diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.h b/esphome/core/wake.h
index 0cfca94a78..a2f732fcdb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.h
+++ b/esphome/core/wake.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 /// @file wake.h
 /// Platform-specific main loop wake primitives.
 /// Always available on all platforms — no opt-in needed.
+///
+/// The public API for callers lives here; the per-platform implementations
+/// live under esphome/core/wake/ and are included at the bottom of this file
+/// based on the active USE_* platform define.
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
@@ -11,21 +15,6 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-#include "esphome/core/main_task.h"
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-#include <coredecls.h>
-#elif defined(USE_RP2040)
-#include <hardware/sync.h>
-#include <pico/time.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef USE_HOST
-#include <sys/select.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#endif
-
 namespace esphome {
 
 // === Wake flag for ESP8266/RP2040 ===
@@ -67,184 +56,19 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) inline bool wake_request_take() {
 }
 #endif
 
-// === ESP32 / LibreTiny (FreeRTOS) ===
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-
-/// Wake the main loop from any context (ISR or task).
-/// always_inline so callers placed in IRAM keep the whole wake path in IRAM.
-__attribute__((always_inline)) inline void wake_main_task_any_context() {
-  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE the task notification so the consumer
-  // (Application::loop() gate) is guaranteed to see it on its next gate check.
-  wake_request_set();
-  if (in_isr_context()) {
-    BaseType_t px_higher_priority_task_woken = pdFALSE;
-    esphome_main_task_notify_from_isr(&px_higher_priority_task_woken);
-#ifdef portYIELD_FROM_ISR
-    portYIELD_FROM_ISR(px_higher_priority_task_woken);
-#else
-    // ARM9 FreeRTOS port (BK72xx) does not define portYIELD_FROM_ISR; the IRQ
-    // exit sequence performs the context switch if one was requested.
-    (void) px_higher_priority_task_woken;
-#endif
-  } else {
-    esphome_main_task_notify();
-  }
-}
-
-/// IRAM_ATTR entry points — defined in wake.cpp.
-void wake_loop_isrsafe(BaseType_t *px_higher_priority_task_woken);
-void wake_loop_any_context();
-
-inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {
-  wake_request_set();
-  esphome_main_task_notify();
-}
-
-namespace internal {
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
-  // Fast path (with USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT): FreeRTOS task notifications posted by the lwip
-  // event_callback wrapper (see lwip_fast_select.c) are the single source of truth for
-  // socket wake-ups. Every NETCONN_EVT_RCVPLUS posts an xTaskNotifyGive, so any notification
-  // that lands between wakes keeps the counter non-zero (next ulTaskNotifyTake returns
-  // immediately) or wakes a blocked Take directly. Additional wake sources:
-  // wake_loop_threadsafe() from background tasks, and the ms timeout.
-  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
-    yield();
-    return;
-  }
-  ulTaskNotifyTake(pdTRUE, pdMS_TO_TICKS(ms));
-}
-}  // namespace internal
-
-// === ESP8266 ===
-#elif defined(USE_ESP8266)
-
-/// Inline implementation — IRAM callers inline this directly.
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_impl() {
-  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE esp_schedule so the consumer is
-  // guaranteed to see it on its next gate check.
-  wake_request_set();
-  g_main_loop_woke = true;
-  esp_schedule();
-}
-
-/// IRAM_ATTR entry point for ISR callers — defined in wake.cpp.
-void wake_loop_any_context();
-
-/// Non-ISR: always inline.
-inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_impl(); }
-
-/// ISR-safe: no task_woken arg because ESP8266 has no FreeRTOS. Caller must be IRAM_ATTR.
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_isrsafe() { wake_loop_impl(); }
-
-namespace internal {
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
-  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
-    delay(0);
-    return;
-  }
-  if (g_main_loop_woke) {
-    g_main_loop_woke = false;
-    return;
-  }
-  esp_delay(ms, []() { return !g_main_loop_woke; });
-}
-}  // namespace internal
-
-// === RP2040 ===
-#elif defined(USE_RP2040)
-
-inline void wake_loop_any_context() {
-  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE the SEV so the consumer is guaranteed
-  // to see it on its next gate check.
-  wake_request_set();
-  g_main_loop_woke = true;
-  __sev();
-}
-
-inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_any_context(); }
-
-/// RP2040 wakeable delay uses file-scope state (alarm callback + flag) — defined in wake.cpp.
-namespace internal {
-void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms);
-}  // namespace internal
-
-// === Host / Zephyr / other ===
-#else
-
-#ifdef USE_HOST
-/// Host: wakes select() via UDP loopback socket. Defined in wake.cpp.
-void wake_loop_threadsafe();
-
-/// Register a socket file descriptor with the host select() loop. Not
-/// thread-safe — main loop only. Returns false if fd is invalid or
-/// >= FD_SETSIZE.
-bool wake_register_fd(int fd);
-
-/// Unregister a socket file descriptor. Not thread-safe — main loop only.
-void wake_unregister_fd(int fd);
-
-/// One-time setup of the loopback wake socket. Called from Application::setup().
-void wake_setup();
-
-// wake_fd_ready() and wake_drain_notifications() are defined inline at the
