diff --git a/esphome/components/host/__init__.py b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
index e275adafa9..b59d8ebd03 100644
--- a/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 async def to_code(config):
     cg.add_build_flag("-DUSE_HOST")
     cg.add_define("USE_ESPHOME_HOST_MAC_ADDRESS", config[CONF_MAC_ADDRESS].parts)
-    cg.add_build_flag("-std=c++17")
+    cg.add_build_flag("-std=gnu++17")
     cg.add_define("ESPHOME_BOARD", "host")
     cg.add_platformio_option("platform", "platformio/native")
diff --git a/esphome/cpp_generator.py b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
index 4641f69bdd..2a7b7fe057 100644
--- a/esphome/cpp_generator.py
+++ b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
@@ -616,6 +616,12 @@ def add_build_unflag(build_unflag: str) -> None:
 def set_cpp_standard(standard: str) -> None:
     """Set C++ standard with compiler flag `-std={standard}`."""
     CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++11")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++14")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++20")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++23")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++2a")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++2b")
+    CORE.add_build_unflag("-std=gnu++2c")
     CORE.add_build_flag(f"-std={standard}")
 
 
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index f67226d657..6da9fc1338 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ build_flags =
     -std=gnu++17
 build_unflags =
     -std=gnu++11
+    -std=gnu++14
+    -std=gnu++20
+    -std=gnu++23
+    -std=gnu++2a
+    -std=gnu++2b
+    -std=gnu++2c
 src_filter =
     +<./>
     +<../tests/dummy_main.cpp>