diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 8e3fae99cd..9531c6dfc8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ bool WiFiComponent::sync_selected_sta_to_best_scan_result_() {
   return false;
 }
 
-WiFiAP WiFiComponent::get_sta() {
+WiFiAP WiFiComponent::get_sta() const {
   const WiFiAP *config = this->get_selected_sta_();
   return config ? *config : WiFiAP{};
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 040dad3253..f5b50f29e9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   WiFiComponent();
 
   void set_sta(const WiFiAP &ap);
-  // Returns a copy of the currently selected AP configuration
-  // Note: This copies the 88-byte WiFiAP. Only used by WiFiConfigureAction for state save/restore.
+  // Returns a copy of the currently selected AP configuration (88 bytes)
   WiFiAP get_sta() const;
   void init_sta(size_t count);
   void add_sta(const WiFiAP &ap);