diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
index f140f395e4..1f2fe61fe1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Key for tracking IP state listener count in CORE.data
+ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS_KEY = "ethernet_ip_state_listeners"
+
+
+def request_ethernet_ip_state_listener() -> None:
+    """Request an IP state listener slot.
+
+    Components that implement EthernetIPStateListener should call this
+    in their to_code() to register for IP state notifications.
+    """
+    CORE.data[ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS_KEY] = (
+        CORE.data.get(ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS_KEY, 0) + 1
+    )
+
+
 # RMII pins that are hardcoded on ESP32 classic and cannot be changed
 # These pins are used by the internal Ethernet MAC when using RMII PHYs
 ESP32_RMII_FIXED_PINS = {
@@ -411,6 +426,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if CORE.using_arduino:
         cg.add_library("WiFi", None)
 
+    CORE.add_job(final_step)
+
 
 def _final_validate_rmii_pins(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate that RMII pins are not used by other components."""
@@ -467,3 +484,11 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
+
+
+@coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.FINAL)
+async def final_step():
+    """Final code generation step to configure optional Ethernet features."""
+    if ip_state_count := CORE.data.get(ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS_KEY, 0):
+        cg.add_define("USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS")
+        cg.add_define("ESPHOME_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS", ip_state_count)
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index 896c5cc874..70f8ce1204 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ void EthernetComponent::eth_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base
       break;
     case ETHERNET_EVENT_CONNECTED:
       event_name = "ETH connected";
+      // For static IP configurations, GOT_IP event may not fire, so notify IP listeners here
+#if defined(USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS) && defined(USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP)
+      if (global_eth_component->manual_ip_.has_value()) {
+        global_eth_component->notify_ip_state_listeners_();
+      }
+#endif
       break;
     case ETHERNET_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
       event_name = "ETH disconnected";
@@ -498,6 +504,9 @@ void EthernetComponent::got_ip_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_b
   global_eth_component->connected_ = true;
   global_eth_component->enable_loop_soon_any_context();  // Enable loop when connection state changes
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+  global_eth_component->notify_ip_state_listeners_();
+#endif
 }
 
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
@@ -514,9 +523,23 @@ void EthernetComponent::got_ip6_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_
   global_eth_component->connected_ = global_eth_component->got_ipv4_address_;
   global_eth_component->enable_loop_soon_any_context();  // Enable loop when connection state changes
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+  global_eth_component->notify_ip_state_listeners_();
+#endif
 }
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+void EthernetComponent::notify_ip_state_listeners_() {
+  auto ips = this->get_ip_addresses();
+  auto dns1 = this->get_dns_address(0);
+  auto dns2 = this->get_dns_address(1);
+  for (auto *listener : this->ip_state_listeners_) {
+    listener->on_ip_state(ips, dns1, dns2);
+  }
+}
+#endif  // USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+
 void EthernetComponent::finish_connect_() {
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
   // Retry IPv6 link-local setup if it failed during initial connect
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
index 490a9d026e..34380047d1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace ethernet {
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+/** Listener interface for Ethernet IP state changes.
+ *
+ * Components can implement this interface to receive IP address updates
+ * without the overhead of std::function callbacks or polling.
+ *
+ * @note Components must call ethernet.request_ethernet_ip_state_listener() in their
+ *       Python to_code() to register for this listener type.
+ */
+class EthernetIPStateListener {
+ public:
+  virtual void on_ip_state(const network::IPAddresses &ips, const network::IPAddress &dns1,
+                           const network::IPAddress &dns2) = 0;
+};
+#endif  // USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+
 enum EthernetType : uint8_t {
   ETHERNET_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
   ETHERNET_TYPE_LAN8720,
@@ -99,12 +115,19 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   eth_speed_t get_link_speed();
   bool powerdown();
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+  void add_ip_state_listener(EthernetIPStateListener *listener) { this->ip_state_listeners_.push_back(listener); }
+#endif
+
  protected:
   static void eth_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data);
   static void got_ip_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data);
 #if LWIP_IPV6
   static void got_ip6_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data);
 #endif /* LWIP_IPV6 */
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+  void notify_ip_state_listeners_();
+#endif
 
