diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/espressif/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/common/espressif/Kconfig
index 601e77983f1..e4fcf22cea6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/espressif/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/espressif/Kconfig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL
 	depends on ESPRESSIF_EFUSE
 	default n
 	---help---
-		Enable virtual efuse support to simulate eFuse operations in RAM, changes will be reverted each reboot
+		Enable virtual efuse support to simulate eFuse operations in RAM, changes will be reverted each reboot.
 
 config ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
 	bool "Keep E-Fuses in flash"
@@ -67,23 +67,25 @@ config ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
 		This mode is useful when need to keep changes after reboot (testing secure_boot,
 		flash_encryption or using MCUBoot + encryption).
 
-if ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
+if ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH || ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+
+menu "Virtual E-Fuse Options"
 
 config ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET
-	hex "E-Fuses offset in flash"
-	depends on ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
-	default 0x250000
+	hex "Virtual E-Fuses offset in flash"
+	default 0x10000 if ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+	default 0x250000 if !ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
 	---help---
 		Offset in flash where the E-Fuses will be stored when using the "E-Fuses size to keep in flash" option.
 
 config ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_SIZE
-	hex "E-Fuses size to keep in flash"
-	depends on ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
+	hex "Virtual E-Fuses size to keep in flash"
 	default 0x2000
 	---help---
 		Size of E-Fuse region to keep in flash.
 
-endif # ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH
+endmenu # Virtual E-Fuse Options
+endif # ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH || ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
 
 config ESPRESSIF_TEMP
 	bool "Internal Temperature Sensor"
@@ -1123,7 +1125,7 @@ comment "Application Image OTA Update support"
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image primary slot offset"
-	default 0x10000
+	default 0x20000
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image primary slot device path"
@@ -1131,7 +1133,7 @@ config ESPRESSIF_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image secondary slot offset"
-	default 0x110000
+	default 0x120000
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image secondary slot device path"
@@ -1143,7 +1145,7 @@ config ESPRESSIF_OTA_SLOT_SIZE
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_SCRATCH_OFFSET
 	hex "Scratch partition offset"
-	default 0x210000
+	default 0x220000
 
 config ESPRESSIF_OTA_SCRATCH_SIZE
 	hex "Scratch partition size"
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Bootloader.mk b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Bootloader.mk
index 072abff7939..c98b614c727 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Bootloader.mk
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Bootloader.mk
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
 		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA) \
 		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_LEVEL,3) \
 	} >> $(BOOTLOADER_CONFIG)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH),y)
+	$(Q) { \
+		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL) \
+		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH) \
+		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_OFFSET,$(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET)) \
+		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_SIZE,$(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_SIZE)) \
+	} >> $(BOOTLOADER_CONFIG)
+endif
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
 	$(Q) { \
 		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM) \
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
index 0dac8a3afba..a77fb9d4ff2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ config ESP32_OTA_PARTITION_ENCRYPT
 
 config ESP32_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image primary slot offset"
-	default 0x10000
+	default 0x20000
 
 config ESP32_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image primary slot device path"
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ config ESP32_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 
 config ESP32_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image secondary slot offset"
-	default 0x110000
+	default 0x120000
 
 config ESP32_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image secondary slot device path"
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ config ESP32_OTA_SLOT_SIZE
 
 config ESP32_OTA_SCRATCH_OFFSET
 	hex "Scratch partition offset"
-	default 0x210000
+	default 0x220000
 
 config ESP32_OTA_SCRATCH_SIZE
 	hex "Scratch partition size"
@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@ endchoice
 config ESP32_MCUBOOT_VERSION
 	string "MCUboot version"
 	depends on ESP32_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
-	default "20f98e0a975c24864872e0df5701eb1082e9c957"
+	default "aa4fa2b6e17361dd3ce16a60883059778fd147a9"
 
 config ESP32_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE
 	int "Application image header size (in bytes)"
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Make.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Make.defs
index 47d995bf51a..8e2620eaa9a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Make.defs
@@ -284,5 +284,6 @@ endif
 
 distclean::
 	$(call DELDIR,chip/$(ESP_HAL_3RDPARTY_REPO))
+	$(call DELFILE,../../../vefuse.bin)
 
