diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1f85a52508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
+
+# placeholder_before_include_project_cmake
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmakev2/idf.cmake)
+
+# placeholder_after_include_project_cmake
+
+# FIXME: Replace the following with idf_project_default when it becomes
+# available.
+project(buildv2_test_app C CXX ASM)
+
+__generate_project_info()
diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/README.md b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..faf3c22837b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Information about this test app can be found [here](../README.md#application-under-test).
diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ba9a7a9e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# placeholder_before_idf_component_register
+
+idf_component_register(SRCS "buildv2_test_app.c"
+                       # placeholder_inside_idf_component_register
+)
diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/Kconfig.projbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c7e3fb2446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Misspelled Kconfig file checks whether it is picked up by the build system
+config FROM_MISSPELLED_KCONFIG
+    bool "From misspelled Kconfig"
+    default y
diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/buildv2_test_app.c b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/buildv2_test_app.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e60b06490b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app/main/buildv2_test_app.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+// placeholder_before_main
+
+void app_main(void)
+{
+    // placeholder_inside_main
+}
diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py b/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
index 865c018863d..d40148917bd 100644
--- a/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: pytest.Parser) -> None:
         '--cleanup-idf-copy', action='store_true',
         help='Always clean up the IDF copy after the test. By default, the copy is cleaned up only if the test passes.'
     )
+    parser.addoption(
+        '--buildv2',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Use the IDF build system v2 project for testing.',
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
@@ -94,7 +99,10 @@ def work_dir(request: FixtureRequest, _session_work_dir: typing.Tuple[Path, bool
 def test_app_copy(func_work_dir: Path, request: FixtureRequest) -> typing.Generator[Path, None, None]:
     # by default, use hello_world app and copy it to a temporary directory with
     # the name resembling that of the test
-    copy_from = 'tools/test_build_system/build_test_app'
+    if request.config.getoption('buildv2', False):
+        copy_from = 'tools/test_build_system/buildv2_test_app'
+    else:
+        copy_from = 'tools/test_build_system/build_test_app'
     # sanitize test name in case pytest.mark.parametrize was used
     test_name_sanitized = request.node.name.replace('[', '_').replace(']', '')
     copy_to = test_name_sanitized + '_app'