diff --git a/esphome/core/application.h b/esphome/core/application.h
index 13e0f638856..f3c09591ac3 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.h
+++ b/esphome/core/application.h
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class Application {
   void wake_loop_threadsafe();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(USE_WAKE_LOOP_THREADSAFE) && defined(USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT)
+#ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
   /// Wake the main event loop from an ISR.
   /// Uses vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR() — <1 us, ISR-safe.
   /// Only available on platforms with fast select (ESP32, LibreTiny).
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 1fd621ea83a..36eef1e6c8d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@ void IRAM_ATTR HOT Component::enable_loop_soon_any_context() {
   // 8. Race condition with main loop is handled by clearing flag before processing
   this->pending_enable_loop_ = true;
   App.has_pending_enable_loop_requests_ = true;
+#ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
+  // Wake the main loop if sleeping in ulTaskNotifyTake(). Without this,
+  // the main loop would not wake until the select timeout expires (~16ms).
+  // vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(NULL) is safe here — it skips the yield flag
+  // and the context switch happens at the next scheduler tick (<1ms).
+  Application::wake_loop_isrsafe(nullptr);
+#endif
 }
 void Component::reset_to_construction_state() {
   if ((this->component_state_ & COMPONENT_STATE_MASK) == COMPONENT_STATE_FAILED) {