diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
index 2a10d17ff1..2d671bcd96 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,26 @@ example_test_pytest_esp32_ethernet_ip101:
     TARGET: ESP32
     ENV_MARKER: ip101
 
+example_test_pytest_esp32_flash_encryption:
+  extends:
+    - .pytest_examples_dir_template
+    - .rules:test:example_test-esp32
+  needs:
+    - build_pytest_examples_esp32
+  variables:
+    TARGET: ESP32
+    ENV_MARKER: flash_encryption
+
+example_test_pytest_esp32c3_flash_encryption:
+  extends:
+    - .pytest_examples_dir_template
+    - .rules:test:example_test-esp32c3
+  needs:
+    - build_pytest_examples_esp32c3
+  variables:
+    TARGET: ESP32C3
+    ENV_MARKER: flash_encryption
+
 .pytest_components_dir_template:
   extends: .pytest_template
   variables:
@@ -413,12 +433,6 @@ example_test_007:
     - ESP32
     - Example_I2C_CCS811_SENSOR
 
-example_test_008A:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_Flash_Encryption
-
 example_test_008B:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
   tags:
@@ -491,12 +505,6 @@ example_test_C3_GENERIC:
     - ESP32C3
     - Example_GENERIC
 
-example_test_C3_FLASH_ENC:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32c3_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32C3
-    - Example_Flash_Encryption
-
 example_test_C3_FLASH_ENC_OTA:
   extends: .example_test_esp32c3_template
   tags:
diff --git a/examples/security/flash_encryption/example_test.py b/examples/security/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encryption.py
similarity index 88%
rename from examples/security/flash_encryption/example_test.py
rename to examples/security/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encryption.py
index 9df9510232..bebf82b74a 100644
--- a/examples/security/flash_encryption/example_test.py
+++ b/examples/security/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encryption.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import binascii
@@ -6,7 +9,8 @@ import sys
 from collections import namedtuple
 from io import BytesIO
 
-import ttfw_idf
+import pytest
+from pytest_embedded import Dut
 
 try:
     import espsecure
@@ -25,13 +29,10 @@ except ImportError:
 #   espefuse.py --do-not-confirm -p $ESPPORT burn_efuse FLASH_CRYPT_CONFIG 0xf
 #   espefuse.py --do-not-confirm -p $ESPPORT burn_efuse FLASH_CRYPT_CNT 0x1
 #   espefuse.py --do-not-confirm -p $ESPPORT burn_key flash_encryption key.bin
-@ttfw_idf.idf_example_test(env_tag='Example_Flash_Encryption', target=['esp32', 'esp32c3'])
-def test_examples_security_flash_encryption(env, extra_data):
-    dut = env.get_dut('flash_encryption', 'examples/security/flash_encryption')
-
-    dut.erase_flash()
-    # start test
-    dut.start_app()
+@pytest.mark.esp32
+@pytest.mark.esp32c3
+@pytest.mark.flash_encryption
+def test_examples_security_flash_encryption(dut: Dut) -> None:
     # calculate the expected ciphertext
     flash_addr = dut.app.partition_table['storage']['offset']
     plain_hex_str = '00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07  08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def test_examples_security_flash_encryption(env, extra_data):
     # espsecure uses the cryptography package for encrypting
     # with aes-xts, but does not allow for a symmetric key
     # so the key for later chips are not all zeros
-    if dut.TARGET == 'esp32':
+    if dut.target == 'esp32':
         key_bytes = b'\x00' * 32
         aes_xts = False
     else:
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 294a3452ad..8d3b2e5b4b 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ markers =
   octal_psram: runners with octal psram
   usb_host: usb host runners
   ethernet_ota: ethernet OTA runners
+  flash_encryption: Flash Encryption runners
 
 # log related
 log_cli = True