diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp
index d8b3db9667..9bf8192ee1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/lock_free_queue.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/util.h"
 
@@ -47,8 +48,11 @@ namespace esphome::wifi {
 static const char *const TAG = "wifi_esp32";
 
 static EventGroupHandle_t s_wifi_event_group;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static QueueHandle_t s_event_queue;            // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static esp_netif_t *s_sta_netif = nullptr;     // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+// Lock-free SPSC queue replaces FreeRTOS xQueue to avoid kernel spinlock
+// overhead on every loop iteration. WiFi events are rare so 64 slots is plenty.
+// 65 slots = 64 usable (ring buffer reserves one slot to distinguish full from empty)
+static LockFreeQueue<IDFWiFiEvent, 65> s_event_queue;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static esp_netif_t *s_sta_netif = nullptr;             // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_AP
 static esp_netif_t *s_ap_netif = nullptr;     // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 #endif                                        // USE_WIFI_AP
@@ -132,11 +136,10 @@ void event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t event_id, voi
     return;
   }
 
-  // copy to heap to keep queue object small
+  // copy to heap — WiFi events are rare so heap alloc is fine
   auto *to_send = new IDFWiFiEvent;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   memcpy(to_send, &event, sizeof(IDFWiFiEvent));
-  // don't block, we may miss events but the core can handle that
-  if (xQueueSend(s_event_queue, &to_send, 0L) != pdPASS) {
+  if (!s_event_queue.push(to_send)) {
     delete to_send;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   }
 }
@@ -157,12 +160,6 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_pre_setup_() {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "xEventGroupCreate failed");
     return;
   }
-  // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-sizeof-expression)
-  s_event_queue = xQueueCreate(64, sizeof(IDFWiFiEvent *));
-  if (s_event_queue == nullptr) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "xQueueCreate failed");
-    return;
-  }
   err = esp_event_loop_create_default();
   if (err != ERR_OK) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_event_loop_create_default failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
@@ -724,16 +721,9 @@ const char *get_disconnect_reason_str(uint8_t reason) {
 }
 
 void WiFiComponent::wifi_loop_() {
-  while (true) {
-    IDFWiFiEvent *data;
-    if (xQueueReceive(s_event_queue, &data, 0L) != pdTRUE) {
-      // no event ready
-      break;
-    }
-
-    // process event
+  IDFWiFiEvent *data;
+  while ((data = s_event_queue.pop()) != nullptr) {
     wifi_process_event_(data);
-
     delete data;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   }
 }