diff --git a/boot/espressif/CMakeLists.txt b/boot/espressif/CMakeLists.txt
index d1e18d2dab..05358839c1 100644
--- a/boot/espressif/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boot/espressif/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ endif()
 add_definitions(-DMCUBOOT_TARGET=${MCUBOOT_TARGET})
 add_definitions(-D__ESPRESSIF__=1)
 
+set(EXPECTED_IDF_HAL_VERSION "5.1.4")
+
 if ("${MCUBOOT_TARGET}" STREQUAL "esp32" OR
     "${MCUBOOT_TARGET}" STREQUAL "esp32s2" OR
     "${MCUBOOT_TARGET}" STREQUAL "esp32s3")
@@ -92,6 +94,25 @@ if (NOT DEFINED ESP_HAL_PATH)
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()
+message(STATUS "Defined ESP_HAL_PATH: ${ESP_HAL_PATH}")
+
+# Verify from which IDF version the HAL is based on
+set(IDF_VER_HEADER_FILE "${ESP_HAL_PATH}/components/esp_common/include/esp_idf_version.h")
+
+get_version_from_header("ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR" ${IDF_VER_HEADER_FILE} IDF_VERSION_MAJOR)
+get_version_from_header("ESP_IDF_VERSION_MINOR" ${IDF_VER_HEADER_FILE} IDF_VERSION_MINOR)
+get_version_from_header("ESP_IDF_VERSION_PATCH" ${IDF_VER_HEADER_FILE} IDF_VERSION_PATCH)
+
+set(IDF_VERSION "${IDF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${IDF_VERSION_MINOR}.${IDF_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+if (NOT IDF_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL ${EXPECTED_IDF_HAL_VERSION})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+            "Unsupported HAL version ${IDF_VERSION}, expected ${EXPECTED_IDF_HAL_VERSION}. \
+             Verify if the RTOS repository, where you are trying to build from, is up to date, \
+             or check the installation pointed on ESP_HAL_PATH.")
+else ()
+    message(STATUS "HAL based on ESP-IDF version: ${IDF_VERSION}")
+endif()
 
 execute_process(
     COMMAND git describe --tags
diff --git a/boot/espressif/tools/utils.cmake b/boot/espressif/tools/utils.cmake
index 238b30eb24..965571fda1 100644
--- a/boot/espressif/tools/utils.cmake
+++ b/boot/espressif/tools/utils.cmake
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ function(parse_and_set_config_file CONFIG_FILE)
         endif()
     endforeach()
 endfunction()
+
+# Auxiliar function to get IDF version from esp_idf_version.h file
+function(get_version_from_header VAR_NAME HEADER_FILE VERSION_OUT)
+    # Read the header file and extract the value of the specified macro
+    file(READ "${HEADER_FILE}" CONTENTS)
+    string(REGEX MATCH "#define ${VAR_NAME}[ ]+([0-9]+)" MATCH "${CONTENTS}")
+    if(MATCH)
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "#define ${VAR_NAME}[ ]+([0-9]+)" "\\1" VERSION "${MATCH}")
+        set(${VERSION_OUT} "${VERSION}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find ${VAR_NAME} in ${HEADER_FILE}")
+    endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/ci/espressif_install.sh b/ci/espressif_install.sh
index c2ec2c4edf..4ac52c9ab3 100755
--- a/ci/espressif_install.sh
+++ b/ci/espressif_install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ install_imgtool() {
 
 install_idf() {
     pushd $HOME
-    git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git --branch release/v5.1
+    git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git --branch v5.1.4
     [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && exit 1
 
     $HOME/esp-idf/install.sh
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.d/espressif-idf-version-checking.md b/docs/release-notes.d/espressif-idf-version-checking.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8944a69594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes.d/espressif-idf-version-checking.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Added verification for supported IDF-based HAL version.
+- Fixed missing macro for XMC flash devices on ESP32-S3