diff --git a/ci/download_flasher_stubs.py b/ci/download_flasher_stubs.py
index 1b3ae4cb4..8f34c4129 100755
--- a/ci/download_flasher_stubs.py
+++ b/ci/download_flasher_stubs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "STUB_SET_VERSION": "1",
         "DOWNLOAD_URL": "https://github.com/espressif/esptool-legacy-flasher-stub/releases/download",
         "TAG_URL": "https://github.com/espressif/esptool-legacy-flasher-stub/releases/tag",
-        "VERSION": "v1.2.0",
+        "VERSION": "v1.3.0",
         "FILE_LIST": (
             "esp32",
             "esp32c2",
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             "esp32c5",
             "esp32c5beta3",
             "esp32c6",
+            "esp32c61",
             "esp32c6beta",
             "esp32h2",
             "esp32h2beta1",
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
     },
 )
 
-DESTINATION_DIR = "esptool/targets/stub_flasher"
+DESTINATION_DIR = os.path.join("esptool", "targets", "stub_flasher")
 
 README_TEMPLATE = """# Licensing
 
diff --git a/esptool/targets/esp32c61.py b/esptool/targets/esp32c61.py
index dd7f09ef7..81fad3610 100644
--- a/esptool/targets/esp32c61.py
+++ b/esptool/targets/esp32c61.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ESP32C61ROM(ESP32C6ROM):
     IMAGE_CHIP_ID = 20
 
     # Magic value for ESP32C61
-    CHIP_DETECT_MAGIC_VALUE = [0x33F0206F]
+    CHIP_DETECT_MAGIC_VALUE = [0x33F0206F, 0x2421606F]
 
     UART_DATE_REG_ADDR = 0x60000000 + 0x7C
 
@@ -104,4 +104,23 @@ def read_mac(self, mac_type="BASE_MAC"):
         return macs.get(mac_type, None)
 
 
-# TODO: IDF-9241, stub flasher support
+class ESP32C61StubLoader(ESP32C61ROM):
+    """Access class for ESP32C61 stub loader, runs on top of ROM.
+
+    (Basically the same as ESP32StubLoader, but different base class.
+    Can possibly be made into a mixin.)
+    """
+
+    FLASH_WRITE_SIZE = 0x4000  # matches MAX_WRITE_BLOCK in stub_loader.c
+    STATUS_BYTES_LENGTH = 2  # same as ESP8266, different to ESP32 ROM
+    IS_STUB = True
+
+    def __init__(self, rom_loader):
+        self.secure_download_mode = rom_loader.secure_download_mode
+        self._port = rom_loader._port
+        self._trace_enabled = rom_loader._trace_enabled
+        self.cache = rom_loader.cache
+        self.flush_input()  # resets _slip_reader
+
+
+ESP32C61ROM.STUB_CLASS = ESP32C61StubLoader
diff --git a/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/README.md b/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/README.md
index 0d5ca3834..44e3ca315 100644
--- a/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/README.md
+++ b/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Licensing
 
-The binaries in JSON format distributed in this directory are released as Free Software under GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. They were released at https://github.com/espressif/esptool-legacy-flasher-stub/releases/tag/v1.2.0 from where the sources can be obtained.
+The binaries in JSON format distributed in this directory are released as Free Software under GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. They were released at https://github.com/espressif/esptool-legacy-flasher-stub/releases/tag/v1.3.0 from where the sources can be obtained.
diff --git a/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/esp32c61.json b/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/esp32c61.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a95414c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/1/esp32c61.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "entry": 1082132164,
+    "text": "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+    "text_start": 1082130432,
+    "data": "FECAQHQKgEDECoBAHAuAQOoLgEBWDIBABAyAQEAJgECmC4BA5guAQDALgEDwCIBAZAuAQPAIgEBOCoBAlAqAQMQKgEAcC4BAYAqAQKQJgEDUCYBAXAqAQK4OgEDECoBAbg2AQGYOgEAwCIBAjg6AQDAIgEAwCIBAMAiAQDAIgEAwCIBAMAiAQDAIgEAwCIBACg2AQDAIgECMDYBAZg6AQA==",
+    "data_start": 1082223536,
+    "bss_start": 1082146816
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/images/ram_helloworld/helloworld-esp32c61.bin b/test/images/ram_helloworld/helloworld-esp32c61.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9a60cf53
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/images/ram_helloworld/helloworld-esp32c61.bin differ
diff --git a/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/Makefile b/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/Makefile
index 1f4f050e7..0132b9ebe 100644
--- a/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ APP_ELF_32S3 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32s3.elf
 APP_ELF_32C3 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c3.elf
 APP_ELF_32C2 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c2.elf
 APP_ELF_32C6 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c6.elf
+APP_ELF_32C61 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c61.elf
 APP_ELF_32H2 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32h2.elf
 APP_ELF_32P4 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32p4.elf
 APP_ELF_32C5 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c5.elf
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ APP_ELF_32C5 = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP)-esp32c5.elf
 
 all: $(APP_ELF_8266) $(APP_ELF_32) $(APP_ELF_32S2) $(APP_ELF_32C3) $(APP_ELF_32S3) $(APP_ELF_32C2) $(APP_ELF_32C6) $(APP_ELF_32H2) $(APP_ELF_32P4) $(APP_ELF_32C5)
 
