diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py b/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
index d846a3418b..069275a6f3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ def validate_local(config):
     return config
 
 
-def validate_ota(config):
-    if CORE.using_esp_idf and config[CONF_OTA]:
-        raise cv.Invalid("Enabling 'ota' is not supported for IDF framework yet")
-    return config
-
-
 def validate_sorting_groups(config):
     if CONF_SORTING_GROUPS in config and config[CONF_VERSION] != 3:
         raise cv.Invalid(
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 CONF_OTA,
                 esp8266=True,
                 esp32_arduino=True,
-                esp32_idf=False,
+                esp32_idf=True,
                 bk72xx=True,
                 rtl87xx=True,
             ): cv.boolean,
@@ -190,7 +184,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     cv.only_on([PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266, PLATFORM_BK72XX, PLATFORM_RTL87XX]),
     default_url,
     validate_local,
-    validate_ota,
     validate_sorting_groups,
 )
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
index 2835585387..6f768d0d21 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+#include "esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace esphome {
 namespace web_server_base {
 
@@ -93,6 +97,67 @@ void OTARequestHandler::handleUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Strin
     }
   }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  // ESP-IDF implementation
+  if (index == 0) {
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "OTA Update Start: %s", filename.c_str());
+    this->ota_read_length_ = 0;
+    this->ota_started_ = false;
+
+    // Create OTA backend
+    this->ota_backend_ = ota::make_ota_backend();
+
+    // Begin OTA with unknown size
+    auto result = this->ota_backend_->begin(0);
+    if (result != ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "OTA begin failed: %d", result);
+      this->ota_backend_.reset();
+      return;
+    }
+    this->ota_started_ = true;
+  } else if (!this->ota_started_ || !this->ota_backend_) {
+    // Begin failed or was aborted
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Write data
+  if (len > 0) {
+    auto result = this->ota_backend_->write(data, len);
+    if (result != ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "OTA write failed: %d", result);
+      this->ota_backend_->abort();
+      this->ota_backend_.reset();
+      this->ota_started_ = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this->ota_read_length_ += len;
+
+    const uint32_t now = millis();
+    if (now - this->last_ota_progress_ > 1000) {
+      if (request->contentLength() != 0) {
+        float percentage = (this->ota_read_length_ * 100.0f) / request->contentLength();
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "OTA in progress: %0.1f%%", percentage);
+      } else {
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "OTA in progress: %u bytes read", this->ota_read_length_);
+      }
+      this->last_ota_progress_ = now;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (final) {
+    auto result = this->ota_backend_->end();
+    if (result == ota::OTA_RESPONSE_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "OTA update successful!");
+      this->parent_->set_timeout(100, []() { App.safe_reboot(); });
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "OTA end failed: %d", result);
+    }
+    this->ota_backend_.reset();
+    this->ota_started_ = false;
+  }
+#endif
 }
 void OTARequestHandler::handleRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
@@ -108,10 +173,20 @@ void OTARequestHandler::handleRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
   response->addHeader("Connection", "close");
   request->send(response);
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  AsyncWebServerResponse *response;
+  if (this->ota_started_ && this->ota_backend_) {
+    response = request->beginResponse(200, "text/plain", "Update Successful!");
+  } else {
+    response = request->beginResponse(200, "text/plain", "Update Failed!");
+  }
+  response->addHeader("Connection", "close");
+  request->send(response);
+#endif
 }
 
