diff --git a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
index a6c7632830..2647e14675 100644
--- a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
 
+# Note: Almost all source files in this component include console_stdio_private.h.
+# This header only affects LIBC_PICOLIBC builds, not LIBC_NEWLIB builds.
+# It enables thread-local stdio streams, which are required for console functionality in some cases.
 set(srcs "commands.c"
          "esp_console_common.c"
          "esp_console_repl_internal.c"
@@ -40,6 +43,14 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                                   esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag
                     )
 
+if(CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC)
+    list(APPEND srcs_include_stdio_private ${srcs})
+    list(APPEND srcs_include_stdio_private ${argtable_srcs})
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM srcs_include_stdio_private "esp_console_repl_chip.c" "esp_console_repl_linux.c")
+    set_source_files_properties(${srcs_include_stdio_private}
+                                PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "--include=console_stdio_private.h")
+endif()
+
 if(CONFIG_COMPILER_STATIC_ANALYZER AND CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") # TODO IDF-10085
     target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-fno-analyzer")
 endif()
diff --git a/components/console/esp_console_common.c b/components/console/esp_console_common.c
index ce5c61b4a7..17c0ec62ba 100644
--- a/components/console/esp_console_common.c
+++ b/components/console/esp_console_common.c
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_setup_prompt(const char *prompt, esp_console_repl_com_t *r
     snprintf(repl_com->prompt, CONSOLE_PROMPT_MAX_LEN - 1, LOG_COLOR_I "%s " LOG_RESET_COLOR, prompt_temp);
 
     /* Figure out if the terminal supports escape sequences */
+    /* TODO IDF-14901: It is not appropriate to probe the current thread's console here.
+     * The esp_console_repl_task can open its own stdin/stdout for use.
+     * However, linenoiseProbe() cannot be moved to esp_console_repl_task
+     * to preserve user expectations. Consider the following usage pattern:
+     *     esp_console_start_repl(repl);
+     *     printf("!!!ready!!!");
+     * Users expect that when "!!!ready!!!" is printed, the console is already available.
+     * If linenoiseProbe() were moved to esp_console_repl_task, race conditions
+     * between threads combined with usleep() calls inside linenoiseProbe() could
+     * change this behavior. Currently, there is already a race between threads,
+     * but since esp_console_repl_task does not call any sleep functions, everything
+     * works as users expect.
+     */
     int probe_status = linenoiseProbe();
     if (probe_status) {
         /* zero indicates success */
@@ -159,7 +172,6 @@ void esp_console_repl_task(void *args)
 {
     esp_console_repl_universal_t *repl_conf = (esp_console_repl_universal_t *) args;
     esp_console_repl_com_t *repl_com = &repl_conf->repl_com;
-    const int uart_channel = repl_conf->uart_channel;
 
     /* Waiting for task notify. This happens when `esp_console_start_repl()`
      * function is called. */
@@ -173,6 +185,16 @@ void esp_console_repl_task(void *args)
     /* Change standard input and output of the task if the requested UART is
      * NOT the default one. This block will replace stdin, stdout and stderr.
      */
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+    // TODO IDF-14901
+    if (repl_com->_stdin) {
+        stdin = repl_com->_stdin;
+        stdout = stderr = repl_com->_stdout;
+    } else {
+        linenoise_init_with_global_stdio();
+    }
+#else
+    const int uart_channel = repl_conf->uart_channel;
     if (uart_channel != CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM) {
         char path[CONSOLE_PATH_MAX_LEN] = { 0 };
         snprintf(path, CONSOLE_PATH_MAX_LEN, "/dev/uart/%d", uart_channel);
@@ -181,6 +203,7 @@ void esp_console_repl_task(void *args)
         stdout = fopen(path, "w");
         stderr = stdout;
     }
+#endif
 
     /* Disable buffering on stdin of the current task.
      * If the console is ran on a different UART than the default one,
@@ -232,6 +255,10 @@ void esp_console_repl_task(void *args)
         linenoiseFree(line);
     }
 
