diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
index f8ea4a8cdb..aea7c776c6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.cpp
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol
   return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, true);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
-  return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, false);
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
-  return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, true);
-}
-
 }  // namespace esphome::socket
 
 #endif  // USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
index c41739cc03..2fad429e0f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.cpp
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol
   return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, true);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
-  return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, false);
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
-  return create_socket(domain, type, protocol, true);
-}
-
 }  // namespace esphome::socket
 
 #endif  // USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/socket.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/socket.cpp
index 8519722481..bfb6ae8e13 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/socket.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/socket.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket_ip(int type, int protocol) {
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_TCP
+// LWIP_TCP has separate Socket/ListenSocket types — needs out-of-line factory.
+// BSD and LWIP_SOCKETS define this inline in socket.h.
 std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_ip_loop_monitored(int type, int protocol) {
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
   return socket_listen_loop_monitored(AF_INET6, type, protocol);
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_ip_loop_monitored(int type, int protocol) {
   return socket_listen_loop_monitored(AF_INET, type, protocol);
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
 }
+#endif
 
 socklen_t set_sockaddr(struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen, const char *ip_address, uint16_t port) {
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
index def1d8e6fe..20d72ea2cf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
@@ -77,11 +77,29 @@ std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket_ip(int type, int protocol);
 std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 
 /// Create a listening socket of the given domain, type and protocol.
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 /// Create a listening socket and monitor it for data in the main loop.
-std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 /// Create a listening socket in the newest available IP domain and monitor it.
+#ifdef USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_TCP
+// LWIP_TCP has separate Socket/ListenSocket types — needs distinct factory functions.
+std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol);
+std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_ip_loop_monitored(int type, int protocol);
+#else
+// BSD and LWIP_SOCKETS: Socket == ListenSocket, so listen variants just delegate.
+inline std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
+  return socket(domain, type, protocol);
+}
+inline std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_listen_loop_monitored(int domain, int type, int protocol) {
+  return socket_loop_monitored(domain, type, protocol);
+}
+inline std::unique_ptr<ListenSocket> socket_ip_loop_monitored(int type, int protocol) {
+#if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
+  return socket_loop_monitored(AF_INET6, type, protocol);
+#else
+  return socket_loop_monitored(AF_INET, type, protocol);
+#endif
+}
+#endif
 
 /// Set a sockaddr to the specified address and port for the IP version used by socket_ip().
 /// @param addr Destination sockaddr structure