diff --git a/esphome/framework_helpers.py b/esphome/framework_helpers.py
index 5247619ab9..0daa446ed9 100644
--- a/esphome/framework_helpers.py
+++ b/esphome/framework_helpers.py
@@ -768,7 +768,13 @@ class BatchDownloadProgress:
         return update
 
     def done(self) -> None:
-        if self._bar is not None and self._bar.last_progress != 100:
+        # Nothing to end unless a frame was drawn and it was not the final
+        # one (update(1) already emitted its own newline).
+        if (
+            self._bar is not None
+            and self._bar.last_progress is not None
+            and self._bar.last_progress != 100
+        ):
             self._bar.done()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_framework_helpers.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_framework_helpers.py
index 96da38e606..098dcb7725 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_framework_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_framework_helpers.py
@@ -1197,6 +1197,15 @@ class TestBatchDownloadProgress:
             progress.done()
         assert stream.getvalue().endswith("50% \n")
 
+    def test_done_before_any_frame_writes_nothing(self) -> None:
+        """A batch aborted before any tracker fired must not emit a stray
+        newline for a bar that was never drawn."""
+        stream = io.StringIO()
+        stream.isatty = lambda: True  # type: ignore[method-assign]
+        with patch("esphome.helpers.sys.stderr", stream):
+            BatchDownloadProgress("Downloading", 10).done()
+        assert stream.getvalue() == ""
+
     def test_done_after_full_bar_adds_nothing(self) -> None:
         stream = io.StringIO()
         stream.isatty = lambda: True  # type: ignore[method-assign]