From 2307d811bb4c421f28bd210df3281d46a812ec6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 17:31:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Note that later start time reads in the pass see the moved
 start

---
 esphome/core/application.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/core/application.h b/esphome/core/application.h
index e7f2be6bce..7d8b317067 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.h
+++ b/esphome/core/application.h
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ class LoopBlockingGuard {
 /// nothing there. Main loop task only. The watchdog is not fed inside the
 /// scope, so the work must still finish within the watchdog timeout. Scopes
 /// may nest; the outermost one decides how much of the pass is left out.
+/// App.get_loop_component_start_time() reads later in the same pass return
+/// the moved start, so elapsed time across the scope needs millis().
 ///
 ///   void MyComponent::loop() {
 ///     if (this->needs_key_) {