diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/pytest_wifi_connect.py b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/pytest_wifi_connect.py
index dc771bb3e4f..b43ae027bb0 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/pytest_wifi_connect.py
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/pytest_wifi_connect.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded_idf.unity_tester import CaseTester
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
 
 
 @pytest.mark.two_duts
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('count', [2], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'count, config',
+    [
+        (2, 'default'),
+        (2, 'static_tx_buf'),
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
 @idf_parametrize(
     'target', ['esp32', 'esp32c3', 'esp32s2', 'esp32s3', 'esp32c5', 'esp32c6', 'esp32c61'], indirect=['target']
 )
@@ -20,6 +27,7 @@ def test_wifi_connect_cases(case_tester: CaseTester) -> None:  # type: ignore
     'count, config, baud',
     [
         (2, 'esp32c2_xtal26m', '74880'),
+        (2, 'esp32c2_xtal26m_static_tx_buf', '74880'),
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m_static_tx_buf b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m_static_tx_buf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33a0e96fb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m_static_tx_buf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="esp32c2"
+CONFIG_XTAL_FREQ_26=y
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_TX_BUFFER=y
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.static_tx_buf b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.static_tx_buf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bec99dd7477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test_apps/wifi_connect/sdkconfig.ci.static_tx_buf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_TX_BUFFER=y