diff --git a/esphome/components/psram/__init__.py b/esphome/components/psram/__init__.py
index 39afb407f10..ccf35b851cc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/psram/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/psram/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from esphome.components.esp32 import (
     CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES,
     VARIANT_ESP32,
     VARIANT_ESP32C5,
+    VARIANT_ESP32C61,
     VARIANT_ESP32P4,
     VARIANT_ESP32S2,
     VARIANT_ESP32S3,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ CONF_ENABLE_ECC = "enable_ecc"
 SPIRAM_MODES = {
     VARIANT_ESP32: (TYPE_QUAD,),
     VARIANT_ESP32C5: (TYPE_QUAD,),
+    VARIANT_ESP32C61: (TYPE_QUAD,),
     VARIANT_ESP32S2: (TYPE_QUAD,),
     VARIANT_ESP32S3: (TYPE_QUAD, TYPE_OCTAL),
     VARIANT_ESP32P4: (TYPE_HEX,),
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ SPIRAM_MODES = {
 SPIRAM_SPEEDS = {
     VARIANT_ESP32: (40, 80, 120),
     VARIANT_ESP32C5: (40, 80, 120),
+    VARIANT_ESP32C61: (40, 80),
     VARIANT_ESP32S2: (40, 80, 120),
     VARIANT_ESP32S3: (40, 80, 120),
     VARIANT_ESP32P4: (20, 100, 200),
diff --git a/tests/components/psram/test.esp32-c61-idf.yaml b/tests/components/psram/test.esp32-c61-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d443aab9518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/psram/test.esp32-c61-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+esp32:
+  framework:
+    type: esp-idf
+
+psram:
+  speed: 80MHz
+  ignore_not_found: false