diff --git a/components/heap/Kconfig b/components/heap/Kconfig
index 1a05ddd78c..8de0f77519 100644
--- a/components/heap/Kconfig
+++ b/components/heap/Kconfig
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ menu "Heap memory debugging"
 
     config HEAP_TASK_TRACKING
         bool "Enable heap task tracking"
-        depends on !HEAP_POISONING_DISABLED
         help
             Enables tracking the task responsible for each heap allocation.
 
diff --git a/components/heap/heap_caps.c b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
index 9df5fb212e..501ebe6392 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_caps.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR static void *heap_caps_malloc_base( size_t size, uint32_t caps)
 {
     void *ret = NULL;
 
-    if (size == 0 || size > HEAP_SIZE_MAX ) {
+    if (size == 0 || MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size) > HEAP_SIZE_MAX ) {
         // Avoids int overflow when adding small numbers to size, or
         // calculating 'end' from start+size, by limiting 'size' to the possible range
         return NULL;
@@ -164,17 +164,20 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR static void *heap_caps_malloc_base( size_t size, uint32_t caps)
                         //This is special, insofar that what we're going to get back is a DRAM address. If so,
                         //we need to 'invert' it (lowest address in DRAM == highest address in IRAM and vice-versa) and
                         //add a pointer to the DRAM equivalent before the address we're going to return.
-                        ret = multi_heap_malloc(heap->heap, size + 4);  // int overflow checked above
-
+                        ret = multi_heap_malloc(heap->heap, MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size) + 4);  // int overflow checked above
                         if (ret != NULL) {
+                            MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(ret);
+                            ret = MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(ret);
                             uint32_t *iptr = dram_alloc_to_iram_addr(ret, size + 4);  // int overflow checked above
                             CALL_HOOK(esp_heap_trace_alloc_hook, iptr, size, caps);
                             return iptr;
                         }
                     } else {
                         //Just try to alloc, nothing special.
-                        ret = multi_heap_malloc(heap->heap, size);
+                        ret = multi_heap_malloc(heap->heap, MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size));
                         if (ret != NULL) {
+                            MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(ret);
+                            ret = MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(ret);
                             CALL_HOOK(esp_heap_trace_alloc_hook, ret, size, caps);
                             return ret;
                         }
@@ -382,10 +385,10 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR void heap_caps_free( void *ptr)
         uint32_t *dramAddrPtr = (uint32_t *)ptr;
         ptr = (void *)dramAddrPtr[-1];
     }
-
-    heap_t *heap = find_containing_heap(ptr);
+    void *block_owner_ptr = MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(ptr);
+    heap_t *heap = find_containing_heap(block_owner_ptr);
     assert(heap != NULL && "free() target pointer is outside heap areas");
-    multi_heap_free(heap->heap, ptr);
+    multi_heap_free(heap->heap, block_owner_ptr);
 
     CALL_HOOK(esp_heap_trace_free_hook, ptr);
 }
@@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR static void *heap_caps_realloc_base( void *ptr, size_t size, uint
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (size > HEAP_SIZE_MAX) {
+    if (MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size) > HEAP_SIZE_MAX) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -439,8 +442,10 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR static void *heap_caps_realloc_base( void *ptr, size_t size, uint
     if (compatible_caps && !ptr_in_diram_case) {
         // try to reallocate this memory within the same heap
         // (which will resize the block if it can)
-        void *r = multi_heap_realloc(heap->heap, ptr, size);
+        void *r = multi_heap_realloc(heap->heap, ptr, MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size));
         if (r != NULL) {
+            MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(r);
+            r = MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(r);
             CALL_HOOK(esp_heap_trace_alloc_hook, r, size, caps);
             return r;
         }
@@ -652,7 +657,7 @@ size_t heap_caps_get_allocated_size( void *ptr )
     heap_t *heap = find_containing_heap(ptr);
     assert(heap);
     size_t size = multi_heap_get_allocated_size(heap->heap, ptr);
-    return size;
+    return MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size);
 }
 
