diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
index c3461f9c51..ca30aab943 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "bluetooth_proxy.h"
 
+#include "esphome/components/api/api_server.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/macros.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"