diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
index 58e7abfbb7..b57f3d6419 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static _lock_t s_modem_prepare_lock;
 #endif // SOC_PM_RETENTION_HAS_CLOCK_BUG && CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD
 
 #if CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD
-#define MAC_BB_POWER_DOWN_CB_NO     (3)
+#define MAC_BB_POWER_DOWN_CB_NO     (4)
 #define MAC_BB_POWER_UP_CB_NO       (3)
 
 static DRAM_ATTR mac_bb_power_down_cb_t s_mac_bb_power_down_cb[MAC_BB_POWER_DOWN_CB_NO];
diff --git a/components/esp_phy/include/esp_private/phy.h b/components/esp_phy/include/esp_private/phy.h
index 8498084bc1..acdddf9807 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/include/esp_private/phy.h
+++ b/components/esp_phy/include/esp_private/phy.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #define ESP_CAL_DATA_CHECK_FAIL 1
+#define ESP_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_CB_REQUIRED (SOC_PM_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_WORKAROUND || CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_DEBUG)
 
 typedef struct {
     uint8_t cmd_type;   /* the command type of the current phy i2c master command memory config */
@@ -244,6 +245,16 @@ uint32_t phy_ana_i2c_master_burst_rf_onoff(bool on);
 void phy_wakeup_from_modem_state_extra_init(void);
 #endif
 
+#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP && ESP_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_CB_REQUIRED
+/**
+ * @brief Update modem RF flag
+ *
+ * This function is called as a callback during MAC/BB power down operations.
+ * It checks if modem RF is already enabled and clears the RF power state accordingly.
+ */
+void esp_phy_modem_rf_flag_update(void);
+#endif
+
 #if SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_REGDMA && CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD
 /**
  * @brief PHY module sleep data (includes AGC, TX, NRX, BB, FE, etc..) initialize.
diff --git a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
index 8707bfaecc..f2c79fe1e0 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
 extern wifi_mac_time_update_cb_t s_wifi_mac_time_update_cb;
 #endif
 
+#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+extern void pm_mac_modem_clear_rf_power_state(void);
+extern bool pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled(void);
+#endif
+
 static const char* TAG = "phy_init";
 
 static _lock_t s_phy_access_lock;
@@ -295,6 +300,18 @@ static inline void phy_digital_regs_load(void)
 }
 #endif // SOC_PM_MODEM_RETENTION_BY_BACKUPDMA
 
+#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP && ESP_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_CB_REQUIRED
+void IRAM_ATTR esp_phy_modem_rf_flag_update(void)
+{
+    if (pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled()) {
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_DEBUG
+        assert(0);
+#endif
+        pm_mac_modem_clear_rf_power_state();
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 void esp_phy_enable(esp_phy_modem_t modem)
 {
     _lock_acquire(&s_phy_access_lock);
@@ -313,7 +330,6 @@ void esp_phy_enable(esp_phy_modem_t modem)
             s_is_phy_calibrated = true;
         } else {
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
-            extern bool pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled(void);
             if (!pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled()) {
                 if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled() && sleep_modem_wifi_modem_link_done()) {
                     sleep_modem_wifi_do_phy_retention(true);
@@ -380,7 +396,6 @@ void esp_phy_disable(esp_phy_modem_t modem)
         phy_digital_regs_store();
 #endif
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
-        extern void pm_mac_modem_clear_rf_power_state(void);
         pm_mac_modem_clear_rf_power_state();
         if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled()) {
             sleep_modem_wifi_do_phy_retention(false);
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
index c807cd3a73..9bd93843c1 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
@@ -859,6 +859,15 @@ menu "Wi-Fi"
                 Select this configuration to free dynamic buffers during WiFi enterprise connection.
                 This will enable chip to reduce heap consumption during WiFi enterprise connection.
 
+        config ESP_WIFI_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_DEBUG
+            bool "Enable debug assertions for modem RF flag update"
+            depends on ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
+            default n
+            help
+                Enable debug assertions to verify modem RF flag update operations.
+                This option enables assert checks to verify that modem RF power state
+                is correctly cleared before pmu sleep.
+
     endif # wifi enabled
 
 endmenu # Wi-Fi
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
index 4799e30eb4..9f6d82161e 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ static esp_err_t wifi_deinit_internal(void)
 #if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
     esp_wifi_internal_modem_state_configure(false);
     esp_pm_unregister_skip_light_sleep_callback(sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_skip_light_sleep);
+#if ESP_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_CB_REQUIRED
+    esp_unregister_mac_bb_pd_callback(esp_phy_modem_rf_flag_update);
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP_PHY_ENABLED
     esp_phy_modem_deinit();
 #endif
@@ -452,6 +455,12 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_init(const wifi_init_config_t *config)
         if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled()) {
             esp_pm_register_skip_light_sleep_callback(sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_skip_light_sleep);
             esp_wifi_internal_modem_state_configure(true); /* require WiFi to enable automatically receives the beacon */
+#if ESP_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_CB_REQUIRED
+            if (esp_register_mac_bb_pd_callback(esp_phy_modem_rf_flag_update) != ESP_OK) {
+                ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to register modem RF flag update callback");
+                goto _deinit;
+            }
+#endif
         }
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
diff --git a/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/Kconfig.soc_caps.in b/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
index 0dc59a0df1..d8986a1b7d 100644
--- a/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
+++ b/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/Kconfig.soc_caps.in
@@ -1495,6 +1495,10 @@ config SOC_EXT_MEM_CACHE_TAG_IN_CPU_DOMAIN
     bool
     default y
 
+config SOC_PM_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_WORKAROUND
+    bool
+    default y
+
 config SOC_PM_PAU_LINK_NUM
     int
     default 4
diff --git a/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/soc_caps.h b/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/soc_caps.h
index 6ebae4676a..070913fb53 100644
--- a/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/soc_caps.h
+++ b/components/soc/esp32c6/include/soc/soc_caps.h
@@ -581,6 +581,8 @@
 #define SOC_PM_RETENTION_HAS_CLOCK_BUG      (1)
 #define SOC_EXT_MEM_CACHE_TAG_IN_CPU_DOMAIN (1)
 
+#define SOC_PM_MODEM_RF_FLAG_UPDATE_WORKAROUND  (1)
+
 #define SOC_PM_PAU_LINK_NUM                 (4)
 #define SOC_PM_PAU_REGDMA_LINK_MULTI_ADDR   (1)
 #define SOC_PM_PAU_REGDMA_LINK_WIFIMAC      (1)