diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index c0dc01cd728..c14ae396897 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -768,14 +768,15 @@ void WiFiComponent::restart_adapter() {
 
 void WiFiComponent::on_powerdown() {
   // Leave the AP so it no longer holds the association when we come back.
+#ifdef USE_LN882X
+  if (!this->wifi_powerdown_disconnect_())
+    return;
+#else
   if (!this->is_connected())
     return;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Disconnecting before powerdown");
-#ifdef USE_LN882X
-  this->wifi_powerdown_disconnect_();
-#else
   this->wifi_disconnect_();
 #endif
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Disconnected before powerdown");
   delay(100);  // NOLINT: once per reboot or deep sleep, lets the deauth go out
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 02db109a89a..4a454a44363 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ class WiFiComponent final : public Component {
 
   bool wifi_disconnect_();
 #ifdef USE_LN882X
-  void wifi_powerdown_disconnect_();
+  bool wifi_powerdown_disconnect_();
 #endif
 
   network::IPAddress wifi_subnet_mask_();
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
index 4ad065edb05..c7d87154efd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
@@ -790,8 +790,11 @@ network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_soft_ap_ip() { return {WiFi.softAPIP()};
 #endif  // USE_WIFI_AP
 
 #ifdef USE_LN882X
-void WiFiComponent::wifi_powerdown_disconnect_() {
+bool WiFiComponent::wifi_powerdown_disconnect_() {
+  if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)  // associated, even before DHCP has finished
+    return false;
   wifi_sta_disconnect();  // not WiFi.disconnect(): it frees the SSID its event handlers read
+  return true;
 }
 #endif