 INCLUDES += ${INCDIR_PREFIX}$(ARCH_SRCDIR)$(DELIM)common$(DELIM)espressif
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Kconfig
index 9354e39b984..3b7d74d8712 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Kconfig
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ endchoice
 
 config ESP32S2_MCUBOOT_VERSION
 	string "MCUboot version"
-	default "20f98e0a975c24864872e0df5701eb1082e9c957"
+	default "aa4fa2b6e17361dd3ce16a60883059778fd147a9"
 	depends on ESP32S2_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
 
 config ESP32S2_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Make.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Make.defs
index e850cf1669c..a34d11426fe 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s2/Make.defs
@@ -188,3 +188,4 @@ distclean::
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_USE_ULP_RISCV_CORE),y)
 	$(call DELDIR,chip/ulp)
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE,../../../vefuse.bin)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Bootloader.mk b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Bootloader.mk
index c247d79677e..d3f6d16e29c 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Bootloader.mk
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Bootloader.mk
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
 		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA) \
 		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_LEVEL,3) \
 	} >> $(BOOTLOADER_CONFIG)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH),y)
+	$(Q) { \
+		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL) \
+		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH) \
+		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_OFFSET,$(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET)) \
+		$(call cfg_val,CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_SIZE,$(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_SIZE)) \
+	} >> $(BOOTLOADER_CONFIG)
+endif
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
 	$(Q) { \
 		$(call cfg_en,CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM) \
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
index 8697b5d0163..ad440bb9563 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ comment "Application Image OTA Update support"
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image primary slot offset"
-	default 0x10000
+	default 0x20000
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image primary slot device path"
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ config ESP32S3_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_OFFSET
 	hex "Application image secondary slot offset"
-	default 0x110000
+	default 0x120000
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
 	string "Application image secondary slot device path"
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ config ESP32S3_OTA_SLOT_SIZE
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_SCRATCH_OFFSET
 	hex "Scratch partition offset"
-	default 0x210000
+	default 0x220000
 
 config ESP32S3_OTA_SCRATCH_SIZE
 	hex "Scratch partition size"
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ endchoice
 
 config ESP32S3_MCUBOOT_VERSION
 	string "MCUboot version"
-	default "20f98e0a975c24864872e0df5701eb1082e9c957"
+	default "aa4fa2b6e17361dd3ce16a60883059778fd147a9"
 	depends on ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
 
 config ESP32S3_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Make.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Make.defs
index 449f0272663..ee770f4b1a7 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Make.defs
@@ -274,3 +274,4 @@ distclean::
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_USE_ULP_RISCV_CORE),y)
 	$(call DELDIR,chip/ulp)
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE,../../../vefuse.bin)
diff --git a/tools/esp32/Config.mk b/tools/esp32/Config.mk
index d3aa9c65453..ebb8210b41d 100644
--- a/tools/esp32/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/esp32/Config.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
+# MCUBoot requires a region in flash for the E-Fuse virtual mode.
+# To avoid erasing this region, flash a dummy empty file to the
+# virtual E-Fuse offset.
+
+VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN := vefuse.bin
+
 # These are the macros that will be used in the NuttX make system to compile
 # and assemble source files and to insert the resulting object files into an
 # archive.  These replace the default definitions at tools/Config.mk
@@ -58,6 +64,12 @@ endif
 
 ESPTOOL_FLASH_OPTS := -fs $(FLASH_SIZE) -fm $(FLASH_MODE) -ff $(FLASH_FREQ)
 
+define MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN
+	$(Q)if [ ! -f "$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)" ]; then \
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN) count=0 status=none; \
+	fi
+endef
+
 # Configure the variables according to build environment
 
