diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
index c669727338..d85791e4ac 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "unity.h"
 #include "sdmmc_cmd.h"
 #include "sdmmc_test_begin_end_spi.h"
@@ -46,3 +47,38 @@ TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 1, HS", "[sdspi]")
     //here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
 }
+
+static void do_one_sdspi_probe_ignore_crc(int slot, int freq_khz)
+{
+    sdmmc_card_t card;
+    sdmmc_test_spi_skip_if_board_incompatible(slot, freq_khz);
+    sdmmc_host_t config = SDSPI_HOST_DEFAULT();
+    config.flags |= SDMMC_HOST_FLAG_SPI_IGNORE_DATA_CRC;
+    sdmmc_test_spi_begin(slot, freq_khz, &card, &config, NULL, NULL);
+    sdmmc_card_print_info(stdout, &card);
+    size_t sector_size = card.csd.sector_size;
+    uint8_t* buffer = heap_caps_calloc(sector_size, 1, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
+    TEST_ESP_OK(sdmmc_read_sectors(&card, buffer, 0, 1));
+    uint8_t* w_buffer = heap_caps_calloc(sector_size, 1, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
+    memset(w_buffer, 0xAB, sector_size);
+    int k = 10; // write every k sectors
+    for (int i = 0; i < 30; i += sector_size * k) {
+        memset(buffer, 0, sector_size);
+        TEST_ESP_OK(sdmmc_write_sectors(&card, w_buffer, i, 1));
+        TEST_ESP_OK(sdmmc_read_sectors(&card, buffer, i, 1));
+        TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(memcmp(buffer, w_buffer, sector_size) == 0);
+    }
+    free(w_buffer);
+    free(buffer);
+    sdmmc_test_spi_end(slot, &card);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 0, disabled crc check", "[sdspi]")
+{
+    do_one_sdspi_probe_ignore_crc(SLOT_0, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 1, disabled crc check", "[sdspi]")
+{
+    do_one_sdspi_probe_ignore_crc(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
+}
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/include/sd_protocol_types.h b/components/sdmmc/include/sd_protocol_types.h
index effe3b4a0f..fe7cddfceb 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/include/sd_protocol_types.h
+++ b/components/sdmmc/include/sd_protocol_types.h
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ typedef struct {
                                                  Currently this is only used by the SDIO driver. Set this flag when
                                                  using SDIO CMD53 byte mode, with user buffer that is behind the cache
                                                  or not aligned to 4 byte boundary. */
+#define SDMMC_HOST_FLAG_SPI_IGNORE_DATA_CRC \
+                                BIT(7)      /*!< SPI mode only: Do not enable CRC verification (skip CMD59).
+                                                 Not recommended as it disables data integrity checking. */
     int slot;                   /*!< slot number, to be passed to host functions */
     int max_freq_khz;           /*!< max frequency supported by the host */
 #define SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT      20000       /*!< SD/MMC Default speed (limited by clock divider) */
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.c
index 8135e593e2..ada98adc1a 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.c
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_fix_host_flags(sdmmc_card_t* card)
             card->host.flags |= width_4bit;
         }
     }
+
+    if (card->host.flags & SDMMC_HOST_FLAG_SPI_IGNORE_DATA_CRC) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "SDMMC_HOST_FLAG_SPI_IGNORE_DATA_CRC flag is set on non-SPI host");
+    }
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
index d5da45d4fd..05e458bc7e 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #define SDMMC_GO_IDLE_DELAY_MS              20
 #define SDMMC_IO_SEND_OP_COND_DELAY_MS      10
+#define SDMMC_INIT_SPI_CRC_RETRY_DELAY_MS   10
 
 #define SDMMC_INIT_WAIT_DATA_READY_TIMEOUT_US  (5000 * 1000)
 #define SDMMC_READY_FOR_DATA_TIMEOUT_US        (5000 * 1000)
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
index 2bb09389b8..3b79f85361 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_card_init(const sdmmc_host_t* config, sdmmc_card_t* card)
 
     const bool is_mem = card->is_mem;
     const bool is_sdio = !is_mem;
+    const bool ignore_data_crc = (config->flags & SDMMC_HOST_FLAG_SPI_IGNORE_DATA_CRC);
 
-    /* Enable CRC16 checks for data transfers in SPI mode */
-    SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_spi, sdmmc_init_spi_crc);
+    if (!ignore_data_crc) {
+        /* Enable CRC16 checks for data transfers in SPI mode */
+        SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_spi, sdmmc_init_spi_crc);
+    }
 
     /* Use SEND_OP_COND to set up card OCR */
     SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_mem, sdmmc_init_ocr);
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
index 2b208cf9ab..04a7f86f72 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_init_spi_crc(sdmmc_card_t* card)
      */
     assert(host_is_spi(card));
     esp_err_t err = sdmmc_send_cmd_crc_on_off(card, true);
+    if (err == ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED) { // Some cards fail to enable CRC on the first try, trying again
+       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s: enabling CRC failed with 0x%x, trying again", __func__, err);
+       vTaskDelay(SDMMC_INIT_SPI_CRC_RETRY_DELAY_MS / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
+       err = sdmmc_send_cmd_crc_on_off(card, true);
+    }
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: sdmmc_send_cmd_crc_on_off returned 0x%x", __func__, err);
         return err;