diff --git a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/constants.js b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/constants.js
index 1c33772c4c..e02b450bf0 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/constants.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/constants.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
   CODEOWNERS_MARKER: '<!-- codeowners-request -->',
   TOO_BIG_MARKER: '<!-- too-big-request -->',
   DEPRECATED_COMPONENT_MARKER: '<!-- deprecated-component-request -->',
+  ORG_FORK_MARKER: '<!-- maintainer-access-warning -->',
 
   MANAGED_LABELS: [
     'new-component',
diff --git a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js
index fb9dadc6a0..25c0ba49af 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js
@@ -281,6 +281,24 @@ async function detectDeprecatedComponents(github, context, changedFiles) {
   return { labels, deprecatedInfo };
 }
 
+// Strategy: Detect when maintainers cannot modify the PR branch
+function detectMaintainerAccess(context) {
+  const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
+
+  // Only relevant for cross-repo PRs (forks)
+  if (!pr.head.repo || pr.head.repo.full_name === pr.base.repo.full_name) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (pr.maintainer_can_modify) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const isOrgFork = pr.head.repo.owner.type === 'Organization';
+  console.log(`Maintainer cannot modify PR branch (${isOrgFork ? 'org fork: ' + pr.head.repo.owner.login : 'user disabled'})`);
+  return { isOrgFork, orgName: pr.head.repo.owner.login };
+}
+
 // Strategy: Requirements detection
 async function detectRequirements(allLabels, prFiles, context) {
   const labels = new Set();
@@ -329,5 +347,6 @@ module.exports = {
   detectTests,
   detectPRTemplateCheckboxes,
   detectDeprecatedComponents,
+  detectMaintainerAccess,
   detectRequirements
 };
diff --git a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/index.js b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/index.js
index 42588c0bc8..021e91a9ee 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/index.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/index.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ const {
   detectTests,
   detectPRTemplateCheckboxes,
   detectDeprecatedComponents,
+  detectMaintainerAccess,
   detectRequirements
 } = require('./detectors');
-const { handleReviews } = require('./reviews');
+const { handleReviews, handleMaintainerAccessComment } = require('./reviews');
 const { applyLabels, removeOldLabels } = require('./labels');
 
 // Fetch API data
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
     codeOwnerLabels,
     testLabels,
     checkboxLabels,
-    deprecatedResult
+    deprecatedResult,
+    maintainerAccess
   ] = await Promise.all([
     detectMergeBranch(context),
     detectComponentPlatforms(changedFiles, apiData),
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
     detectCodeOwner(github, context, changedFiles),
     detectTests(changedFiles),
     detectPRTemplateCheckboxes(context),
-    detectDeprecatedComponents(github, context, changedFiles)
+    detectDeprecatedComponents(github, context, changedFiles),
+    detectMaintainerAccess(context)
   ]);
 
   // Extract deprecated component info
@@ -177,8 +180,11 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
 
   console.log('Computed labels:', finalLabels.join(', '));
 
-  // Handle reviews
-  await handleReviews(github, context, finalLabels, originalLabelCount, deprecatedInfo, prFiles, totalAdditions, totalDeletions, MAX_LABELS, TOO_BIG_THRESHOLD);
+  // Handle reviews and org fork comment
+  await Promise.all([
+    handleReviews(github, context, finalLabels, originalLabelCount, deprecatedInfo, prFiles, totalAdditions, totalDeletions, MAX_LABELS, TOO_BIG_THRESHOLD),
+    handleMaintainerAccessComment(github, context, maintainerAccess)
+  ]);
 
   // Apply labels
   await applyLabels(github, context, finalLabels);
diff --git a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/reviews.js b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/reviews.js
index 906e2c456a..7ac136515d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/reviews.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/reviews.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ const {
   BOT_COMMENT_MARKER,
   CODEOWNERS_MARKER,
   TOO_BIG_MARKER,
-  DEPRECATED_COMPONENT_MARKER
+  DEPRECATED_COMPONENT_MARKER,
+  ORG_FORK_MARKER
 } = require('./constants');
 
