diff --git a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.cpp b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.cpp
index d3dadcacc5..1fe3b63826 100644
--- a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
 #define TAG "openthread"
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -25,298 +28,181 @@ namespace openthread {
 
 OpenThreadComponent *global_openthread_component = nullptr;
 
-OpenThreadComponent::OpenThreadComponent() {
-    global_openthread_component = this;
-}
+OpenThreadComponent::OpenThreadComponent() { global_openthread_component = this; }
 
 OpenThreadComponent::~OpenThreadComponent() {
-    auto lock = EspOpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(100);
-    if (!lock) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to acquire OpenThread lock in destructor, leaking memory");
-        return;
-    }
-    otInstance *instance = esp_openthread_get_instance();
-    otSrpClientClearHostAndServices(instance);
-    otSrpClientBuffersFreeAllServices(instance);
+  auto lock = OpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(100);
+  if (!lock) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to acquire OpenThread lock in destructor, leaking memory");
+    return;
+  }
+  otInstance *instance = lock->get_instance();
+  otSrpClientClearHostAndServices(instance);
+  otSrpClientBuffersFreeAllServices(instance);
 
-    global_openthread_component = nullptr;
-}
-
-void OpenThreadComponent::setup() {
-    ESP_LOGI("openthread", "Setting up OpenThread...");
-    // Used eventfds:
-    // * netif
-    // * ot task queue
-    // * radio driver
-    // TODO: Does anything else in esphome set this up?
-    esp_vfs_eventfd_config_t eventfd_config = {
-        .max_fds = 3,
-    };
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_init());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_vfs_eventfd_register(&eventfd_config));
-
-    xTaskCreate([](void* arg) {
-        static_cast<OpenThreadComponent*>(arg)->ot_main();
-        vTaskDelete(NULL);
-    }, "ot_main", 10240, this, 5, nullptr);
-
-    xTaskCreate([](void* arg) {
-        static_cast<OpenThreadComponent*>(arg)->srp_setup();
-        vTaskDelete(NULL);
-    }, "ot_srp_setup", 10240, this, 5, nullptr);
-    ESP_LOGI("openthread", "OpenThread started");
-}
-
-static esp_netif_t *init_openthread_netif(const esp_openthread_platform_config_t *config)
-{
-    esp_netif_config_t cfg = ESP_NETIF_DEFAULT_OPENTHREAD();
-    esp_netif_t *netif = esp_netif_new(&cfg);
-    assert(netif != NULL);
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_attach(netif, esp_openthread_netif_glue_init(config)));
-
-    return netif;
-}
-
-void OpenThreadComponent::ot_main() {
-
-    esp_openthread_platform_config_t config = {
-        .radio_config = {
-            .radio_mode = RADIO_MODE_NATIVE,
-            .radio_uart_config = {},
-        },
-        .host_config = {
-          // There is a conflict between esphome's logger which also
-          // claims the usb serial jtag device.
-          // .host_connection_mode = HOST_CONNECTION_MODE_CLI_USB,
-          // .host_usb_config = USB_SERIAL_JTAG_DRIVER_CONFIG_DEFAULT(),
-        },
-        .port_config = {
-          .storage_partition_name = "nvs",
-          .netif_queue_size = 10,
-          .task_queue_size = 10,
-        },
-    };
-
-   // Initialize the OpenThread stack
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_init(&config));
-
-#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_STATE_INDICATOR_ENABLE
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_state_indicator_init(esp_openthread_get_instance()));
-#endif
-
-#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_DYNAMIC
-    // The OpenThread log level directly matches ESP log level
-    (void)otLoggingSetLevel(CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL);
-#endif
-    // Initialize the OpenThread cli
-#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
-    esp_openthread_cli_init();
-#endif
-
-    esp_netif_t *openthread_netif;
-    // Initialize the esp_netif bindings
-    openthread_netif = init_openthread_netif(&config);
-    esp_netif_set_default_netif(openthread_netif);
-
-#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
-    esp_cli_custom_command_init();
-#endif // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
-
-    // Run the main loop
-#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
-    esp_openthread_cli_create_task();
-#endif
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Activating dataset...");
-    otOperationalDatasetTlvs dataset;
-    otError error = otDatasetGetActiveTlvs(esp_openthread_get_instance(), &dataset);
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_auto_start((error == OT_ERROR_NONE) ? &dataset : NULL));
-
-    esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
-
-    // Clean up
-    esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
-    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
-
-    esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
+  global_openthread_component = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool OpenThreadComponent::is_connected() {
-    otInstance *instance = esp_openthread_get_instance();
-    if (instance == nullptr) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    otDeviceRole role = otThreadGetDeviceRole(instance);
-
-    // TODO: If we're a leader, check that there is at least 1 known peer
-    return role >= OT_DEVICE_ROLE_CHILD;
-}
-
-// TODO: This gets used by mqtt in order to register the device's IP. Likely it doesn't
-// make sense to return thread-local addresses, since they can't be reached from outside the thread network.
-// It could make more sense to return the off-mesh-routable address instead.
-network::IPAddresses OpenThreadComponent::get_ip_addresses() {
-  network::IPAddresses addresses;
-  struct esp_ip6_addr if_ip6s[CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES];
-  uint8_t count = 0;
-  esp_netif_t *netif = esp_netif_get_default_netif();
-  count = esp_netif_get_all_ip6(netif, if_ip6s);
-  assert(count <= CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES);
-  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    addresses[i + 1] = network::IPAddress(&if_ip6s[i]);
+  auto lock = OpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(100);
+  if (!lock) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to acquire OpenThread lock in is_connected");
+    return false;
   }
-  return addresses;
+
+  otInstance *instance = lock->get_instance();
+  if (instance == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  otDeviceRole role = otThreadGetDeviceRole(instance);
+
+  // TODO: If we're a leader, check that there is at least 1 known peer
+  return role >= OT_DEVICE_ROLE_CHILD;
 }
 
