diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/project.cmake b/tools/cmakev2/project.cmake
index 4e0a6352310..5e12167da53 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/project.cmake
@@ -592,3 +592,22 @@ function(__generate_project_info)
     configure_file("${IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project_description.json.in"
         "${BUILD_DIR}/project_description.json")
 endfunction()
+
+#[[api
+.. cmakev2:macro:: idf_project_default
+
+   .. code-block:: cmake
+
+      idf_project_default()
+
+   Create a default project executable based on the main component and its
+   transitive dependencies. The executable name is derived from the
+   PROJECT_NAME variable, which by default uses the CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME value
+   specified in the CMake's project() call.
+#]]
+macro(idf_project_default)
+    idf_project_init()
+    idf_build_get_property(project_name PROJECT_NAME)
+    idf_build_executable("${project_name}" COMPONENTS main SUFFIX ".elf")
+    unset(project_name)
+endmacro()
diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/cmakev2/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cbd4db04da..3c3fda97235 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ test_project_properties()
 test_include_component()
 test_executable()
 
+# Create default project
+idf_project_default()
+
 # Call this test last because it replaces the ESP system component.
 test_component_priority()
 
diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28ab405bd66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+idf_component_register(SRCS "hello_world_main.c"
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES spi_flash
+                       INCLUDE_DIRS "")
diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/hello_world_main.c b/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/hello_world_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95cab254a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/test/components/main/hello_world_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
+#include "freertos/task.h"
+#include "esp_chip_info.h"
+#include "esp_flash.h"
+#include "esp_system.h"
+
+void app_main(void)
+{
+    printf("Hello world!\n");
+
+    /* Print chip information */
+    esp_chip_info_t chip_info;
+    uint32_t flash_size;
+    esp_chip_info(&chip_info);
+    printf("This is %s chip with %d CPU core(s), %s%s%s%s, ",
+           CONFIG_IDF_TARGET,
+           chip_info.cores,
+           (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_WIFI_BGN) ? "WiFi/" : "",
+           (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_BT) ? "BT" : "",
+           (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_BLE) ? "BLE" : "",
+           (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_IEEE802154) ? ", 802.15.4 (Zigbee/Thread)" : "");
+
+    unsigned major_rev = chip_info.revision / 100;
+    unsigned minor_rev = chip_info.revision % 100;
+    printf("silicon revision v%d.%d, ", major_rev, minor_rev);
+    if (esp_flash_get_size(NULL, &flash_size) != ESP_OK) {
+        printf("Get flash size failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    printf("%" PRIu32 "MB %s flash\n", flash_size / (uint32_t)(1024 * 1024),
+           (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_EMB_FLASH) ? "embedded" : "external");
+
+    printf("Minimum free heap size: %" PRIu32 " bytes\n", esp_get_minimum_free_heap_size());
+
+    for (int i = 10; i >= 0; i--) {
+        printf("Restarting in %d seconds...\n", i);
+        vTaskDelay(1000 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
+    }
+    printf("Restarting now.\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+    esp_restart();
+}