 // Generate review messages
@@ -136,6 +137,63 @@ async function handleReviews(github, context, finalLabels, originalLabelCount, d
   }
 }
 
+// Handle maintainer access warning comment
+async function handleMaintainerAccessComment(github, context, maintainerAccess) {
+  if (!maintainerAccess) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+  const pr_number = context.issue.number;
+  const prAuthor = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
+
+  // Check if we already posted the warning (iterate pages to exit early)
+  let existingComment;
+  for await (const { data: comments } of github.paginate.iterator(
+    github.rest.issues.listComments,
+    { owner, repo, issue_number: pr_number }
+  )) {
+    existingComment = comments.find(comment =>
+      comment.user.type === 'Bot' &&
+      comment.body && comment.body.includes(ORG_FORK_MARKER)
+    );
+    if (existingComment) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (existingComment) {
+    console.log('Maintainer access warning comment already exists, skipping');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let body;
+  if (maintainerAccess.isOrgFork) {
+    body = `${ORG_FORK_MARKER}\n### ⚠️ Organization Fork Detected\n\n` +
+      `Hey there @${prAuthor},\n` +
+      `It looks like this PR was submitted from a fork owned by the **${maintainerAccess.orgName}** organization. ` +
+      `GitHub does not allow maintainers to push changes to pull request branches when the fork is owned by an organization. ` +
+      `This means we won't be able to make small adjustments or fixups to your PR directly.\n\n` +
+      `To allow maintainer collaboration, please re-submit this PR from a personal fork instead.\n\n` +
+      `See: [Setting up the local repository](https://developers.esphome.io/contributing/development-environment/?h=org#set-up-the-local-repository) for more details.`;
+  } else {
+    body = `${ORG_FORK_MARKER}\n### ⚠️ Maintainer Access Disabled\n\n` +
+      `Hey there @${prAuthor},\n` +
+      `It looks like this PR does not have the "Allow edits from maintainers" option enabled. ` +
+      `This means we won't be able to make small adjustments or fixups to your PR directly.\n\n` +
+      `Please enable this option in the PR sidebar to allow maintainer collaboration.`;
+  }
+
+  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    issue_number: pr_number,
+    body
+  });
+  console.log('Created maintainer access warning comment');
+}
+
 module.exports = {
-  handleReviews
+  handleReviews,
+  handleMaintainerAccessComment
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/hbridge/light/__init__.py b/esphome/components/hbridge/light/__init__.py
index 65dd3196df..ccb47237b6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hbridge/light/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/hbridge/light/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from .. import hbridge_ns
 CODEOWNERS = ["@DotNetDann"]
 
 HBridgeLightOutput = hbridge_ns.class_(
-    "HBridgeLightOutput", cg.PollingComponent, light.LightOutput
+    "HBridgeLightOutput", cg.Component, light.LightOutput
 )
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = light.RGB_LIGHT_SCHEMA.extend(
diff --git a/esphome/components/hbridge/light/hbridge_light_output.h b/esphome/components/hbridge/light/hbridge_light_output.h
index c309154852..4e064d5352 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hbridge/light/hbridge_light_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/hbridge/light/hbridge_light_output.h
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "esphome/components/output/float_output.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_output.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/components/output/float_output.h"
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace hbridge {
 
-// Using PollingComponent as the updates are more consistent and reduces flickering
-class HBridgeLightOutput : public PollingComponent, public light::LightOutput {
+class HBridgeLightOutput : public Component, public light::LightOutput {
  public:
-  HBridgeLightOutput() : PollingComponent(1) {}
-
-  void set_pina_pin(output::FloatOutput *pina_pin) { pina_pin_ = pina_pin; }
-  void set_pinb_pin(output::FloatOutput *pinb_pin) { pinb_pin_ = pinb_pin; }
+  void set_pina_pin(output::FloatOutput *pina_pin) { this->pina_pin_ = pina_pin; }
+  void set_pinb_pin(output::FloatOutput *pinb_pin) { this->pinb_pin_ = pinb_pin; }
 
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
@@ -24,16 +21,16 @@ class HBridgeLightOutput : public PollingComponent, public light::LightOutput {
     return traits;
   }
 
