diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8b4aafb1dc..1794aeee89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         file: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-components.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
+      - name: Install libsodium
+        run: sudo apt-get install libsodium-dev
+
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       - name: Restore Python
diff --git a/esphome/components/debug/debug_component.cpp b/esphome/components/debug/debug_component.cpp
index fe66220ead..f22a8a2e5d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/debug/debug_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/debug/debug_component.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/version.h"
 #include <cinttypes>
+#include <climits>
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ static uint32_t get_free_heap() {
   return rp2040.getFreeHeap();
 #elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
   return lt_heap_get_free();
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+  return INT_MAX;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
index fe887a392f..c05f3d54aa 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ def uart_selection(value):
         component = get_libretiny_component()
         if component in UART_SELECTION_LIBRETINY:
             return cv.one_of(*UART_SELECTION_LIBRETINY[component], upper=True)(value)
+    if CORE.is_host:
+        raise cv.Invalid("Uart selection not valid for host platform")
     raise NotImplementedError
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
index a109368ea9..740b12adc1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ const char *const LOG_LEVELS[] = {"NONE", "ERROR", "WARN", "INFO", "CONFIG", "DE
 void Logger::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Logger:");
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Level: %s", LOG_LEVELS[ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL]);
+#ifndef USE_HOST
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Log Baud Rate: %" PRIu32, this->baud_rate_);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Hardware UART: %s", get_uart_selection_());
+#endif
 
   for (auto &it : this->log_levels_) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Level for '%s': %s", it.tag.c_str(), LOG_LEVELS[it.level]);
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
index d70e895985..9aabe88963 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ class Logger : public Component {
     va_end(arg);
   }
 
+#ifndef USE_HOST
   const char *get_uart_selection_();
+#endif
 
   uint32_t baud_rate_;
   char *tx_buffer_{nullptr};
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger_host.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger_host.cpp
index 88c13bba7b..edffb1a8c3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger_host.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger_host.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ void HOT Logger::write_msg_(const char *msg) {
   puts(msg);
 }
 
+void Logger::pre_setup() { global_logger = this; }
+
 }  // namespace logger
 }  // namespace esphome
 
diff --git a/tests/components/debug/test.host.yaml b/tests/components/debug/test.host.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5845beaa80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/debug/test.host.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+debug:
diff --git a/tests/test_build_components/build_components_base.host.yaml b/tests/test_build_components/build_components_base.host.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00b252da2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_build_components/build_components_base.host.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+esphome:
+  name: componenttesthost
+  friendly_name: $component_name
+
+host:
+  mac_address: "62:23:45:AF:B3:DD"
+
+logger:
+  level: VERY_VERBOSE
+
+packages:
+  component_under_test: !include
+    file: $component_test_file
+    vars:
+      component_name: $component_name
+      test_name: $test_name
+      target_platform: $target_platform
+      component_test_file: $component_test_file