-// bottom of this file — they need internal::g_read_fds / g_wake_socket_fd in
-// scope, which depend on USE_HOST-only includes pulled in above.
-#else
-/// Zephyr is currently the only platform without a wake mechanism.
-/// wake_loop_threadsafe() is a no-op and wakeable_delay() falls back to delay().
-/// TODO: implement proper Zephyr wake using k_poll / k_sem or similar.
-inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {}
-#endif
-
-inline void wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_threadsafe(); }
-
-namespace internal {
-#ifdef USE_HOST
-/// Host wakeable_delay uses select() over the registered fds — defined in wake.cpp.
-void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms);
-#else
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
-  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
-    yield();
-    return;
-  }
-  delay(ms);
-}
-#endif
-}  // namespace internal
-
-#endif
-
-#ifdef USE_HOST
-namespace internal {
-// File-scope state owned by wake.cpp. Accessed inline by wake_drain_notifications()
-// and wake_fd_ready() so the hot path stays in the header.
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-extern int g_wake_socket_fd;
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-extern fd_set g_read_fds;
-}  // namespace internal
-
-inline bool ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_fd_ready(int fd) { return FD_ISSET(fd, &internal::g_read_fds); }
-
-// Small buffer for draining wake notification bytes (1 byte sent per wake).
-// Sized to drain multiple notifications per recvfrom() without wasting stack.
-inline constexpr size_t WAKE_NOTIFY_DRAIN_BUFFER_SIZE = 16;
-
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_drain_notifications() {
-  // Called from main loop to drain any pending wake notifications.
-  // Must check wake_fd_ready() to avoid blocking on empty socket.
-  if (internal::g_wake_socket_fd >= 0 && wake_fd_ready(internal::g_wake_socket_fd)) {
-    char buffer[WAKE_NOTIFY_DRAIN_BUFFER_SIZE];
-    // Drain all pending notifications with non-blocking reads. Multiple wake events
-    // may have triggered multiple writes, so drain until EWOULDBLOCK. We control
-    // both ends of this loopback socket (always 1 byte per wake), so no error
-    // checking — any error indicates catastrophic system failure.
-    while (::recvfrom(internal::g_wake_socket_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, nullptr, nullptr) > 0) {
-    }
-  }
-}
-#endif  // USE_HOST
-
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+// Per-platform implementations. Each header re-enters namespace esphome {} and
+// guards its body with the matching USE_* check, so only one contributes code
+// for the active target.
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+#include "esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.h"
+#elif defined(USE_ESP8266)
+#include "esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.h"
+#elif defined(USE_RP2040)
+#include "esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.h"
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+#include "esphome/core/wake/wake_host.h"
+#else
+#include "esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.h"
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ced43c6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+// === Wake-requested flag + main-loop woke flag storage ===
+// ESP8266 is always ESPHOME_THREAD_SINGLE.
+// NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+volatile uint8_t g_wake_requested = 0;
+volatile bool g_main_loop_woke = false;
+// NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
+void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_impl(); }
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_ESP8266
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.h b/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80cd61035b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_esp8266.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+#include <coredecls.h>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+/// Inline implementation — IRAM callers inline this directly.
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_impl() {
+  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE esp_schedule so the consumer is
+  // guaranteed to see it on its next gate check.
+  wake_request_set();
+  g_main_loop_woke = true;
+  esp_schedule();
+}
+
+/// IRAM_ATTR entry point for ISR callers — defined in wake_esp8266.cpp.
+void wake_loop_any_context();
+
+/// Non-ISR: always inline.
+inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_impl(); }
+
+/// ISR-safe: no task_woken arg because ESP8266 has no FreeRTOS. Caller must be IRAM_ATTR.
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_isrsafe() { wake_loop_impl(); }
+
+namespace internal {
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
+  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
+    delay(0);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (g_main_loop_woke) {
+    g_main_loop_woke = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  esp_delay(ms, []() { return !g_main_loop_woke; });
+}
+}  // namespace internal
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_ESP8266
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.cpp b/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bf700daa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+// === Wake-requested flag storage ===
+// ESP32 is always MULTI_ATOMICS; LibreTiny is MULTI_ATOMICS on chips with