 void WebServerBase::add_ota_handler() {
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
+#if defined(USE_ARDUINO) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   this->add_handler(new OTARequestHandler(this));  // NOLINT
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.h b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.h
index 641006cb99..33aba6247a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.h
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ class OTARequestHandler : public AsyncWebHandler {
   uint32_t last_ota_progress_{0};
   uint32_t ota_read_length_{0};
   WebServerBase *parent_;
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+  std::unique_ptr<ota::OTABackend> ota_backend_;
+  bool ota_started_{false};
+#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace web_server_base
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.cpp b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89417733d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+#include "multipart_parser.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace web_server_idf {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "multipart_parser";
+
+bool MultipartParser::parse(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+  // Append new data to buffer
+  buffer_.insert(buffer_.end(), data, data + len);
+
+  while (state_ != DONE && state_ != ERROR && !buffer_.empty()) {
+    switch (state_) {
+      case BOUNDARY_SEARCH:
+        if (!find_boundary()) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        state_ = HEADERS;
+        break;
+
+      case HEADERS:
+        if (!parse_headers()) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        state_ = CONTENT;
+        content_start_ = 0;  // Content starts at current buffer position
+        break;
+
+      case CONTENT:
+        if (!extract_content()) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return part_ready_;
+}
+
+bool MultipartParser::get_current_part(Part &part) const {
+  if (!part_ready_ || content_length_ == 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  part.name = current_name_;
+  part.filename = current_filename_;
+  part.content_type = current_content_type_;
+  part.data = buffer_.data() + content_start_;
+  part.length = content_length_;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+void MultipartParser::consume_part() {
+  if (!part_ready_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Remove consumed data from buffer
+  if (content_start_ + content_length_ < buffer_.size()) {
+    buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + content_start_ + content_length_);
+  } else {
+    buffer_.clear();
+  }
+
+  // Reset for next part
+  part_ready_ = false;
+  content_start_ = 0;
+  content_length_ = 0;
+  current_name_.clear();
+  current_filename_.clear();
+  current_content_type_.clear();
+
+  // Look for next boundary
+  state_ = BOUNDARY_SEARCH;
+}
+
+void MultipartParser::reset() {
+  buffer_.clear();
+  state_ = BOUNDARY_SEARCH;
+  part_ready_ = false;
+  content_start_ = 0;
+  content_length_ = 0;
+  current_name_.clear();
+  current_filename_.clear();
+  current_content_type_.clear();
+}
+
+bool MultipartParser::find_boundary() {
+  // Look for boundary in buffer
+  size_t boundary_pos = find_pattern(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(boundary_.c_str()), boundary_.length());
+
+  if (boundary_pos == std::string::npos) {
+    // Keep some data for next iteration to handle split boundaries
+    if (buffer_.size() > boundary_.length() + 4) {
+      buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.end() - boundary_.length() - 4);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Remove everything up to and including the boundary
+  buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + boundary_pos + boundary_.length());
+
+  // Skip CRLF after boundary
+  if (buffer_.size() >= 2 && buffer_[0] == '\r' && buffer_[1] == '\n') {
+    buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + 2);
+  }
+
+  // Check if this is the end boundary
+  if (buffer_.size() >= 2 && buffer_[0] == '-' && buffer_[1] == '-') {
+    state_ = DONE;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool MultipartParser::parse_headers() {
+  while (true) {
+    std::string line = read_line();
+    if (line.empty()) {
+      // Check if we have enough data for a line
+      auto crlf_pos = find_pattern(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>("\r\n"), 2);
+      if (crlf_pos == std::string::npos) {
+        return false;  // Need more data
+      }
+      // Empty line means headers are done
+      buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + 2);
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Parse Content-Disposition header
+    if (line.find("Content-Disposition:") == 0) {
+      // Extract name
+      size_t name_pos = line.find("name=\"");
