diff --git a/components/esp_event/test_apps/pytest_esp_event.py b/components/esp_event/test_apps/pytest_esp_event.py
index 71ee1bfe20..ea21630d71 100644
--- a/components/esp_event/test_apps/pytest_esp_event.py
+++ b/components/esp_event/test_apps/pytest_esp_event.py
@@ -2,50 +2,64 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
+from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
 
 
-@pytest.mark.esp32
-@pytest.mark.esp32s2
-@pytest.mark.esp32c3
 @pytest.mark.generic
+@idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32', 'esp32s2', 'esp32c3'], indirect=['target'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'defaults',
+        'no_isr_post',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
 def test_esp_event(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.esp32
 @pytest.mark.host_test
 @pytest.mark.qemu
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('qemu_extra_args', [
-    '-global driver=timer.esp32.timg,property=wdt_disable,value=true',
-], indirect=True)  # need to disable wdt since it is not synchronized with target cpu clock on QEMU for ESP32
-def test_esp_event_qemu_esp32(dut: Dut) -> None:
+@pytest.mark.xfail('config.getvalue("target") == "esp32c3"', reason='Unstable on QEMU, needs investigation')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'defaults',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32', 'esp32c3'], indirect=['target'])
+def test_esp_event_qemu(dut: Dut) -> None:
     for case in dut.test_menu:
         if 'qemu-ignore' not in case.groups and not case.is_ignored and case.type == 'normal':
             dut._run_normal_case(case)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.esp32c3
-@pytest.mark.host_test
-@pytest.mark.qemu
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('qemu_extra_args', [
-    '-icount 3',
-], indirect=True)  # need to add -icount 3 to make WDT accurate on QEMU for ESP32-C3
-def test_esp_event_qemu_esp32c3(dut: Dut) -> None:
-    for case in dut.test_menu:
-        if 'qemu-ignore' not in case.groups and not case.is_ignored and case.type == 'normal':
-            dut._run_normal_case(case)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.linux
 @pytest.mark.host_test
+@idf_parametrize('target', ['linux'], indirect=['target'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'defaults',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
 def test_esp_event_posix_simulator(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests.')
     dut.write('*')
     dut.expect(r'\d{2} Tests 0 Failures 0 Ignored', timeout=120)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.esp32
 @pytest.mark.generic
+@idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32'], indirect=['target'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'defaults',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
 def test_esp_event_profiling(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests.')
     dut.write('"profiling reports valid values"')
diff --git a/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.defaults b/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.no_isr_post b/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.no_isr_post
index 1b0464b258..74478bc74b 100644
--- a/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.no_isr_post
+++ b/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.no_isr_post
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # This configuration checks the event loop if posting from ISR is disabled
-CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_INIT=n
-CONFIG_POST_EVENTS_FROM_ISR=n
+CONFIG_ESP_EVENT_POST_FROM_ISR=n