diff --git a/esphome/core/application.cpp b/esphome/core/application.cpp
index 1d01d6ff0b..cd75859880 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/application.cpp
@@ -115,12 +115,8 @@ void Application::setup() {
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-  // Save main loop task handle for wake_loop_*() FreeRTOS notifications.
-  g_main_task_handle = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
-  // Initialize fast select: hooks socket monitoring for direct rcvevent reads.
-  esphome_lwip_fast_select_init();
+  // Save main loop task handle for wake_loop_*() / fast select FreeRTOS notifications.
+  esphome_main_task_handle = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_HOST
   // Set up wake socket for waking main loop from tasks (platforms without fast select only)
diff --git a/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.c b/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.c
index a695fa396b..c850e88e20 100644
--- a/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.c
+++ b/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 //
 // Shared state and safety rationale:
 //
-//   s_main_loop_task (TaskHandle_t, 4 bytes):
+//   esphome_main_task_handle (TaskHandle_t, 4 bytes):
 //     Written once by main loop in init(). Read by TCP/IP thread (in callback)
 //     and background tasks (in wake).
 //     Safe: write-once-then-read pattern. Socket hooks may run before init(),
-//     but the NULL check on s_main_loop_task in the callback provides correct
+//     but the NULL check on esphome_main_task_handle in the callback provides correct
 //     degraded behavior — notifications are simply skipped until init() completes.
 //
 //   s_original_callback (netconn_callback, 4-byte function pointer):
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h"
+#include "esphome/core/main_task.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -157,8 +158,7 @@ _Static_assert(offsetof(struct lwip_sock, rcvevent) % sizeof(((struct lwip_sock
 _Static_assert(offsetof(struct lwip_sock, rcvevent) == ESPHOME_LWIP_SOCK_RCVEVENT_OFFSET,
                "lwip_sock.rcvevent offset changed — update ESPHOME_LWIP_SOCK_RCVEVENT_OFFSET in lwip_fast_select.h");
 
-// Task handle for the main loop — written once in init(), read from TCP/IP and background tasks.
-static TaskHandle_t s_main_loop_task = NULL;
+// Task handle is in main_task.c (esphome_main_task_handle) — shared with wake.h.
 
 // Saved original event_callback pointer — written once in first hook_socket(), read from TCP/IP task.
 static netconn_callback s_original_callback = NULL;
@@ -177,15 +177,13 @@ static void esphome_socket_event_callback(struct netconn *conn, enum netconn_evt
   // (rcvevent++ with a NULL pbuf or error in recvmbox), so error conditions
   // already wake the main loop through the RCVPLUS path.
   if (evt == NETCONN_EVT_RCVPLUS) {
-    TaskHandle_t task = s_main_loop_task;
+    TaskHandle_t task = esphome_main_task_handle;
     if (task != NULL) {
       xTaskNotifyGive(task);
     }
   }
 }
 
-void esphome_lwip_fast_select_init(void) { s_main_loop_task = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle(); }
-
 // lwip_socket_dbg_get_socket() is a thin wrapper around the static
 // tryget_socket_unconn_nouse() — a direct array lookup without the refcount
 // that get_socket()/done_socket() uses. This is safe because:
@@ -234,7 +232,7 @@ bool esphome_lwip_set_nodelay(struct lwip_sock *sock, bool enable) {
 
 // Wake the main loop from another FreeRTOS task. NOT ISR-safe.
 void esphome_lwip_wake_main_loop(void) {
-  TaskHandle_t task = s_main_loop_task;
+  TaskHandle_t task = esphome_main_task_handle;
   if (task != NULL) {
     xTaskNotifyGive(task);
   }
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@ void esphome_lwip_wake_main_loop(void) {
 
