diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
index 67f2c3516f..d54b7678e1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_IBEACON_MAJOR,
     CONF_IBEACON_MINOR,
     CONF_IBEACON_UUID,
+    CONF_MIN_RSSI,
 )
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32_ble_tracker"]
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_IBEACON_MAJOR): cv.uint16_t,
             cv.Optional(CONF_IBEACON_MINOR): cv.uint16_t,
             cv.Optional(CONF_IBEACON_UUID): cv.uuid,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_MIN_RSSI): cv.All(
+                cv.decibel, cv.int_range(min=-90, max=-30)
+            ),
         }
     )
     .extend(esp32_ble_tracker.ESP_BLE_DEVICE_SCHEMA)
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await esp32_ble_tracker.register_ble_device(var, config)
 
+    if CONF_MIN_RSSI in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_minimum_rssi(config[CONF_MIN_RSSI]))
+
     if CONF_MAC_ADDRESS in config:
         cg.add(var.set_address(config[CONF_MAC_ADDRESS].as_hex))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
index 1689c9ba3f..953ea460a8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
@@ -41,12 +41,19 @@ class BLEPresenceDevice : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitiallyOff,
     this->check_ibeacon_minor_ = true;
     this->ibeacon_minor_ = minor;
   }
+  void set_minimum_rssi(int rssi) {
+    this->check_minimum_rssi_ = true;
+    this->minimum_rssi_ = rssi;
+  }
   void on_scan_end() override {
     if (!this->found_)
       this->publish_state(false);
     this->found_ = false;
   }
   bool parse_device(const esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevice &device) override {
+    if (this->check_minimum_rssi_ && this->minimum_rssi_ <= device.get_rssi()) {
+      return false;
+    }
     switch (this->match_by_) {
       case MATCH_BY_MAC_ADDRESS:
         if (device.address_uint64() == this->address_) {
@@ -96,17 +103,21 @@ class BLEPresenceDevice : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitiallyOff,
   enum MatchType { MATCH_BY_MAC_ADDRESS, MATCH_BY_SERVICE_UUID, MATCH_BY_IBEACON_UUID };
   MatchType match_by_;
 
-  bool found_{false};
-
   uint64_t address_;
 
   esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTUUID uuid_;
 
   esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTUUID ibeacon_uuid_;
-  uint16_t ibeacon_major_;
-  bool check_ibeacon_major_;
-  uint16_t ibeacon_minor_;
-  bool check_ibeacon_minor_;
+  uint16_t ibeacon_major_{0};
+  uint16_t ibeacon_minor_{0};
+
+  int minimum_rssi_{0};
+
+  bool check_ibeacon_major_{false};
+  bool check_ibeacon_minor_{false};
+  bool check_minimum_rssi_{false};
+
+  bool found_{false};
 };
 
 }  // namespace ble_presence
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_rssi/ble_rssi_sensor.h b/esphome/components/ble_rssi/ble_rssi_sensor.h
index 0cb511de3b..79aebce7d3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_rssi/ble_rssi_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_rssi/ble_rssi_sensor.h
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ class BLERSSISensor : public sensor::Sensor, public esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevi
 
   esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTUUID ibeacon_uuid_;
   uint16_t ibeacon_major_;
-  bool check_ibeacon_major_;
   uint16_t ibeacon_minor_;
+
+  bool check_ibeacon_major_;
   bool check_ibeacon_minor_;
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 6adc2a41f1..b9d8ee81e8 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ CONF_MIN_LENGTH = "min_length"
 CONF_MIN_LEVEL = "min_level"
 CONF_MIN_POWER = "min_power"
 CONF_MIN_RANGE = "min_range"
+CONF_MIN_RSSI = "min_rssi"
 CONF_MIN_TEMPERATURE = "min_temperature"
 CONF_MIN_VALUE = "min_value"
 CONF_MIN_VERSION = "min_version"