 // Gets the off-mesh routable address
 std::optional<otIp6Address> OpenThreadComponent::get_omr_address() {
-    auto lock = EspOpenThreadLockGuard::Acquire();
-    return this->get_omr_address(lock);
+  auto lock = OpenThreadLockGuard::Acquire();
+  return this->get_omr_address(lock);
 }
 
-std::optional<otIp6Address> OpenThreadComponent::get_omr_address(std::optional<EspOpenThreadLockGuard> &lock) {
-    otNetworkDataIterator iterator = OT_NETWORK_DATA_ITERATOR_INIT;
-    otInstance *instance = nullptr;
+std::optional<otIp6Address> OpenThreadComponent::get_omr_address(std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> &lock) {
+  otNetworkDataIterator iterator = OT_NETWORK_DATA_ITERATOR_INIT;
+  otInstance *instance = nullptr;
 
-    instance = esp_openthread_get_instance();
+  instance = lock->get_instance();
 
-    otBorderRouterConfig aConfig;
-    while (otNetDataGetNextOnMeshPrefix(instance, &iterator, &aConfig) != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
-        lock.reset();
-        vTaskDelay(100);
-        lock = EspOpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(portMAX_DELAY);
-        if (!lock) {
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not re-acquire lock");
-            return {};
-        }
-    };
-    const otIp6Prefix * omrPrefix = &aConfig.mPrefix;
-
-    char addressAsString[40];
-    otIp6PrefixToString(omrPrefix, addressAsString, 40);
-    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "USING omr prefix %s", addressAsString);
-
-    const otNetifAddress *unicastAddrs = otIp6GetUnicastAddresses(instance);
-    for (const otNetifAddress *addr = unicastAddrs; addr; addr = addr->mNext){
-        const otIp6Address *localIp = &addr->mAddress;
-        if (otIp6PrefixMatch(&omrPrefix->mPrefix, localIp)) {
-            otIp6AddressToString(localIp, addressAsString, 40);
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "USING %s for SRP address", addressAsString);
-            return *localIp;
-        }
+  otBorderRouterConfig aConfig;
+  while (otNetDataGetNextOnMeshPrefix(instance, &iterator, &aConfig) != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
+    lock.reset();
+    vTaskDelay(100);
+    lock = OpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(portMAX_DELAY);
+    if (!lock) {
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not re-acquire lock");
+      return {};
     }
-    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not find the OMR address");
-    return {};
+  };
+  const otIp6Prefix *omrPrefix = &aConfig.mPrefix;
+
+  char addressAsString[40];
+  otIp6PrefixToString(omrPrefix, addressAsString, 40);
+  ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "USING omr prefix %s", addressAsString);
+
+  const otNetifAddress *unicastAddrs = otIp6GetUnicastAddresses(instance);
+  for (const otNetifAddress *addr = unicastAddrs; addr; addr = addr->mNext) {
+    const otIp6Address *localIp = &addr->mAddress;
+    if (otIp6PrefixMatch(&omrPrefix->mPrefix, localIp)) {
+      otIp6AddressToString(localIp, addressAsString, 40);
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "USING %s for SRP address", addressAsString);
+      return *localIp;
+    }
+  }
+  ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not find the OMR address");
+  return {};
 }
 
