diff --git a/components/app_trace/heap_trace_tohost.c b/components/app_trace/heap_trace_tohost.c
index eee31b55f56..fb19aea6f1f 100644
--- a/components/app_trace/heap_trace_tohost.c
+++ b/components/app_trace/heap_trace_tohost.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -69,11 +69,21 @@ esp_err_t heap_trace_get(size_t index, heap_trace_record_t *record)
     return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 }
 
+esp_err_t heap_trace_summary(heap_trace_summary_t *summary)
+{
+    return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
 void heap_trace_dump(void)
 {
     return;
 }
 
+void heap_trace_dump_caps(__attribute__((unused)) const uint32_t caps)
+{
+    return;
+}
+
 /* Add a new allocation to the heap trace records */
 static IRAM_ATTR void record_allocation(const heap_trace_record_t *record)
 {
diff --git a/components/heap/heap_trace_standalone.c b/components/heap/heap_trace_standalone.c
index b945b0530f3..c78f3b3c91d 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_trace_standalone.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_trace_standalone.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "esp_attr.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
+#include "esp_memory_utils.h"
 
 
 #define STACK_DEPTH CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING_STACK_DEPTH
@@ -23,16 +24,33 @@ static portMUX_TYPE trace_mux = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
 static bool tracing;
 static heap_trace_mode_t mode;
 
-/* Buffer used for records, starting at offset 0
-*/
-static heap_trace_record_t *buffer;
-static size_t total_records;
+typedef struct {
 
-/* Count of entries logged in the buffer.
+    /* Buffer used for records, starting at offset 0 */
+    heap_trace_record_t *buffer;
 
-   Maximum total_records
-*/
-static size_t count;
+    /* capacity of the buffer */
+    size_t capacity;
+
+    /* Count of entries logged in the buffer.*/
+    size_t count;
+
+    /* During execution, we remember the maximum
+       value of 'count'. This can help you
+       choose the right size for your buffer capacity.*/
+    size_t high_water_mark;
+
+    /* Has the buffer overflowed and lost trace entries? */
+    bool has_overflowed;
+} records_t;
+
+
+// Forward Defines
+static void remove_record(records_t *r, int index);
+static void heap_trace_dump_base(bool internal_ram, bool psram);
+
+/* The actual records. */
+static records_t records;
 
 /* Actual number of allocations logged */
 static size_t total_allocations;
@@ -40,34 +58,36 @@ static size_t total_allocations;
 /* Actual number of frees logged */
 static size_t total_frees;
 
-/* Has the buffer overflowed and lost trace entries? */
-static bool has_overflowed = false;
-
 esp_err_t heap_trace_init_standalone(heap_trace_record_t *record_buffer, size_t num_records)
 {
     if (tracing) {
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
-    buffer = record_buffer;
-    total_records = num_records;
-    memset(buffer, 0, num_records * sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
+
+    records.buffer = record_buffer;
+    records.capacity = num_records;
+    memset(records.buffer, 0, num_records * sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
 esp_err_t heap_trace_start(heap_trace_mode_t mode_param)
 {
-    if (buffer == NULL || total_records == 0) {
+    if (records.buffer == NULL || records.capacity == 0) {
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
 
+
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
 
     tracing = false;
     mode = mode_param;
-    count = 0;
+
+    records.count = 0;
+    records.has_overflowed = false;
+
     total_allocations = 0;
     total_frees = 0;
-    has_overflowed = false;
     heap_trace_resume();
 
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
@@ -95,7 +115,7 @@ esp_err_t heap_trace_resume(void)
 
 size_t heap_trace_get_count(void)
 {
-    return count;
+    return records.count;
 }
 
 esp_err_t heap_trace_get(size_t index, heap_trace_record_t *record)
@@ -103,32 +123,79 @@ esp_err_t heap_trace_get(size_t index, heap_trace_record_t *record)
     if (record == NULL) {
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
+
     esp_err_t result = ESP_OK;
 
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
-    if (index >= count) {
+
+    if (index >= records.count) {
         result = ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG; /* out of range for 'count' */
     } else {
-        memcpy(record, &buffer[index], sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
+        memcpy(record, &records.buffer[index], sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
     }
+
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
     return result;
 }
 