 // Wake the main loop from an ISR. ISR-safe variant.
 void IRAM_ATTR esphome_lwip_wake_main_loop_from_isr(int *px_higher_priority_task_woken) {
-  TaskHandle_t task = s_main_loop_task;
+  TaskHandle_t task = esphome_main_task_handle;
   if (task != NULL) {
     vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(task, (BaseType_t *) px_higher_priority_task_woken);
   }
diff --git a/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h b/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h
index 50706ba9f6..96337a1dcd 100644
--- a/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h
+++ b/esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ enum { ESPHOME_LWIP_SOCK_RCVEVENT_OFFSET = 8 };
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/// Initialize fast select — must be called from the main loop task during setup().
-/// Saves the current task handle for xTaskNotifyGive() wake notifications.
-void esphome_lwip_fast_select_init(void);
-
 /// Look up a LwIP socket struct from a file descriptor.
 /// Returns NULL if fd is invalid or the socket/netconn is not initialized.
 /// Use this at registration time to cache the pointer for esphome_lwip_socket_has_data().
diff --git a/esphome/core/main_task.c b/esphome/core/main_task.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52d9c2951a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/main_task.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "esphome/core/main_task.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+TaskHandle_t esphome_main_task_handle = NULL;
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/core/main_task.h b/esphome/core/main_task.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d46a54cb19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/main_task.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/// Main loop task handle — shared between wake.h (C++) and lwip_fast_select.c (C).
+/// Set once during Application::setup() via xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle().
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <freertos/task.h>
+#elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+#include <FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern TaskHandle_t esphome_main_task_handle;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.cpp b/esphome/core/wake.cpp
index 18fbbfd4f4..723988509b 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/wake.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome {
 
-// === ESP32/LibreTiny — FreeRTOS task handle ===
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-TaskHandle_t g_main_task_handle = nullptr;
-#endif
-
 // === ESP32 — IRAM_ATTR entry points ===
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_isrsafe(int *px_higher_priority_task_woken) {
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.h b/esphome/core/wake.h
index 6c3343e135..79037c8264 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.h
+++ b/esphome/core/wake.h
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
-#include <freertos/task.h>
-#else
-#include <FreeRTOS.h>
-#include <task.h>
-#endif
+#include "esphome/core/main_task.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 #include <coredecls.h>
@@ -31,41 +25,35 @@ namespace esphome {
 extern volatile bool g_main_loop_woke;
 #endif
 
-// === ESP32/LibreTiny — FreeRTOS task handle for wake notifications ===
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-extern TaskHandle_t g_main_task_handle;
-#endif
-
 // === ESP32 ===
 #if defined(USE_ESP32)
 
 /// Inline impl — ISR callers inline this into IRAM.
 inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_isrsafe_inline_(int *px_higher_priority_task_woken) {
-  if (g_main_task_handle != nullptr)
-    vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(g_main_task_handle, (BaseType_t *) px_higher_priority_task_woken);
+  if (esphome_main_task_handle != nullptr)
+    vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(esphome_main_task_handle, (BaseType_t *) px_higher_priority_task_woken);
 }
 /// IRAM_ATTR entry point — defined in wake.cpp.
 void wake_loop_isrsafe(int *px_higher_priority_task_woken);
 
 /// Inline impl — ISR callers inline this into IRAM. Uses xPortInIsrContext() to pick safe API.
 inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_any_context_inline_() {
-  if (g_main_task_handle == nullptr)
+  if (esphome_main_task_handle == nullptr)
     return;
   if (xPortInIsrContext()) {
     BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
-    vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(g_main_task_handle, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
+    vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(esphome_main_task_handle, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
     portYIELD_FROM_ISR(xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
   } else {
-    xTaskNotifyGive(g_main_task_handle);
+    xTaskNotifyGive(esphome_main_task_handle);
   }
 }
 /// IRAM_ATTR entry point — defined in wake.cpp.
 void wake_loop_any_context();
 
 inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {
-  if (g_main_task_handle != nullptr)
-    xTaskNotifyGive(g_main_task_handle);
+  if (esphome_main_task_handle != nullptr)
+    xTaskNotifyGive(esphome_main_task_handle);
 }
 
 namespace internal {
@@ -82,13 +70,13 @@ inline void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
 #elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
 
 inline void wake_loop_any_context() {
-  if (g_main_task_handle != nullptr)
-    xTaskNotifyGive(g_main_task_handle);
+  if (esphome_main_task_handle != nullptr)
+    xTaskNotifyGive(esphome_main_task_handle);
 }
 
 inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {
-  if (g_main_task_handle != nullptr)
-    xTaskNotifyGive(g_main_task_handle);
+  if (esphome_main_task_handle != nullptr)
+    xTaskNotifyGive(esphome_main_task_handle);
 }
 
 namespace internal {