diff --git a/components/esp_rom/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_rom/CMakeLists.txt
index 31d3e75594..a216bad4c2 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_rom/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ else() # Regular app build
         rom_linker_script("newlib")
 
         if(CONFIG_ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT AND CONFIG_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT)
-            if(NOT CONFIG_ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_32BIT_TIME)
+            if(NOT CONFIG_ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_32BIT_TIME AND NOT CONFIG_ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG)
                 # Newlib-nano functions contains time_t related functions
                 # and cannot be used if they were compiled with 32 bit time_t
                 rom_linker_script("newlib-nano")
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/Kconfig.soc_caps.in b/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
index e5e00f6047..4466c73bbf 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT
     bool
     default y
 
+config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG
+    bool
+    default y
+
 config ESP_ROM_HAS_VERSION
     bool
     default y
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/esp_rom_caps.h b/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/esp_rom_caps.h
index ba64361270..5d55df74b7 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/esp_rom_caps.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32c61/esp_rom_caps.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 // #define ESP_ROM_HAS_REGI2C_BUG              (1) // ROM has the regi2c bug
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB                  (1) // ROM has newlib (at least parts of it) functions included
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT      (1) // ROM has the newlib nano version of formatting functions
+#define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG  (1) // ROM has the printf float bug with newlib nano version
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_VERSION                 (1) // ROM has version/eco information
 #define ESP_ROM_WDT_INIT_PATCH              (1) // ROM version does not configure the clock
 #define ESP_ROM_RAM_APP_NEEDS_MMU_INIT      (1) // ROM doesn't init cache MMU when it's a RAM APP, needs MMU hal to init
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/Kconfig.soc_caps.in b/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
index 6031250be9..237d488cad 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT
     bool
     default y
 
+config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG
+    bool
+    default y
+
 config ESP_ROM_WDT_INIT_PATCH
     bool
     default y
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/esp_rom_caps.h b/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/esp_rom_caps.h
index cca3356b40..3d5a49dcea 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/esp_rom_caps.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32h2/esp_rom_caps.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define ESP_ROM_WITHOUT_REGI2C              (1) // ROM has no regi2c APIs
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB                  (1) // ROM has newlib (at least parts of it) functions included
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT      (1) // ROM has the newlib nano versions of formatting functions
+#define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG  (1) // ROM has the printf float bug with newlib nano version
 #define ESP_ROM_WDT_INIT_PATCH              (1) // ROM version does not configure the clock
 #define ESP_ROM_NEEDS_SET_CACHE_MMU_SIZE    (1) // ROM needs to set cache MMU size according to instruction and rodata for flash mmap
 #define ESP_ROM_RAM_APP_NEEDS_MMU_INIT      (1) // ROM doesn't init cache MMU when it's a RAM APP, needs MMU hal to init
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/Kconfig.soc_caps.in b/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
index dfc4770d76..7e28eedc62 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT
     bool
     default y
 
+config ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG
+    bool
+    default y
+
 config ESP_ROM_HAS_VERSION
     bool
     default y
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/esp_rom_caps.h b/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/esp_rom_caps.h
index 0f73954699..3ef8fb4a30 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/esp_rom_caps.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/esp32p4/esp_rom_caps.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define ESP_ROM_WITHOUT_REGI2C              (1) // ROM has no regi2c APIs
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB                  (1) // ROM has newlib (at least parts of it) functions included
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT      (1) // ROM has the newlib nano version of formatting functions
+#define ESP_ROM_HAS_NEWLIB_NANO_PRINTF_FLOAT_BUG  (1) // ROM has the printf float bug with newlib nano version
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_VERSION                 (1) // ROM has version/eco information
 #define ESP_ROM_CLIC_INT_TYPE_PATCH         (1) // ROM api esprv_intc_int_set_type configuring edge type interrupt is invalid
 #define ESP_ROM_HAS_OUTPUT_PUTC_FUNC        (1) // ROM has esp_rom_output_putc (or ets_write_char_uart)
diff --git a/components/newlib/test_apps/newlib/main/test_newlib.c b/components/newlib/test_apps/newlib/main/test_newlib.c
index 4939fd028e..48cd9d0992 100644
--- a/components/newlib/test_apps/newlib/main/test_newlib.c
+++ b/components/newlib/test_apps/newlib/main/test_newlib.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static bool fn_in_rom(void *fn)
 /* Older chips have newlib nano in rom as well, but this is not linked in due to us now using 64 bit time_t
    and the ROM code was compiled for 32 bit.
  */
-#define PRINTF_NANO_IN_ROM (CONFIG_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT && (CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32P4))
+#define PRINTF_NANO_IN_ROM (CONFIG_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT && CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C2)
 #define SSCANF_NANO_IN_ROM (CONFIG_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT && CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C2)
 
 TEST_CASE("check if ROM or Flash is used for functions", "[newlib]")
@@ -230,3 +230,10 @@ TEST_CASE("newlib: rom and toolchain localtime func gives the same result", "[ne
     printf("%s\n", test_result);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING("2020-03-12 15:00:00 EDT (tm_isdst = 1)", test_result);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("newlib: printf float as expected", "[newlib]")
+{
+    const float val = 1.23;
+    int len = printf("test printf float val is %1.2f\n", val);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(30, len);
+}