+esp_err_t heap_trace_summary(heap_trace_summary_t *summary)
+{
+    if (summary == NULL) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+
+    portENTER_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
+    summary->mode = mode;
+    summary->total_allocations = total_allocations;
+    summary->total_frees = total_frees;
+    summary->count = records.count;
+    summary->capacity = records.capacity;
+    summary->high_water_mark = records.high_water_mark;
+    summary->has_overflowed = records.has_overflowed;
+    portEXIT_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+void heap_trace_dump(void) {
+    heap_trace_dump_caps(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL | MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+}
+
+void heap_trace_dump_caps(const uint32_t caps) {
+    heap_trace_dump_base(caps & MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL, caps & MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+}
 
-void heap_trace_dump(void)
+static void heap_trace_dump_base(bool internal_ram, bool psram)
 {
     size_t delta_size = 0;
     size_t delta_allocs = 0;
-    printf("%u allocations trace (%u entry buffer)\n",
-           count, total_records);
-    size_t start_count = count;
-    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        heap_trace_record_t *rec = &buffer[i];
-
-        if (rec->address != NULL) {
-            printf("%d bytes (@ %p) allocated CPU %d ccount 0x%08x caller ",
-                   rec->size, rec->address, rec->ccount & 1, rec->ccount & ~3);
+    size_t start_count = records.count;
+
+    printf("====== Heap Trace: %u records (%u capacity) ======\n",
+        records.count, records.capacity);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < records.count; i++) {
+
+        heap_trace_record_t *rec = &records.buffer[i];
+
+        bool should_print = rec->address != NULL &&
+            ((psram && internal_ram) ||
+             (internal_ram && esp_ptr_internal(rec->address)) ||
+             (psram && esp_ptr_external_ram(rec->address)));
+
+        if (should_print) {
+
+            const char* label = "";
+            if (esp_ptr_internal(rec->address)) {
+                label = ", Internal";
+            }
+            if (esp_ptr_external_ram(rec->address)) {
+                label = ",    PSRAM";
+            }
+
+            printf("%6d bytes (@ %p%s) allocated CPU %d ccount 0x%08x caller ",
+                   rec->size, rec->address, label, rec->ccount & 1, rec->ccount & ~3);
+
             for (int j = 0; j < STACK_DEPTH && rec->alloced_by[j] != 0; j++) {
                 printf("%p%s", rec->alloced_by[j],
                        (j < STACK_DEPTH - 1) ? ":" : "");
@@ -147,19 +214,31 @@ void heap_trace_dump(void)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    printf("====== Heap Trace Summary ======\n");
+
     if (mode == HEAP_TRACE_ALL) {
+        printf("Mode: Heap Trace All\n");
         printf("%u bytes alive in trace (%u/%u allocations)\n",
                delta_size, delta_allocs, heap_trace_get_count());
     } else {
+        printf("Mode: Heap Trace Leaks\n");
         printf("%u bytes 'leaked' in trace (%u allocations)\n", delta_size, delta_allocs);
     }
-    printf("total allocations %u total frees %u\n", total_allocations, total_frees);
-    if (start_count != count) { // only a problem if trace isn't stopped before dumping
+
+    printf("records: %u (%u capacity, %u high water mark)\n",
+        records.count, records.capacity, records.high_water_mark);
+
+    printf("total allocations: %u\n", total_allocations);
+    printf("total frees: %u\n", total_frees);
+
+    if (start_count != records.count) { // only a problem if trace isn't stopped before dumping
         printf("(NB: New entries were traced while dumping, so trace dump may have duplicate entries.)\n");
     }
-    if (has_overflowed) {
-        printf("(NB: Buffer has overflowed, so trace data is incomplete.)\n");
+    if (records.has_overflowed) {
+        printf("(NB: Internal Buffer has overflowed, so trace data is incomplete.)\n");
     }
+    printf("================================\n");
 }
 
 /* Add a new allocation to the heap trace records */
@@ -170,30 +249,44 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void record_allocation(const heap_trace_record_t *record)
     }
 
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
+
     if (tracing) {
-        if (count == total_records) {
-            has_overflowed = true;
+
+        if (records.count == records.capacity) {
+
+            records.has_overflowed = true;
+
             /* Move the whole buffer back one slot.
 
-               This is a bit slow, compared to treating this buffer as a ringbuffer and rotating a head pointer.
+            This is a bit slow, compared to treating this buffer as a
+            ringbuffer and rotating a head pointer.
 
