diff --git a/custom/integration/settings_controller.cpp b/custom/integration/settings_controller.cpp
index 9337f934..09d5d859 100644
--- a/custom/integration/settings_controller.cpp
+++ b/custom/integration/settings_controller.cpp
@@ -6,21 +6,26 @@
 #include "integration/settings_controller.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
-#include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <functional>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <queue>
+#include <new>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
-#include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
+#if !defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+#    include <condition_variable>
+#    include <mutex>
+#    include <queue>
+#    include <thread>
+#endif
+
 #include "../app_trace.h"
 #include "hal/hal.h"
 #include "settings_core/app_cfg.h"
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@
 #    include "diag/diag.h"
 #    include "esp_err.h"
 #    include "esp_wifi.h"
+#    include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
+#    include "freertos/queue.h"
+#    include "freertos/semphr.h"
+#    include "freertos/task.h"
 #    include "net_sntp/net_sntp.h"
 #    include "ota_update/ota_update.h"
 #endif
@@ -54,6 +63,12 @@ namespace custom::integration
 
         constexpr const char* kDefaultUpdateBaseUrl = "https://updates.m5stack.com/tab5";
 
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        constexpr UBaseType_t kTaskQueueLength     = 8U;
+        constexpr uint32_t    kWorkerTaskStackSize = 4096U;
+        constexpr UBaseType_t kWorkerTaskPriority  = 5U;
+#endif
+
         std::string timestamp_string()
         {
             std::time_t now = std::time(nullptr);
@@ -115,7 +130,11 @@ namespace custom::integration
         std::string current_variant_id() const;
 
         void enqueue_task(std::function<void()> task);
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        static void WorkerTaskEntry(void* arg);
+#else
         void worker_loop();
+#endif
         void refresh_all_connections();
         void perform_connection_test(const std::string& tester_id);
         void test_wifi_connection();
@@ -148,12 +167,19 @@ namespace custom::integration
         bool           diag_running_ = false;
 #endif
 
+        std::atomic<bool> running_{false};
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        TaskHandle_t      worker_task_       = nullptr;
+        QueueHandle_t     task_queue_        = nullptr;
+        SemaphoreHandle_t refresh_semaphore_ = nullptr;
+        std::atomic<bool> worker_active_{false};
+#else
         std::thread                           worker_thread_;
         std::mutex                            mutex_;
         std::condition_variable               cv_;
-        bool                                  running_ = false;
         std::queue<std::function<void()>>     tasks_;
         std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point next_refresh_;
+#endif
 
         std::string backup_path_;
         std::string logs_path_;
@@ -171,22 +197,107 @@ namespace custom::integration
         logs_path_   = "m5tab5_logs.txt";
 #endif
 
-        running_       = true;
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        running_.store(true);
+        refresh_semaphore_ = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
+        if (refresh_semaphore_ == nullptr)
+        {
+            APP_LOG_ERROR(kTag, "Failed to create refresh semaphore");
+            running_.store(false);
+        }
+
+        if (running_.load())
+        {
+            task_queue_ = xQueueCreate(kTaskQueueLength, sizeof(std::function<void()>*));
+            if (task_queue_ == nullptr)
+            {
+                APP_LOG_ERROR(kTag, "Failed to create task queue");
+                running_.store(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (running_.load())
+        {
+            if (xTaskCreate(&SettingsController::Impl::WorkerTaskEntry,
+                            "settings_ctrl",
+                            kWorkerTaskStackSize,
+                            this,
+                            kWorkerTaskPriority,
+                            &worker_task_)
+                == pdPASS)
+            {
+                worker_active_.store(true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                APP_LOG_ERROR(kTag, "Failed to start worker task");
+                worker_task_ = nullptr;
+                running_.store(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!running_.load())
+        {
+            if (task_queue_ != nullptr)
+            {
+                vQueueDelete(task_queue_);
+                task_queue_ = nullptr;
+            }
+            if (refresh_semaphore_ != nullptr)
+            {
+                vSemaphoreDelete(refresh_semaphore_);
+                refresh_semaphore_ = nullptr;
+            }
+            worker_active_.store(false);
+        }
+#else
+        running_.store(true);
         next_refresh_  = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + kRefreshInterval;
         worker_thread_ = std::thread(&SettingsController::Impl::worker_loop, this);
+#endif
     }
 
