diff --git a/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.cpp b/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.cpp
index 27b7d58a0f..99e1f352fb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ void OneWireBus::search() {
   }
 }
 
-void OneWireBus::skip() {
+bool OneWireBus::skip() {
+  if (!this->reset_())
+    return false;
   this->write8(0xCC);  // skip ROM
+  return true;
 }
 
 const LogString *OneWireBus::get_model_str(uint8_t model) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.h b/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.h
index c88532046f..6302fcee7b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.h
+++ b/esphome/components/one_wire/one_wire_bus.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class OneWireBus {
   virtual void write64(uint64_t val) = 0;
 
   /// Write a command to the bus that addresses all devices by skipping the ROM.
-  void skip();
+  /// Returns true if a device presence pulse is detected.
+  bool skip();
 
   /// Read an 8 bit word from the bus.
   virtual uint8_t read8() = 0;