diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/adb/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/adb/defconfig
index d78d79316a3..b7c2ec9ef9e 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/adb/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/adb/defconfig
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ CONFIG_ADBD_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_ADBD_USB_BOARDCTL=y
 CONFIG_ADBD_USB_SERVER=y
 CONFIG_CDCACM=n
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_MM=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_OTG_ENDPOINT_NUM=2
 CONFIG_ETC_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_USBSERIAL=n
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_LIBUV=y
+CONFIG_MM_BACKTRACE=0
 CONFIG_POSIX_SPAWN_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_PSEUDOTERM=y
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TYPES=y
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_CHILD_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORKSTACKSIZE=8192
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
+CONFIG_STACK_USAGE=y
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_ADBD=y
 CONFIG_TLS_NCLEANUP=4