diff --git a/pkg/espflasher/flasher.go b/pkg/espflasher/flasher.go
index 32ea28a..ce61fe3 100644
--- a/pkg/espflasher/flasher.go
+++ b/pkg/espflasher/flasher.go
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@ func (f *Flasher) ChipName() string {
 	return "Unknown"
 }
 
+// BootloaderFlashOffset returns the flash offset where the bootloader image
+// lives for the connected chip. Returns (0, false) if the chip has not been
+// detected yet (e.g. connect() has not completed).
+func (f *Flasher) BootloaderFlashOffset() (uint32, bool) {
+	if f.chip == nil {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	return f.chip.BootloaderFlashOffset, true
+}
+
 // connect performs the bootloader connection sequence:
 // reset → sync → detect chip.
 func (f *Flasher) connect() error {
diff --git a/pkg/espflasher/flasher_test.go b/pkg/espflasher/flasher_test.go
index 99b9dd0..705482a 100644
--- a/pkg/espflasher/flasher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/espflasher/flasher_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,29 @@ func TestFlasherChipName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFlasherBootloaderFlashOffset(t *testing.T) {
+	// ESP32: 0x1000
+	f := &Flasher{chip: defESP32, opts: DefaultOptions()}
+	off, ok := f.BootloaderFlashOffset()
+	if !ok || off != 0x1000 {
+		t.Errorf("ESP32 BootloaderFlashOffset() = (0x%X, %v), want (0x1000, true)", off, ok)
+	}
+
+	// ESP32-S3: 0x0
+	f2 := &Flasher{chip: defESP32S3, opts: DefaultOptions()}
+	off, ok = f2.BootloaderFlashOffset()
+	if !ok || off != 0x0 {
+		t.Errorf("ESP32-S3 BootloaderFlashOffset() = (0x%X, %v), want (0x0, true)", off, ok)
+	}
+
+	// Chip not detected yet: returns (0, false)
+	f3 := &Flasher{opts: DefaultOptions()}
+	off, ok = f3.BootloaderFlashOffset()
+	if ok || off != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("undetected BootloaderFlashOffset() = (0x%X, %v), want (0x0, false)", off, ok)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFlashImagePatchesHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that FlashImage calls patchImageHeader by checking that an
 	// invalid flash mode causes an error.