diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 260aa3e0c3..d76e5806b7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   void connect() override;
   esp_err_t pair();
   void disconnect() override;
+  void _unconditional_disconnect() override;
   void release_services();
 
   bool connected() { return this->state_ == espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED; }