diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 98e8c02d07..f09a39d2bb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ void Component::defer(const std::string &name, std::function<void()> &&f) {  //
 void Component::defer(const char *name, std::function<void()> &&f) {  // NOLINT
   App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, 0, std::move(f));
 }
+void Component::defer(uint32_t id, std::function<void()> &&f) {  // NOLINT
+  App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, id, 0, std::move(f));
+}
+bool Component::cancel_defer(uint32_t id) { return App.scheduler.cancel_timeout(this, id); }
 void Component::set_timeout(uint32_t timeout, std::function<void()> &&f) {  // NOLINT
   App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, static_cast<const char *>(nullptr), timeout, std::move(f));
 }
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index 49349d4199..97f2afe1a4 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -494,11 +494,15 @@ class Component {
   /// Defer a callback to the next loop() call.
   void defer(std::function<void()> &&f);  // NOLINT
 
+  /// Defer a callback with a numeric ID (zero heap allocation)
+  void defer(uint32_t id, std::function<void()> &&f);  // NOLINT
+
   /// Cancel a defer callback using the specified name, name must not be empty.
   // Remove before 2026.7.0
   ESPDEPRECATED("Use const char* overload instead. Removed in 2026.7.0", "2026.1.0")
   bool cancel_defer(const std::string &name);  // NOLINT
   bool cancel_defer(const char *name);         // NOLINT
+  bool cancel_defer(uint32_t id);              // NOLINT
 
   // Ordered for optimal packing on 32-bit systems
   const LogString *component_source_{nullptr};
diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/scheduler_numeric_id_test.yaml b/tests/integration/fixtures/scheduler_numeric_id_test.yaml
index bf60f2fda9..1669f026f5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/fixtures/scheduler_numeric_id_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/scheduler_numeric_id_test.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ globals:
   - id: retry_counter
     type: int
     initial_value: '0'
+  - id: defer_counter
+    type: int
+    initial_value: '0'
   - id: tests_done
     type: bool
     initial_value: 'false'
@@ -136,11 +139,49 @@ script:
           App.scheduler.cancel_retry(component1, 6002U);
           ESP_LOGI("test", "Cancelled numeric retry 6002");
 
+          // Test 12: defer with numeric ID (Component method)
+          class TestDeferComponent : public Component {
+          public:
+            void test_defer_methods() {
+              // Test defer with uint32_t ID - should execute on next loop
+              this->defer(7001U, []() {
+                ESP_LOGI("test", "Component numeric defer 7001 fired");
+                id(defer_counter) += 1;
+              });
+
+              // Test another defer with numeric ID
+              this->defer(7002U, []() {
+                ESP_LOGI("test", "Component numeric defer 7002 fired");
+                id(defer_counter) += 1;
+              });
+            }
+          };
+
+          static TestDeferComponent test_defer_component;
+          test_defer_component.test_defer_methods();
+
+          // Test 13: cancel_defer with numeric ID (Component method)
+          class TestCancelDeferComponent : public Component {
+          public:
+            void test_cancel_defer() {
+              // Set a defer that should be cancelled
+              this->defer(8001U, []() {
+                ESP_LOGE("test", "ERROR: Numeric defer 8001 should have been cancelled");
+              });
+              // Cancel it immediately
+              bool cancelled = this->cancel_defer(8001U);
+              ESP_LOGI("test", "Cancelled numeric defer 8001: %s", cancelled ? "true" : "false");
+            }
+          };
+
+          static TestCancelDeferComponent test_cancel_defer_component;
+          test_cancel_defer_component.test_cancel_defer();
+
   - id: report_results
     then:
       - lambda: |-
-          ESP_LOGI("test", "Final results - Timeouts: %d, Intervals: %d, Retries: %d",
-                   id(timeout_counter), id(interval_counter), id(retry_counter));
+          ESP_LOGI("test", "Final results - Timeouts: %d, Intervals: %d, Retries: %d, Defers: %d",
+                   id(timeout_counter), id(interval_counter), id(retry_counter), id(defer_counter));
 
 sensor:
   - platform: template
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_scheduler_numeric_id_test.py b/tests/integration/test_scheduler_numeric_id_test.py
index 510256b9a4..c1958db685 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_scheduler_numeric_id_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_scheduler_numeric_id_test.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
     timeout_count = 0
     interval_count = 0
     retry_count = 0
+    defer_count = 0
 
     # Events for each test completion
     numeric_timeout_1001_fired = asyncio.Event()
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
     max_id_timeout_fired = asyncio.Event()
     numeric_retry_done = asyncio.Event()
     numeric_retry_cancelled = asyncio.Event()
+    numeric_defer_7001_fired = asyncio.Event()
+    numeric_defer_7002_fired = asyncio.Event()
+    numeric_defer_cancelled = asyncio.Event()
     final_results_logged = asyncio.Event()
 
     # Track interval counts
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
     numeric_retry_count = 0
 
     def on_log_line(line: str) -> None:
-        nonlocal timeout_count, interval_count, retry_count
+        nonlocal timeout_count, interval_count, retry_count, defer_count
         nonlocal numeric_interval_count, numeric_retry_count
 
         # Strip ANSI color codes
@@ -105,15 +109,27 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
         elif "Cancelled numeric retry 6002" in clean_line:
             numeric_retry_cancelled.set()
 
+        # Check for numeric defer tests
+        elif "Component numeric defer 7001 fired" in clean_line:
+            numeric_defer_7001_fired.set()
+
+        elif "Component numeric defer 7002 fired" in clean_line:
+            numeric_defer_7002_fired.set()
+
+        elif "Cancelled numeric defer 8001: true" in clean_line:
+            numeric_defer_cancelled.set()
+
         # Check for final results
         elif "Final results" in clean_line:
             match = re.search(
-                r"Timeouts: (\d+), Intervals: (\d+), Retries: (\d+)", clean_line
+                r"Timeouts: (\d+), Intervals: (\d+), Retries: (\d+), Defers: (\d+)",
+                clean_line,
             )
             if match:
                 timeout_count = int(match.group(1))
                 interval_count = int(match.group(2))
                 retry_count = int(match.group(3))
+                defer_count = int(match.group(4))
                 final_results_logged.set()
 
     async with (
@@ -201,6 +217,23 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
             "Numeric retry 6002 should have been cancelled"
         )
 
+        # Wait for numeric defer tests
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(numeric_defer_7001_fired.wait(), timeout=0.5)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            pytest.fail("Numeric defer 7001 did not fire within 0.5 seconds")
+
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(numeric_defer_7002_fired.wait(), timeout=0.5)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            pytest.fail("Numeric defer 7002 did not fire within 0.5 seconds")
+
+        # Verify numeric defer was cancelled
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(numeric_defer_cancelled.wait(), timeout=0.5)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            pytest.fail("Numeric defer 8001 cancel confirmation not received")
+
         # Wait for final results
         try:
             await asyncio.wait_for(final_results_logged.wait(), timeout=3.0)
@@ -215,3 +248,4 @@ async def test_scheduler_numeric_id_test(
         assert retry_count >= 2, (
             f"Expected at least 2 retry attempts, got {retry_count}"
         )
+        assert defer_count >= 2, f"Expected at least 2 defer fires, got {defer_count}"