diff --git a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
index fc06569fba..1fd610f4e8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,13 @@ void Wireguard::update() {
     if (this->wg_peer_offline_time_ == 0) {
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, LOGMSG_PEER_STATUS, LOGMSG_OFFLINE, latest_handshake.c_str());
       this->wg_peer_offline_time_ = millis();
+      this->wg_reconnect_time_ = this->wg_peer_offline_time_;
     } else if (this->enabled_) {
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, LOGMSG_PEER_STATUS, LOGMSG_OFFLINE, latest_handshake.c_str());
+      if (millis() - this->wg_reconnect_time_ >= RECONNECT_INTERVAL_MS) {
+        this->wg_reconnect_time_ = millis();
+        this->stop_connection_();
+      }
       this->start_connection_();
     }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
index 68885f3a35..faf63cd444 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Wireguard final : public PollingComponent {
 
   /// The last time the remote peer become offline.
   uint32_t wg_peer_offline_time_ = 0;
+  uint32_t wg_reconnect_time_ = 0;
 
   /** \brief The latest saved handshake.
    *
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ void resume_wdt();
 
 /// Size of buffer required for mask_key_to: 5 chars + "[...]=" + null = 12
 static constexpr size_t MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE = 12;
+static constexpr uint32_t RECONNECT_INTERVAL_MS = 30000;
 
 /// Strip most part of the key only for secure printing
 void mask_key_to(char *buffer, size_t len, const char *key);