diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
index 387a16263c..085cfbba1c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
@@ -580,12 +580,7 @@ void ESP32BLE::loop_handle_state_transition_not_active_() {
       this->mark_failed();
       return;
     }
-    // Drop what the old stack queued; the next stack reuses the same interface ids.
-    BLEEvent *ble_event;
-    while ((ble_event = this->ble_events_.pop()) != nullptr) {
-      this->ble_event_pool_.release(ble_event);
-    }
-    this->ble_events_.get_and_reset_dropped_count();
+    this->drain_ble_events_();
     this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED;
   } else if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Enabling");
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.h
index 7d2d0438a4..35bf4b5b9f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.h
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ class ESP32BLE final : public Component {
 
   bool ble_setup_();
   bool ble_dismantle_();
+  // Drop what the old stack queued; the next stack reuses the same interface ids.
+  void drain_ble_events_() {
+    BLEEvent *ble_event;
+    while ((ble_event = this->ble_events_.pop()) != nullptr) {
+      this->ble_event_pool_.release(ble_event);
+    }
+    this->ble_events_.get_and_reset_dropped_count();
+  }
   bool ble_pre_setup_();
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_ADVERTISING
   void advertising_init_();