-void OpenThreadComponent::srp_setup(){
-    otError error;
-    otInstance *instance = nullptr;
-    auto lock = EspOpenThreadLockGuard::Acquire();
-    instance = esp_openthread_get_instance();
+void OpenThreadComponent::srp_setup() {
+  otError error;
+  auto lock = OpenThreadLockGuard::Acquire();
+  otInstance *instance = lock->get_instance();
 
-    // set the host name
-    uint16_t size;
-    char *existing_host_name = otSrpClientBuffersGetHostNameString(instance, &size);
-    uint16_t len = host_name.size();
-    if (len > size) {
-        ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Hostname is too long, choose a shorter project name");
-        return;
-    }
-    memcpy(existing_host_name, host_name.c_str(), len + 1);
+  // set the host name
+  uint16_t size;
+  char *existing_host_name = otSrpClientBuffersGetHostNameString(instance, &size);
+  uint16_t len = host_name.size();
+  if (len > size) {
+    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Hostname is too long, choose a shorter project name");
+    return;
+  }
+  memcpy(existing_host_name, host_name.c_str(), len + 1);
 
-    error = otSrpClientSetHostName(instance, existing_host_name);
-    if (error != 0) {
-        ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not set host name with srp server");
-        return;
+  error = otSrpClientSetHostName(instance, existing_host_name);
+  if (error != 0) {
+    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not set host name with srp server");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  uint8_t arrayLength;
+  otIp6Address *hostAddressArray = otSrpClientBuffersGetHostAddressesArray(instance, &arrayLength);
+
+  const std::optional<otIp6Address> localIp = this->get_omr_address(lock);
+  if (!localIp) {
+    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not get local IP address");
+    return;
+  }
+  memcpy(hostAddressArray, &*localIp, sizeof(localIp));
+
+  error = otSrpClientSetHostAddresses(instance, hostAddressArray, 1);
+  if (error != 0) {
+    ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not set ip address with srp server");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Copy the mdns services to our local instance so that the c_str pointers remain valid for the lifetime of this
+  // component
+  this->mdns_services_ = this->mdns_->get_services();
+  for (const auto &service : this->mdns_services_) {
+    otSrpClientBuffersServiceEntry *entry = otSrpClientBuffersAllocateService(instance);
+    if (!entry) {
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Failed to allocate service entry");
+      continue;
     }
 
-    uint8_t arrayLength;
-    otIp6Address *hostAddressArray = otSrpClientBuffersGetHostAddressesArray(instance, &arrayLength);
-
-    const std::optional<otIp6Address> localIp = this->get_omr_address(lock);
-    if (!localIp) {
-        ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not get local IP address");
-        return;
+    // Set service name
+    char *string = otSrpClientBuffersGetServiceEntryServiceNameString(entry, &size);
+    std::string full_service = service.service_type + "." + service.proto;
+    if (full_service.size() > size) {
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Service name too long: %s", full_service.c_str());
+      continue;
     }
-    memcpy(hostAddressArray, &*localIp, sizeof(localIp));
+    memcpy(string, full_service.c_str(), full_service.size() + 1);
 
-    error = otSrpClientSetHostAddresses(instance, hostAddressArray, 1);
-    if (error != 0){
-        ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Could not set ip address with srp server");
-        return;
+    // Set instance name (using host_name)
+    string = otSrpClientBuffersGetServiceEntryInstanceNameString(entry, &size);
+    if (this->host_name.size() > size) {
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Instance name too long: %s", this->host_name.c_str());
+      continue;
     }
+    memcpy(string, this->host_name.c_str(), this->host_name.size() + 1);
 
-    // Copy the mdns services to our local instance so that the c_str pointers remain valid for the lifetime of this component
-    this->mdns_services_ = this->mdns_->get_services();
-    for (const auto& service : this->mdns_services_) {
-        otSrpClientBuffersServiceEntry *entry = otSrpClientBuffersAllocateService(instance);
-        if (!entry) {
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Failed to allocate service entry");
-            continue;
-        }
+    // Set port
+    entry->mService.mPort = service.port;
 
-        // Set service name
-        char *string = otSrpClientBuffersGetServiceEntryServiceNameString(entry, &size);
-        std::string full_service = service.service_type + "." + service.proto;
-        if (full_service.size() > size) {
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Service name too long: %s", full_service.c_str());
-            continue;
-        }
-        memcpy(string, full_service.c_str(), full_service.size() + 1);
-
-        // Set instance name (using host_name)
-        string = otSrpClientBuffersGetServiceEntryInstanceNameString(entry, &size);
-        if (this->host_name.size() > size) {
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Instance name too long: %s", this->host_name.c_str());
-            continue;
-        }
-        memcpy(string, this->host_name.c_str(), this->host_name.size() + 1);
-
-        // Set port
-        entry->mService.mPort = service.port;
-
-        otDnsTxtEntry *mTxtEntries = reinterpret_cast<otDnsTxtEntry*>(this->pool_alloc(sizeof(otDnsTxtEntry) * service.txt_records.size()));
-        // Set TXT records
-        entry->mService.mNumTxtEntries = service.txt_records.size();
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < service.txt_records.size(); i++) {
-            const auto& txt = service.txt_records[i];
-            mTxtEntries[i].mKey = txt.key.c_str();
-            mTxtEntries[i].mValue = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(txt.value.c_str());
-            mTxtEntries[i].mValueLength = txt.value.size();
-        }
-        entry->mService.mTxtEntries = mTxtEntries;
-        entry->mService.mNumTxtEntries = service.txt_records.size();
-
-        // Add service
-        error = otSrpClientAddService(instance, &entry->mService);
-        if (error != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
-            ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Failed to add service: %s", otThreadErrorToString(error));
-        }
+    otDnsTxtEntry *mTxtEntries =
+        reinterpret_cast<otDnsTxtEntry *>(this->pool_alloc(sizeof(otDnsTxtEntry) * service.txt_records.size()));
+    // Set TXT records
+    entry->mService.mNumTxtEntries = service.txt_records.size();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < service.txt_records.size(); i++) {
+      const auto &txt = service.txt_records[i];
+      mTxtEntries[i].mKey = txt.key.c_str();
+      mTxtEntries[i].mValue = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(txt.value.c_str());
+      mTxtEntries[i].mValueLength = txt.value.size();
     }
+    entry->mService.mTxtEntries = mTxtEntries;
+    entry->mService.mNumTxtEntries = service.txt_records.size();
 
-    otSrpClientEnableAutoStartMode(instance, nullptr, nullptr);
+    // Add service
+    error = otSrpClientAddService(instance, &entry->mService);
+    if (error != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
+      ESP_LOGW("OT SRP", "Failed to add service: %s", otThreadErrorToString(error));
+    }
+  }
+
+  otSrpClientEnableAutoStartMode(instance, nullptr, nullptr);
 }
 
 void *OpenThreadComponent::pool_alloc(size_t size) {
-    uint8_t* ptr = new uint8_t[size];
-    if (ptr) {
-        this->_memory_pool.emplace_back(std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]>(ptr));
-    }
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-void OpenThreadComponent::set_host_name(std::string host_name){
-    this->host_name = host_name;
-}
-
-void OpenThreadComponent::set_mdns(esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns) {
-    this->mdns_ = mdns;
+  uint8_t *ptr = new uint8_t[size];
+  if (ptr) {
+    this->_memory_pool.emplace_back(std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]>(ptr));
+  }
+  return ptr;
 }
 
+void OpenThreadComponent::set_host_name(std::string host_name) { this->host_name = host_name; }
 
+void OpenThreadComponent::set_mdns(esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns) { this->mdns_ = mdns; }
 
 }  // namespace openthread
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.h b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.h
index e16348b234..c529a7dbc8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.h
+++ b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread.h
@@ -6,44 +6,58 @@
 
 #include <openthread/thread.h>
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
-#include "openthread_esp.h"
-#endif
-
 #include <vector>
+#include <optional>
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace openthread {
 
+class OpenThreadLockGuard;
+
 class OpenThreadComponent : public Component {
-    public:
-        OpenThreadComponent();
-        ~OpenThreadComponent();
-        void setup() override;
-        float get_setup_priority() const override {
-            return setup_priority::WIFI;
-        }
+ public:
+  OpenThreadComponent();
+  ~OpenThreadComponent();
+  void setup() override;
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::WIFI; }
 
