uint32_t sleep_flags = pd_flags;
@@ -756,7 +753,7 @@ static uint32_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_start(uint32_t pd_flags, esp_sleep_mode_t mo
     // re-enable UART output
     resume_uarts();
     s_lightsleep_cnt++;
-    return result;
+    return result ? ESP_ERR_SLEEP_REJECT : ESP_OK;
 }
 
 inline static uint32_t IRAM_ATTR call_rtc_sleep_start(uint32_t reject_triggers, uint32_t lslp_mem_inf_fpu, bool dslp)
@@ -829,7 +826,9 @@ void IRAM_ATTR esp_deep_sleep_start(void)
 #endif
 
     // Enter sleep
-    esp_sleep_start(force_pd_flags | pd_flags, ESP_SLEEP_MODE_DEEP_SLEEP);
+    if (esp_sleep_start(force_pd_flags | pd_flags, ESP_SLEEP_MODE_DEEP_SLEEP) == ESP_ERR_SLEEP_REJECT) {
+        ESP_EARLY_LOGW(TAG, "Deep sleep request is rejected");
+    }
 
     // Because RTC is in a slower clock domain than the CPU, it
     // can take several CPU cycles for the sleep mode to start.
@@ -852,7 +851,7 @@ static esp_err_t esp_light_sleep_inner(uint32_t pd_flags,
                                        uint32_t flash_enable_time_us)
 {
     // Enter sleep
-    uint32_t reject = esp_sleep_start(pd_flags, ESP_SLEEP_MODE_LIGHT_SLEEP);
+    esp_err_t reject = esp_sleep_start(pd_flags, ESP_SLEEP_MODE_LIGHT_SLEEP);
 
 #if SOC_CONFIGURABLE_VDDSDIO_SUPPORTED
     rtc_vddsdio_config_t vddsdio_config = rtc_vddsdio_get_config();
@@ -869,7 +868,7 @@ static esp_err_t esp_light_sleep_inner(uint32_t pd_flags,
         esp_rom_delay_us(flash_enable_time_us);
     }
 
-    return reject ? ESP_ERR_SLEEP_REJECT : ESP_OK;
+    return reject;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/rtc_clk/main/test_rtc_clk.c b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/rtc_clk/main/test_rtc_clk.c
index 3425455c1e..bd41fefff0 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/rtc_clk/main/test_rtc_clk.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/rtc_clk/main/test_rtc_clk.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@ static void trigger_deepsleep(void)
     esp_clk_slowclk_cal_set(esp_clk_slowclk_cal_get() / 2);
 
     // Delay for error accumulation.
-    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000));
+    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(10*1000));
 
     // Save start time. Deep sleep.
     start = esp_rtc_get_time_us();
-    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(1000);
+    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(5000);
     // In function esp_deep_sleep_start() uses function esp_sync_timekeeping_timers()
     // to prevent a negative time after wake up.
     esp_deep_sleep_start();
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ static void check_time_deepsleep_1(void)
     esp_clk_slowclk_cal_set(esp_clk_slowclk_cal_get() * 2);
 
     // Delay for error accumulation.
-    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000));
+    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(10*1000));
 
     start = esp_rtc_get_time_us();
 
-    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(1000);
+    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(5000);
     // In function esp_deep_sleep_start() uses function esp_sync_timekeeping_timers()
     // to prevent a negative time after wake up.
     esp_deep_sleep_start();
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test_apps/esp_system_unity_tests/main/test_sleep.c b/components/esp_system/test_apps/esp_system_unity_tests/main/test_sleep.c
index 3e653a5f86..577c211e1c 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/test_apps/esp_system_unity_tests/main/test_sleep.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/test_apps/esp_system_unity_tests/main/test_sleep.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static void trigger_deepsleep(void)
     // Deinit NVS to prevent Unity from complaining "The test leaked too much memory"
     TEST_ESP_OK(nvs_flash_deinit());
 
-    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(1000);
+    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(5000);
     // In function esp_deep_sleep_start() uses function esp_sync_timekeeping_timers()
     // to prevent a negative time after wake up.
     esp_deep_sleep_start();
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer/pytest_gptimer_example.py b/examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer/pytest_gptimer_example.py
index 4c65b72a7e..29a534d611 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer/pytest_gptimer_example.py
+++ b/examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer/pytest_gptimer_example.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_gptimer_example(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact('Start timer, auto-reload at alarm event', timeout=5)
     res = dut.expect(r'Timer reloaded, count=(\d+)', timeout=5)
     reloaded_count = res.group(1).decode('utf8')
-    assert 0 <= int(reloaded_count) < 10
+    assert 0 <= int(reloaded_count) < 20
 
     dut.expect_exact('Stop timer')
     dut.expect_exact('Start timer, update alarm value dynamically')