+// proper atomics (e.g. RTL8720) and MULTI_NO_ATOMICS on others (e.g. BK72XX).
+#ifdef ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_ATOMICS
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+std::atomic<uint8_t> g_wake_requested{0};
+#else
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+volatile uint8_t g_wake_requested = 0;
+#endif
+
+void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_isrsafe(BaseType_t *px_higher_priority_task_woken) {
+  // ISR-safe: set flag before notify so the wake is visible on the next gate
+  // check. wake_request_set() is just an aligned 8-bit store / atomic store
+  // and is safe from IRAM.
+  wake_request_set();
+  esphome_main_task_notify_from_isr(px_higher_priority_task_woken);
+}
+
+void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_main_task_any_context(); }
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_ESP32 || USE_LIBRETINY
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.h b/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..167a422c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_freertos.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/main_task.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+/// Wake the main loop from any context (ISR or task).
+/// always_inline so callers placed in IRAM keep the whole wake path in IRAM.
+__attribute__((always_inline)) inline void wake_main_task_any_context() {
+  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE the task notification so the consumer
+  // (Application::loop() gate) is guaranteed to see it on its next gate check.
+  wake_request_set();
+  if (in_isr_context()) {
+    BaseType_t px_higher_priority_task_woken = pdFALSE;
+    esphome_main_task_notify_from_isr(&px_higher_priority_task_woken);
+#ifdef portYIELD_FROM_ISR
+    portYIELD_FROM_ISR(px_higher_priority_task_woken);
+#else
+    // ARM9 FreeRTOS port (BK72xx) does not define portYIELD_FROM_ISR; the IRQ
+    // exit sequence performs the context switch if one was requested.
+    (void) px_higher_priority_task_woken;
+#endif
+  } else {
+    esphome_main_task_notify();
+  }
+}
+
+/// IRAM_ATTR entry points — defined in wake_freertos.cpp.
+void wake_loop_isrsafe(BaseType_t *px_higher_priority_task_woken);
+void wake_loop_any_context();
+
+inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {
+  wake_request_set();
+  esphome_main_task_notify();
+}
+
+namespace internal {
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
+  // Fast path (with USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT): FreeRTOS task notifications posted by the lwip
+  // event_callback wrapper (see lwip_fast_select.c) are the single source of truth for
+  // socket wake-ups. Every NETCONN_EVT_RCVPLUS posts an xTaskNotifyGive, so any notification
+  // that lands between wakes keeps the counter non-zero (next ulTaskNotifyTake returns
+  // immediately) or wakes a blocked Take directly. Additional wake sources:
+  // wake_loop_threadsafe() from background tasks, and the ms timeout.
+  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
+    yield();
+    return;
+  }
+  ulTaskNotifyTake(pdTRUE, pdMS_TO_TICKS(ms));
+}
+}  // namespace internal
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_ESP32 || USE_LIBRETINY
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.cpp b/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40044e4311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#if !defined(USE_ESP32) && !defined(USE_LIBRETINY) && !defined(USE_ESP8266) && !defined(USE_RP2040) && \
+    !defined(USE_HOST)
+
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+// === Wake-requested flag storage ===
+// Fallback platforms (currently only Zephyr/NRF52) are ESPHOME_THREAD_SINGLE.
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+volatile uint8_t g_wake_requested = 0;
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // fallback guard
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.h b/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85424b6138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_generic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#if !defined(USE_ESP32) && !defined(USE_LIBRETINY) && !defined(USE_ESP8266) && !defined(USE_RP2040) && \
+    !defined(USE_HOST)
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+/// Zephyr is currently the only platform without a wake mechanism.
+/// wake_loop_threadsafe() is a no-op and wakeable_delay() falls back to delay().
+/// TODO: implement proper Zephyr wake using k_poll / k_sem or similar.
+inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() {}
+
+inline void wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_threadsafe(); }
+
+namespace internal {
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
+  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
+    yield();
+    return;
+  }
+  delay(ms);
+}
+}  // namespace internal
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // fallback guard
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.cpp b/esphome/core/wake/wake_host.cpp
similarity index 74%
rename from esphome/core/wake.cpp
rename to esphome/core/wake/wake_host.cpp
index cac88ae91e..9d2a650ca2 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_host.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
-#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
-
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-#include <coredecls.h>
-#endif
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -15,88 +14,19 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
-#endif
 
