diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
index fc95760cf8..15c370d3e2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp
@@ -580,6 +580,14 @@ void ESP32BLE::loop_handle_state_transition_not_active_() {
       this->mark_failed();
       return;
     }
+    // Whatever the old stack queued while going down (close events for the
+    // links it tore down, scan completions) must not replay against the next
+    // stack, which hands out 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->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED;
   } else if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Enabling");
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index b3c905c8d8..7ae2ce568d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {
     client->ble_before_disabled_event_handler();
   }
 #endif
+  // The stop above never completes: the stack is torn down and its queued
+  // events are dropped, so settle the scanner here. start_scan_() refuses
+  // anything but IDLE once the stack is back.
+  if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::IDLE) {
+#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
+    this->skip_next_scan_end_ = false;
+#endif
+    this->cleanup_scan_state_(true);
+  }
 }
 
 bool ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan_() {