   void start_connect_();
   void finish_connect_();
@@ -163,6 +186,10 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   esp_eth_phy_t *phy_{nullptr};
   optional<std::array<uint8_t, 6>> fixed_mac_;
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+  StaticVector<EthernetIPStateListener *, ESPHOME_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS> ip_state_listeners_;
+#endif
+
  private:
   // Stores a pointer to a string literal (static storage duration).
   // ONLY set from Python-generated code with string literals - never dynamic strings.
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.cpp
index 35e18c7de5..72ce9c86e2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,44 @@ namespace esphome::ethernet_info {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "ethernet_info";
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+void IPAddressEthernetInfo::setup() { ethernet::global_eth_component->add_ip_state_listener(this); }
+
 void IPAddressEthernetInfo::dump_config() { LOG_TEXT_SENSOR("", "EthernetInfo IPAddress", this); }
+
+void IPAddressEthernetInfo::on_ip_state(const network::IPAddresses &ips, const network::IPAddress &dns1,
+                                        const network::IPAddress &dns2) {
+  char buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  ips[0].str_to(buf);
+  this->publish_state(buf);
+  uint8_t sensor = 0;
+  for (const auto &ip : ips) {
+    if (ip.is_set()) {
+      if (this->ip_sensors_[sensor] != nullptr) {
+        ip.str_to(buf);
+        this->ip_sensors_[sensor]->publish_state(buf);
+      }
+      sensor++;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void DNSAddressEthernetInfo::setup() { ethernet::global_eth_component->add_ip_state_listener(this); }
+
 void DNSAddressEthernetInfo::dump_config() { LOG_TEXT_SENSOR("", "EthernetInfo DNS Address", this); }
+
+void DNSAddressEthernetInfo::on_ip_state(const network::IPAddresses &ips, const network::IPAddress &dns1,
+                                         const network::IPAddress &dns2) {
+  // IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE (40) = max IP (39) + null; space reuses first null's slot
+  char buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE * 2];
+  dns1.str_to(buf);
+  size_t len1 = strlen(buf);
+  buf[len1] = ' ';
+  dns2.str_to(buf + len1 + 1);
+  this->publish_state(buf);
+}
+#endif  // USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+
 void MACAddressEthernetInfo::dump_config() { LOG_TEXT_SENSOR("", "EthernetInfo MAC Address", this); }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::ethernet_info
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.h
index 5b858b772f..912a39a83f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/ethernet_info_text_sensor.h
@@ -8,64 +8,37 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ethernet_info {
 
-class IPAddressEthernetInfo : public PollingComponent, public text_sensor::TextSensor {
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+class IPAddressEthernetInfo final : public Component,
+                                    public text_sensor::TextSensor,
+                                    public ethernet::EthernetIPStateListener {
  public:
-  void update() override {
-    auto ips = ethernet::global_eth_component->get_ip_addresses();
-    if (ips != this->last_ips_) {
-      this->last_ips_ = ips;
-      char buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
-      ips[0].str_to(buf);
-      this->publish_state(buf);
-      uint8_t sensor = 0;
-      for (auto &ip : ips) {
-        if (ip.is_set()) {
-          if (this->ip_sensors_[sensor] != nullptr) {
-            ip.str_to(buf);
-            this->ip_sensors_[sensor]->publish_state(buf);
-          }
-          sensor++;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::ETHERNET; }
+  void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   void add_ip_sensors(uint8_t index, text_sensor::TextSensor *s) { this->ip_sensors_[index] = s; }
 
+  // EthernetIPStateListener interface
+  void on_ip_state(const network::IPAddresses &ips, const network::IPAddress &dns1,
+                   const network::IPAddress &dns2) override;
+
  protected:
-  network::IPAddresses last_ips_;
-  std::array<text_sensor::TextSensor *, 5> ip_sensors_;
+  std::array<text_sensor::TextSensor *, 5> ip_sensors_{};
 };
 
