diff --git a/components/log/include/esp_log_config.h b/components/log/include/esp_log_config.h
index 5570b4fda0..723d5908ef 100644
--- a/components/log/include/esp_log_config.h
+++ b/components/log/include/esp_log_config.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "esp_log_level.h"
 #include "esp_assert.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
-#include "esp_rom_caps.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -122,10 +121,10 @@ extern "C" {
  * On chips where ets_vprintf is in ROM (ESP32-S2, ESP32-C2), this is always enabled
  * since there is no IRAM cost.
  */
-#if BOOTLOADER_BUILD || ESP_ROM_HAS_VPRINTF_FUNC
+#if BOOTLOADER_BUILD || CONFIG_ESP_ROM_HAS_VPRINTF_FUNC
 #define ESP_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE  (1)
 #else
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+#if defined(CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE) || defined(CONFIG_LOG_MODE_BINARY_EN)
 #define ESP_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE  (1)
 #else
 #define ESP_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE  (0)
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log.c b/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log.c
index d6e215ee3a..8e7d5a1922 100644
--- a/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log.c
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "esp_timer.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
+#if CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+
 #if CONFIG_LOG_TAG_LEVEL_IMPL_NONE
 #define EXPECTED_US 3
 #define DELTA_US    3
@@ -51,7 +53,11 @@ TEST_CASE("test master logging level performance", "[log]")
 #if ESP_LOG_VERSION == 1
     const int typical_value = 150;
 #else // ESP_LOG_VERSION == 2
+#if CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+    const int typical_value = 400;
+#else
     const int typical_value = 250;
+#endif // CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
 #endif // ESP_LOG_VERSION == 2
     TEST_ASSERT_INT_WITHIN(100, typical_value, calc_time_of_logging(ITERATIONS));
 #else
@@ -68,3 +74,4 @@ TEST_CASE("test master logging level performance", "[log]")
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "End");
 }
+#endif // CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log_level.c b/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log_level.c
index e124f99ab4..8bd65ff635 100644
--- a/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log_level.c
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/main/test_log_level.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include "unity.h"
+#include "unity_test_utils.h"
 #include "esp_rom_serial_output.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
@@ -152,3 +153,83 @@ TEST_CASE("LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL can be re-defined", "[log]")
     esp_rom_install_uart_printf();
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
 }
+
+#if CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_2
+/*
+ * Test ESP_LOG behavior in constrained environments (ISR, cache disabled).
+ *
+ * CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE controls how esp_log_vprintf() prints
+ * when the constrained_env flag is set:
+ *  - Enabled:  esp_log() uses esp_rom_vprintf (in IRAM) for output.
+ *              ESP_LOG is safe to call from ISR or with cache disabled.
+ *  - Disabled: esp_log() uses the standard vprintf callback (typically in flash).
+ *              ESP_LOG from ISR or with cache disabled will crash because the
+ *              print function is not in internal memory.
+ *
+ * We install print_to_buffer as the vprintf callback and disconnect the putc
+ * channel (used by esp_rom_vprintf). Then we call esp_log() with
+ * constrained_env=true and check where the output went:
+ *  - Enabled:  output goes to esp_rom_vprintf -> putc channel (disconnected)
+ *              -> buffer stays empty.
+ *  - Disabled: output goes to the vprintf callback (print_to_buffer)
+ *              -> buffer contains the message.
+ */
+TEST_CASE("ESP_LOG constrained_env uses rom vprintf only when constrained_env_safe is enabled", "[log]")
+{
+    vprintf_like_t old_vprintf = esp_log_set_vprintf(print_to_buffer);
+
+    /* Simulate a log call from a constrained environment (ISR / cache disabled) */
+    esp_log_config_t cfg = ESP_LOG_CONFIG_INIT(ESP_LOG_INFO
+                                               | ESP_LOG_CONFIG_CONSTRAINED_ENV);
+
+    /* Disconnect the putc channel so esp_rom_vprintf output is not captured.
+     * esp_rom_install_uart_printf() alone does not reset the software _putc1
+     * on chips without ESP_ROM_HAS_ETS_PRINTF_BUG (e.g. ESP32), so explicitly
+     * restore the default putc via esp_rom_install_channel_putc(). */
+    esp_rom_install_channel_putc(1, esp_rom_output_putc);
+    esp_rom_install_uart_printf();
+    reset_buffer();
+    esp_log(cfg, TAG1, "constrained %d", 42);
+
+#if CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+    /* esp_rom_vprintf was used (IRAM-safe) -> nothing in our vprintf buffer */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, get_counter());
+#else
+    /* Standard vprintf was used (flash-based, would crash in real ISR/cache-off) */
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(strstr(get_buffer(), "constrained 42"));
+#endif
+
+    /* Restore */
+    esp_log_set_vprintf(old_vprintf);
+    esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
+}
+
+#if CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+/*
+ * When constrained_env_safe is enabled and LOG_IN_IRAM=y (default), esp_log()
+ * code is in IRAM and uses esp_rom_vprintf (ROM) for output. This means
+ * esp_log() can safely be called with cache disabled, as long as the format
+ * string and tag are also in DRAM/IRAM.
+ *
+ * Verify this by actually disabling flash cache and calling esp_log() with
+ * constrained_env=true and a DRAM format string. If it doesn't crash, the
+ * IRAM path is correctly used.
+ */
+static void IRAM_ATTR test_log_cache_disabled_cb(void *arg)
+{
+    /* All strings must be in DRAM since flash is inaccessible */
+    static const DRAM_ATTR char tag[] = "test";
+    static const DRAM_ATTR char fmt[] = "cache_off %d\n";
+    esp_log_config_t cfg = ESP_LOG_CONFIG_INIT(ESP_LOG_INFO
+                                               | ESP_LOG_CONFIG_CONSTRAINED_ENV);
+    esp_log(cfg, tag, fmt, 99);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("ESP_LOG with constrained_env_safe works when cache is disabled", "[log]")
+{
+    /* If esp_log() tries to use a flash-resident vprintf, this will crash */
+    unity_utils_run_cache_disable_stub(test_log_cache_disabled_cb, NULL);
+    /* Reaching here without a crash proves the IRAM/ROM path was used */
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE
+#endif // CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_2
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/pytest_esp_log.py b/components/log/test_apps/pytest_esp_log.py
index faa55a0030..4488fd8548 100644
--- a/components/log/test_apps/pytest_esp_log.py
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/pytest_esp_log.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
 
