diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
index f8649f968e..16fddadc87 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
@@ -1039,11 +1039,13 @@ def run_compile(args, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     framework_ver = CORE.data[KEY_CORE][KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION]
     bootloader = zephyr_data()[KEY_BOOTLOADER]
 
-    # (dev_type, sd_req) per bootloader — values from Nordic SoftDevice release notes
+    # (dev_type, sd_req) per bootloader — values from Nordic SoftDevice release notes.
+    # The bootloader resets on a package whose sd_req does not list its SoftDevice,
+    # so v7 accepts S140 7.0.1, 7.2.0 and 7.3.0 (e.g. Seeed XIAO nRF52840).
     _GENPKG_PARAMS = {
         BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD132: ("0x0051", "0x009D"),
         BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD140_V6: ("0x0052", "0x00B6"),
-        BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD140_V7: ("0x0052", "0x00CA"),
+        BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD140_V7: ("0x0052", "0x00CA,0x0100,0x0123"),
     }
     # UF2 family IDs — nRF52832 vs nRF52840 per SoftDevice variant
     _UF2_FAMILY_IDS = {
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/components/nrf52/test_run_compile_hex.py b/tests/unit_tests/components/nrf52/test_run_compile_hex.py
index f86a29a9d2..4684f6189d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/components/nrf52/test_run_compile_hex.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/components/nrf52/test_run_compile_hex.py
@@ -128,3 +128,13 @@ def test_stale_merged_hex_is_removed_before_building(
     app_hex = str(build_dir / "zephyr" / "zephyr.hex")
     assert _uf2_hex(run_cmd) == app_hex
     assert _dfu_hex(run_cmd) == app_hex
+
+
+def test_sd140_v7_dfu_accepts_all_s140_7_softdevices(
+    build_dir: Path, run_cmd: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Boards such as the Seeed XIAO nRF52840 ship S140 7.3.0, not 7.0.1."""
+    _build(build_dir, cv.Version(3, 4, 0), ["zephyr/zephyr/zephyr.hex"], run_cmd)
+    cmd = next(c.args[0] for c in run_cmd.call_args_list if "genpkg" in c.args[0])
+    sd_req = cmd[cmd.index("--sd-req") + 1].split(",")
+    assert sd_req == ["0x00CA", "0x0100", "0x0123"]