diff --git a/esphome/components/improv_ble/improv_ble_component.h b/esphome/components/improv_ble/improv_ble_component.h
index 2552bed69b..126663ed00 100644
--- a/esphome/components/improv_ble/improv_ble_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/improv_ble/improv_ble_component.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class ImprovBLEComponent final : public Component, public improv_base::ImprovBas
   improv::Error get_improv_error_state() const { return this->error_state_; }
 
  protected:
-  bool should_start_{false};
-  bool setup_complete_{false};
-
   uint32_t identify_start_{0};
   uint32_t identify_duration_;
   uint32_t authorized_start_{0};
@@ -84,6 +81,14 @@ class ImprovBLEComponent final : public Component, public improv_base::ImprovBas
 
   std::vector<uint8_t> incoming_data_;
   wifi::WiFiAP connecting_sta_;
+  // Single byte fields here fill the alignment gap between connecting_sta_ and the next pointer
+  improv::State state_{improv::STATE_STOPPED};
+  improv::Error error_state_{improv::ERROR_NONE};
+  bool should_start_{false};
+  bool setup_complete_{false};
+  bool status_indicator_state_{false};
+  bool advertising_device_name_{false};
+  bool advertising_requested_{false};
 
   BLEService *service_{nullptr};
   BLECharacteristic *status_{nullptr};
@@ -99,16 +104,11 @@ class ImprovBLEComponent final : public Component, public improv_base::ImprovBas
   output::BinaryOutput *status_indicator_{nullptr};
 #endif
 
-  improv::State state_{improv::STATE_STOPPED};
-  improv::Error error_state_{improv::ERROR_NONE};
 #ifdef USE_IMPROV_BLE_STATE_CALLBACK
   CallbackManager<void(improv::State, improv::Error)> state_callback_{};
 #endif
 
-  bool status_indicator_state_{false};
   uint32_t last_name_adv_time_{0};
-  bool advertising_device_name_{false};
-  bool advertising_requested_{false};
   void set_status_indicator_state_(bool state);
   void update_advertising_type_();
   void request_advertising_();
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 5a0a4d2c7e..082c059a14 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class WiFiAP {
   bssid_t bssid_{};     // 6 bytes, all zeros = any/not set
   uint8_t channel_{0};  // 1 byte, 0 = auto/not set
   int8_t priority_{0};  // 1 byte
-  bool hidden_{false};  // 1 byte (+ 3 bytes end padding to 4-byte align)
+  bool hidden_{false};  // 1 byte; WiFiAP is byte aligned unless manual IP or EAP adds a 4 byte aligned member
 };
 
 class WiFiScanResult {