 namespace esphome {
 
 // === Wake-requested flag storage ===
-#ifdef ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_ATOMICS
+// Host is always ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_ATOMICS.
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 std::atomic<uint8_t> g_wake_requested{0};
-#else
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-volatile uint8_t g_wake_requested = 0;
-#endif
-
-// === ESP32 / LibreTiny — IRAM_ATTR entry points ===
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
-void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_isrsafe(BaseType_t *px_higher_priority_task_woken) {
-  // ISR-safe: set flag before notify so the wake is visible on the next gate
-  // check. wake_request_set() is just an aligned 8-bit store / atomic store
-  // and is safe from IRAM.
-  wake_request_set();
-  esphome_main_task_notify_from_isr(px_higher_priority_task_woken);
-}
-void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_main_task_any_context(); }
-#endif
-
-// === ESP8266 / RP2040 ===
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-volatile bool g_main_loop_woke = false;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_impl(); }
-#endif
-
-// === RP2040 — wakeable_delay (needs file-scope state for alarm callback) ===
-#ifdef USE_RP2040
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static volatile bool s_delay_expired = false;
-
-static int64_t alarm_callback_(alarm_id_t id, void *user_data) {
-  (void) id;
-  (void) user_data;
-  s_delay_expired = true;
-  __sev();
-  return 0;
-}
-
-namespace internal {
-void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
-  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
-    yield();
-    return;
-  }
-  if (g_main_loop_woke) {
-    g_main_loop_woke = false;
-    return;
-  }
-  s_delay_expired = false;
-  alarm_id_t alarm = add_alarm_in_ms(ms, alarm_callback_, nullptr, true);
-  if (alarm <= 0) {
-    delay(ms);
-    return;
-  }
-  while (!g_main_loop_woke && !s_delay_expired) {
-    __wfe();
-  }
-  if (!s_delay_expired)
-    cancel_alarm(alarm);
-  g_main_loop_woke = false;
-}
-}  // namespace internal
-#endif  // USE_RP2040
-
-// === Host (UDP loopback socket + select() based fd watcher) ===
-#ifdef USE_HOST
 