-               However, ringbuffer code gets tricky when we remove elements in mid-buffer (for leak trace mode) while
-               trying to keep track of an item count that may overflow.
+            However, ringbuffer code gets tricky when we remove elements
+            in mid-buffer (for leak trace mode) while trying to keep
+            track of an item count that may overflow.
             */
-            memmove(&buffer[0], &buffer[1], sizeof(heap_trace_record_t) * (total_records -1));
-            count--;
+            memmove(&records.buffer[0], &records.buffer[1],
+                sizeof(heap_trace_record_t) * (records.capacity -1));
+
+            records.count--;
         }
+
         // Copy new record into place
-        memcpy(&buffer[count], record, sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
-        count++;
+        memcpy(&records.buffer[records.count], record, sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
+
+        records.count++;
+
+        // high water mark
+        if (records.count > records.high_water_mark) {
+            records.high_water_mark = records.count;
+        }
+
         total_allocations++;
     }
+
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
 }
 
-// remove a record, used when freeing
-static void remove_record(int index);
-
 /* record a free event in the heap trace log
 
    For HEAP_TRACE_ALL, this means filling in the freed_by pointer.
@@ -206,42 +299,51 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void record_free(void *p, void **callers)
     }
 
     portENTER_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
-    if (tracing && count > 0) {
+
+    if (tracing) {
+
         total_frees++;
+
         /* search backwards for the allocation record matching this free */
-        int i;
-        for (i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            if (buffer[i].address == p) {
+        int i = -1;
+        for (i = records.count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (records.buffer[i].address == p) {
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         if (i >= 0) {
             if (mode == HEAP_TRACE_ALL) {
-                memcpy(buffer[i].freed_by, callers, sizeof(void *) * STACK_DEPTH);
+
+                // add 'freed_by' info to the record
+                memcpy(records.buffer[i].freed_by, callers, sizeof(void *) * STACK_DEPTH);
+
             } else { // HEAP_TRACE_LEAKS
-                // Leak trace mode, once an allocation is freed we remove it from the list
-                remove_record(i);
+
+                // Leak trace mode, once an allocation is freed
+                // we remove it from the list
+                remove_record(&records, i);
             }
         }
     }
+
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&trace_mux);
 }
 
 /* remove the entry at 'index' from the ringbuffer of saved records */
-static IRAM_ATTR void remove_record(int index)
+static IRAM_ATTR void remove_record(records_t *r, int index)
 {
-    if (index < count - 1) {
+    if (index < r->count - 1) {
         // Remove the buffer entry from the list
-        memmove(&buffer[index], &buffer[index+1],
-                sizeof(heap_trace_record_t) * (total_records - index - 1));
+        memmove(&r->buffer[index], &r->buffer[index+1],
+                sizeof(heap_trace_record_t) * (r->capacity - index - 1));
     } else {
         // For last element, just zero it out to avoid ambiguity
-        memset(&buffer[index], 0, sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
+        memset(&r->buffer[index], 0, sizeof(heap_trace_record_t));
     }
-    count--;
+    r->count--;
 }
 
 #include "heap_trace.inc"
 
-#endif /*CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING_STANDALONE*/
+#endif // CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING_STANDALONE
diff --git a/components/heap/include/esp_heap_trace.h b/components/heap/include/esp_heap_trace.h
index a71f96362c1..81ac8133031 100644
--- a/components/heap/include/esp_heap_trace.h
+++ b/components/heap/include/esp_heap_trace.h
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-// Copyright 2015-2016 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
 #pragma once
 
