diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
index 267052ea2e3..5249f4a59e0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
-#include "crash_handler.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
-#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
-#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
-#include <esp_ota_ops.h>
-#include <esp_task_wdt.h>
 #include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <freertos/task.h>
 
@@ -18,25 +13,7 @@ extern "C" __attribute__((weak)) void initArduino() {}
 
 namespace esphome {
 
-// yield(), delay(), micros(), millis_64() inlined in hal.h.
-// millis(), arch_restart(), arch_get_cpu_freq_hz() out-of-line in hal/hal_esp32.cpp.
-// delayMicroseconds(), arch_feed_wdt(), arch_get_cpu_cycle_count() inlined in hal/hal_esp32.h.
-void arch_init() {
-#ifdef USE_ESP32_CRASH_HANDLER
-  // Read crash data from previous boot before anything else
-  esp32::crash_handler_read_and_clear();
-#endif
-
-  // Enable the task watchdog only on the loop task (from which we're currently running)
-  esp_task_wdt_add(nullptr);
-
-  // Handle OTA rollback: mark partition valid immediately unless USE_OTA_ROLLBACK is enabled,
-  // in which case safe_mode will mark it valid after confirming successful boot.
-#ifndef USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
-  esp_ota_mark_app_valid_cancel_rollback();
-#endif
-}
-
+// HAL functions live in hal.cpp. This file keeps only the loop task setup.
 TaskHandle_t loop_task_handle = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 static StaticTask_t loop_task_tcb;        // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 static StackType_t
diff --git a/esphome/core/hal/hal_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/hal.cpp
similarity index 57%
rename from esphome/core/hal/hal_esp32.cpp
rename to esphome/components/esp32/hal.cpp
index a881953208c..3a0836a5073 100644
--- a/esphome/core/hal/hal_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/hal.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
+#include "crash_handler.h"
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 
 #include <esp_clk_tree.h>
+#include <esp_ota_ops.h>
 #include <esp_system.h>
+#include <esp_task_wdt.h>
 #include <esp_timer.h>
 #include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <freertos/task.h>
 
+// Empty esp32 namespace block to satisfy ci-custom's lint_namespace check.
+// HAL functions live in namespace esphome (root) — they are not part of the
+// esp32 component's API.
+namespace esphome::esp32 {}  // namespace esphome::esp32
+
 namespace esphome {
 
 // Use xTaskGetTickCount() when tick rate is 1 kHz (ESPHome's default via sdkconfig),
@@ -33,6 +42,22 @@ void arch_restart() {
   }
 }
 
+void arch_init() {
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_CRASH_HANDLER
+  // Read crash data from previous boot before anything else
+  esp32::crash_handler_read_and_clear();
+#endif
+
+  // Enable the task watchdog only on the loop task (from which we're currently running)
+  esp_task_wdt_add(nullptr);
+
+  // Handle OTA rollback: mark partition valid immediately unless USE_OTA_ROLLBACK is enabled,
+  // in which case safe_mode will mark it valid after confirming successful boot.
+#ifndef USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
+  esp_ota_mark_app_valid_cancel_rollback();
+#endif
+}
+
 uint32_t arch_get_cpu_freq_hz() {
   uint32_t freq = 0;
   esp_clk_tree_src_get_freq_hz(SOC_MOD_CLK_CPU, ESP_CLK_TREE_SRC_FREQ_PRECISION_CACHED, &freq);
diff --git a/esphome/core/config.py b/esphome/core/config.py
index ae2a40d0363..b4e81ce49fa 100644
--- a/esphome/core/config.py
+++ b/esphome/core/config.py
@@ -815,16 +815,6 @@ FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
         "wake/wake_zephyr.cpp": {
             PlatformFramework.NRF52_ZEPHYR,
         },
-        # Per-platform HAL out-of-line implementations — hal.h dispatches to
-        # exactly one platform header based on USE_*, and the matching .cpp
-        # provides the few HAL functions that stay out-of-line. Other
-        # platforms still keep their out-of-line bodies in
-        # components/<platform>/core.cpp until their per-platform follow-up
-        # PR moves them here.
-        "hal/hal_esp32.cpp": {
-            PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
-            PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
-        },
         # Note: lock_free_queue.h and event_pool.h are header files and don't need to be filtered
         # as they are only included when needed by the preprocessor
     }