diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
index 8e38506355..5cbc188fa5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ namespace api {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "api.frame_helper";
 
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s: " msg, this->client_info_->get_combined_info().c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef HELPER_LOG_PACKETS
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received frame: %s", format_hex_pretty(buffer).c_str())
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Sending raw: %s", format_hex_pretty(data, len).c_str())
+#else
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ((void) 0)
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ((void) 0)
+#endif
+
 const char *api_error_to_str(APIError err) {
   // not using switch to ensure compiler doesn't try to build a big table out of it
   if (err == APIError::OK) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
index ae4ba0d90f..231a3366ce 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
@@ -15,21 +15,9 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace api {
 
-// HELPER_LOG macro - TAG must be defined in the implementation file using this macro
-#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s: " msg, this->client_info_->get_combined_info().c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-
 // uncomment to log raw packets
 //#define HELPER_LOG_PACKETS
 
-// Packet logging macros
-#ifdef HELPER_LOG_PACKETS
-#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received frame: %s", format_hex_pretty(buffer).c_str())
-#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Sending raw: %s", format_hex_pretty(data, len).c_str())
-#else
-#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ((void) 0)
-#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ((void) 0)
-#endif
-
 // Forward declaration
 struct ClientInfo;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp
index d757b02abe..26057bb46e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ namespace api {
 static const char *const TAG = "api.noise";
 static const char *const PROLOGUE_INIT = "NoiseAPIInit";
 
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s: " msg, this->client_info_->get_combined_info().c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef HELPER_LOG_PACKETS
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received frame: %s", format_hex_pretty(buffer).c_str())
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Sending raw: %s", format_hex_pretty(data, len).c_str())
+#else
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ((void) 0)
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ((void) 0)
+#endif
+
 /// Convert a noise error code to a readable error
 std::string noise_err_to_str(int err) {
   if (err == NOISE_ERROR_NO_MEMORY)
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp
index 1ff0bfe869..0d7530160d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ namespace api {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "api.plaintext";
 
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s: " msg, this->client_info_->get_combined_info().c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef HELPER_LOG_PACKETS
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received frame: %s", format_hex_pretty(buffer).c_str())
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Sending raw: %s", format_hex_pretty(data, len).c_str())
+#else
+#define LOG_PACKET_RECEIVED(buffer) ((void) 0)
+#define LOG_PACKET_SENDING(data, len) ((void) 0)
+#endif
+
 /// Initialize the frame helper, returns OK if successful.
 APIError APIPlaintextFrameHelper::init() {
   APIError err = init_common_();