diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
index 83bd09b643..313818e601 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "crash_handler.h"
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <freertos/task.h>
 
 void setup();  // NOLINT(readability-redundant-declaration)
-void loop();   // NOLINT(readability-redundant-declaration)
 
 // Weak stub for initArduino - overridden when the Arduino component is present
 extern "C" __attribute__((weak)) void initArduino() {}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TaskHandle_t loop_task_handle = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-
 void loop_task(void *pv_params) {
   setup();
   while (true) {
-    loop();
+    App.loop();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/application.cpp b/esphome/core/application.cpp
index af227c73e3..7f6d3b6674 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/application.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <ranges>
-#ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
-#include "esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h"
-#endif
 
 #ifdef USE_STATUS_LED
 #include "esphome/components/status_led/status_led.h"
@@ -165,66 +162,6 @@ void Application::setup() {
 
   this->schedule_dump_config();
 }
-void Application::loop() {
-  uint8_t new_app_state = 0;
-
-  // Get the initial loop time at the start
-  uint32_t last_op_end_time = millis();
-
-  this->before_loop_tasks_(last_op_end_time);
-
-  for (this->current_loop_index_ = 0; this->current_loop_index_ < this->looping_components_active_end_;
-       this->current_loop_index_++) {
-    Component *component = this->looping_components_[this->current_loop_index_];
-
-    // Update the cached time before each component runs
-    this->loop_component_start_time_ = last_op_end_time;
-
-    {
-      this->set_current_component(component);
-      WarnIfComponentBlockingGuard guard{component, last_op_end_time};
-      component->loop();
-      // Use the finish method to get the current time as the end time
-      last_op_end_time = guard.finish();
-    }
-    new_app_state |= component->get_component_state();
-    this->app_state_ |= new_app_state;
-    this->feed_wdt(last_op_end_time);
-  }
-
-  this->after_loop_tasks_();
-  this->app_state_ = new_app_state;
-
-#ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
-  // Process any pending runtime stats printing after all components have run
-  // This ensures stats printing doesn't affect component timing measurements
-  if (global_runtime_stats != nullptr) {
-    global_runtime_stats->process_pending_stats(last_op_end_time);
-  }
-#endif
-
-  // Use the last component's end time instead of calling millis() again
-  auto elapsed = last_op_end_time - this->last_loop_;
-  if (elapsed >= this->loop_interval_ || HighFrequencyLoopRequester::is_high_frequency()) {
-    // Even if we overran the loop interval, we still need to select()
-    // to know if any sockets have data ready
-    this->yield_with_select_(0);
-  } else {
-    uint32_t delay_time = this->loop_interval_ - elapsed;
-    uint32_t next_schedule = this->scheduler.next_schedule_in(last_op_end_time).value_or(delay_time);
-    // next_schedule is max 0.5*delay_time
-    // otherwise interval=0 schedules result in constant looping with almost no sleep
-    next_schedule = std::max(next_schedule, delay_time / 2);
-    delay_time = std::min(next_schedule, delay_time);
-
-    this->yield_with_select_(delay_time);
-  }
-  this->last_loop_ = last_op_end_time;
-
-  if (this->dump_config_at_ < this->components_.size()) {
-    this->process_dump_config_();
-  }
-}
 
 void Application::process_dump_config_() {
   if (this->dump_config_at_ == 0) {
diff --git a/esphome/core/application.h b/esphome/core/application.h
index 5be026a309..af752548e0 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.h
+++ b/esphome/core/application.h
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Application {
   void setup();
 
   /// Make a loop iteration. Call this in your loop() function.
-  void loop();
+  inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE loop();
 
   /// Get the name of this Application set by pre_setup().
   const StringRef &get_name() const { return this->name_; }
@@ -947,3 +947,72 @@ inline void Application::drain_wake_notifications_() {
 #endif  // defined(USE_SOCKET_SELECT_SUPPORT) && defined(USE_WAKE_LOOP_THREADSAFE) && !defined(USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT)
 
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
+#include "esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Application::loop() {
+  uint8_t new_app_state = 0;
+
+  // Get the initial loop time at the start
+  uint32_t last_op_end_time = millis();
+
+  this->before_loop_tasks_(last_op_end_time);
+
+  for (this->current_loop_index_ = 0; this->current_loop_index_ < this->looping_components_active_end_;
+       this->current_loop_index_++) {
+    Component *component = this->looping_components_[this->current_loop_index_];
+
+    // Update the cached time before each component runs
+    this->loop_component_start_time_ = last_op_end_time;
+
+    {
+      this->set_current_component(component);
+      WarnIfComponentBlockingGuard guard{component, last_op_end_time};
+      component->loop();
+      // Use the finish method to get the current time as the end time
+      last_op_end_time = guard.finish();
+    }
+    new_app_state |= component->get_component_state();
+    this->app_state_ |= new_app_state;
+    this->feed_wdt(last_op_end_time);
+  }
+
+  this->after_loop_tasks_();
+  this->app_state_ = new_app_state;
+
+#ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
+  // Process any pending runtime stats printing after all components have run
+  // This ensures stats printing doesn't affect component timing measurements
+  if (global_runtime_stats != nullptr) {
+    global_runtime_stats->process_pending_stats(last_op_end_time);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  // Use the last component's end time instead of calling millis() again
+  auto elapsed = last_op_end_time - this->last_loop_;
+  if (elapsed >= this->loop_interval_ || HighFrequencyLoopRequester::is_high_frequency()) {
+    // Even if we overran the loop interval, we still need to select()
+    // to know if any sockets have data ready
+    this->yield_with_select_(0);
+  } else {
+    uint32_t delay_time = this->loop_interval_ - elapsed;
+    uint32_t next_schedule = this->scheduler.next_schedule_in(last_op_end_time).value_or(delay_time);
+    // next_schedule is max 0.5*delay_time
+    // otherwise interval=0 schedules result in constant looping with almost no sleep
+    next_schedule = std::max(next_schedule, delay_time / 2);
+    delay_time = std::min(next_schedule, delay_time);
+
+    this->yield_with_select_(delay_time);
+  }
+  this->last_loop_ = last_op_end_time;
+
+  if (this->dump_config_at_ < this->components_.size()) {
+    this->process_dump_config_();
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome