diff --git a/esphome/address_cache.py b/esphome/address_cache.py
index 6e5881716d..7c20be90f0 100644
--- a/esphome/address_cache.py
+++ b/esphome/address_cache.py
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ class AddressCache:
         self.mdns_cache = mdns_cache or {}
         self.dns_cache = dns_cache or {}
 
+    def _get_cached_addresses(
+        self, hostname: str, cache: dict[str, list[str]], cache_type: str
+    ) -> list[str] | None:
+        """Get cached addresses from a specific cache.
+
+        Args:
+            hostname: The hostname to look up
+            cache: The cache dictionary to check
+            cache_type: Type of cache for logging ("mDNS" or "DNS")
+
+        Returns:
+            List of IP addresses if found in cache, None otherwise
+        """
+        normalized = normalize_hostname(hostname)
+        if addresses := cache.get(normalized):
+            _LOGGER.debug("Using %s cache for %s: %s", cache_type, hostname, addresses)
+            return addresses
+        return None
+
     def get_mdns_addresses(self, hostname: str) -> list[str] | None:
         """Get cached mDNS addresses for a hostname.
 
@@ -49,11 +68,7 @@ class AddressCache:
         Returns:
             List of IP addresses if found in cache, None otherwise
         """
-        normalized = normalize_hostname(hostname)
-        if addresses := self.mdns_cache.get(normalized):
-            _LOGGER.debug("Using mDNS cache for %s: %s", hostname, addresses)
-            return addresses
-        return None
+        return self._get_cached_addresses(hostname, self.mdns_cache, "mDNS")
 
     def get_dns_addresses(self, hostname: str) -> list[str] | None:
         """Get cached DNS addresses for a hostname.
@@ -64,11 +79,7 @@ class AddressCache:
         Returns:
             List of IP addresses if found in cache, None otherwise
         """
-        normalized = normalize_hostname(hostname)
-        if addresses := self.dns_cache.get(normalized):
-            _LOGGER.debug("Using DNS cache for %s: %s", hostname, addresses)
-            return addresses
-        return None
+        return self._get_cached_addresses(hostname, self.dns_cache, "DNS")
 
     def get_addresses(self, hostname: str) -> list[str] | None:
         """Get cached addresses for a hostname.
diff --git a/esphome/dashboard/status/mdns.py b/esphome/dashboard/status/mdns.py
index a5ce69f30c..576bade7cd 100644
--- a/esphome/dashboard/status/mdns.py
+++ b/esphome/dashboard/status/mdns.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import typing
 
 from zeroconf import AddressResolver, IPVersion
 
+from esphome.address_cache import normalize_hostname
 from esphome.zeroconf import (
     ESPHOME_SERVICE_TYPE,
     AsyncEsphomeZeroconf,
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ class MDNSStatus:
         if not self.aiozc:
             return None
 
-        # Normalize hostname: remove trailing dots and get the base name
-        normalized = host_name.rstrip(".").lower()
+        # Normalize hostname and get the base name
+        normalized = normalize_hostname(host_name)
         base_name = normalized.partition(".")[0]
 
         # Try to load from zeroconf cache without triggering resolution
diff --git a/esphome/helpers.py b/esphome/helpers.py
index f4b321b26f..7eb560646b 100644
--- a/esphome/helpers.py
+++ b/esphome/helpers.py
@@ -210,28 +210,30 @@ def resolve_ip_address(
         res.sort(key=addr_preference_)
         return res
 
-    # Check if we have cached addresses for these hosts
-    cached_hosts: list[str] = []
+    # Process hosts
+    cached_addresses: list[str] = []
     uncached_hosts: list[str] = []
+    has_cache = address_cache is not None
 
     for h in hosts:
-        # Check if it's already an IP address
         if is_ip_address(h):
-            cached_hosts.append(h)
-            continue
+            if has_cache:
+                # If we have a cache, treat IPs as cached
+                cached_addresses.append(h)
+            else:
+                # If no cache, pass IPs through to resolver with hostnames
+                uncached_hosts.append(h)
+        elif address_cache and (cached := address_cache.get_addresses(h)):
+            # Found in cache
+            cached_addresses.extend(cached)
+        else:
+            # Not cached, need to resolve
+            if address_cache and address_cache.has_cache():
+                _LOGGER.info("Host %s not in cache, will need to resolve", h)
+            uncached_hosts.append(h)
 
-        # Check cache if provided
-        if address_cache and (cached_addresses := address_cache.get_addresses(h)):
-            cached_hosts.extend(cached_addresses)
-            continue
-
-        # Not in cache, need to resolve
-        if address_cache and address_cache.has_cache():
-            _LOGGER.info("Host %s not in cache, will need to resolve", h)
-        uncached_hosts.append(h)
-
-    # Process cached addresses (all should be IP addresses)
-    for addr in cached_hosts:
+    # Process cached addresses (includes direct IPs and cached lookups)
+    for addr in cached_addresses:
         try:
             res += socket.getaddrinfo(
                 addr, port, proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP, flags=socket.AI_NUMERICHOST
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ def resolve_ip_address(
         except OSError:
             _LOGGER.debug("Failed to parse IP address '%s'", addr)
 
-    # If we have uncached hosts, resolve them
+    # If we have uncached hosts (only non-IP hostnames), resolve them
     if uncached_hosts:
         from esphome.resolver import AsyncResolver