 static const char *const TAG = "wake";
 
 namespace internal {
 // File-scope state — referenced inline by wake_drain_notifications() and
-// wake_fd_ready() in wake.h, and by the bodies in this file.
+// wake_fd_ready() in wake_host.h, and by the bodies in this file.
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 int g_wake_socket_fd = -1;
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
@@ -271,6 +201,7 @@ void wake_setup() {
     return;
   }
 }
-#endif  // USE_HOST
 
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_host.h b/esphome/core/wake/wake_host.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9756ed4c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_host.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+/// Host: wakes select() via UDP loopback socket. Defined in wake_host.cpp.
+void wake_loop_threadsafe();
+
+/// Register a socket file descriptor with the host select() loop. Not
+/// thread-safe — main loop only. Returns false if fd is invalid or
+/// >= FD_SETSIZE.
+bool wake_register_fd(int fd);
+
+/// Unregister a socket file descriptor. Not thread-safe — main loop only.
+void wake_unregister_fd(int fd);
+
+/// One-time setup of the loopback wake socket. Called from Application::setup().
+void wake_setup();
+
+inline void wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_threadsafe(); }
+
+namespace internal {
+/// Host wakeable_delay uses select() over the registered fds — defined in wake_host.cpp.
+void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms);
+
+// File-scope state owned by wake_host.cpp. Accessed inline by
+// wake_drain_notifications() and wake_fd_ready() so the hot path stays in the header.
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+extern int g_wake_socket_fd;
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+extern fd_set g_read_fds;
+}  // namespace internal
+
+inline bool ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_fd_ready(int fd) { return FD_ISSET(fd, &internal::g_read_fds); }
+
+// Small buffer for draining wake notification bytes (1 byte sent per wake).
+// Sized to drain multiple notifications per recvfrom() without wasting stack.
+inline constexpr size_t WAKE_NOTIFY_DRAIN_BUFFER_SIZE = 16;
+
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_drain_notifications() {
+  // Called from main loop to drain any pending wake notifications.
+  // Must check wake_fd_ready() to avoid blocking on empty socket.
+  if (internal::g_wake_socket_fd >= 0 && wake_fd_ready(internal::g_wake_socket_fd)) {
+    char buffer[WAKE_NOTIFY_DRAIN_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    // Drain all pending notifications with non-blocking reads. Multiple wake events
+    // may have triggered multiple writes, so drain until EWOULDBLOCK. We control
+    // both ends of this loopback socket (always 1 byte per wake), so no error
+    // checking — any error indicates catastrophic system failure.
+    while (::recvfrom(internal::g_wake_socket_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, nullptr, nullptr) > 0) {
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.cpp b/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b18248dbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_RP2040
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+
+#include <hardware/sync.h>
+#include <pico/time.h>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+// === Wake-requested flag + main-loop woke flag storage ===
+// RP2040 is always ESPHOME_THREAD_SINGLE.
+// NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+volatile uint8_t g_wake_requested = 0;
+volatile bool g_main_loop_woke = false;
+// NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static volatile bool s_delay_expired = false;
+
+static int64_t alarm_callback_(alarm_id_t id, void *user_data) {
+  (void) id;
+  (void) user_data;
+  s_delay_expired = true;
+  __sev();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+namespace internal {
+void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
+  if (ms == 0) [[unlikely]] {
+    yield();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (g_main_loop_woke) {
+    g_main_loop_woke = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  s_delay_expired = false;
+  alarm_id_t alarm = add_alarm_in_ms(ms, alarm_callback_, nullptr, true);
+  if (alarm <= 0) {
+    delay(ms);
+    return;
+  }
+  while (!g_main_loop_woke && !s_delay_expired) {
+    __wfe();
+  }
+  if (!s_delay_expired)
+    cancel_alarm(alarm);
+  g_main_loop_woke = false;
+}
+}  // namespace internal
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_RP2040
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.h b/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea1242f535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/wake/wake_rp2040.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_RP2040
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+#include <hardware/sync.h>
+#include <pico/time.h>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+inline void wake_loop_any_context() {
+  // Set the wake-requested flag BEFORE the SEV so the consumer is guaranteed
+  // to see it on its next gate check.
+  wake_request_set();
+  g_main_loop_woke = true;
+  __sev();
+}
+
+inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_any_context(); }
+
+/// RP2040 wakeable delay uses file-scope state (alarm callback + flag) — defined in wake_rp2040.cpp.
+namespace internal {
+void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms);
+}  // namespace internal
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_RP2040
diff --git a/esphome/loader.py b/esphome/loader.py
index 68664aaa26..9390b8094b 100644
--- a/esphome/loader.py
+++ b/esphome/loader.py
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ class FileResource:
 
