diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/output/ble_binary_output.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/output/ble_binary_output.cpp
index 1d874a65e4..6929aad860 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/output/ble_binary_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/output/ble_binary_output.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ static const char *const TAG = "ble_binary_output";
 
 void BLEBinaryOutput::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "BLE Binary Output:");
+  char service_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  char char_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->service_uuid_.to_str(service_buf);
+  this->char_uuid_.to_str(char_buf);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  MAC address        : %s\n"
                 "  Service UUID       : %s\n"
                 "  Characteristic UUID: %s",
-                this->parent_->address_str(), this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str(),
-                this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+                this->parent_->address_str(), service_buf, char_buf);
   LOG_BINARY_OUTPUT(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_sensor.cpp
index 38d90faff0..d797aa8a73 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_sensor.cpp
@@ -18,14 +18,19 @@ void BLESensor::loop() {
 
 void BLESensor::dump_config() {
   LOG_SENSOR("", "BLE Sensor", this);
+  char service_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  char char_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  char descr_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->service_uuid_.to_str(service_buf);
+  this->char_uuid_.to_str(char_buf);
+  this->descr_uuid_.to_str(descr_buf);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  MAC address        : %s\n"
                 "  Service UUID       : %s\n"
                 "  Characteristic UUID: %s\n"
                 "  Descriptor UUID    : %s\n"
                 "  Notifications      : %s",
-                this->parent()->address_str(), this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str(),
-                this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str(), this->descr_uuid_.to_string().c_str(), YESNO(this->notify_));
+                this->parent()->address_str(), service_buf, char_buf, descr_buf, YESNO(this->notify_));
   LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp
index 415981a1ba..aec25b8c3e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ void BLETextSensor::loop() {
 
 void BLETextSensor::dump_config() {
   LOG_TEXT_SENSOR("", "BLE Text Sensor", this);
+  char service_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  char char_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  char descr_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->service_uuid_.to_str(service_buf);
+  this->char_uuid_.to_str(char_buf);
+  this->descr_uuid_.to_str(descr_buf);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  MAC address        : %s\n"
                 "  Service UUID       : %s\n"
                 "  Characteristic UUID: %s\n"
                 "  Descriptor UUID    : %s\n"
                 "  Notifications      : %s",
-                this->parent()->address_str(), this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str(),
-                this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str(), this->descr_uuid_.to_string().c_str(), YESNO(this->notify_));
+                this->parent()->address_str(), service_buf, char_buf, descr_buf, YESNO(this->notify_));
   LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index 26eb5dd092..149fcc79d5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void BLEClientBase::gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_ble_gap_
     case ESP_GAP_BLE_AUTH_CMPL_EVT:
       if (!this->check_addr(param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.bd_addr))
         return;
-      char addr_str[MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN];
+      char addr_str[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
       format_mac_addr_upper(param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.bd_addr, addr_str);
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth complete addr: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, addr_str);
       if (!param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.success) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 7786495915..92c7444ee1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client {
 namespace espbt = esphome::esp32_ble_tracker;
 
 static const int UNSET_CONN_ID = 0xFFFF;
-static constexpr size_t MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN = 18;  // "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF\0"
 
 class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
  public:
@@ -111,8 +110,8 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   esp_gatt_status_t status_{ESP_GATT_OK};
 
   // Group 4: Arrays
-  char address_str_[MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN]{};  // 18 bytes: "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF\0"
-  esp_bd_addr_t remote_bda_;              // 6 bytes
+  char address_str_[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE]{};
+  esp_bd_addr_t remote_bda_;  // 6 bytes
 
   // Group 5: 2-byte types
   uint16_t conn_id_{UNSET_CONN_ID};
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index 73a5dfb187..995755ac84 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -639,9 +639,8 @@ void ESPBTDevice::parse_adv_(const uint8_t *payload, uint8_t len) {
 }
 
 std::string ESPBTDevice::address_str() const {
-  char mac[18];
-  format_mac_addr_upper(this->address_, mac);
-  return mac;
+  char buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  return this->address_str_to(buf);
 }
 
 uint64_t ESPBTDevice::address_uint64() const { return esp32_ble::ble_addr_to_uint64(this->address_); }
@@ -676,7 +675,8 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::print_bt_device_info(const ESPBTDevice &device) {
   }
   this->already_discovered_.push_back(address);
 
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Found device %s RSSI=%d", device.address_str().c_str(), device.get_rssi());
+  char addr_buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Found device %s RSSI=%d", device.address_str_to(addr_buf), device.get_rssi());
 
   const char *address_type_s;
   switch (device.get_address_type()) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
index b64e36279c..f538a0eddc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 #include <array>
+#include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ class ESPBTDevice {
 
   std::string address_str() const;
 
+  /// Format MAC address into provided buffer, returns pointer to buffer for convenience
+  const char *address_str_to(std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf) const {
+    format_mac_addr_upper(this->address_, buf.data());
+    return buf.data();
+  }
+
   uint64_t address_uint64() const;
 
   const uint8_t *address() const { return address_; }