 
 @pytest.mark.generic
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'default',
+        'v2_constrained_env_safe',
+        'v2_constrained_env_unsafe',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
 @idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32'], indirect=['target'])
 def test_esp_log(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.default b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa07ce663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.default
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This is left intentionally blank. It inherits all configurations from sdkconfig.defaults
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_safe b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_safe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a70ceac718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_safe
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_2=y
diff --git a/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_unsafe b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_unsafe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4b0830753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/log/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.v2_constrained_env_unsafe
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_2=y
+CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE=n
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
index a372edc633..3f39b8e150 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ Enabling **Log V2** increases IRAM usage while reducing the overall application
     - Normal ``ESP_LOGx`` calls in constrained environments (ISR, cache disabled) will use the standard ``vprintf`` function. If ``vprintf`` resides in flash, such calls may crash. Use ``ESP_DRAM_LOGx`` for any logging that must work with cache disabled or from an ISR.
     - ``esp_rom_vprintf`` is never referenced, so the linker excludes it from the binary.
 
-    When enabled, the original **Log V2** behavior is preserved: all constrained-environment logs route through ``esp_log()`` and use ``esp_rom_vprintf`` as the formatter, supporting features like binary log format for early/DRAM logs.
+    When enabled, the original **Log V2** behavior is preserved: all constrained-environment logs route through ``esp_log()`` and use ``esp_rom_vprintf`` as the formatter for early/DRAM logs.
 
 Logging to Host via JTAG
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