 
 class ComponentManifest:
-    def __init__(self, module: ModuleType):
+    def __init__(self, module: ModuleType, recursive_sources: bool = False):
         self.module = module
+        self.recursive_sources = recursive_sources
 
     @property
     def package(self) -> str:
@@ -108,8 +109,10 @@ class ComponentManifest:
     def resources(self) -> list[FileResource]:
         """Return a list of all file resources defined in the package of this component.
 
-        This will return all cpp source files that are located in the same folder as the
-        loaded .py file (does not look through subdirectories)
+        By default only files directly in the package directory are returned. Manifests
+        constructed with ``recursive_sources=True`` also descend into non-subpackage
+        subdirectories (subdirectories without an ``__init__.py``), so core code can
+        live under ``esphome/core/<group>/`` without every component paying the cost.
         """
         ret: list[FileResource] = []
 
@@ -121,23 +124,30 @@ class ComponentManifest:
             set(filter_source_files_func()) if filter_source_files_func else set()
         )
 
-        # Process all resources
-        for resource in (
-            r.name
-            for r in importlib.resources.files(self.package).iterdir()
-            if r.is_file()
-        ):
-            if Path(resource).suffix not in SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS:
-                continue
-            if not importlib.resources.files(self.package).joinpath(resource).is_file():
-                # Not a resource = this is a directory (yeah this is confusing)
-                continue
+        root = importlib.resources.files(self.package)
 
-            # Skip excluded files
-            if resource in excluded_files:
-                continue
+        for child in root.iterdir():
+            name = child.name
+            if child.is_file():
+                if Path(name).suffix not in SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS:
+                    continue
+                if name in excluded_files:
+                    continue
+                ret.append(FileResource(self.package, name))
+            elif self.recursive_sources and child.is_dir() and name != "__pycache__":
+                # Skip Python subpackages — they load as their own components.
+                if child.joinpath("__init__.py").is_file():
+                    continue
+                for sub in child.iterdir():
+                    if not sub.is_file():
+                        continue
+                    if Path(sub.name).suffix not in SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS:
+                        continue
+                    resource = f"{name}/{sub.name}"
+                    if resource in excluded_files:
+                        continue
+                    ret.append(FileResource(self.package, resource))
 
-            ret.append(FileResource(self.package, resource))
         return ret
 
 
@@ -237,7 +247,9 @@ def get_platform(domain: str, platform: str) -> ComponentManifest | None:
 
 _COMPONENT_CACHE: dict[str, ComponentManifest] = {}
 CORE_COMPONENTS_PATH = (Path(__file__).parent / "components").resolve()
-_COMPONENT_CACHE["esphome"] = ComponentManifest(esphome.core.config)
+_COMPONENT_CACHE["esphome"] = ComponentManifest(
+    esphome.core.config, recursive_sources=True
+)
 
 
 def _replace_component_manifest(domain: str, manifest: ComponentManifest) -> None: