diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index f7e51a8ab3..47c1f6022e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -637,11 +637,17 @@ void ESPBTDevice::parse_adv_(const esp_ble_gap_cb_param_t::ble_scan_result_evt_p
     // (called CSS here)
 
     switch (record_type) {
+      case ESP_BLE_AD_TYPE_NAME_SHORT:
       case ESP_BLE_AD_TYPE_NAME_CMPL: {
         // CSS 1.2 LOCAL NAME
         // "The Local Name data type shall be the same as, or a shortened version of, the local name assigned to the
         // device." CSS 1: Optional in this context; shall not appear more than once in a block.
-        this->name_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(record), record_length);
+        // SHORTENED LOCAL NAME
+        // "The Shortened Local Name data type defines a shortened version of the Local Name data type. The Shortened
+        // Local Name data type shall not be used to advertise a name that is longer than the Local Name data type."
+        if (record_length > this->name_.length()) {
+          this->name_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(record), record_length);
+        }
         break;
       }
       case ESP_BLE_AD_TYPE_TX_PWR: {