diff --git a/esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp b/esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp
index 459ac557c8..a377abe380 100644
--- a/esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ void CaptivePortal::handle_wifisave(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "  SSID='%s'", ssid.c_str());
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "  Password=" LOG_SECRET("'%s'"), psk.c_str());
   // Defer save to main loop thread to avoid NVS operations from HTTP thread
-  this->defer([ssid, psk]() { wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk); });
+  this->defer([ssid, psk]() {
+    wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk);
+    // Trigger immediate retry to attempt connection with new credentials
+    wifi::global_wifi_component->retry_connect();
+  });
   request->redirect(ESPHOME_F("/?save"));
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
index 398b1d4251..f4c19b04d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ void ESP32ImprovComponent::check_wifi_connection_() {
 
   if (this->state_ == improv::STATE_PROVISIONING) {
     wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(this->connecting_sta_.get_ssid(), this->connecting_sta_.get_password());
+    // Trigger immediate retry to attempt connection with new credentials
+    wifi::global_wifi_component->retry_connect();
     this->connecting_sta_ = {};
     this->cancel_timeout("wifi-connect-timeout");
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/improv_serial/improv_serial_component.cpp b/esphome/components/improv_serial/improv_serial_component.cpp
index 70260eeab3..52e223670d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/improv_serial/improv_serial_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/improv_serial/improv_serial_component.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ void ImprovSerialComponent::loop() {
     if (wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected()) {
       wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(this->connecting_sta_.get_ssid(),
                                                  this->connecting_sta_.get_password());
+      // Trigger immediate retry to attempt connection with new credentials
+      wifi::global_wifi_component->retry_connect();
       this->connecting_sta_ = {};
       this->cancel_timeout("wifi-connect-timeout");
       this->set_state_(improv::STATE_PROVISIONED);
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 1430794112..270404dff5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   void set_passive_scan(bool passive);
 
   void save_wifi_sta(const std::string &ssid, const std::string &password);
+
   // ========== INTERNAL METHODS ==========
   // (In most use cases you won't need these)
   /// Setup WiFi interface.