diff --git a/components/esp_coex/include/esp_coex_i154.h b/components/esp_coex/include/esp_coex_i154.h
index f817e901400..ee20845770a 100644
--- a/components/esp_coex/include/esp_coex_i154.h
+++ b/components/esp_coex/include/esp_coex_i154.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #ifndef __COEXIST_I154_H__
 #define __COEXIST_I154_H__
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 /**
  * @brief 802.15.4 coex event
  */
@@ -63,4 +65,10 @@ void esp_coex_ieee802154_status_enable(void);
  */
 void esp_coex_ieee802154_status_disable(void);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Configure the 802.15.4 force Rx state
+ * @param enable true to enable, false to disable
+ */
+void esp_coex_ieee802154_force_rx_enable(bool enable);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp_coex/lib b/components/esp_coex/lib
index 79e618f033e..ddc56fa524a 160000
--- a/components/esp_coex/lib
+++ b/components/esp_coex/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 79e618f033e926d134decc6d95bb1b1850bd032c
+Subproject commit ddc56fa524a38df3098d2f36475fbe3eefe9b4f4
diff --git a/components/ieee802154/driver/esp_ieee802154_dev.c b/components/ieee802154/driver/esp_ieee802154_dev.c
index 6fb12b0db89..1594a660a64 100644
--- a/components/ieee802154/driver/esp_ieee802154_dev.c
+++ b/components/ieee802154/driver/esp_ieee802154_dev.c
@@ -925,12 +925,19 @@ esp_err_t ieee802154_mac_init(void)
 
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(ieee802154_sleep_init() == ESP_OK, ESP_FAIL, IEEE802154_TAG, "IEEE802154 MAC sleep init failed");
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_COEX_EXTERNAL_COEXIST_ENABLE
+    esp_coex_ieee802154_force_rx_enable(true);
+#endif
+
     return ret;
 }
 
 esp_err_t ieee802154_mac_deinit(void)
 {
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+#if CONFIG_ESP_COEX_EXTERNAL_COEXIST_ENABLE
+    esp_coex_ieee802154_force_rx_enable(false);
+#endif
     if (s_ieee802154_isr_handle) {
         ret = esp_intr_free(s_ieee802154_isr_handle);
         s_ieee802154_isr_handle = NULL;