diff --git a/esphome/components/nfc/__init__.py b/esphome/components/nfc/__init__.py
index b795a5d5ca..c3bbc50bf9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nfc/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nfc/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from esphome import automation
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz"]
@@ -5,3 +6,7 @@ CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz"]
 nfc_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("nfc")
 
 NfcTag = nfc_ns.class_("NfcTag")
+
+NfcOnTagTrigger = nfc_ns.class_(
+    "NfcOnTagTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.std_string, NfcTag)
+)
diff --git a/esphome/components/nfc/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/nfc/automation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff00340df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/nfc/automation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "automation.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace nfc {
+
+void NfcOnTagTrigger::process(const std::unique_ptr<NfcTag> &tag) { this->trigger(format_uid(tag->get_uid()), *tag); }
+
+}  // namespace nfc
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/nfc/automation.h b/esphome/components/nfc/automation.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..565b71bdd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/nfc/automation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
+
+#include "nfc.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace nfc {
+
+class NfcOnTagTrigger : public Trigger<std::string, NfcTag> {
+ public:
+  void process(const std::unique_ptr<NfcTag> &tag);
+};
+
+}  // namespace nfc
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/pn532/__init__.py b/esphome/components/pn532/__init__.py
index b902e8e3d0..2f120bc983 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pn532/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pn532/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ CONF_ON_FINISHED_WRITE = "on_finished_write"
 pn532_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("pn532")
 PN532 = pn532_ns.class_("PN532", cg.PollingComponent)
 
-PN532OnTagTrigger = pn532_ns.class_(
-    "PN532OnTagTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.std_string, nfc.NfcTag)
-)
 PN532OnFinishedWriteTrigger = pn532_ns.class_(
     "PN532OnFinishedWriteTrigger", automation.Trigger.template()
 )
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ PN532_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(PN532),
         cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TAG): automation.validate_automation(
             {
-                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(PN532OnTagTrigger),
+                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(nfc.NfcOnTagTrigger),
             }
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_ON_FINISHED_WRITE): automation.validate_automation(
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ PN532_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TAG_REMOVED): automation.validate_automation(
             {
-                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(PN532OnTagTrigger),
+                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(nfc.NfcOnTagTrigger),
             }
         ),
     }
diff --git a/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.cpp b/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.cpp
index 0c46ff8a57..7ebf328cff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ void PN532::loop() {
   }
 
   if (nfcid.size() == this->current_uid_.size()) {
-    bool same_uid = false;
+    bool same_uid = true;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nfcid.size(); i++)
-      same_uid |= nfcid[i] == this->current_uid_[i];
+      same_uid &= nfcid[i] == this->current_uid_[i];
     if (same_uid)
       return;
   }
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ bool PN532BinarySensor::process(std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
   this->found_ = true;
   return true;
 }
-void PN532OnTagTrigger::process(const std::unique_ptr<nfc::NfcTag> &tag) {
-  this->trigger(nfc::format_uid(tag->get_uid()), *tag);
-}
 
 }  // namespace pn532
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.h b/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.h
index 692a5011e6..4f688dacc2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pn532/pn532.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
 #include "esphome/components/nfc/nfc_tag.h"
 #include "esphome/components/nfc/nfc.h"
+#include "esphome/components/nfc/automation.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace pn532 {
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ static const uint8_t PN532_COMMAND_INDATAEXCHANGE = 0x40;
 static const uint8_t PN532_COMMAND_INLISTPASSIVETARGET = 0x4A;
 
 class PN532BinarySensor;
-class PN532OnTagTrigger;
 
 class PN532 : public PollingComponent {
  public:
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class PN532 : public PollingComponent {
   void loop() override;
 
   void register_tag(PN532BinarySensor *tag) { this->binary_sensors_.push_back(tag); }
-  void register_ontag_trigger(PN532OnTagTrigger *trig) { this->triggers_ontag_.push_back(trig); }
-  void register_ontagremoved_trigger(PN532OnTagTrigger *trig) { this->triggers_ontagremoved_.push_back(trig); }
+  void register_ontag_trigger(nfc::NfcOnTagTrigger *trig) { this->triggers_ontag_.push_back(trig); }
+  void register_ontagremoved_trigger(nfc::NfcOnTagTrigger *trig) { this->triggers_ontagremoved_.push_back(trig); }
 
   void add_on_finished_write_callback(std::function<void()> callback) {
     this->on_finished_write_callback_.add(std::move(callback));
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class PN532 : public PollingComponent {
 
   bool requested_read_{false};
   std::vector<PN532BinarySensor *> binary_sensors_;
-  std::vector<PN532OnTagTrigger *> triggers_ontag_;
-  std::vector<PN532OnTagTrigger *> triggers_ontagremoved_;
+  std::vector<nfc::NfcOnTagTrigger *> triggers_ontag_;
+  std::vector<nfc::NfcOnTagTrigger *> triggers_ontagremoved_;
   std::vector<uint8_t> current_uid_;
   nfc::NdefMessage *next_task_message_to_write_;
   enum NfcTask {
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ class PN532BinarySensor : public binary_sensor::BinarySensor {
   bool found_{false};
 };
 
-class PN532OnTagTrigger : public Trigger<std::string, nfc::NfcTag> {
- public:
-  void process(const std::unique_ptr<nfc::NfcTag> &tag);
-};
-
 class PN532OnFinishedWriteTrigger : public Trigger<> {
  public:
   explicit PN532OnFinishedWriteTrigger(PN532 *parent) {