-  void setup() override { this->forward_direction_ = false; }
+  void setup() override { this->disable_loop(); }
 
-  void update() override {
-    // This method runs around 60 times per second
-    // We cannot do the PWM ourselves so we are reliant on the hardware PWM
-    if (!this->forward_direction_) {  // First LED Direction
+  void loop() override {
+    // Only called when both channels are active — alternate H-bridge direction
+    // each iteration to multiplex cold and warm white.
+    if (!this->forward_direction_) {
       this->pina_pin_->set_level(this->pina_duty_);
       this->pinb_pin_->set_level(0);
       this->forward_direction_ = true;
-    } else {  // Second LED Direction
+    } else {
       this->pina_pin_->set_level(0);
       this->pinb_pin_->set_level(this->pinb_duty_);
       this->forward_direction_ = false;
@@ -43,15 +40,32 @@ class HBridgeLightOutput : public PollingComponent, public light::LightOutput {
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
   void write_state(light::LightState *state) override {
-    state->current_values_as_cwww(&this->pina_duty_, &this->pinb_duty_, false);
+    float new_pina, new_pinb;
+    state->current_values_as_cwww(&new_pina, &new_pinb, false);
+
+    this->pina_duty_ = new_pina;
+    this->pinb_duty_ = new_pinb;
+
+    if (new_pina != 0.0f && new_pinb != 0.0f) {
+      // Both channels active — need loop to alternate H-bridge direction
+      this->high_freq_.start();
+      this->enable_loop();
+    } else {
+      // Zero or one channel active — drive pins directly, no multiplexing needed
+      this->high_freq_.stop();
+      this->disable_loop();
+      this->pina_pin_->set_level(new_pina);
+      this->pinb_pin_->set_level(new_pinb);
+    }
   }
 
  protected:
   output::FloatOutput *pina_pin_;
   output::FloatOutput *pinb_pin_;
-  float pina_duty_ = 0;
-  float pinb_duty_ = 0;
-  bool forward_direction_ = false;
+  float pina_duty_{0};
+  float pinb_duty_{0};
+  bool forward_direction_{false};
+  HighFrequencyLoopRequester high_freq_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace hbridge
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp23016/__init__.py b/esphome/components/mcp23016/__init__.py
index 5a1f011617..b71d57498a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp23016/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp23016/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INPUT,
+    CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN,
     CONF_INVERTED,
     CONF_MODE,
     CONF_NUMBER,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(MCP23016),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
+    if interrupt_pin := config.get(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN):
+        cg.add(var.set_interrupt_pin(await cg.gpio_pin_expression(interrupt_pin)))
 
 
 def validate_mode(value):
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.cpp
index fbdb6903b8..118a77ce37 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,22 @@ void MCP23016::setup() {
 
   // all pins input
   this->write_reg_(MCP23016_IODIR1, 0xFFFF);
+
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+    this->interrupt_pin_->attach_interrupt(&MCP23016::gpio_intr, this, gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE);
+    this->set_invalidate_on_read_(false);
+  }
+  this->disable_loop();
 }
 
+void IRAM_ATTR MCP23016::gpio_intr(MCP23016 *arg) { arg->enable_loop_soon_any_context(); }
 void MCP23016::loop() {
   // Invalidate cache at the start of each loop
   this->reset_pin_cache_();
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
 }
 bool MCP23016::digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) { return this->read_reg_(MCP23016_GP1, &this->input_mask_); }
 
@@ -37,6 +48,9 @@ void MCP23016::digital_write_hw(uint8_t pin, bool value) { this->update_reg_(pin
 void MCP23016::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
   if (flags == gpio::FLAG_INPUT) {
     this->update_reg_(pin, true, MCP23016_IODIR1);
+    if (this->interrupt_pin_ == nullptr) {
+      this->enable_loop();
+    }
   } else if (flags == gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT) {
     this->update_reg_(pin, false, MCP23016_IODIR1);
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
index 494bc9c197..32149ba3e2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class MCP23016 : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice, public gpio_expander::
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
 
