diff --git a/esphome/components/usb_uart/usb_uart.cpp b/esphome/components/usb_uart/usb_uart.cpp
index 86d4f4078e..c24fffb11d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/usb_uart/usb_uart.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/usb_uart/usb_uart.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ void USBUartTypeCdcAcm::on_disconnected() {
       usb_host_endpoint_flush(this->device_handle_, channel->cdc_dev_.notify_ep->bEndpointAddress);
     }
     usb_host_interface_release(this->handle_, this->device_handle_, channel->cdc_dev_.bulk_interface_number);
+    // Reset the input and output started flags to their initial state to avoid the possibility of spurious restarts
     channel->input_started_.store(true);
     channel->output_started_.store(true);
     channel->input_buffer_.clear();