diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index a5528da672..8178a2bc25 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -2214,6 +2214,18 @@ async def to_code(config):
     # This saves ~250 bytes of RAM (tag cache) and associated code
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LOG_TAG_LEVEL_IMPL_NONE", True)
 
+    # ESP-IDF Log V2 centralizes formatting inside esp_log(), removing the
+    # per-site macro expansions of V1 (saves ~4KB flash, ~180B RAM). Only enable
+    # on IDF >= 6.1, where CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE=n lets
+    # ESP_DRAM_LOGx / ESP_EARLY_LOGx expand directly to esp_rom_printf and drops
+    # the ~1.2KB esp_rom_vprintf that would otherwise sit in IRAM. Below 6.1 the
+    # option does not exist, so we stay on V1 unchanged.
+    if idf_version() >= cv.Version(6, 1, 0):
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_1", False)
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LOG_VERSION_2", True)
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LOG_API_CONSTRAINED_ENV_SAFE", False)
+        cg.add_define("USE_ESP32_LOG_V2")
+
     # Reduce PHY TX power in the event of a brownout
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_PHY_REDUCE_TX_POWER", True)
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index 1c0138f9d1..7e8bc28008 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 #define BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS 3
 #define BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE 16
 #define USE_CAPTIVE_PORTAL
+#define USE_ESP32_LOG_V2
 #define USE_ESP32_BLE
 #define USE_ESP32_BLE_MAX_CONNECTIONS 3
 #define USE_ESP32_BLE_CLIENT
diff --git a/esphome/core/log.cpp b/esphome/core/log.cpp
index 0da457adec..f4a1e31ddc 100644
--- a/esphome/core/log.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/log.cpp
@@ -86,3 +86,79 @@ int HOT esp_idf_log_vprintf_(const char *format, va_list args) {  // NOLINT
 #endif
 
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32_LOG_V2) && !defined(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+// Override esp_log_format to prevent V2's 3-call vprintf fragmentation.
+// Without this, Log V2 calls the vprintf hook 3 times per message (header,
+// body, newline) which creates 3 separate log entries in ESPHome's logger.
+// This strong definition overrides the archive symbol from ESP-IDF's liblog,
+// affecting all callers including precompiled blobs (e.g. wifi).
+#include <esp_private/log_message.h>
+#include <esp_log_write.h>
+
+// Format an ESP-IDF log message directly to the console, bypassing the
+// ESPHome logger hook. Used when the hook isn't installed (early boot) or
+// can't be used safely (constrained env: PHY init, efuse reads -- fwrite
+// locks crash on USB JTAG devices).
+// Formats in ESPHome style with ANSI colors into a 512-byte stack buffer,
+// then outputs atomically via esp_rom_printf.
+// This path is cold on 99.9% of builds -- it only runs during early boot
+// and at DEBUG framework log level (default is ERROR).
+static void __attribute__((noinline)) esp_log_format_direct_(esp_log_msg_t *message) {
+  // ESP-IDF levels: NONE=0 ERROR=1 WARN=2 INFO=3 DEBUG=4 VERBOSE=5
+  // Color digits: E=1(red) W=3(yellow) I=2(green) D=6(cyan) V=7(gray)
+  static const char color_digit[] = {'\0', '1', '3', '2', '6', '7'};
+  static const char lvl[] = {'\0', 'E', 'W', 'I', 'D', 'V'};
+  // Format into stack buffer and output atomically via esp_rom_printf.
+  // Can't use fwrite (locks crash during early boot and PHY init).
+  char buf[512];
+  int pos = 0;
+  uint8_t level = message->config.opts.log_level;
+  if (level > 0 && level < sizeof(lvl)) {
+    pos = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\033[0;3%cm[%c][%s]: ", color_digit[level], lvl[level],
+                   message->tag ? message->tag : "idf");
+  }
+  if (pos >= 0 && pos < (int) sizeof(buf) - 2) {
+    int body = vsnprintf(buf + pos, sizeof(buf) - pos, message->format, message->args);
+    if (body > 0)
+      pos += (body < (int) sizeof(buf) - pos) ? body : (int) sizeof(buf) - pos - 1;
+  }
+  if (level > 0 && level < sizeof(lvl) && pos < (int) sizeof(buf) - 6) {
+    pos += snprintf(buf + pos, sizeof(buf) - pos, "\033[0m");
+  }
+  if (pos < (int) sizeof(buf) - 1) {
+    buf[pos++] = '\n';
+  }
+  buf[pos] = '\0';
+  esp_rom_printf("%s", buf);
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+// Override esp_log_format from liblog.a to prevent V2's 3-call vprintf
+// fragmentation. IRAM_ATTR to match esp_log_va's IRAM placement and avoid
+// an IRAM->flash cache miss on every ESP-IDF log call. This function is
+// tiny (~43 bytes) so the IRAM cost is negligible.
+void IRAM_ATTR esp_log_format(esp_log_msg_t *message) {
+  extern vprintf_like_t esp_log_vprint_func;
+  extern int vprintf(const char *, __gnuc_va_list);  // NOLINT
+  if (esp_log_vprint_func == &vprintf || message->config.opts.constrained_env) [[unlikely]] {
+    // Early boot or constrained env (PHY init, efuse reads, scheduler not
+    // running). Can't use the ESPHome hook -- fwrite locks crash during PHY
+    // init on USB JTAG devices and newlib isn't initialized during early boot.
+    // Format to stack buffer with vsnprintf + esp_rom_printf instead.
+    //
+    // Note: if called from an ISR with flash cache disabled, this will crash
+    // because the format string and tag are in flash. This is the same as V1
+    // where ESP_EARLY_LOGx from ISR also used flash-resident format strings
+    // via esp_rom_printf. No ESP-IDF code is known to log from ISR with
+    // cache disabled.
+    esp_log_format_direct_(message);
+    return;
+  }
+  // After hook installed, normal environment: skip formatting, forward body only.
+  // Call esp_log_vprint_func directly to avoid pulling in esp_rom_vprintf
+  // (1.2KB IRAM) through the esp_log_vprintf inline.
+  esp_log_vprint_func(message->format, message->args);
+}
+}  // extern "C"
+#endif