-esp32: $(APP_ELF_32) $(APP_ELF_32S2) $(APP_ELF_32C3) $(APP_ELF_32S3) $(APP_ELF_32C2) $(APP_ELF_32C6) $(APP_ELF_32H2) $(APP_ELF_32P4) $(APP_ELF_32C5)
+esp32: $(APP_ELF_32) $(APP_ELF_32S2) $(APP_ELF_32C3) $(APP_ELF_32S3) $(APP_ELF_32C2) $(APP_ELF_32C6) $(APP_ELF_32C61) $(APP_ELF_32H2) $(APP_ELF_32P4) $(APP_ELF_32C5)
 
 $(BUILD_DIR):
 	$(Q) mkdir $@
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ $(APP_ELF_32C6): $(SRCS) $(BUILD_DIR) ld/app_32c6.ld
 	@echo "  CC(32C6)   $^ -> $@"
 	$(Q) $(CROSS_ESPRISCV32)gcc $(CFLAGS_ESPRISCV32) -DESP32C6=1 -Tapp_32c6.ld -Wl,-Map=$(@:.elf=.map) -o $@ $(filter %.c, $^) $(LDLIBS)
 
+$(APP_ELF_32C61): $(SRCS) $(BUILD_DIR) ld/app_32c61.ld
+	@echo "  CC(32C61)   $^ -> $@"
+	$(Q) $(CROSS_ESPRISCV32)gcc $(CFLAGS_ESPRISCV32) -DESP32C61=1 -Tapp_32c61.ld -Wl,-Map=$(@:.elf=.map) -o $@ $(filter %.c, $^) $(LDLIBS)
+
 $(APP_ELF_32H2): $(SRCS) $(BUILD_DIR) ld/app_32h2.ld
 	@echo "  CC(32H2)   $^ -> $@"
 	$(Q) $(CROSS_ESPRISCV32)gcc $(CFLAGS_ESPRISCV32) -DESP32H2=1 -Tapp_32h2.ld -Wl,-Map=$(@:.elf=.map) -o $@ $(filter %.c, $^) $(LDLIBS)
diff --git a/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/ld/app_32c61.ld b/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/ld/app_32c61.ld
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7121cc935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/images/ram_helloworld/source/ld/app_32c61.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+MEMORY {
+  iram : org = 0x40830000, len = 0x100
+  dram : org = 0x40830100, len = 0x100
+}
+
+ENTRY(ram_main)
+
+SECTIONS {
+  .text : ALIGN(4) {
+    *(.literal)
+    *(.text .text.*)
+  } > iram
+
+  .bss : ALIGN(4) {
+    _bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.bss)
+    _bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > dram
+
+  .data : ALIGN(4) {
+    *(.data)
+    *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+  } > dram
+}
+
+INCLUDE "../../../../flasher_stub/ld/rom_32c61.ld"
diff --git a/test/test_esptool.py b/test/test_esptool.py
index 6fae6ba43..03b2114c1 100755
--- a/test/test_esptool.py
+++ b/test/test_esptool.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def run_esptool_process(cmd):
                 "esp32h2",
                 "esp32p4",
                 "esp32c5",
+                "esp32c61",
             ]  # With U-JS
         ):
             port_index = base_cmd.index("--port") + 1
@@ -1277,8 +1278,15 @@ def _test_read_write(self, esp):
         ]:  # find a probably-unused memory type
             region = esp.get_memory_region(test_region)
             if region:
-                # Write at the end of DRAM on ESP32-C2 to avoid overwriting the stub
-                test_addr = region[1] - 8 if arg_chip == "esp32c2" else region[0]
+                if arg_chip == "esp32c61":
+                    # Write into the "BYTE_ACCESSIBLE" space and after the stub
+                    region = esp.get_memory_region("DRAM")
+                    test_addr = region[1] - 0x2FFFF
+                elif arg_chip == "esp32c2":
+                    # Write at the end of DRAM on ESP32-C2 to avoid overwriting the stub
+                    test_addr = region[1] - 8
+                else:
+                    test_addr = region[0]
                 break
 
         print(f"Using test address {test_addr:#x}")