+      if (name_pos != std::string::npos) {
+        name_pos += 6;
+        size_t name_end = line.find("\"", name_pos);
+        if (name_end != std::string::npos) {
+          current_name_ = line.substr(name_pos, name_end - name_pos);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Extract filename if present
+      size_t filename_pos = line.find("filename=\"");
+      if (filename_pos != std::string::npos) {
+        filename_pos += 10;
+        size_t filename_end = line.find("\"", filename_pos);
+        if (filename_end != std::string::npos) {
+          current_filename_ = line.substr(filename_pos, filename_end - filename_pos);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // Parse Content-Type header
+    else if (line.find("Content-Type:") == 0) {
+      current_content_type_ = line.substr(14);
+      // Trim whitespace
+      size_t start = current_content_type_.find_first_not_of(" \t");
+      if (start != std::string::npos) {
+        current_content_type_ = current_content_type_.substr(start);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bool MultipartParser::extract_content() {
+  // Look for next boundary
+  std::string search_boundary = "\r\n" + boundary_;
+  size_t boundary_pos =
+      find_pattern(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(search_boundary.c_str()), search_boundary.length());
+
+  if (boundary_pos != std::string::npos) {
+    // Found complete part
+    content_length_ = boundary_pos - content_start_;
+    part_ready_ = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // No boundary found yet, but we might have partial content
+  // Keep enough bytes to ensure we don't split a boundary
+  size_t safe_length = buffer_.size();
+  if (safe_length > search_boundary.length() + 4) {
+    safe_length -= search_boundary.length() + 4;
+    if (safe_length > content_start_) {
+      content_length_ = safe_length - content_start_;
+      // We have partial content but not complete yet
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+std::string MultipartParser::read_line() {
+  auto crlf_pos = find_pattern(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>("\r\n"), 2);
+  if (crlf_pos == std::string::npos) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  std::string line(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + crlf_pos);
+  buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + crlf_pos + 2);
+  return line;
+}
+
+size_t MultipartParser::find_pattern(const uint8_t *pattern, size_t pattern_len, size_t start) const {
+  if (buffer_.size() < pattern_len + start) {
+    return std::string::npos;
+  }
+
+  for (size_t i = start; i <= buffer_.size() - pattern_len; ++i) {
+    if (memcmp(buffer_.data() + i, pattern, pattern_len) == 0) {
+      return i;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return std::string::npos;
+}
+
+}  // namespace web_server_idf
+}  // namespace esphome
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.h b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d3f3f6575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/multipart_parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace web_server_idf {
+
+// Multipart form data parser for ESP-IDF
+class MultipartParser {
+ public:
+  enum State { BOUNDARY_SEARCH, HEADERS, CONTENT, DONE, ERROR };
+
+  struct Part {
+    std::string name;
+    std::string filename;
+    std::string content_type;
+    const uint8_t *data;
+    size_t length;
+  };
+
+  explicit MultipartParser(const std::string &boundary) : boundary_("--" + boundary), state_(BOUNDARY_SEARCH) {}
+
+  // Process incoming data chunk
+  // Returns true if a complete part is available
+  bool parse(const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+
+  // Get the current part if available
+  bool get_current_part(Part &part) const;
+
+  // Consume the current part and move to next
+  void consume_part();
+
+  State get_state() const { return state_; }
+  bool is_done() const { return state_ == DONE; }
+  bool has_error() const { return state_ == ERROR; }
+
+  // Reset parser for reuse
+  void reset();
+
+ private:
+  bool find_boundary();
+  bool parse_headers();
+  bool extract_content();
+
+  std::string read_line();
+  size_t find_pattern(const uint8_t *pattern, size_t pattern_len, size_t start = 0) const;
+
+  std::string boundary_;
+  std::string end_boundary_;
+  State state_;
+  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer_;
+
+  // Current part info
+  std::string current_name_;
+  std::string current_filename_;
+  std::string current_content_type_;
+  size_t content_start_{0};
+  size_t content_length_{0};
+  bool part_ready_{false};
+};
+
+}  // namespace web_server_idf
+}  // namespace esphome
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
index 90fdf720cd..2e1cf185db 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "esp_tls_crypto.h"
 