+  void set_interrupt_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = pin; }
+
  protected:
+  static void IRAM_ATTR gpio_intr(MCP23016 *arg);
   // Virtual methods from CachedGpioExpander
   bool digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) override;
   bool digital_read_cache(uint8_t pin) override;
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ class MCP23016 : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice, public gpio_expander::
   uint16_t olat_{0x0000};
   // Cache for input values (16-bit combined for both banks)
   uint16_t input_mask_{0x0000};
+  InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin_{nullptr};
 };
 
 class MCP23016GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca6416a/__init__.py b/esphome/components/pca6416a/__init__.py
index b6e156e7ff..813bb35c48 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca6416a/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pca6416a/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INPUT,
+    CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN,
     CONF_INVERTED,
     CONF_MODE,
     CONF_NUMBER,
@@ -25,7 +26,12 @@ PCA6416AGPIOPin = pca6416a_ns.class_(
 
 CONF_PCA6416A = "pca6416a"
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
-    cv.Schema({cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(PCA6416AComponent)})
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(PCA6416AComponent),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
+        }
+    )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
     .extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x21))
 )
@@ -35,6 +41,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
+    if interrupt_pin := config.get(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN):
+        cg.add(var.set_interrupt_pin(await cg.gpio_pin_expression(interrupt_pin)))
 
 
 def validate_mode(value):
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.cpp b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.cpp
index f393af88ce..dc7463b01b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,22 @@ void PCA6416AComponent::setup() {
 
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Initialization complete. Warning: %d, Error: %d", this->status_has_warning(),
            this->status_has_error());
+
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+    this->interrupt_pin_->attach_interrupt(&PCA6416AComponent::gpio_intr, this, gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE);
+    this->set_invalidate_on_read_(false);
+  }
+  this->disable_loop();
 }
 
+void IRAM_ATTR PCA6416AComponent::gpio_intr(PCA6416AComponent *arg) { arg->enable_loop_soon_any_context(); }
 void PCA6416AComponent::loop() {
   // Invalidate cache at the start of each loop
   this->reset_pin_cache_();
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
 }
 
 void PCA6416AComponent::dump_config() {
@@ -62,6 +73,7 @@ void PCA6416AComponent::dump_config() {
   } else {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "PCA6416A:");
   }
+  LOG_PIN("  Interrupt Pin: ", this->interrupt_pin_);
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this)
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
@@ -101,6 +113,9 @@ void PCA6416AComponent::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
       this->update_register_(pin, true, pull_dir);
       this->update_register_(pin, false, pull_en);
     }
+    if (this->interrupt_pin_ == nullptr) {
+      this->enable_loop();
+    }
   } else if (flags == (gpio::FLAG_INPUT | gpio::FLAG_PULLUP)) {
     this->update_register_(pin, true, io_dir);
     if (has_pullup_) {
@@ -109,6 +124,9 @@ void PCA6416AComponent::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
     } else {
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Your PCA6416A does not support pull-up resistors");
     }
+    if (this->interrupt_pin_ == nullptr) {
+      this->enable_loop();
+    }
   } else if (flags == gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT) {
     this->update_register_(pin, false, io_dir);
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
index 138a51cc20..4d2e6b219e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class PCA6416AComponent : public Component,
 
   void dump_config() override;
 
+  void set_interrupt_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = pin; }
+
  protected:
+  static void IRAM_ATTR gpio_intr(PCA6416AComponent *arg);
   // Virtual methods from CachedGpioExpander
   bool digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) override;
   bool digital_read_cache(uint8_t pin) override;
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ class PCA6416AComponent : public Component,
   esphome::i2c::ErrorCode last_error_;
   /// Only the PCAL6416A has pull-up resistors
   bool has_pullup_{false};
+  InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin_{nullptr};
 };
 