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
@@ -45,6 +37,19 @@ typedef struct {
     void *freed_by[CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING_STACK_DEPTH];   ///< Call stack of the caller which freed the memory (all zero if not freed.)
 } heap_trace_record_t;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Stores information about the result of a heap trace.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    heap_trace_mode_t mode;          ///< The heap trace mode we just completed / are running
+    size_t total_allocations;        ///< The total number of allocations made during tracing
+    size_t total_frees;              ///< The total number of frees made during tracing
+    size_t count;                    ///< The number of records in the internal buffer
+    size_t capacity;                 ///< The capacity of the internal buffer
+    size_t high_water_mark;          ///< The maximum value that 'count' got to
+    size_t has_overflowed;           ///< True if the internal buffer overflowed at some point
+} heap_trace_summary_t;
+
 /**
  * @brief Initialise heap tracing in standalone mode.
  *
@@ -52,8 +57,8 @@ typedef struct {
  *
  * To disable heap tracing and allow the buffer to be freed, stop tracing and then call heap_trace_init_standalone(NULL, 0);
  *
- * @param record_buffer Provide a buffer to use for heap trace data. Must remain valid any time heap tracing is enabled, meaning
- * it must be allocated from internal memory not in PSRAM.
+ * @param record_buffer Provide a buffer to use for heap trace data.
+ * Note: External RAM is allowed, but it prevents recording allocations made from ISR's.
  * @param num_records Size of the heap trace buffer, as number of record structures.
  * @return
  *  - ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED Project was compiled without heap tracing enabled in menuconfig.
@@ -126,7 +131,8 @@ size_t heap_trace_get_count(void);
 /**
  * @brief Return a raw record from the heap trace buffer
  *
- * @note It is safe to call this function while heap tracing is running, however in HEAP_TRACE_LEAK mode record indexing may
+ * @note It is safe to call this function while heap tracing is
+ * running, however in HEAP_TRACE_LEAK mode record indexing may
  * skip entries unless heap tracing is stopped first.
  *
  * @param index Index (zero-based) of the record to return.
@@ -142,12 +148,28 @@ esp_err_t heap_trace_get(size_t index, heap_trace_record_t *record);
 /**
  * @brief Dump heap trace record data to stdout
  *
- * @note It is safe to call this function while heap tracing is running, however in HEAP_TRACE_LEAK mode the dump may skip
+ * @note It is safe to call this function while heap tracing is
+ * running, however in HEAP_TRACE_LEAK mode the dump may skip
  * entries unless heap tracing is stopped first.
+ */
+void heap_trace_dump(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dump heap trace from the memory of the capabilities passed as parameter.
  *
+ * @param caps Capability(ies) of the memory from which to dump the trace.
+ * Set MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL to dump heap trace data from internal memory.
+ * Set MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM to dump heap trace data from PSRAM.
+ * Set both to dump both heap trace data.
+ */
+void heap_trace_dump_caps(const uint32_t caps);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get summary information about the result of a heap trace
  *
+ *  @note It is safe to call this function while heap tracing is running.
  */
-void heap_trace_dump(void);
+esp_err_t heap_trace_summary(heap_trace_summary_t *summary);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/components/heap/test_apps/main/test_heap_trace.c b/components/heap/test_apps/main/test_heap_trace.c
index b88e270b180..4778103b99b 100644
--- a/components/heap/test_apps/main/test_heap_trace.c
+++ b/components/heap/test_apps/main/test_heap_trace.c
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 
+#include "esp_heap_caps.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING
 // only compile in heap tracing tests if tracing is enabled
 
 #include "esp_heap_trace.h"
 
-TEST_CASE("heap trace leak check", "[heap]")
+TEST_CASE("heap trace leak check", "[heap-trace]")
 {
     heap_trace_record_t recs[8];
     heap_trace_init_standalone(recs, 8);
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ TEST_CASE("heap trace leak check", "[heap]")
     heap_trace_stop();
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("heap trace wrapped buffer check", "[heap]")
+TEST_CASE("heap trace wrapped buffer check", "[heap-trace]")
 {
     const size_t N = 8;
     heap_trace_record_t recs[N];
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ static void print_floats_task(void *ignore)
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("can trace allocations made by newlib", "[heap]")
+TEST_CASE("can trace allocations made by newlib", "[heap-trace]")
 {
     const size_t N = 8;
     heap_trace_record_t recs[N];
@@ -165,5 +167,110 @@ TEST_CASE("can trace allocations made by newlib", "[heap]")
     TEST_ASSERT(heap_trace_get_count() > 3);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("check for summary value validity", "[heap-trace]") {
+    const size_t alloc_size = 100;
+    const size_t counter_size = 2;
+    const size_t ptr_array_size = counter_size + 1;
+
+    // N+1 pointers to allocate to test the overflow in the summary
+    void *ptrs[ptr_array_size];
+
+    heap_trace_record_t recs[counter_size];
+    heap_trace_init_standalone(recs, counter_size);
+    heap_trace_start(HEAP_TRACE_ALL);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ptr_array_size; i ++) {
+        ptrs[i] = heap_caps_malloc(alloc_size, MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
+        TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ptrs[i]);
+    }
+
+    // check that the summary shows the right number of internal memory allocation count
+    heap_trace_summary_t summary;
+    heap_trace_summary(&summary);
+    TEST_ASSERT(summary.count == counter_size);
+    TEST_ASSERT(summary.capacity == counter_size);
+    TEST_ASSERT(summary.total_allocations == ptr_array_size);
+    TEST_ASSERT(summary.has_overflowed == true);
+
+    // free the pointers
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ptr_array_size; i++) {
+        heap_caps_free(ptrs[i]);
+    }
+
+    heap_trace_summary(&summary);
+    TEST_ASSERT(summary.total_frees == ptr_array_size);
+
+    heap_trace_stop();
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPIRAM
+void* allocate_pointer(uint32_t caps)
+{
+    const size_t alloc_size = 100;
+    void *ptr = heap_caps_malloc(alloc_size, caps);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ptr);
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("can dump only internal memory allocations", "[trace-dump][internal]")
+{
+    const size_t number_log = 2;
+    heap_trace_record_t recs[number_log];
+    heap_trace_init_standalone(recs, number_log);
+    heap_trace_start(HEAP_TRACE_ALL);
+
+    void *internal_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
+    void *external_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+
+    // dump records for memory only. The pytest environment will look for specific strings
+    // related to internal memory allocation in the output of the dump.
+    heap_trace_dump_caps(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
+
+    heap_caps_free(internal_ptr);
+    heap_caps_free(external_ptr);
+
+    heap_trace_stop();
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("can dump only external memory allocations", "[trace-dump][external]")
+{
+    const size_t number_log = 2;
+    heap_trace_record_t recs[number_log];
+    heap_trace_init_standalone(recs, number_log);
+    heap_trace_start(HEAP_TRACE_ALL);
+
+    void *internal_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
+    void *external_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+
+    // dump records for memory only. The pytest environment will look for specific strings
+    // related to external memory allocation in the output of the dump.
+    heap_trace_dump_caps(MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+
+    heap_caps_free(internal_ptr);
+    heap_caps_free(external_ptr);
+
+    heap_trace_stop();
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("can dump both external and internal allocations", "[trace-dump][all]")
+{
+    const size_t number_log = 2;
+    heap_trace_record_t recs[number_log];
+    heap_trace_init_standalone(recs, number_log);
+    heap_trace_start(HEAP_TRACE_ALL);
+
+    void *internal_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL);
+    void *external_ptr = allocate_pointer(MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+
+    // dump records for memory only. The pytest environment will look for specific strings
+    // related to external and internal memory allocation in the output of the dump.
+    heap_trace_dump_caps(MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL | MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM);
+
+    heap_caps_free(internal_ptr);
+    heap_caps_free(external_ptr);
+
+    heap_trace_stop();
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM
 
