diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 7daaaf7433..aa9f8cd66e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ def get_esp32_variant(core_obj=None):
     return (core_obj or CORE).data[KEY_ESP32][KEY_VARIANT]
 
 
+def get_board(core_obj=None):
+    return (core_obj or CORE).data[KEY_ESP32][KEY_BOARD]
+
+
 def only_on_variant(*, supported=None, unsupported=None):
     """Config validator for features only available on some ESP32 variants."""
     if supported is not None and not isinstance(supported, list):