     SettingsController::Impl::~Impl()
     {
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        running_.store(false);
+        if (refresh_semaphore_ != nullptr)
+        {
+            xSemaphoreGive(refresh_semaphore_);
+        }
+
+        while (worker_active_.load())
+        {
+            vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(10));
+        }
+
+        if (task_queue_ != nullptr)
+        {
+            std::function<void()>* pending = nullptr;
+            while (xQueueReceive(task_queue_, &pending, 0) == pdTRUE)
+            {
+                delete pending;
+            }
+            vQueueDelete(task_queue_);
+            task_queue_ = nullptr;
+        }
+
+        if (refresh_semaphore_ != nullptr)
+        {
+            vSemaphoreDelete(refresh_semaphore_);
+            refresh_semaphore_ = nullptr;
+        }
+#else
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-            running_ = false;
+            running_.store(false);
         }
         cv_.notify_all();
         if (worker_thread_.joinable())
         {
             worker_thread_.join();
         }
+#endif
 
 #if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
         if (diag_running_)
@@ -637,17 +748,44 @@ namespace custom::integration
 
     void SettingsController::Impl::enqueue_task(std::function<void()> task)
     {
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+        if (!running_.load() || task_queue_ == nullptr)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto* heap_task = new (std::nothrow) std::function<void()>(std::move(task));
+        if (heap_task == nullptr)
+        {
+            APP_LOG_WARN(kTag, "Failed to allocate task");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (xQueueSend(task_queue_, &heap_task, 0) != pdPASS)
+        {
+            APP_LOG_WARN(kTag, "Task queue full");
+            delete heap_task;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (refresh_semaphore_ != nullptr)
+        {
+            xSemaphoreGive(refresh_semaphore_);
+        }
+#else
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
             tasks_.push(std::move(task));
         }
         cv_.notify_all();
+#endif
     }
 
+#if !defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
     void SettingsController::Impl::worker_loop()
     {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-        while (running_)
+        while (running_.load())
         {
             if (!tasks_.empty())
             {
@@ -670,9 +808,74 @@ namespace custom::integration
                 continue;
             }
 
-            cv_.wait_until(lock, next_refresh_, [this]() { return !running_ || !tasks_.empty(); });
+            cv_.wait_until(
+                lock, next_refresh_, [this]() { return !running_.load() || !tasks_.empty(); });
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    void SettingsController::Impl::WorkerTaskEntry(void* arg)
+    {
+        auto* self = static_cast<SettingsController::Impl*>(arg);
+        if (self == nullptr)
+        {
+            vTaskDelete(nullptr);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (self->task_queue_ == nullptr || self->refresh_semaphore_ == nullptr)
+        {
+            self->running_.store(false);
+            self->worker_active_.store(false);
+            self->worker_task_ = nullptr;
+            vTaskDelete(nullptr);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self->worker_active_.store(true);
+
+        const uint32_t refresh_ms = static_cast<uint32_t>(
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(kRefreshInterval).count());
+        const TickType_t refresh_ticks = std::max<TickType_t>(1, pdMS_TO_TICKS(refresh_ms));
+
+        while (self->running_.load())
+        {
+            std::function<void()>* task_ptr = nullptr;
+            while (self->running_.load()
+                   && xQueueReceive(self->task_queue_, &task_ptr, 0) == pdTRUE)
+            {
+                if (task_ptr == nullptr)
+                {
+                    self->running_.store(false);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                (*task_ptr)();
+                delete task_ptr;
+                task_ptr = nullptr;
+            }
+
+            if (!self->running_.load())
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (xSemaphoreTake(self->refresh_semaphore_, refresh_ticks) == pdFALSE)
+            {
+                self->refresh_all_connections();
+            }
+        }
+
+        std::function<void()>* leftover = nullptr;
+        while (xQueueReceive(self->task_queue_, &leftover, 0) == pdTRUE)
+        {
+            delete leftover;
         }
+
+        self->worker_active_.store(false);
+        self->worker_task_ = nullptr;
+        vTaskDelete(nullptr);
     }
+#endif
 
     void SettingsController::Impl::refresh_all_connections()
     {