diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
index a398e8d63a..bcda5bb56d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
@@ -7173,6 +7173,35 @@ def test_compile_program_espidf_idedata_failure_does_not_fail_build(
     assert "Could not generate idedata" in caplog.text
 
 
+def test_compile_program_espidf_idedata_success_is_silent(
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """The healthy path: idedata generated, nothing to warn about."""
+    from esphome.const import (
+        KEY_CORE,
+        KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK,
+        KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM,
+        Toolchain,
+    )
+    from esphome.core import CORE
+
+    CORE.toolchain = Toolchain.ESP_IDF
+    CORE.data[KEY_CORE] = {
+        KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM: "esp32",
+        KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK: "esp-idf",
+    }
+    with (
+        patch("esphome.espidf.toolchain.run_compile", return_value=0),
+        patch("esphome.espidf.toolchain.create_factory_bin"),
+        patch("esphome.espidf.toolchain.create_ota_bin"),
+        patch("esphome.espidf.toolchain.create_elf_copy"),
+        patch("esphome.espidf.toolchain.get_idedata", return_value={"cc_path": "x"}),
+        patch("esphome.__main__._check_and_emit_build_info"),
+    ):
+        assert compile_program(MagicMock(), {}) == 0
+    assert "idedata" not in caplog.text
+
+
 def test_compile_program_espidf_idedata_none_warns(
     caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
 ) -> None: