diff --git a/.github/workflows/sockutls_build.yml b/.github/workflows/sockutls_build.yml
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+name: "sock_utils: build-tests"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
+
+jobs:
+  build_sock_utils:
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'sock_utils') || github.event_name == 'push'
+    name: Socket helpers build
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.3"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+    env:
+      TEST_DIR: components/sock_utils/examples/simple
+      TARGET_TEST_DIR: build_esp32_default
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout esp-protocols
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Build with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
+          pip install idf-component-manager idf-build-apps --upgrade
+          python ci/build_apps.py ${TEST_DIR}
+          cd ${TEST_DIR}
+          ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ci/clean_build_artifacts.sh `pwd`/${TARGET_TEST_DIR}
+          zip -qur artifacts.zip ${TARGET_TEST_DIR}
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sock_utils_target_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+          path: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/artifacts.zip
+          if-no-files-found: error
+  host_test_sock_utils:
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'sock_utils') || github.event_name == 'push'
+    name: Socket helpers host test
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.3"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+    env:
+      TEST_DIR: components/sock_utils/test/host
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout esp-protocols
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Build with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
+          pip install idf-component-manager idf-build-apps --upgrade
+          cd ${TEST_DIR}
+          idf.py build
+           ./build/sockutls_host_test.elf
+
+  test_sock_utils:
+    # Skip running on forks since it won't have access to secrets
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'espressif/esp-protocols' &&
+      ( contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'sock_utils') || github.event_name == 'push' )
+    name: Socket helpers target test
+    needs: build_sock_utils
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.3"]
+    runs-on:
+      - self-hosted
+      - ESP32-ETHERNET-KIT
+    env:
+      TEST_DIR: components/sock_utils/examples/broker
+      TARGET_TEST_DIR: build_esp32_default
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sock_utils_target_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
+          path: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/ci/
+      - name: Run Test
+        working-directory: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}
+        run: |
+          unzip ci/artifacts.zip -d ci
+          for dir in `ls -d ci/build_*`; do
+          rm -rf build sdkconfig.defaults
+          mv $dir build
+          python -m pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./results_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${dir#"ci/build_"}.xml --target=esp32
+          done
diff --git a/components/sock_utils/examples/simple/pytest_sockutls.py b/components/sock_utils/examples/simple/pytest_sockutls.py
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+++ b/components/sock_utils/examples/simple/pytest_sockutls.py
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
+
+def test_sockutls(dut):
+    """
+    steps:
+      1. Start the example
+      2. Check the resultant IPv4 address from station netif
+    """
+    # Signal from the pipe simple implementation
+    dut.expect('Received signal: IP4')
+    # and the IPv4 address of the connected netif
+    dut.expect('IPv4 address of interface "sta"')