 /// Helper class to expose a PCA6416A pin as an internal input GPIO pin.
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2040/helpers.cpp b/esphome/components/rp2040/helpers.cpp
index 8cb5f7c18d..3a53eba61b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2040/helpers.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2040/helpers.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <WiFi.h>
 #include <pico/cyw43_arch.h>  // For cyw43_arch_lwip_begin/end (LwIPLock)
 #elif defined(USE_ETHERNET)
-#include <LwipEthernet.h>  // For ethernet_arch_lwip_begin/end (LwIPLock)
+#include <lwip_wrap.h>  // For LWIPMutex — LwIPLock delegates to it (see below)
 #include "esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h"
 #endif
 #include <hardware/structs/rosc.h>
@@ -43,9 +43,18 @@ IRAM_ATTR InterruptLock::~InterruptLock() { restore_interrupts(state_); }
 // main loop, corrupting the shared rx_buf_ pbuf chain (use-after-free, pbuf_cat
 // assertion failures). See esphome#10681.
 //
-// WiFi uses cyw43_arch_lwip_begin/end; Ethernet uses ethernet_arch_lwip_begin/end.
-// Both acquire the async_context recursive mutex to prevent IRQ callbacks from
-// firing during critical sections.
+// WiFi uses cyw43_arch_lwip_begin/end.
+//
+// For wired Ethernet, taking only the async_context lock is NOT enough. The
+// W5500 GPIO IRQ path (LwipIntfDev::_irq) checks arduino-pico's `__inLWIP`
+// counter to decide whether to defer packet processing. If we hold the
+// async_context lock without bumping `__inLWIP`, an interrupt-driven packet
+// arrival re-enters lwIP from IRQ context and corrupts pbufs (the `pbuf_cat`
+// assertion crash on wiznet-w5500-evb-pico). We mirror arduino-pico's
+// LWIPMutex (cores/rp2040/lwip_wrap.h) exactly: bump `__inLWIP`, take the
+// lock, and on release re-unmask any GPIO IRQs that were deferred while we
+// held it. We can't `using LwIPLock = LWIPMutex;` in helpers.h because
+// pulling lwip_wrap.h there poisons many TUs with lwIP types.
 //
 // When neither WiFi nor Ethernet is configured, this is a no-op since
 // there's no network stack and no lwip callbacks to race with.
@@ -53,8 +62,18 @@ IRAM_ATTR InterruptLock::~InterruptLock() { restore_interrupts(state_); }
 LwIPLock::LwIPLock() { cyw43_arch_lwip_begin(); }
 LwIPLock::~LwIPLock() { cyw43_arch_lwip_end(); }
 #elif defined(USE_ETHERNET)
-LwIPLock::LwIPLock() { ethernet_arch_lwip_begin(); }
-LwIPLock::~LwIPLock() { ethernet_arch_lwip_end(); }
+LwIPLock::LwIPLock() {
+  __inLWIP++;
+  ethernet_arch_lwip_begin();
+}
+LwIPLock::~LwIPLock() {
+  ethernet_arch_lwip_end();
+  __inLWIP--;
+  if (__needsIRQEN && !__inLWIP) {
+    __needsIRQEN = false;
+    ethernet_arch_lwip_gpio_unmask();
+  }
+}
 #else
 LwIPLock::LwIPLock() {}
 LwIPLock::~LwIPLock() {}
diff --git a/esphome/components/tca9555/__init__.py b/esphome/components/tca9555/__init__.py
index f42e0fe398..5f571fcea6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tca9555/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/tca9555/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INPUT,
+    CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN,
     CONF_INVERTED,
     CONF_MODE,
     CONF_NUMBER,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(TCA9555Component),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
+    if interrupt_pin := config.get(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN):
+        cg.add(var.set_interrupt_pin(await cg.gpio_pin_expression(interrupt_pin)))
 
