diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
index 7384bb26d3..5d6af4490e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ CONF_CLK_MODE = "clk_mode"
 CONF_POWER_PIN = "power_pin"
 CONF_PHY_REGISTERS = "phy_registers"
 
+CONF_INTERFACE = "interface"
+
 CONF_CLOCK_SPEED = "clock_speed"
 
 EthernetType = ethernet_ns.enum("EthernetType")
@@ -110,6 +112,12 @@ CLK_MODES_DEPRECATED = {
     "GPIO17_OUT": ("CLK_OUT", 17),
 }
 
+SPI_INTERFACE_MAP = {
+    "spi1": "SPI1_HOST",
+    "spi2": "SPI2_HOST",
+    "spi3": "SPI3_HOST",
+}
+
 MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.Required(CONF_STATIC_IP): cv.ipv4address,
@@ -243,6 +251,10 @@ SPI_SCHEMA = BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
             cv.Optional(CONF_CLOCK_SPEED, default="26.67MHz"): cv.All(
                 cv.frequency, cv.int_range(int(8e6), int(80e6))
             ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERFACE): cv.All(
+                cv.only_with_framework("esp-idf"),
+                cv.one_of(*SPI_INTERFACE_MAP.keys()),
+            ),
             # Set default value (SPI_ETHERNET_DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL) at _validate()
             cv.Optional(CONF_POLLING_INTERVAL): cv.All(
                 cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
@@ -277,18 +289,21 @@ def _final_validate(config):
     if config[CONF_TYPE] not in SPI_ETHERNET_TYPES:
         return
     if spi_configs := fv.full_config.get().get(CONF_SPI):
-        variant = get_esp32_variant()
-        if variant in (VARIANT_ESP32C3, VARIANT_ESP32S2, VARIANT_ESP32S3):
-            spi_host = "SPI2_HOST"
+        if CORE.using_esp_idf and CONF_INTERFACE in config:
+            spi_host = SPI_INTERFACE_MAP[config[CONF_INTERFACE]]
         else:
-            spi_host = "SPI3_HOST"
+            variant = get_esp32_variant()
+            if variant in (VARIANT_ESP32C3, VARIANT_ESP32S2, VARIANT_ESP32S3):
+                spi_host = "SPI2_HOST"
+            else:
+                spi_host = "SPI3_HOST"
         for spi_conf in spi_configs:
             if (index := spi_conf.get(CONF_INTERFACE_INDEX)) is not None:
                 interface = get_spi_interface(index)
                 if interface == spi_host:
                     raise cv.Invalid(
-                        f"`spi` component is using interface '{interface}'. "
-                        f"To use {config[CONF_TYPE]}, you must change the `interface` on the `spi` component.",
+                        f"this and an `spi` component are both using interface '{interface}'. "
+                        f"To use {config[CONF_TYPE]}, you must change the `interface` on one of these."
                     )
 
 
@@ -336,8 +351,17 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add(var.set_clock_speed(config[CONF_CLOCK_SPEED]))
 
         cg.add_define("USE_ETHERNET_SPI")
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET", True)
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option(f"CONFIG_ETH_SPI_ETHERNET_{config[CONF_TYPE]}", True)
+        if CORE.using_esp_idf:
+            if CONF_INTERFACE in config:
+                cg.add(
+                    var.set_interface(
+                        cg.RawExpression(SPI_INTERFACE_MAP[config[CONF_INTERFACE]])
+                    )
+                )
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
+                f"CONFIG_ETH_SPI_ETHERNET_{config[CONF_TYPE]}", True
+            )
     elif config[CONF_TYPE] == "OPENETH":
         cg.add_define("USE_ETHERNET_OPENETH")
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ETH_USE_OPENETH", True)
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index 28043dd969..818aec9d7e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,20 @@ void EthernetComponent::setup() {
       .intr_flags = 0,
   };
 
+  spi_host_device_t host;
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  if (this->interface_ != SPI_HOST_MAX) {
+    host = this->interface_;
+  } else {
+#endif
 #if defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32C3) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S2) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S3) || \
     defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32C6)
-  auto host = SPI2_HOST;
+    host = SPI2_HOST;
 #else
-  auto host = SPI3_HOST;
+  host = SPI3_HOST;
+#endif
+#if USE_ESP_IDF
+  }
 #endif
 
   err = spi_bus_initialize(host, &buscfg, SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO);
@@ -390,6 +399,15 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_config() {
                 "  MOSI Pin: %u\n"
                 "  CS Pin: %u",
                 this->clk_pin_, this->miso_pin_, this->mosi_pin_, this->cs_pin_);
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  {
+    constexpr std::array<char const *const, SPI_HOST_MAX> values{"spi1", "spi2", "spi3"};
+    char const *const value{this->interface_ < values.size() ? values[this->interface_] : nullptr};
+    if (value) {
+      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Interface: %s", value);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI_POLLING_SUPPORT
   if (this->polling_interval_ != 0) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Polling Interval: %lu ms", this->polling_interval_);
@@ -674,6 +692,9 @@ void EthernetComponent::set_cs_pin(uint8_t cs_pin) { this->cs_pin_ = cs_pin; }
 void EthernetComponent::set_interrupt_pin(uint8_t interrupt_pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = interrupt_pin; }
 void EthernetComponent::set_reset_pin(uint8_t reset_pin) { this->reset_pin_ = reset_pin; }
 void EthernetComponent::set_clock_speed(int clock_speed) { this->clock_speed_ = clock_speed; }
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+void EthernetComponent::set_interface(SPIInterface interface) { this->interface_ = interface; }
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI_POLLING_SUPPORT
 void EthernetComponent::set_polling_interval(uint32_t polling_interval) { this->polling_interval_ = polling_interval; }
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
index 6b4e342df5..2d4353b782 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/ip_address.h"
 
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+
+#include "driver/spi_master.h"
+
+using SPIInterface = spi_host_device_t;
+
+#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF
+
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
 #include "esp_eth.h"
@@ -70,6 +78,9 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   void set_interrupt_pin(uint8_t interrupt_pin);
   void set_reset_pin(uint8_t reset_pin);
   void set_clock_speed(int clock_speed);
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  void set_interface(SPIInterface interface);
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI_POLLING_SUPPORT
   void set_polling_interval(uint32_t polling_interval);
 #endif
@@ -124,6 +135,9 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   int reset_pin_{-1};
   int phy_addr_spi_{-1};
   int clock_speed_;
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  SPIInterface interface_{SPI_HOST_MAX};  // Default to invalid, will be set based on ESP32 variant
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI_POLLING_SUPPORT
   uint32_t polling_interval_{0};
 #endif