diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart.h b/esphome/components/uart/uart.h
index 1dc1e18412..8ac00658f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ class UARTComponent : public Component, public Stream {
   uint8_t stop_bits_;
   uint8_t data_bits_;
   UARTParityOptions parity_;
+
+ private:
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266
+  static bool serial0InUse;
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/uart/uart_esp8266.cpp
index c45f48644c..5cb625f2ff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_esp8266.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
-#
+
+#ifdef USE_LOGGER
+#include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace esphome {
 namespace uart {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "uart_esp8266";
+bool UARTComponent::serial0InUse = false;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 uint32_t UARTComponent::get_config() {
   uint32_t config = 0;
 
@@ -49,15 +55,31 @@ void UARTComponent::setup() {
   // is 1 we still want to use Serial.
   SerialConfig config = static_cast<SerialConfig>(get_config());
 
-  if (this->tx_pin_.value_or(1) == 1 && this->rx_pin_.value_or(3) == 3) {
+  if (!UARTComponent::serial0InUse && this->tx_pin_.value_or(1) == 1 &&
+      this->rx_pin_.value_or(3) == 3
+#ifdef USE_LOGGER
+      // we will use UART0 if logger isn't using it in swapped mode
+      && (logger::global_logger->get_hw_serial() == nullptr ||
+          logger::global_logger->get_uart() != logger::UART_SELECTION_UART0_SWAP)
+#endif
+  ) {
     this->hw_serial_ = &Serial;
     this->hw_serial_->begin(this->baud_rate_, config);
     this->hw_serial_->setRxBufferSize(this->rx_buffer_size_);
-  } else if (this->tx_pin_.value_or(15) == 15 && this->rx_pin_.value_or(13) == 13) {
+    UARTComponent::serial0InUse = true;
+  } else if (!UARTComponent::serial0InUse && this->tx_pin_.value_or(15) == 15 &&
+             this->rx_pin_.value_or(13) == 13
+#ifdef USE_LOGGER
+             // we will use UART0 swapped if logger isn't using it in regular mode
+             && (logger::global_logger->get_hw_serial() == nullptr ||
+                 logger::global_logger->get_uart() != logger::UART_SELECTION_UART0)
+#endif
+  ) {
     this->hw_serial_ = &Serial;
     this->hw_serial_->begin(this->baud_rate_, config);
     this->hw_serial_->setRxBufferSize(this->rx_buffer_size_);
     this->hw_serial_->swap();
+    UARTComponent::serial0InUse = true;
   } else if (this->tx_pin_.value_or(2) == 2 && this->rx_pin_.value_or(8) == 8) {
     this->hw_serial_ = &Serial1;
     this->hw_serial_->begin(this->baud_rate_, config);