 
 def validate_mode(value):
diff --git a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.cpp b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.cpp
index 79c5253898..3eb794df44 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,18 @@ void TCA9555Component::setup() {
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }
+
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+    this->interrupt_pin_->attach_interrupt(&TCA9555Component::gpio_intr, this, gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE);
+    this->set_invalidate_on_read_(false);
+  }
+  this->disable_loop();
 }
+void IRAM_ATTR TCA9555Component::gpio_intr(TCA9555Component *arg) { arg->enable_loop_soon_any_context(); }
 void TCA9555Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "TCA9555:");
+  LOG_PIN("  Interrupt Pin: ", this->interrupt_pin_);
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this)
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
@@ -36,6 +45,9 @@ void TCA9555Component::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
   if (flags == gpio::FLAG_INPUT) {
     // Set mode mask bit
     this->mode_mask_ |= 1 << pin;
+    if (this->interrupt_pin_ == nullptr) {
+      this->enable_loop();
+    }
   } else if (flags == gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT) {
     // Clear mode mask bit
     this->mode_mask_ &= ~(1 << pin);
@@ -43,7 +55,12 @@ void TCA9555Component::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
   // Write GPIO to enable input mode
   this->write_gpio_modes_();
 }
-void TCA9555Component::loop() { this->reset_pin_cache_(); }
+void TCA9555Component::loop() {
+  this->reset_pin_cache_();
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
+}
 
 bool TCA9555Component::read_gpio_outputs_() {
   if (this->is_failed())
diff --git a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
index 9f7273b1e7..d4d070013c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
+++ b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class TCA9555Component : public Component,
 
   void loop() override;
 
+  void set_interrupt_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = pin; }
+
  protected:
+  static void IRAM_ATTR gpio_intr(TCA9555Component *arg);
   bool digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) override;
   bool digital_read_cache(uint8_t pin) override;
   void digital_write_hw(uint8_t pin, bool value) override;
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ class TCA9555Component : public Component,
   bool read_gpio_modes_();
   bool write_gpio_modes_();
   bool read_gpio_outputs_();
+
+  InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin_{nullptr};
 };
 
 /// Helper class to expose a TCA9555 pin as an internal input GPIO pin.
diff --git a/tests/components/mcp23016/common.yaml b/tests/components/mcp23016/common.yaml
index e8e3ad9d08..81f38b3f52 100644
--- a/tests/components/mcp23016/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/mcp23016/common.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 mcp23016:
-  i2c_id: i2c_bus
-  id: mcp23016_hub
+  - i2c_id: i2c_bus
+    id: mcp23016_hub
+  - i2c_id: i2c_bus
+    id: mcp23016_hub_int
+    address: 0x21
+    interrupt_pin: ${interrupt_pin}
 
 binary_sensor:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp32-idf.yaml
index b47e39c389..8c3b341dce 100644
--- a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp32-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 4a98b9388a..69b243bfd8 100644
--- a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index 319a7c71a6..b8ad1e4792 100644
--- a/tests/components/mcp23016/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/mcp23016/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO2
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/rp2040-ard.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/pca6416a/common.yaml b/tests/components/pca6416a/common.yaml
index 9ad6e2fb15..09083c6c15 100644
--- a/tests/components/pca6416a/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/pca6416a/common.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ pca6416a:
   - id: pca6416a_hub
     i2c_id: i2c_bus
     address: 0x21
+  - id: pca6416a_hub_int
+    i2c_id: i2c_bus
+    address: 0x22
+    interrupt_pin: ${interrupt_pin}
 
 binary_sensor:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp32-idf.yaml
index b47e39c389..8c3b341dce 100644
--- a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp32-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 4a98b9388a..69b243bfd8 100644
--- a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index 319a7c71a6..b8ad1e4792 100644
--- a/tests/components/pca6416a/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/pca6416a/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO2
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/rp2040-ard.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/tca9555/common.yaml b/tests/components/tca9555/common.yaml
index 82b4c959d8..d1a68c575a 100644
--- a/tests/components/tca9555/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/tca9555/common.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ tca9555:
   - id: tca9555_hub
     i2c_id: i2c_bus
     address: 0x21
+  - id: tca9555_hub_int
+    i2c_id: i2c_bus
+    address: 0x22
+    interrupt_pin: ${interrupt_pin}
 
 binary_sensor:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp32-idf.yaml
index b47e39c389..8c3b341dce 100644
--- a/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp32-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 4a98b9388a..69b243bfd8 100644
--- a/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/tca9555/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO15
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/tca9555/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/tca9555/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index 319a7c71a6..b8ad1e4792 100644
--- a/tests/components/tca9555/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/tca9555/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+substitutions:
+  interrupt_pin: GPIO2
+
 packages:
   i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/rp2040-ard.yaml