diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
index fd528e228f..ea6e1562f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ class UARTComponent {
   size_t rx_buffer_size_;
   size_t rx_full_threshold_{1};
   size_t rx_timeout_{0};
-  uint32_t baud_rate_;
-  uint8_t stop_bits_;
-  uint8_t data_bits_;
-  UARTParityOptions parity_;
+  uint32_t baud_rate_{0};
+  uint8_t stop_bits_{0};
+  uint8_t data_bits_{0};
+  UARTParityOptions parity_{UART_CONFIG_PARITY_NONE};
 #ifdef USE_UART_DEBUGGER
   CallbackManager<void(UARTDirection, uint8_t)> debug_callback_{};
 #endif