-        void set_host_name(std::string host_name);
-        void set_mdns(esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns);
-        bool is_connected();
-        network::IPAddresses get_ip_addresses();
-        std::optional<otIp6Address> get_omr_address();
-        void ot_main();
-    protected:
-        void srp_setup();
-        std::optional<otIp6Address> get_omr_address(std::optional<EspOpenThreadLockGuard> &lock);
-        std::string host_name;
-        void *pool_alloc(size_t size);
+  void set_host_name(std::string host_name);
+  void set_mdns(esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns);
+  bool is_connected();
+  network::IPAddresses get_ip_addresses();
+  std::optional<otIp6Address> get_omr_address();
+  void ot_main();
 
-    private:
-        esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns_{nullptr};
-        std::vector<esphome::mdns::MDNSService> mdns_services_;
-        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]>> _memory_pool;
+ protected:
+  void srp_setup();
+  std::optional<otIp6Address> get_omr_address(std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> &lock);
+  std::string host_name;
+  void *pool_alloc(size_t size);
 
+ private:
+  // void platform_init();
+
+  esphome::mdns::MDNSComponent *mdns_{nullptr};
+  std::vector<esphome::mdns::MDNSService> mdns_services_;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]>> _memory_pool;
 };
 
 extern OpenThreadComponent *global_openthread_component;
 