 HEAP_IRAM_ATTR void *heap_caps_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size, uint32_t caps)
@@ -672,7 +677,7 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR void *heap_caps_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size, uint
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (size > HEAP_SIZE_MAX) {
+    if (MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size) > HEAP_SIZE_MAX) {
         // Avoids int overflow when adding small numbers to size, or
         // calculating 'end' from start+size, by limiting 'size' to the possible range
         heap_caps_alloc_failed(size, caps, __func__);
@@ -692,8 +697,10 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR void *heap_caps_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size, uint
                 //doesn't cover, see if they're available in other prios.
                 if ((get_all_caps(heap) & caps) == caps) {
                     //Just try to alloc, nothing special.
-                    ret = multi_heap_aligned_alloc(heap->heap, size, alignment);
+                    ret = multi_heap_aligned_alloc(heap->heap, MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(size), alignment);
                     if (ret != NULL) {
+                        MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(ret);
+                        ret = MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(ret);
                         CALL_HOOK(esp_heap_trace_alloc_hook, ret, size, caps);
                         return ret;
                     }
diff --git a/components/heap/heap_task_info.c b/components/heap/heap_task_info.c
index 54c6fb346c..83368e5db4 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_task_info.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_task_info.c
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ size_t heap_caps_get_per_task_info(heap_task_info_params_t *params)
             }
             void *p = multi_heap_get_block_address(b);  // Safe, only arithmetic
             size_t bsize = multi_heap_get_allocated_size(heap, p); // Validates
-            TaskHandle_t btask = (TaskHandle_t)multi_heap_get_block_owner(b);
-
+            TaskHandle_t btask = MULTI_HEAP_GET_BLOCK_OWNER(p);
             // Accumulate per-task allocation totals.
             if (params->totals) {
                 size_t i;
diff --git a/components/heap/linker.lf b/components/heap/linker.lf
index 7d30fc20c7..7109ae3814 100644
--- a/components/heap/linker.lf
+++ b/components/heap/linker.lf
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ entries:
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_aligned_free (noflash)
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_realloc (noflash)
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_get_block_address (noflash)
-            multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_get_block_owner (noflash)
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_get_allocated_size (noflash)
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_internal_check_block_poisoning (noflash)
             multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_internal_poison_fill_region (noflash)
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap.c b/components/heap/multi_heap.c
index 05477806d4..e6e95c966c 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap.c
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ size_t multi_heap_minimum_free_size(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
 
 void *multi_heap_get_block_address(multi_heap_block_handle_t block)
     __attribute__((alias("multi_heap_get_block_address_impl")));
-
-void *multi_heap_get_block_owner(multi_heap_block_handle_t block)
-{
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 #endif
 
 #define ALIGN(X) ((X) & ~(sizeof(void *)-1))
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h b/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
index b34c3393c6..2fd09a9ad0 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
@@ -87,6 +87,3 @@ bool multi_heap_is_free(const multi_heap_block_handle_t block);
 
 /* Get the data address of a heap block */
 void *multi_heap_get_block_address(multi_heap_block_handle_t block);
-
-/* Get the owner identification for a heap block */
-void *multi_heap_get_block_owner(multi_heap_block_handle_t block);
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap_platform.h b/components/heap/multi_heap_platform.h
index 35c2a33373..a5ce50208a 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap_platform.h
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap_platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -66,14 +66,20 @@ inline static void multi_heap_assert(bool condition, const char *format, int lin
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HEAP_TASK_TRACKING
 #include <freertos/task.h>
-#define MULTI_HEAP_BLOCK_OWNER TaskHandle_t task;
-#define MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD) (HEAD)->task = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle()
-#define MULTI_HEAP_GET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD) ((HEAD)->task)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD) *((TaskHandle_t*)HEAD) = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle()
+#define MULTI_HEAP_GET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD) *((TaskHandle_t*)HEAD)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(HEAD) ((TaskHandle_t*)(HEAD) + 1)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(HEAD) ((TaskHandle_t*)(HEAD) - 1)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(SIZE) ((SIZE) + sizeof(TaskHandle_t))
+#define MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(SIZE) ((SIZE) - sizeof(TaskHandle_t))
 #else
-#define MULTI_HEAP_BLOCK_OWNER
 #define MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD)
 #define MULTI_HEAP_GET_BLOCK_OWNER(HEAD) (NULL)
-#endif
+#define MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(HEAD) (HEAD)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_OFFSET(HEAD) (HEAD)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_ADD_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(SIZE) (SIZE)
+#define MULTI_HEAP_REMOVE_BLOCK_OWNER_SIZE(SIZE) (SIZE)
+#endif // CONFIG_HEAP_TASK_TRACKING
 
 #else // MULTI_HEAP_FREERTOS
 
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c b/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
index 3b608e0b24..6a1db4d70f 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t head_canary;
-    MULTI_HEAP_BLOCK_OWNER
     size_t alloc_size;
 } poison_head_t;
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ __attribute__((noinline))  static uint8_t *poison_allocated_region(poison_head_t
     poison_tail_t *tail = (poison_tail_t *)(data + alloc_size);
     head->alloc_size = alloc_size;
     head->head_canary = HEAD_CANARY_PATTERN;
-    MULTI_HEAP_SET_BLOCK_OWNER(head);
 
     uint32_t tail_canary = TAIL_CANARY_PATTERN;
     if ((intptr_t)tail % sizeof(void *) == 0) {
@@ -351,11 +349,6 @@ void *multi_heap_get_block_address(multi_heap_block_handle_t block)
     return head + sizeof(poison_head_t);
 }
 
-void *multi_heap_get_block_owner(multi_heap_block_handle_t block)
-{
-    return MULTI_HEAP_GET_BLOCK_OWNER((poison_head_t*)multi_heap_get_block_address_impl(block));
-}
-
 multi_heap_handle_t multi_heap_register(void *start, size_t size)
 {
 #ifdef SLOW
diff --git a/examples/system/heap_task_tracking/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/system/heap_task_tracking/sdkconfig.defaults
index 9f0f338bdf..9c49654ecd 100644
--- a/examples/system/heap_task_tracking/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/system/heap_task_tracking/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-CONFIG_HEAP_POISONING_LIGHT=y
 CONFIG_HEAP_TASK_TRACKING=y