diff --git a/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.cpp b/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.cpp
index c2db741e173..0322c8a1412 100644
--- a/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ void QrCode::set_ecc(qrcodegen_Ecc ecc) {
 
 void QrCode::generate_qr_code() {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Generating QR code");
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+  // ESP32 has 8KB stack, safe to allocate ~4KB buffer on stack
   uint8_t tempbuffer[qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_MAX];
+#else
+  // Other platforms (ESP8266: 4KB, RP2040: 2KB, LibreTiny: ~4KB) have smaller stacks
+  // Allocate buffer on heap to avoid stack overflow
+  auto tempbuffer_owner = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(qrcodegen_BUFFER_LEN_MAX);
+  uint8_t *tempbuffer = tempbuffer_owner.get();
+#endif
 
   if (!qrcodegen_encodeText(this->value_.c_str(), tempbuffer, this->qr_, this->ecc_, qrcodegen_VERSION_MIN,
                             qrcodegen_VERSION_MAX, qrcodegen_Mask_AUTO, true)) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.cpp b/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.cpp
index ef6ebea2477..f32511531a0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <cstdio>
 
-#ifdef USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
 #include <esp_ota_ops.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ void SafeModeComponent::dump_config() {
                 this->safe_mode_boot_is_good_after_ / 1000,  // because milliseconds
                 this->safe_mode_num_attempts_,
                 this->safe_mode_enable_time_ / 1000);  // because milliseconds
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
+  const char *state_str;
+  if (this->ota_state_ == ESP_OTA_IMG_NEW) {
+    state_str = "not supported";
+  } else if (this->ota_state_ == ESP_OTA_IMG_PENDING_VERIFY) {
+    state_str = "supported";
+  } else {
+    state_str = "support unknown";
+  }
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Bootloader rollback: %s", state_str);
+#endif
 
   if (this->safe_mode_rtc_value_ > 1 && this->safe_mode_rtc_value_ != SafeModeComponent::ENTER_SAFE_MODE_MAGIC) {
     auto remaining_restarts = this->safe_mode_num_attempts_ - this->safe_mode_rtc_value_;
@@ -36,7 +47,7 @@ void SafeModeComponent::dump_config() {
     }
   }
 
-#ifdef USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
   const esp_partition_t *last_invalid = esp_ota_get_last_invalid_partition();
   if (last_invalid != nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG,
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ void SafeModeComponent::loop() {
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Boot seems successful; resetting boot loop counter");
     this->clean_rtc();
     this->boot_successful_ = true;
-#ifdef USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
     // Mark OTA partition as valid to prevent rollback
     esp_ota_mark_app_valid_cancel_rollback();
 #endif
@@ -90,6 +101,12 @@ bool SafeModeComponent::should_enter_safe_mode(uint8_t num_attempts, uint32_t en
   this->safe_mode_num_attempts_ = num_attempts;
   this->rtc_ = global_preferences->make_preference<uint32_t>(233825507UL, false);
 
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
+  // Check partition state to detect if bootloader supports rollback
+  const esp_partition_t *running = esp_ota_get_running_partition();
+  esp_ota_get_state_partition(running, &this->ota_state_);
+#endif
+
   uint32_t rtc_val = this->read_rtc_();
   this->safe_mode_rtc_value_ = rtc_val;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.h b/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.h
index 4aefd114580..d6f669f39ff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.h
+++ b/esphome/components/safe_mode/safe_mode.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
+#include <esp_ota_ops.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace esphome::safe_mode {
 
 /// SafeModeComponent provides a safe way to recover from repeated boot failures
@@ -42,6 +46,9 @@ class SafeModeComponent : public Component {
   // Group 1-byte members together to minimize padding
   bool boot_successful_{false};  ///< set to true after boot is considered successful
   uint8_t safe_mode_num_attempts_{0};
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_OTA_ROLLBACK)
+  esp_ota_img_states_t ota_state_{ESP_OTA_IMG_UNDEFINED};
+#endif
   // Larger objects at the end
   ESPPreferenceObject rtc_;
 #ifdef USE_SAFE_MODE_CALLBACK