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 | DTED | | [`patterns/dted.hexpat`](patterns/dted.hexpat) | Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) |
 | ELF  | `application/x-executable` | [`patterns/elf.hexpat`](patterns/elf.hexpat) | ELF header in elf binaries |
 | ESP32 Image | | [`patterns/esp32_image.hexpat`](patterns/esp32_image.hexpat) | Firmware image format for the ESP32 chip family |
+| ESP8266 Image | | [`patterns/esp8266.hexpat`](patterns/esp8266.hexpat) | ESP8266 Firmware Image v1 |
 | EVTX | `application/x-ms-evtx` | [`patterns/evtx.hexpat`](patterns/evtx.hexpat) | MS Windows Vista Event Log |
 | EXFAT | | [`patterns/fs/exfat.hexpat`](patterns/fs/exfat.hexpat) | Extensible File Allocation Table (exFAT) |
 | EXFAT (DFIR) | | [`patterns/DFIR/exFAT.hexpat`](patterns/DFIR/exFAT.hexpat) | Imported by DISK_PARSER.hexpat |
diff --git a/patterns/esp8266.hexpat b/patterns/esp8266.hexpat
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+#pragma author lopqto
+#pragma description ESP8266 Firmware Image v1
+#pragma endian little
+#pragma magic [ 0xE9 ] @ 0x00
+
+/*
+ * References:
+ * https://github.com/espressif/esptool/blob/master/esptool/bin_image.py
+ * https://github.com/esp8266/esp8266-wiki/wiki/
+ */
+
+import std.mem;
+
+const u8 ESP8266_IMAGE_MAGIC = 0xE9;
+
+enum esp8266_flash_mode_t : u8 {
+    QIO  = 0,
+    QOUT = 1,
+    DIO  = 2,
+    DOUT = 3
+};
+
+enum esp8266_flash_freq_t : u8 {
+    FREQ_40M = 0,
+    FREQ_26M = 1,
+    FREQ_20M = 2,
+    FREQ_80M = 0xF
+};
+
+enum esp8266_flash_size_t : u8 {
+    FLASH_256KB    = 0,
+    FLASH_512KB    = 1,
+    FLASH_1MB      = 2,
+    FLASH_2MB      = 3,
+    FLASH_4MB      = 4,
+    FLASH_2MB_CTR  = 5,
+    FLASH_8MB      = 8,
+    FLASH_16MB     = 9
+};
+
+bitfield flash_config_t {
+    esp8266_flash_freq_t  freq : 4;
+    esp8266_flash_size_t  size : 4;
+};
+
+struct header {
+    u8                 magic         [[comment("ESP8266 image magic, 0xE9")]];
+    u8                 segment_count [[comment("Number of segments following header")]];
+    esp8266_flash_mode_t flash_mode    [[comment("0=QIO, 1=QOUT, 2=DIO, 3=DOUT")]];
+    flash_config_t     flash_config [[comment("High 4 bits: size, Low 4 bits: freq")]];
+    u32                entrypoint    [[comment("Entry point address")]];
+};
+
+struct segment {
+    u32 load_addr [[comment("Load address in memory")]];
+    u32 size      [[comment("Size of segment data")]];
+    u8 data[size] [[comment("Segment data bytes")]];
+};
+
+// Main v1 image at offset 0
+header  bootloader_header                  @ 0x00;
+segment bootloader_segments[bootloader_header.segment_count] @ 0x08;
+
+// Optional: Second image at 0x1000 (common in ESP8266 flash layout)
+header  user_header                  @ 0x1000;
+segment user_segments[user_header.segment_count] @ 0x1008;
diff --git a/tests/patterns/test_data/esp8266.hexpat.bin b/tests/patterns/test_data/esp8266.hexpat.bin
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