diff --git a/tests/components/esp32_ble/common.yaml b/tests/components/esp32_ble/common.yaml
index 76b35fc8f8..86d5dcee60 100644
--- a/tests/components/esp32_ble/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/esp32_ble/common.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 esp32_ble:
   io_capability: keyboard_only
+  # Default configuration - should use 1m PHY
diff --git a/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-ard.yaml b/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c05b93858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+esp32_ble:
+  preferred_phy: 2m
diff --git a/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml b/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f1d32779d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/esp32_ble/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+esp32_ble:
+  preferred_phy: auto