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "multipart_parser.h"
 
 #include "web_server_idf.h"
 
@@ -72,10 +73,24 @@ void AsyncWebServer::begin() {
 esp_err_t AsyncWebServer::request_post_handler(httpd_req_t *r) {
   ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Enter AsyncWebServer::request_post_handler. uri=%s", r->uri);
   auto content_type = request_get_header(r, "Content-Type");
-  if (content_type.has_value() && *content_type != "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Only application/x-www-form-urlencoded supported for POST request");
-    // fallback to get handler to support backward compatibility
-    return AsyncWebServer::request_handler(r);
+
+  // Check if this is a multipart form data request (for OTA updates)
+  bool is_multipart = false;
+  std::string boundary;
+  if (content_type.has_value()) {
+    std::string ct = content_type.value();
+    if (ct.find("multipart/form-data") != std::string::npos) {
+      is_multipart = true;
+      // Extract boundary
+      size_t boundary_pos = ct.find("boundary=");
+      if (boundary_pos != std::string::npos) {
+        boundary = ct.substr(boundary_pos + 9);
+      }
+    } else if (ct != "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Unsupported content type for POST: %s", ct.c_str());
+      // fallback to get handler to support backward compatibility
+      return AsyncWebServer::request_handler(r);
+    }
   }
 
   if (!request_has_header(r, "Content-Length")) {
@@ -84,6 +99,76 @@ esp_err_t AsyncWebServer::request_post_handler(httpd_req_t *r) {
     return ESP_OK;
   }
 
+  // Handle multipart form data
+  if (is_multipart && !boundary.empty()) {
+    // Create request object
+    AsyncWebServerRequest req(r);
+    auto *server = static_cast<AsyncWebServer *>(r->user_ctx);
+
+    // Find handler that can handle this request
+    AsyncWebHandler *found_handler = nullptr;
+    for (auto *handler : server->handlers_) {
+      if (handler->canHandle(&req)) {
+        found_handler = handler;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!found_handler) {
+      httpd_resp_send_err(r, HTTPD_404_NOT_FOUND, nullptr);
+      return ESP_OK;
+    }
+
+    // Handle multipart upload
+    MultipartParser parser(boundary);
+    static constexpr size_t CHUNK_SIZE = 1024;
+    uint8_t *chunk_buf = new uint8_t[CHUNK_SIZE];
+    size_t total_len = r->content_len;
+    size_t remaining = total_len;
+    bool first_part = true;
+
+    while (remaining > 0) {
+      size_t to_read = std::min(remaining, CHUNK_SIZE);
+      int recv_len = httpd_req_recv(r, reinterpret_cast<char *>(chunk_buf), to_read);
+
+      if (recv_len <= 0) {
+        delete[] chunk_buf;
+        if (recv_len == HTTPD_SOCK_ERR_TIMEOUT) {
+          httpd_resp_send_err(r, HTTPD_408_REQ_TIMEOUT, nullptr);
+          return ESP_ERR_TIMEOUT;
+        }
+        httpd_resp_send_err(r, HTTPD_400_BAD_REQUEST, nullptr);
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+      }
+
+      // Parse multipart data
+      if (parser.parse(chunk_buf, recv_len)) {
+        MultipartParser::Part part;
+        if (parser.get_current_part(part) && !part.filename.empty()) {
+          // This is a file upload
+          found_handler->handleUpload(&req, part.filename, first_part ? 0 : 1, const_cast<uint8_t *>(part.data),
+                                      part.length, false);
+          first_part = false;
+          parser.consume_part();
+        }
+      }
+
+      remaining -= recv_len;
+    }
+
+    // Final call to handler
+    if (!first_part) {
+      found_handler->handleUpload(&req, "", 2, nullptr, 0, true);
+    }
+
+    delete[] chunk_buf;
+
+    // Let handler send response
+    found_handler->handleRequest(&req);
+    return ESP_OK;
+  }
+
+  // Handle regular form data
   if (r->content_len > HTTPD_MAX_REQ_HDR_LEN) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Request size is to big: %zu", r->content_len);
     httpd_resp_send_err(r, HTTPD_400_BAD_REQUEST, nullptr);