 ESPTOOL_MIN_VERSION := 4.8.0
@@ -95,6 +107,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
 	APP_IMAGE      := nuttx.bin
 	FLASH_APP      := $(APP_OFFSET) $(APP_IMAGE)
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
+
+	ESPTOOL_BINS += $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET) $(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)
+
 	ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_ESPTOOL_TARGET_PRIMARY),y)
 		VERIFIED   := --confirm
 		APP_OFFSET := $(CONFIG_ESP32_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET)
@@ -274,6 +289,7 @@ endif
 
 define POSTBUILD
 	$(call MKIMAGE)
+	$(if $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT),$(call MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN))
 	$(if $(CONFIG_ESP32_MERGE_BINS),$(call MERGEBIN))
 endef
 
diff --git a/tools/esp32s2/Config.mk b/tools/esp32s2/Config.mk
index b79c4d4de2e..b8402f9c8d4 100644
--- a/tools/esp32s2/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/esp32s2/Config.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
+# MCUBoot requires a region in flash for the E-Fuse virtual mode.
+# To avoid erasing this region, flash a dummy empty file to the
+# virtual E-Fuse offset.
+
+VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN := vefuse.bin
+
 # These are the macros that will be used in the NuttX make system to compile
 # and assemble source files and to insert the resulting object files into an
 # archive.  These replace the default definitions at tools/Config.mk
@@ -58,6 +64,12 @@ endif
 
 ESPTOOL_FLASH_OPTS := -fs $(FLASH_SIZE) -fm $(FLASH_MODE) -ff $(FLASH_FREQ)
 
+define MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN
+	$(Q)if [ ! -f "$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)" ]; then \
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN) count=0 status=none; \
+	fi
+endef
+
 # Configure the variables according to build environment
 
 ESPTOOL_MIN_VERSION := 4.8.0
@@ -83,6 +95,9 @@ ifdef ESPTOOL_BINDIR
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S2_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
+
+	ESPTOOL_BINS += $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET) $(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)
+
 	ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S2_ESPTOOL_TARGET_PRIMARY),y)
 		VERIFIED   := --confirm
 		APP_OFFSET := $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET)
@@ -235,6 +250,7 @@ endif
 
 define POSTBUILD
 	$(call MKIMAGE)
+	$(if $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT),$(call MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN))
 	$(if $(CONFIG_ESP32S2_MERGE_BINS),$(call MERGEBIN))
 endef
 
diff --git a/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk b/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk
index 9d2dbf980e7..4397b545c9d 100644
--- a/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
+# MCUBoot requires a region in flash for the E-Fuse virtual mode.
+# To avoid erasing this region, flash a dummy empty file to the
+# virtual E-Fuse offset.
+
+VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN := vefuse.bin
+
 # These are the macros that will be used in the NuttX make system to compile
 # and assemble source files and to insert the resulting object files into an
 # archive.  These replace the default definitions at tools/Config.mk
@@ -56,6 +62,12 @@ endif
 
 ESPTOOL_FLASH_OPTS := -fs $(FLASH_SIZE) -fm $(FLASH_MODE) -ff $(FLASH_FREQ)
 
+define MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN
+	$(Q)if [ ! -f "$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)" ]; then \
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=$(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN) count=0 status=none; \
+	fi
+endef
+
 # Configure the variables according to build environment
 
 ESPTOOL_MIN_VERSION := 4.8.0
@@ -82,6 +94,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY),y)
 	APP_IMAGE      := nuttx.bin
 	FLASH_APP      := $(APP_OFFSET) $(APP_IMAGE)
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
+
+	ESPTOOL_BINS += $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH_OFFSET) $(VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN)
+
 	ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32S3_ESPTOOL_TARGET_PRIMARY),y)
 		VERIFIED   := --confirm
 		APP_OFFSET := $(CONFIG_ESP32S3_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET)
@@ -200,6 +215,7 @@ endif
 
 define POSTBUILD
 	$(call MKIMAGE)
+	$(if $(CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT),$(call MAKE_VIRTUAL_EFUSE_BIN))
 	$(if $(CONFIG_ESP32S3_MERGE_BINS),$(call MERGEBIN))
 endef