diff --git a/esphome/arduino8266/toolchain.py b/esphome/arduino8266/toolchain.py
index 5703d73181..6d2c2cde5d 100644
--- a/esphome/arduino8266/toolchain.py
+++ b/esphome/arduino8266/toolchain.py
@@ -210,8 +210,12 @@ def get_idedata() -> dict | None:
     """
     from esphome.espidf.idedata import load_or_build_idedata
 
+    ccache = framework.ccache_path()
     return load_or_build_idedata(
         get_build_dir() / "compile_commands.json",
         get_elf_path(),
         CORE.relative_internal_path("idedata", f"{CORE.name}.json"),
+        # The compile DB's commands carry the same ccache prefix the ninja
+        # rules were generated with
+        launcher=str(ccache) if ccache else None,
     )
diff --git a/esphome/espidf/idedata.py b/esphome/espidf/idedata.py
index 355a395ebc..ae15888649 100644
--- a/esphome/espidf/idedata.py
+++ b/esphome/espidf/idedata.py
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ def _pick_entry(entries: list[dict]) -> dict:
     raise ValueError("no C++ translation unit found in compile_commands.json")
 
 
-def _parse_entry(entry: dict) -> tuple[str, list[str], list[str], list[str]]:
+def _parse_entry(
+    entry: dict, launcher: str | None = None
+) -> tuple[str, list[str], list[str], list[str]]:
     """Parse one compile_commands entry -> (cxx_path, defines, includes, cxx_flags)."""
     directory = Path(entry["directory"])
     tokens = _expand_response_files(_split_command(entry["command"]), directory)
@@ -136,8 +138,10 @@ def _parse_entry(entry: dict) -> tuple[str, list[str], list[str], list[str]]:
             raw = os.path.normpath(directory / raw)
         return raw.replace("\\", "/")
 
-    # A ccache-wrapped command ("ccache g++ ...") names the compiler second.
-    if Path(tokens[0]).stem == "ccache":
+    # A launcher-wrapped command ("ccache g++ ...") names the compiler
+    # second. The caller passes the exact launcher it configured into the
+    # build, so this is a comparison, not a guess by name.
+    if launcher is not None and tokens[0] == launcher:
         tokens = tokens[1:]
     # token0 is the compiler path; the rest of the command already uses forward
     # slashes on Windows, so normalize it too for a consistent idedata file.
@@ -223,12 +227,17 @@ def _cc_path_from_cxx(cxx_path: str) -> str:
 
 
 def load_or_build_idedata(
-    compile_commands: Path, elf_path: Path, cache: Path
+    compile_commands: Path,
+    elf_path: Path,
+    cache: Path,
+    launcher: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict | None:
     """Return idedata for a compile_commands.json build, cached on mtime.
 
     Shared by the native ESP-IDF and ESP8266 Arduino toolchains. Returns None
-    when the compile DB doesn't exist yet (nothing was built).
+    when the compile DB doesn't exist yet (nothing was built). ``launcher``
+    is the compiler-launcher path (ccache) the build was generated with, if
+    any; commands in the compile DB are prefixed with it.
     """
     if not compile_commands.is_file():
         _LOGGER.debug("No %s yet; skipping idedata generation", compile_commands)
@@ -247,14 +256,14 @@ def load_or_build_idedata(
             if isinstance(cached, dict) and "cc_path" in cached:
                 return cached
 
-    data = idedata_from_build(compile_commands)
+    data = idedata_from_build(compile_commands, launcher)
     data["prog_path"] = str(elf_path)
     cache.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     cache.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
     return data
 
 
-def idedata_from_build(compile_commands: Path) -> dict:
+def idedata_from_build(compile_commands: Path, launcher: str | None = None) -> dict:
     """Parse compile_commands.json into the idedata fields consumers expect.
 
     A single ESP-IDF compile entry only carries its own component's REQUIRES
@@ -265,13 +274,13 @@ def idedata_from_build(compile_commands: Path) -> dict:
     provides).
     """
     entries = json.loads(Path(compile_commands).read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    cxx_path, defines, _, cxx_flags = _parse_entry(_pick_entry(entries))
+    cxx_path, defines, _, cxx_flags = _parse_entry(_pick_entry(entries), launcher)
 
     build_includes: dict[str, None] = {}
     for entry in entries:
         if not _is_esphome_src(entry["file"]):
             continue
-        for inc in _parse_entry(entry)[2]:
+        for inc in _parse_entry(entry, launcher)[2]:
             build_includes.setdefault(inc, None)
 
     return {
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_arduino8266_toolchain.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_arduino8266_toolchain.py
index 4757d4db22..a0ac1aa5e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_arduino8266_toolchain.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_arduino8266_toolchain.py
@@ -200,14 +200,31 @@ def test_print_size_summary_size_tool_failure(
 
 
 def test_get_idedata_delegates(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    with patch(
-        "esphome.espidf.idedata.load_or_build_idedata", return_value={"cc_path": "x"}
-    ) as mock_load:
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "esphome.espidf.idedata.load_or_build_idedata",
+            return_value={"cc_path": "x"},
+        ) as mock_load,
+        patch.object(framework, "ccache_path", return_value=Path("/cc/ccache")),
+    ):
         assert toolchain.get_idedata() == {"cc_path": "x"}
     compile_commands, elf, cache = mock_load.call_args[0]
     assert compile_commands.name == "compile_commands.json"
     assert elf.name == "firmware.elf"
     assert cache.name == "test8266.json"
+    # The exact configured launcher is passed for compile DB parsing
+    assert mock_load.call_args.kwargs["launcher"] == str(Path("/cc/ccache"))
+
+
+def test_get_idedata_no_ccache(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "esphome.espidf.idedata.load_or_build_idedata", return_value={}
+        ) as mock_load,
+        patch.object(framework, "ccache_path", return_value=None),
+    ):
+        toolchain.get_idedata()
+    assert mock_load.call_args.kwargs["launcher"] is None
 
 
 def test_run_compile_skips_compdb_when_ninja_unchanged(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_idedata.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_idedata.py
index f6b25bd1de..7036e893a2 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_idedata.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_idedata.py
@@ -264,18 +264,24 @@ def test_parse_entry_normalizes_windows_cxx_path() -> None:
     assert "C:/inc/a" in includes
 
 
-def test_parse_entry_strips_ccache_prefix() -> None:
-    """A ccache-wrapped compile names the compiler second; the wrapper must
-    not be mistaken for the compiler path."""
+def test_parse_entry_strips_launcher_prefix() -> None:
+    """A launcher-wrapped compile names the compiler second; the exact
+    configured launcher is stripped, not anything ccache-shaped."""
     entry = _entry(
         f"{ABS}build",
         f"{ABS}build/src/esphome/core/application.cpp",
         "/opt/homebrew/bin/ccache /tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++ -DUSE_ESP8266 "
         "-c app.cpp -o app.cpp.o",
     )
-    cxx_path, defines, _, _ = idedata._parse_entry(entry)
+    cxx_path, defines, _, _ = idedata._parse_entry(
+        entry, launcher="/opt/homebrew/bin/ccache"
+    )
     assert cxx_path == "/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++"
     assert defines == ["USE_ESP8266"]
+    # Without a configured launcher nothing is stripped, even a token that
+    # happens to be named ccache
+    cxx_path, _, _, _ = idedata._parse_entry(entry)
+    assert cxx_path == "/opt/homebrew/bin/ccache"
 
 
 def _write_compile_commands(tmp_path: Path) -> Path: