diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
index 6fb5dd5769..4c204f7cf3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_start_(bool passive) {
   if (!this->wifi_mode_(true, {}))
     return false;
 
+  // Reset scan_done_ before starting new scan to prevent stale flag from previous scan
+  // (e.g., roaming scan completed just before unexpected disconnect)
+  this->scan_done_ = false;
+
   struct scan_config config {};
   memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
   config.ssid = nullptr;
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
index cc9f4ec193..20cd32fa8f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_start_(bool passive) {
   if (!this->wifi_mode_(true, {}))
     return false;
 
+  // Reset scan_done_ before starting new scan to prevent stale flag from previous scan
+  // (e.g., roaming scan completed just before unexpected disconnect)
+  this->scan_done_ = false;
+
   // need to use WiFi because of WiFiScanClass allocations :(
   int16_t err = WiFi.scanNetworks(true, true, passive, 200);
   if (err != WIFI_SCAN_RUNNING) {