diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 92f5c57638..deb80deaf9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_AUTOSTART_ARDUINO", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSK_MODES", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE", True)
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_PHY_REDUCE_TX_POWER", True)
 
     cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-nonnull-compare")