diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4451007da0..f692b1f7d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ jobs:
       clang-tidy: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.clang-tidy }}
       python-linters: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.python-linters }}
       changed-components: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.changed-components }}
+      changed-components-with-tests: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.changed-components-with-tests }}
       component-test-count: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.component-test-count }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "clang-tidy=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.clang_tidy')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "python-linters=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.python_linters')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "changed-components=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.changed_components')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "changed-components-with-tests=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.changed_components_with_tests')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "component-test-count=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.component_test_count')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   integration-tests:
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
-        file: ${{ fromJson(needs.determine-jobs.outputs.changed-components) }}
+        file: ${{ fromJson(needs.determine-jobs.outputs.changed-components-with-tests) }}
     steps:
       - name: Cache apt packages
         uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@acb598e5ddbc6f68a970c5da0688d2f3a9f04d05 # v1.5.3
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
           . venv/bin/activate
 
           # Use intelligent splitter that groups components with same bus configs
-          components='${{ needs.determine-jobs.outputs.changed-components }}'
+          components='${{ needs.determine-jobs.outputs.changed-components-with-tests }}'
 
           echo "Splitting components intelligently..."
           output=$(python3 script/split_components_for_ci.py --components "$components" --batch-size 40 --output github)
diff --git a/script/determine-jobs.py b/script/determine-jobs.py
index e26bc29c2f..a078fd8f9b 100755
--- a/script/determine-jobs.py
+++ b/script/determine-jobs.py
@@ -237,6 +237,16 @@ def main() -> None:
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
     changed_components = parse_list_components_output(result.stdout)
 
+    # Filter to only components that have test files
+    # Components without tests shouldn't generate CI test jobs
+    tests_dir = Path(root_path) / "tests" / "components"
+    changed_components_with_tests = [
+        component
+        for component in changed_components
+        if (component_test_dir := tests_dir / component).exists()
+        and any(component_test_dir.glob("test.*.yaml"))
+    ]
+
     # Build output
     output: dict[str, Any] = {
         "integration_tests": run_integration,
@@ -244,7 +254,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         "clang_format": run_clang_format,
         "python_linters": run_python_linters,
         "changed_components": changed_components,
-        "component_test_count": len(changed_components),
+        "changed_components_with_tests": changed_components_with_tests,
+        "component_test_count": len(changed_components_with_tests),
     }
 
     # Output as JSON
diff --git a/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py b/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
index 7200afc2ee..5d8746f434 100644
--- a/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from collections.abc import Generator
 import importlib.util
 import json
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
@@ -90,7 +91,13 @@ def test_main_all_tests_should_run(
     assert output["clang_format"] is True
     assert output["python_linters"] is True
     assert output["changed_components"] == ["wifi", "api", "sensor"]
-    assert output["component_test_count"] == 3
+    # changed_components_with_tests will only include components that actually have test files
+    assert "changed_components_with_tests" in output
+    assert isinstance(output["changed_components_with_tests"], list)
+    # component_test_count matches number of components with tests
+    assert output["component_test_count"] == len(
+        output["changed_components_with_tests"]
+    )
 
 
 def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
     assert output["clang_format"] is False
     assert output["python_linters"] is False
     assert output["changed_components"] == []
+    assert output["changed_components_with_tests"] == []
     assert output["component_test_count"] == 0
 
 
@@ -197,7 +205,13 @@ def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     assert output["clang_format"] is False
     assert output["python_linters"] is True
     assert output["changed_components"] == ["mqtt"]
-    assert output["component_test_count"] == 1
+    # changed_components_with_tests will only include components that actually have test files
+    assert "changed_components_with_tests" in output
+    assert isinstance(output["changed_components_with_tests"], list)
+    # component_test_count matches number of components with tests
+    assert output["component_test_count"] == len(
+        output["changed_components_with_tests"]
+    )
 
 
 def test_should_run_integration_tests(
@@ -377,3 +391,60 @@ def test_should_run_clang_format_with_branch() -> None:
         mock_changed.return_value = []
         determine_jobs.should_run_clang_format("release")
         mock_changed.assert_called_once_with("release")
+
+
+def test_main_filters_components_without_tests(
+    mock_should_run_integration_tests: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_clang_tidy: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_clang_format: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
+    mock_subprocess_run: Mock,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that components without test files are filtered out."""
+    mock_should_run_integration_tests.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_clang_tidy.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_clang_format.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = False
+
+    # Mock list-components.py output with 3 components
+    # wifi: has tests, sensor: has tests, airthings_ble: no tests
+    mock_result = Mock()
+    mock_result.stdout = "wifi\nsensor\nairthings_ble\n"
+    mock_subprocess_run.return_value = mock_result
+
+    # Create test directory structure
+    tests_dir = tmp_path / "tests" / "components"
+
+    # wifi has tests
+    wifi_dir = tests_dir / "wifi"
+    wifi_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (wifi_dir / "test.esp32.yaml").write_text("test: config")
+
+    # sensor has tests
+    sensor_dir = tests_dir / "sensor"
+    sensor_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (sensor_dir / "test.esp8266.yaml").write_text("test: config")
+
+    # airthings_ble exists but has no test files
+    airthings_dir = tests_dir / "airthings_ble"
+    airthings_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    # Mock root_path to use tmp_path
+    with (
+        patch.object(determine_jobs, "root_path", str(tmp_path)),
+        patch("sys.argv", ["determine-jobs.py"]),
+    ):
+        determine_jobs.main()
+
+    # Check output
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    output = json.loads(captured.out)
+
+    # changed_components should have all components
+    assert set(output["changed_components"]) == {"wifi", "sensor", "airthings_ble"}
+    # changed_components_with_tests should only have components with test files
+    assert set(output["changed_components_with_tests"]) == {"wifi", "sensor"}
+    # component_test_count should be based on components with tests
+    assert output["component_test_count"] == 2