diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.cpp
index d9c950ce3c..6d60a3ae47 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 namespace esphome::logger {
 
 void LoggerLevelSelect::publish_state(int level) {
-  auto value = this->at(level);
-  if (!value) {
+  const auto &option = this->at(level_to_index(level));
+  if (!option)
     return;
-  }
-  Select::publish_state(value.value());
+  Select::publish_state(option.value());
 }
 
 void LoggerLevelSelect::setup() {
@@ -16,10 +15,10 @@ void LoggerLevelSelect::setup() {
 }
 
 void LoggerLevelSelect::control(const std::string &value) {
-  auto level = this->index_of(value);
-  if (!level)
+  const auto index = this->index_of(value);
+  if (!index)
     return;
-  this->parent_->set_log_level(level.value());
+  this->parent_->set_log_level(index_to_level(index.value()));
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::logger
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.h b/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.h
index f31a6f6cdb..0631eca45d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.h
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/select/logger_level_select.h
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 #include "esphome/components/select/select.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
+
 namespace esphome::logger {
 class LoggerLevelSelect : public Component, public select::Select, public Parented<Logger> {
  public:
   void publish_state(int level);
   void setup() override;
   void control(const std::string &value) override;
+
+ protected:
+  // Convert log level to option index (skip CONFIG at level 4)
+  static uint8_t level_to_index(uint8_t level) { return (level > ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_CONFIG) ? level - 1 : level; }
+  // Convert option index to log level (skip CONFIG at level 4)
+  static uint8_t index_to_level(uint8_t index) { return (index >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_CONFIG) ? index + 1 : index; }
 };
 }  // namespace esphome::logger