-class DNSAddressEthernetInfo : public PollingComponent, public text_sensor::TextSensor {
+class DNSAddressEthernetInfo final : public Component,
+                                     public text_sensor::TextSensor,
+                                     public ethernet::EthernetIPStateListener {
  public:
-  void update() override {
-    auto dns1 = ethernet::global_eth_component->get_dns_address(0);
-    auto dns2 = ethernet::global_eth_component->get_dns_address(1);
-
-    if (dns1 != this->last_dns1_ || dns2 != this->last_dns2_) {
-      this->last_dns1_ = dns1;
-      this->last_dns2_ = dns2;
-      // IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE (40) = max IP (39) + null; space reuses first null's slot
-      char buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE * 2];
-      dns1.str_to(buf);
-      size_t len1 = strlen(buf);
-      buf[len1] = ' ';
-      dns2.str_to(buf + len1 + 1);
-      this->publish_state(buf);
-    }
-  }
-  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::ETHERNET; }
+  void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
 
- protected:
-  network::IPAddress last_dns1_;
-  network::IPAddress last_dns2_;
+  // EthernetIPStateListener interface
+  void on_ip_state(const network::IPAddresses &ips, const network::IPAddress &dns1,
+                   const network::IPAddress &dns2) override;
 };
+#endif  // USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
 
-class MACAddressEthernetInfo : public Component, public text_sensor::TextSensor {
+class MACAddressEthernetInfo final : public Component, public text_sensor::TextSensor {
  public:
   void setup() override {
     char buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/text_sensor.py b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/text_sensor.py
index 31da516e44..8c20cf332c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet_info/text_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet_info/text_sensor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import text_sensor
+from esphome.components import ethernet, text_sensor
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_DNS_ADDRESS,
@@ -13,24 +13,22 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ["ethernet"]
 ethernet_info_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("ethernet_info")
 
 IPAddressEthernetInfo = ethernet_info_ns.class_(
-    "IPAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.PollingComponent
+    "IPAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.Component
 )
 
 DNSAddressEthernetInfo = ethernet_info_ns.class_(
-    "DNSAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.PollingComponent
+    "DNSAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.Component
 )
 
 MACAddressEthernetInfo = ethernet_info_ns.class_(
-    "MACAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.PollingComponent
+    "MACAddressEthernetInfo", text_sensor.TextSensor, cg.Component
 )
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.Optional(CONF_IP_ADDRESS): text_sensor.text_sensor_schema(
             IPAddressEthernetInfo, entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC
-        )
-        .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("1s"))
-        .extend(
+        ).extend(
             {
                 cv.Optional(f"address_{x}"): text_sensor.text_sensor_schema(
                     entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_DNS_ADDRESS): text_sensor.text_sensor_schema(
             DNSAddressEthernetInfo, entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC
-        ).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("1s")),
+        ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MAC_ADDRESS): text_sensor.text_sensor_schema(
             MACAddressEthernetInfo, entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC
         ),
@@ -49,6 +47,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
+    # Request Ethernet IP state listener slots - one per sensor type
+    if CONF_IP_ADDRESS in config:
+        ethernet.request_ethernet_ip_state_listener()
+    if CONF_DNS_ADDRESS in config:
+        ethernet.request_ethernet_ip_state_listener()
+
     if conf := config.get(CONF_IP_ADDRESS):
         ip_info = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(config[CONF_IP_ADDRESS])
         await cg.register_component(ip_info, config[CONF_IP_ADDRESS])
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
                 sens = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(sensor_conf)
                 cg.add(ip_info.add_ip_sensors(x, sens))
     if conf := config.get(CONF_DNS_ADDRESS):
-        dns_info = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(config[CONF_DNS_ADDRESS])
-        await cg.register_component(dns_info, config[CONF_DNS_ADDRESS])
+        dns_info = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(conf)
+        await cg.register_component(dns_info, conf)
     if conf := config.get(CONF_MAC_ADDRESS):
-        mac_info = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(config[CONF_MAC_ADDRESS])
-        await cg.register_component(mac_info, config[CONF_MAC_ADDRESS])
+        mac_info = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(conf)
+        await cg.register_component(mac_info, conf)
diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index bb40cd4ad1..c229d1df7d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@
 #define USE_ETHERNET
 #define USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081
 #define USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
+#define USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
+#define ESPHOME_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS 2
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32