diff --git a/esphome/build_gen/arduino8266.py b/esphome/build_gen/arduino8266.py
index 50e0e60c27..9739058d41 100644
--- a/esphome/build_gen/arduino8266.py
+++ b/esphome/build_gen/arduino8266.py
@@ -345,7 +345,33 @@ def _active_flash_ld_name(flash_ld_name: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _flash_ld_name(board: str) -> str:
-    return ESP8266_LD_SCRIPTS[BOARDS[board][KEY_FLASH_SIZE]][1]
+    """The flash linker script: the board's, or a routed user override.
+
+    Published configs override board_build.ldscript to reserve a
+    filesystem region or correct a board's assumed flash size; a bare
+    name is required because the script resolves via the -L search path.
+    """
+    override = _pio_option("board_build.ldscript", "")
+    if not override:
+        return ESP8266_LD_SCRIPTS[BOARDS[board][KEY_FLASH_SIZE]][1]
+    if Path(override).name != override:
+        raise EsphomeError(
+            f"board_build.ldscript must be a bare script name, got {override!r}"
+        )
+    return override
+
+
+def _pio_option(key: str, default: str) -> str:
+    """A platformio_options value the native build honors (str-normalized).
+
+    Routed into ``CORE.platformio_options`` by core/config.py under the
+    arduino toolchain; a repeated option accumulates as a list, where the
+    last value wins like a later platformio.ini line.
+    """
+    value = CORE.platformio_options.get(key)
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        value = value[-1] if value else None
+    return default if value is None else str(value)
 
 
 def _defines_flags(
@@ -360,10 +386,11 @@ def _defines_flags(
     return [
         f"-D{d}"
         for d in (
-            # Upstream reads this from the board manifest (build.f_cpu); all
-            # 45 supported boards ship 80000000L, so the value is hardcoded
-            # here rather than drift (same rationale as _MMU_DEFAULT)
-            "F_CPU=80000000L",
+            # Upstream reads this from the board manifest (build.f_cpu),
+            # where all 45 supported boards ship 80000000L, overridable via
+            # board_build.f_cpu; published configs pin 160000000L for
+            # timing-sensitive integrations, so the override is honored
+            f"F_CPU={_pio_option('board_build.f_cpu', '80000000L')}",
             "__ets__",
             "ICACHE_FLASH",
             "_GNU_SOURCE",
diff --git a/esphome/core/config.py b/esphome/core/config.py
index 1c481894b2..c6463beebb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/config.py
+++ b/esphome/core/config.py
@@ -593,6 +593,17 @@ async def _add_platformio_options(pio_options: dict[str, str | list[str]]) -> No
                 # platformio/library.py); filters top-level libraries and
                 # discovered dependencies
                 cg.add_platformio_option(key, vals)
+            elif (
+                key in ("board_build.f_cpu", "board_build.ldscript")
+                and CORE.using_toolchain_arduino
+            ):
+                # Real-world knobs many published ESP8266 configs rely on:
+                # f_cpu 160000000L for timing-sensitive integrations, and a
+                # custom ldscript to reserve a filesystem region or correct
+                # a board's flash size. The esp8266 native generator reads
+                # both; other native toolchains have no equivalent and fall
+                # through to the warning.
+                cg.add_platformio_option(key, val)
             elif key != "upload_speed":
                 # upload_speed needs no handling: it is read from the raw
                 # config at upload time (upload_using_esptool)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/build_gen/test_arduino8266.py b/tests/unit_tests/build_gen/test_arduino8266.py
index 2c3c700f4a..f3bce376d0 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/build_gen/test_arduino8266.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/build_gen/test_arduino8266.py
@@ -1291,3 +1291,36 @@ def test_generate_ld_scripts_gcc_change_invalidates_stamp(tmp_path: Path) -> Non
     with patch.object(arduino8266.subprocess, "run", return_value=result) as mock_run:
         _run_generate_ld_scripts(paths)
     mock_run.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_defines_flags_honors_f_cpu_override() -> None:
+    """board_build.f_cpu (a published-config overclock knob) reaches the
+    compile line; the default stays 80 MHz."""
+    _set_flags()
+    config = _resolve_build_config(_flag_defines(set(), []))
+    board_build = ESP8266_BOARD_BUILD["nodemcuv2"]
+    defines = _defines_flags(config, "dout", "nodemcuv2", board_build["defines"])
+    assert "-DF_CPU=80000000L" in defines
+    CORE.platformio_options = {"board_build.f_cpu": "160000000L"}
+    defines = _defines_flags(config, "dout", "nodemcuv2", board_build["defines"])
+    assert "-DF_CPU=160000000L" in defines
+    # A repeated option accumulates as a list; the last value wins
+    CORE.platformio_options = {"board_build.f_cpu": ["80000000L", "160000000L"]}
+    defines = _defines_flags(config, "dout", "nodemcuv2", board_build["defines"])
+    assert "-DF_CPU=160000000L" in defines
+
+
+def test_flash_ld_name_honors_ldscript_override(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """board_build.ldscript (filesystem reservation, corrected flash size)
+    replaces the board default; a path is rejected since the name resolves
+    via the -L search path."""
+    assert arduino8266._flash_ld_name("nodemcuv2") == "eagle.flash.4m.ld"
+    CORE.platformio_options = {"board_build.ldscript": "eagle.flash.4m2m.ld"}
+    assert arduino8266._flash_ld_name("nodemcuv2") == "eagle.flash.4m2m.ld"
+    paths = _make_framework(tmp_path)
+    _set_flags()
+    content = _write_ninja(paths)
+    assert "-T eagle.flash.4m2m.ld" in content
+    CORE.platformio_options = {"board_build.ldscript": "../evil.ld"}
+    with pytest.raises(EsphomeError, match="bare script name"):
+        arduino8266._flash_ld_name("nodemcuv2")
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/core/test_config.py b/tests/unit_tests/core/test_config.py
index ee2e183bdb..53ed85dacb 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/core/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/core/test_config.py
@@ -1397,8 +1397,8 @@ def test_esphome_build_internals_are_yaml_only() -> None:
 async def test_add_platformio_options_native_arduino(
     caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
 ) -> None:
-    """The native ESP8266 Arduino toolchain warns about ignored options the
-    same way the native IDF toolchain does."""
+    """The native ESP8266 Arduino toolchain honors board_build.f_cpu (a
+    real-world overclock knob) and warns about the rest like native IDF."""
     CORE.toolchain = Toolchain.ARDUINO
     CORE.data[KEY_CORE] = {
         KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM: "esp8266",
@@ -1408,10 +1408,18 @@ async def test_add_platformio_options_native_arduino(
     await config._add_platformio_options(
         {
             "board_build.f_cpu": "160000000L",
+            "board_build.ldscript": "eagle.flash.4m2m.ld",
+            "board_build.filesystem": "littlefs",
             "upload_speed": "115200",
         }
     )
 
-    assert "esphome->platformio_options->board_build.f_cpu is ignored" in caplog.text
+    assert CORE.platformio_options["board_build.f_cpu"] == "160000000L"
+    assert CORE.platformio_options["board_build.ldscript"] == "eagle.flash.4m2m.ld"
+    assert "board_build.f_cpu is ignored" not in caplog.text
+    assert "board_build.ldscript is ignored" not in caplog.text
+    assert (
+        "esphome->platformio_options->board_build.filesystem is ignored" in caplog.text
+    )
     assert "'arduino' toolchain" in caplog.text
     assert "upload_speed" not in caplog.text