diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py b/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
index 54e35e301e..a7e57d6e7d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add(var.set_css_url(config[CONF_CSS_URL]))
         cg.add(var.set_js_url(config[CONF_JS_URL]))
     cg.add(var.set_allow_ota(config[CONF_OTA]))
-    if config[CONF_OTA] and "ota" in CORE.loaded_integrations:
-        # Only define USE_WEBSERVER_OTA if OTA component is actually loaded
+    if config[CONF_OTA]:
+        # Define USE_WEBSERVER_OTA based only on web_server OTA config
+        # This allows web server OTA to work without loading the OTA component
         cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_OTA")
     cg.add(var.set_expose_log(config[CONF_LOG]))
     if config[CONF_ENABLE_PRIVATE_NETWORK_ACCESS]:
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
index 3a41c7db3d..78c4b6b57a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP_IDF) && defined(USE_WEBSERVER_OTA)
-#include "esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h"
+#include <esp_ota_ops.h>
+#include <esp_task_wdt.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -23,6 +24,101 @@ namespace web_server_base {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "web_server_base";
 
+#if defined(USE_ESP_IDF) && defined(USE_WEBSERVER_OTA)
+// Minimal OTA backend implementation for web server
+// This allows OTA updates via web server without requiring the OTA component
+// TODO: In the future, this should be refactored into a common ota_base component
+// that both web_server and ota components can depend on, avoiding code duplication
+// while keeping the components independent. This would allow both ESP-IDF and Arduino
+// implementations to share the base OTA functionality without requiring the full OTA component.
+class IDFWebServerOTABackend {
+ public:
+  bool begin() {
+    this->partition_ = esp_ota_get_next_update_partition(nullptr);
+    if (this->partition_ == nullptr) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No OTA partition available");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+#if CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_TIMEOUT_S < 15
+    // The following function takes longer than the default timeout of WDT due to flash erase
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR >= 5
+    esp_task_wdt_config_t wdtc;
+    wdtc.idle_core_mask = 0;
+#if CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU0
+    wdtc.idle_core_mask |= (1 << 0);
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU1
+    wdtc.idle_core_mask |= (1 << 1);
+#endif
+    wdtc.timeout_ms = 15000;
+    wdtc.trigger_panic = false;
+    esp_task_wdt_reconfigure(&wdtc);
+#else
+    esp_task_wdt_init(15, false);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    esp_err_t err = esp_ota_begin(this->partition_, 0, &this->update_handle_);
+
+#if CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_TIMEOUT_S < 15
+    // Set the WDT back to the configured timeout
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR >= 5
+    wdtc.timeout_ms = CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_TIMEOUT_S * 1000;
+    esp_task_wdt_reconfigure(&wdtc);
+#else
+    esp_task_wdt_init(CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_TIMEOUT_S, false);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+      esp_ota_abort(this->update_handle_);
+      this->update_handle_ = 0;
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ota_begin failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool write(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+    esp_err_t err = esp_ota_write(this->update_handle_, data, len);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ota_write failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool end() {
+    esp_err_t err = esp_ota_end(this->update_handle_);
+    this->update_handle_ = 0;
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ota_end failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    err = esp_ota_set_boot_partition(this->partition_);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ota_set_boot_partition failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void abort() {
+    if (this->update_handle_ != 0) {
+      esp_ota_abort(this->update_handle_);
+      this->update_handle_ = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  esp_ota_handle_t update_handle_{0};
+  const esp_partition_t *partition_{nullptr};
+};
+#endif
+
 void WebServerBase::add_handler(AsyncWebHandler *handler) {
   // remove all handlers
 
@@ -120,22 +216,23 @@ void OTARequestHandler::handleUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Strin
     this->ota_init_(filename.c_str());
     this->ota_success_ = false;
 
-    auto backend = ota::make_ota_backend();
-    if (backend->begin(0) != ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK) {
+    auto *backend = new IDFWebServerOTABackend();
+    if (!backend->begin()) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "OTA begin failed");
+      delete backend;
       return;
     }
-    this->ota_backend_ = backend.release();
+    this->ota_backend_ = backend;
   }
 
-  auto *backend = static_cast<ota::OTABackend *>(this->ota_backend_);
+  auto *backend = static_cast<IDFWebServerOTABackend *>(this->ota_backend_);
   if (!backend) {
     return;
   }
 
   // Process data
   if (len > 0) {
-    if (backend->write(data, len) != ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK) {
+    if (!backend->write(data, len)) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "OTA write failed");
       backend->abort();
       delete backend;
@@ -148,7 +245,7 @@ void OTARequestHandler::handleUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Strin
 
   // Finalize
   if (final) {
-    this->ota_success_ = (backend->end() == ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK);
+    this->ota_success_ = backend->end();
     if (this->ota_success_) {
       this->schedule_ota_reboot_();
     } else {
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/__init__.py b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/__init__.py
index 4e6f21cd03..fe1c6f2640 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     # Increase the maximum supported size of headers section in HTTP request packet to be processed by the server
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_HTTPD_MAX_REQ_HDR_LEN", 1024)
     # Check if web_server component has OTA enabled
-    web_server_config = CORE.config.get(CONF_WEB_SERVER, {})
-    if web_server_config.get(CONF_OTA, True) and "ota" in CORE.loaded_integrations:
+    if CORE.config.get(CONF_WEB_SERVER, {}).get(CONF_OTA, True):
         # Add multipart parser component for ESP-IDF OTA support
         add_idf_component(name="zorxx/multipart-parser", ref="1.0.1")