 #endif
diff --git a/components/heap/test_apps/pytest_heap.py b/components/heap/test_apps/pytest_heap.py
index 5fb5b1ae854..1ccc46f0475 100644
--- a/components/heap/test_apps/pytest_heap.py
+++ b/components/heap/test_apps/pytest_heap.py
@@ -65,3 +65,30 @@ def test_heap_8bit_access(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
     dut.write('"IRAM_8BIT capability test"')
     dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=300)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.generic
+@pytest.mark.esp32
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'heap_trace'
+    ]
+)
+def test_heap_trace_dump(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
+    dut.write('[trace-dump][internal]')
+    dut.expect('Internal')
+
+    dut.expect_exact('Enter next test, or \'enter\' to see menu')
+    dut.write('[trace-dump][external]')
+    dut.expect('PSRAM')
+
+    dut.expect_exact('Enter next test, or \'enter\' to see menu')
+    dut.write('[trace-dump][all]')
+    dut.expect('Internal')
+    dut.expect('PSRAM')
+
+    dut.expect_exact('Enter next test, or \'enter\' to see menu')
+    dut.write('[heap-trace]')
+    dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=100)
diff --git a/components/heap/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.heap_trace b/components/heap/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.heap_trace
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd9162ff5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/heap/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.heap_trace
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
+CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING_STANDALONE=y
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/system/heap_debug.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/system/heap_debug.rst
index 991207704af..6cc9970b86e 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/system/heap_debug.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/system/heap_debug.rst
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ In ``HEAP_TRACE_LEAKS`` mode, for each traced memory allocation which has not al
 
     - ``XX bytes`` is the number of bytes allocated
     - ``@ 0x...`` is the heap address returned from malloc/calloc.
+    - ``Internal`` or ``PSRAM`` is the general location of the allocated memory.
     - ``CPU x`` is the CPU (0 or 1) running when the allocation was made.
     - ``ccount 0x...`` is the CCOUNT (CPU cycle count) register value when the allocation was mode. Is different for CPU 0 vs CPU 1.
     :CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA: - ``caller 0x...`` gives the call stack of the call to malloc()/free(), as a list of PC addresses. These can be decoded to source files and line numbers, as shown above.
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt b/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
index d8b031060ad..812c7e17f39 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ components/hal/test/test_mpu.c
 components/hal/touch_sensor_hal.c
 components/hal/uart_hal_iram.c
 components/hal/usb_hal.c
-components/heap/include/esp_heap_trace.h
 components/heap/include/heap_memory_layout.h
 components/heap/test/test_aligned_alloc_caps.c
 components/heap/test/test_allocator_timings.c