diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
index 2d4e0ea7c2..d55523ff77 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@ BSDSocketImpl::BSDSocketImpl(int fd, bool monitor_loop) {
   if (!monitor_loop || this->fd_ < 0)
     return;
 #ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
-  // Cache lwip_sock pointer (used by ready() for direct rcvevent reads) and hook the
-  // netconn event callback so the main loop is notified via FreeRTOS task notifications.
-  this->cached_sock_ = esphome_lwip_get_sock(this->fd_);
-  if (this->cached_sock_ != nullptr) {
-    esphome_lwip_hook_socket(this->cached_sock_);
-    this->loop_monitored_ = true;
-  }
+  this->cached_sock_ = fast_select_hook_fd(this->fd_);
+  this->loop_monitored_ = this->cached_sock_ != nullptr;
 #else
   this->loop_monitored_ = App.register_socket_fd(this->fd_);
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
index c65d3a227d..475381548b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@ LwIPSocketImpl::LwIPSocketImpl(int fd, bool monitor_loop) {
   if (!monitor_loop || this->fd_ < 0)
     return;
 #ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
-  // Cache lwip_sock pointer (used by ready() for direct rcvevent reads) and hook the
-  // netconn event callback so the main loop is notified via FreeRTOS task notifications.
-  this->cached_sock_ = esphome_lwip_get_sock(this->fd_);
-  if (this->cached_sock_ != nullptr) {
-    esphome_lwip_hook_socket(this->cached_sock_);
-    this->loop_monitored_ = true;
-  }
+  this->cached_sock_ = fast_select_hook_fd(this->fd_);
+  this->loop_monitored_ = this->cached_sock_ != nullptr;
 #else
   this->loop_monitored_ = App.register_socket_fd(this->fd_);
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
index ad55e889e8..c33a5c42b6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ using ListenSocket = LWIPRawListenImpl;
 inline bool socket_ready(struct lwip_sock *cached_sock, bool loop_monitored) {
   return !loop_monitored || (cached_sock != nullptr && esphome_lwip_socket_has_data(cached_sock));
 }
+
+/// Resolve an fd to its lwip_sock and hook the netconn event callback so the main loop
+/// is woken by FreeRTOS task notifications. Shared between BSD and LwIP socket impls.
+/// Returns the cached lwip_sock pointer (or nullptr if fd is invalid).
+inline struct lwip_sock *fast_select_hook_fd(int fd) {
+  struct lwip_sock *sock = esphome_lwip_get_sock(fd);
+  if (sock != nullptr) {
+    esphome_lwip_hook_socket(sock);
+  }
+  return sock;
+}
 #elif defined(USE_HOST)
 /// Shared ready() helper for fd-based socket implementations.
 /// Checks if the Application's select() loop has marked this fd as ready.