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+    linenoise_close_stdio();
+#endif
+
     if (repl_com->state_mux != NULL) {
         xSemaphoreGive(repl_com->state_mux);
     }
diff --git a/components/console/esp_console_repl_chip.c b/components/console/esp_console_repl_chip.c
index 912fa90a66..96132fa984 100644
--- a/components/console/esp_console_repl_chip.c
+++ b/components/console/esp_console_repl_chip.c
@@ -252,9 +252,42 @@ esp_err_t esp_console_new_repl_uart(const esp_console_dev_uart_config_t *dev_con
         goto _exit;
     }
 
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC // TODO IDF-14901
+#if !CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC_NEWLIB_COMPATIBILITY
+#define tls_stdin linenoise_stdin
+#define tls_stdout linenoise_stdout
+#endif
+    extern __thread FILE *tls_stdin;
+    extern __thread FILE *tls_stdout;
+
+    // Workaround for Picolibc to use thread-local stdio streams when the console is not the default one.
+    // Need to set linenoise_stdin/linenoise_stdout to correct values that will be used by the esp_console_repl_task
+    // before esp_console_setup_prompt() call, because it uses them. After that, we can restore the original values.
+    if (dev_config->channel != CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM) {
+        char path[CONSOLE_PATH_MAX_LEN] = { 0 };
+        snprintf(path, CONSOLE_PATH_MAX_LEN, "/dev/uart/%d", dev_config->channel);
+        uart_repl->repl_com._stdin = fopen(path, "r");
+        uart_repl->repl_com._stdout = fopen(path, "w");
+    }
+    FILE *tmp_stdin = stdin;
+    FILE *tmp_stdout = stdout;
+    if (uart_repl->repl_com._stdin) {
+        tls_stdin = uart_repl->repl_com._stdin;
+        tls_stdout = uart_repl->repl_com._stdout;
+    }
+#endif
+
     // setup prompt
     esp_console_setup_prompt(repl_config->prompt, &uart_repl->repl_com);
 
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC // TODO IDF-14901
+    if (uart_repl->repl_com._stdin) {
+        // Restore the original values of tls_stdin and tls_stdout just in case.
+        tls_stdin = tmp_stdin;
+        tls_stdout = tmp_stdout;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Fill the structure here as it will be used directly by the created task. */
     uart_repl->uart_channel = dev_config->channel;
     uart_repl->repl_com.state = CONSOLE_REPL_STATE_INIT;
diff --git a/components/console/linenoise/linenoise.c b/components/console/linenoise/linenoise.c
index 4e051cf6a8..64fcf23a12 100644
--- a/components/console/linenoise/linenoise.c
+++ b/components/console/linenoise/linenoise.c
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "linenoise.h"
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+#include <stdio-bufio.h>
+#endif
+
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC && !CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC_NEWLIB_COMPATIBILITY
+__thread FILE *linenoise_stdin;
+__thread FILE *linenoise_stdout;
+#endif
 
