diff --git a/esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_zephyr.cpp b/esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_zephyr.cpp
index f77b73cd58..cadf7bf42d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_zephyr.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_zephyr.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 #include "deep_sleep_component.h"
 #ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/wake.h"
 #include <zephyr/sys/poweroff.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace esphome::deep_sleep {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep";
 
+// The Zephyr watchdog has a short window (2s, or 10s with Zigbee) and
+// WDT_OPT_PAUSE_IN_SLEEP only pauses it during true hardware sleep — not while a
+// radio thread (e.g. the Zigbee stack) keeps the CPU busy in k_sem_take(). Feed
+// it at least this often while waiting so it does not reset the device.
+static const uint32_t WDT_FEED_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
+
+static bool wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(uint32_t ms) {
+  while (ms > 0) {
+    const uint32_t step = std::min(ms, WDT_FEED_INTERVAL_MS);
+    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(step);
+    esphome::arch_feed_wdt();
+    if (esphome::wake_request_take()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (ms != UINT32_MAX) {
+      ms -= step;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 optional<uint32_t> DeepSleepComponent::get_run_duration_() const { return this->run_duration_; }
 
 void DeepSleepComponent::dump_config_platform_() {}
@@ -15,8 +38,9 @@ void DeepSleepComponent::dump_config_platform_() {}
 bool DeepSleepComponent::prepare_to_sleep_() { return true; }
 
 void DeepSleepComponent::deep_sleep_() {
+  bool woke = false;
   if (this->sleep_duration_.has_value()) {
-    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(static_cast<uint32_t>(*this->sleep_duration_ / 1000));
+    woke = wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(static_cast<uint32_t>(*this->sleep_duration_ / 1000));
   } else {
 #ifndef USE_ZIGBEE
     // the device can be woken up through one of the following signals:
@@ -29,10 +53,9 @@ void DeepSleepComponent::deep_sleep_() {
     // The system is reset when it wakes up from System OFF mode.
     sys_poweroff();
 #else
-    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(UINT32_MAX);
+    woke = wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(UINT32_MAX);
 #endif
   }
-  const bool woke = esphome::wake_request_take();
   if (woke) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Woken up by another thread");
   } else {