diff --git a/components/espcoredump/corefile/loader.py b/components/espcoredump/corefile/loader.py
index dbf292d51757..74caba06aed0 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/corefile/loader.py
+++ b/components/espcoredump/corefile/loader.py
@@ -439,11 +439,12 @@ def _extract_bin_corefile(self, e_machine=ESPCoreDumpElfFile.EM_XTENSA):  # type
 class ESPCoreDumpFlashLoader(EspCoreDumpLoader):
     ESP_COREDUMP_PART_TABLE_OFF = 0x8000
 
-    def __init__(self, offset, target=None, port=None, baud=None):
-        # type: (int, Optional[str], Optional[str], Optional[int]) -> None
+    def __init__(self, offset, target=None, port=None, baud=None, part_table_offset=None):
+        # type: (int, Optional[str], Optional[str], Optional[int], Optional[int]) -> None
         super(ESPCoreDumpFlashLoader, self).__init__()
         self.port = port
         self.baud = baud
+        self.part_table_offset = part_table_offset
 
         self._get_core_src(offset, target)
         self.target = self._load_core_src()
@@ -521,12 +522,15 @@ def _invoke_parttool(self):  # type: () -> None
         tool_args = [sys.executable, PARTTOOL_PY]
         if self.port:
             tool_args.extend(['--port', self.port])
+        if self.part_table_offset:
+            tool_args.extend(['--partition-table-offset', str(self.part_table_offset)])
         tool_args.extend(['read_partition', '--partition-type', 'data', '--partition-subtype', 'coredump', '--output'])
 
         self.core_src_file = self._create_temp_file()
         try:
             tool_args.append(self.core_src_file)  # type: ignore
             # read core dump partition
+            print(f"Running {' '.join(tool_args)}")
             et_out = subprocess.check_output(tool_args)
             if et_out:
                 logging.info(et_out.decode('utf-8'))
@@ -542,8 +546,7 @@ def _get_core_dump_partition_info(self, part_off=None):  # type: (Optional[int])
         Get core dump partition info using parttool
         """
         logging.info('Retrieving core dump partition offset and size...')
-        if not part_off:
-            part_off = self.ESP_COREDUMP_PART_TABLE_OFF
+        part_off = part_off or self.part_table_offset or self.ESP_COREDUMP_PART_TABLE_OFF
         try:
             tool_args = [sys.executable, PARTTOOL_PY, '-q', '--partition-table-offset', str(part_off)]
             if self.port:
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py b/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
index 0482a30ddb3b..2de7d41ca866 100755
--- a/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
+++ b/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 # ESP-IDF Core Dump Utility
 
 import argparse
+import json
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from shutil import copyfile
+from typing import Any, List
 
 import serial
 from construct import GreedyRange, Int32ul, Struct
@@ -54,6 +57,39 @@ def load_aux_elf(elf_path):  # type: (str) -> str
     return sym_cmd
 
 
+def get_sdkconfig_value(sdkconfig_file, key):  # type: (str, str) -> Optional[str]
+    """
+    Return the value of given key from sdkconfig_file.
+    If sdkconfig_file does not exist or the option is not present, returns None.
+    """
+    assert key.startswith('CONFIG_')
+    if not os.path.exists(sdkconfig_file):
+        return None
+    # keep track of the last seen value for the given key
+    value = None
+    # if the value is quoted, this excludes the quotes from the value
+    pattern = re.compile(r"^{}=\"?([^\"]*)\"?$".format(key))
+    with open(sdkconfig_file, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            match = re.match(pattern, line)
+            if match:
+                value = match.group(1)
+    return value
+
+
+def get_project_desc(prog_path):  # type: (str) -> Any
+    build_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(prog_path))
+    desc_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(build_dir, 'project_description.json'))
+    if not os.path.isfile(desc_path):
+        logging.warning('%s does not exist. Please build the app with "idf.py build"', desc_path)
+        return ''
+
+    with open(desc_path, 'r') as f:
+        project_desc = json.load(f)
+
+    return project_desc
+
+
 def get_core_dump_elf(e_machine=ESPCoreDumpFileLoader.ESP32):
     # type: (int) -> Tuple[str, Optional[str], Optional[list[str]]]
     loader = None
@@ -63,7 +99,10 @@ def get_core_dump_elf(e_machine=ESPCoreDumpFileLoader.ESP32):
 
     if not args.core:
         # Core file not specified, try to read core dump from flash.
-        loader = ESPCoreDumpFlashLoader(args.off, args.chip, port=args.port, baud=args.baud)
+        loader = ESPCoreDumpFlashLoader(
+            args.off, args.chip, port=args.port, baud=args.baud,
+            part_table_offset=getattr(args, 'parttable_off', None)
+        )
     elif args.core_format != 'elf':
         # Core file specified, but not yet in ELF format. Convert it from raw or base64 into ELF.
         loader = ESPCoreDumpFileLoader(args.core, args.core_format == 'b64')
@@ -381,7 +420,11 @@ def info_corefile():  # type: () -> Optional[list[str]]
     logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=log_level)
 
     print('espcoredump.py v%s' % __version__)
-    temp_core_files = None
+    project_desc = get_project_desc(args.prog)
+    if project_desc:
+        setattr(args, 'parttable_off', get_sdkconfig_value(project_desc['config_file'], 'CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET'))
+
+    temp_core_files = []  # type: Optional[List[str]]
     try:
         if args.operation == 'info_corefile':
             temp_core_files = info_corefile()