+class OpenThreadLockGuard {
+ public:
+  static std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> TryAcquire(int delay);
+  static std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> Acquire();
+  ~OpenThreadLockGuard();
+
+  // Returns the global openthread instance guarded by this lock
+  otInstance *get_instance();
+
+ private:
+  // Use a private constructor in order to force thehandling
+  // of acquisition failure
+  OpenThreadLockGuard() {}
+};
+
 }  // namespace openthread
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
index e69de29bb2..abc10330e8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+// #ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+#include "openthread_esp.h"
+#include "openthread.h"
+#include <openthread/logging.h>
+
+#include "esp_openthread.h"
+#include "esp_openthread_lock.h"
+#include "esp_log.h"
+
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esp_task_wdt.h"
+
+#include "esp_openthread_cli.h"
+#include "esp_openthread_netif_glue.h"
+#include "esp_event.h"
+#include "nvs_flash.h"
+#include "esp_vfs_eventfd.h"
+#include "esp_netif.h"
+#include "esp_netif_types.h"
+#include "esp_err.h"
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
+#include "freertos/task.h"
+
+#define TAG "openthread"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace openthread {
+
+void OpenThreadComponent::setup() {
+  ESP_LOGI("openthread", "Setting up OpenThread...");
+  // Used eventfds:
+  // * netif
+  // * ot task queue
+  // * radio driver
+  // TODO: Does anything else in esphome set this up?
+  esp_vfs_eventfd_config_t eventfd_config = {
+      .max_fds = 3,
+  };
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_init());
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_vfs_eventfd_register(&eventfd_config));
+
+  xTaskCreate(
+      [](void *arg) {
+        static_cast<OpenThreadComponent *>(arg)->ot_main();
+        vTaskDelete(NULL);
+      },
+      "ot_main", 10240, this, 5, nullptr);
+
+  xTaskCreate(
+      [](void *arg) {
+        static_cast<OpenThreadComponent *>(arg)->srp_setup();
+        vTaskDelete(NULL);
+      },
+      "ot_srp_setup", 10240, this, 5, nullptr);
+
+  ESP_LOGI("openthread", "OpenThread started");
+}
+
+static esp_netif_t *init_openthread_netif(const esp_openthread_platform_config_t *config) {
+  esp_netif_config_t cfg = ESP_NETIF_DEFAULT_OPENTHREAD();
+  esp_netif_t *netif = esp_netif_new(&cfg);
+  assert(netif != NULL);
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_attach(netif, esp_openthread_netif_glue_init(config)));
+
+  return netif;
+}
+
+void OpenThreadComponent::ot_main() {
+  esp_openthread_platform_config_t config = {
+      .radio_config =
+          {
+              .radio_mode = RADIO_MODE_NATIVE,
+              .radio_uart_config = {},
+          },
+      .host_config =
+          {
+              // There is a conflict between esphome's logger which also
+              // claims the usb serial jtag device.
+              // .host_connection_mode = HOST_CONNECTION_MODE_CLI_USB,
+              // .host_usb_config = USB_SERIAL_JTAG_DRIVER_CONFIG_DEFAULT(),
+          },
+      .port_config =
+          {
+              .storage_partition_name = "nvs",
+              .netif_queue_size = 10,
+              .task_queue_size = 10,
+          },
+  };
+
+  // Initialize the OpenThread stack
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_init(&config));
+
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_STATE_INDICATOR_ENABLE
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_state_indicator_init(esp_openthread_get_instance()));
+#endif
+
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_DYNAMIC
+  // The OpenThread log level directly matches ESP log level
+  (void) otLoggingSetLevel(CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL);
+#endif
+  // Initialize the OpenThread cli
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
+  esp_openthread_cli_init();
+#endif
+
+  esp_netif_t *openthread_netif;
+  // Initialize the esp_netif bindings
+  openthread_netif = init_openthread_netif(&config);
+  esp_netif_set_default_netif(openthread_netif);
+
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
+  esp_cli_custom_command_init();
+#endif  // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
+
+  // Run the main loop
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
+  esp_openthread_cli_create_task();
+#endif
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Activating dataset...");
+  otOperationalDatasetTlvs dataset;
+  otError error = otDatasetGetActiveTlvs(esp_openthread_get_instance(), &dataset);
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_openthread_auto_start((error == OT_ERROR_NONE) ? &dataset : NULL));
+
+  esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
+
+  // Clean up
+  esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
+  esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
+
+  esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
+}
+
+// TODO: This gets used by mqtt in order to register the device's IP. Likely it doesn't
+// make sense to return thread-local addresses, since they can't be reached from outside the thread network.
+// It could make more sense to return the off-mesh-routable address instead.
+network::IPAddresses OpenThreadComponent::get_ip_addresses() {
+  network::IPAddresses addresses;
+  struct esp_ip6_addr if_ip6s[CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES];
+  uint8_t count = 0;
+  esp_netif_t *netif = esp_netif_get_default_netif();
+  count = esp_netif_get_all_ip6(netif, if_ip6s);
+  assert(count <= CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES);
+  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    addresses[i + 1] = network::IPAddress(&if_ip6s[i]);
+  }
+  return addresses;
+}
+
+std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> OpenThreadLockGuard::TryAcquire(int delay) {
+  if (esp_openthread_lock_acquire(delay)) {
+    return OpenThreadLockGuard();
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
+std::optional<OpenThreadLockGuard> OpenThreadLockGuard::Acquire() {
+  while (!esp_openthread_lock_acquire(100)) {
+    esp_task_wdt_reset();
+  }
+  return OpenThreadLockGuard();
+}
+
+otInstance *OpenThreadLockGuard::get_instance() { return esp_openthread_get_instance(); }
+
+OpenThreadLockGuard::~OpenThreadLockGuard() { esp_openthread_lock_release(); }
+
+}  // namespace openthread
+}  // namespace esphome
+// #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.h b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.h
index 42dde5cdab..6f70f09bee 100644
--- a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.h
+++ b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.h
@@ -1,46 +1 @@
 #pragma once
-
-#include <optional>
-#include "esp_openthread.h"
-#include "esp_openthread_lock.h"
-#include "esp_log.h"
-
-#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
-#include "esp_task_wdt.h"
-
-#include "esp_openthread_cli.h"
-#include "esp_openthread_netif_glue.h"
-#include "esp_event.h"
-#include "nvs_flash.h"
-#include "esp_vfs_eventfd.h"
-#include "esp_netif.h"
-#include "esp_netif_types.h"
-#include "esp_err.h"
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/task.h"
-namespace esphome {
-namespace openthread {
-
-class EspOpenThreadLockGuard {
- public:
-   static std::optional<EspOpenThreadLockGuard> TryAcquire(TickType_t delay) {
-     if (esp_openthread_lock_acquire(delay)) {
-        return EspOpenThreadLockGuard();
-     }
-     return {};
-   }
-   static std::optional<EspOpenThreadLockGuard> Acquire() {
-     while (!esp_openthread_lock_acquire(100)) {
-       esp_task_wdt_reset();
-     }
-     return EspOpenThreadLockGuard();
-   }
-  ~EspOpenThreadLockGuard() { esp_openthread_lock_release(); }
-  private:
-  // Use a private constructor in order to force thehandling
-  // of acquisition failure
-  EspOpenThreadLockGuard() {}
-};
-}
-}