 #define LINENOISE_DEFAULT_HISTORY_MAX_LEN 100
 #define LINENOISE_DEFAULT_MAX_LINE 4096
diff --git a/components/console/private_include/console_private.h b/components/console/private_include/console_private.h
index cbcca4d448..2e326fcb93 100644
--- a/components/console/private_include/console_private.h
+++ b/components/console/private_include/console_private.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef struct {
     esp_console_repl_t repl_core;        // base class
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+    FILE *_stdin;
+    FILE *_stdout;
+#endif
     char prompt[CONSOLE_PROMPT_MAX_LEN]; // Prompt to be printed before each line
     repl_state_t state;
     SemaphoreHandle_t state_mux;
diff --git a/components/console/private_include/console_stdio_private.h b/components/console/private_include/console_stdio_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7f4d46b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/console/private_include/console_stdio_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+/**
+ * This file provides thread-local storage for stdin/stdout streams when using
+ * picolibc to have thread-local stdio streams instead of global ones.
+ * It enables per-thread stdio redirection by:
+ * - Defining thread-local FILE* variables (tls_stdin, tls_stdout)
+ * - Redefining standard I/O macros (stdin, stdout, printf, scanf, etc.) to use TLS streams
+ * - Providing initialization and cleanup functions for TLS stdio streams
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC && !CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC_NEWLIB_COMPATIBILITY
+#define tls_stdin linenoise_stdin
+#define tls_stdout linenoise_stdout
+#endif
+
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+extern __thread FILE *tls_stdin;
+extern __thread FILE *tls_stdout;
+#endif
+
+static inline void linenoise_init_with_global_stdio(void)
+{
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+    tls_stdin = stdin;
+    tls_stdout = stdout;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void linenoise_close_stdio(void)
+{
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+    if (tls_stdin != stdin) {
+        fclose(tls_stdin);
+    }
+    if (tls_stdout != stdout) {
+        fclose(tls_stdout);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+#if CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC
+#undef  stdin
+#define stdin  tls_stdin
+
+#undef  stdout
+#define stdout tls_stdout
+
+#define printf(...)          fprintf(tls_stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define vprintf(fmt, ap)     vfprintf(tls_stdout, fmt, ap)
+#ifdef putchar
+#undef putchar
+#endif
+#define putchar(c)           fputc((c), tls_stdout)
+#define puts(s)              fputs((s), tls_stdout)
+
+#define scanf(...)           fscanf(tls_stdin, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define vscanf(fmt, ap)      vfscanf(tls_stdin, fmt, ap)
+#ifdef getchar
+#undef getchar
+#endif
+#define getchar()            fgetc(tls_stdin)
+#define gets(buf)            fgets((buf), sizeof(buf), tls_stdin)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt
index b253135b6c..0039ab47ae 100644
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+set(priv_requires unity console)
+
+if(NOT CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX)
+    list(APPEND priv_requires esp_driver_uart)
+endif()
+
 idf_component_register(SRCS "test_app_main.c" "test_console.c"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity console
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES ${priv_requires}
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c
index 2336f50da5..c475fd72d1 100644
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c
+++ b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_app_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include "unity_test_runner.h"
 #include "unity_test_utils_memory.h"
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
+#include "driver/uart.h"
+#endif
 
 // Some resources are lazy allocated (newlib locks) in the console code, the threshold is left for that case
 #define TEST_MEMORY_LEAK_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT (150)
@@ -36,6 +39,15 @@ void app_main(void)
     struct timeval tv = { 0 };
     gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
 
+#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
+    /* Preallocate UART1 memory */
+    fileno(stdin);
+    uart_driver_install(UART_NUM_1, 256, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
+    FILE *f = fopen("/dev/uart/1", "rw");
+    fclose(f);
+    uart_driver_delete(UART_NUM_1);
+#endif
+
     printf("Running console component tests\n");
     unity_run_menu();
 }
diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_console.c b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_console.c
index 71e96f12ea..bd6bc37168 100644
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_console.c
+++ b/components/console/test_apps/console/main/test_console.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
+#include "driver/uart.h"
+#endif
 
 /*
  * NOTE: Most of these unit tests DO NOT work standalone. They require pytest to control
@@ -404,3 +407,33 @@ TEST_CASE("esp console re-register commands", "[console][ignore]")
     TEST_ESP_OK(esp_console_start_repl(s_repl));
     vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(5000));
 }
+
+#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
+
+TEST_CASE("esp console repl custom_uart test", "[console][ignore]")
+{
+    set_leak_threshold(248);
+
+    printf("Running repl on UART1\n");
+
+    esp_console_repl_config_t repl_config = ESP_CONSOLE_REPL_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
+    esp_console_dev_uart_config_t uart_config = ESP_CONSOLE_DEV_UART_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
+    uart_config.channel = UART_NUM_1; // Set UART1 for repl task
+
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_console_new_repl_uart(&uart_config, &repl_config, &s_repl));
+
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_console_cmd_register(&s_quit_cmd));
+
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_console_start_repl(s_repl));
+
+    /* Wait a little for repl console initialization on UART1  */
+    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(300));
+
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_console_stop_repl(s_repl));
+
+    /* Let scheduler clean task internals  */
+    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(50));
+
+    printf("ByeBye\r\n");
+}
+#endif // !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX