diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
index cb3634917e..6867177795 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import re
 from esphome import automation
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
@@ -68,6 +69,16 @@ CAN_SPEEDS = {
     "800KBPS": CanSpeed.CAN_800KBPS,
     "1000KBPS": CanSpeed.CAN_1000KBPS,
 }
+
+
+def get_rate(value):
+    match = re.match(r"(\d+)(?:K(\d+)?)?BPS", value, re.IGNORECASE)
+    if not match:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid rate format: {value}")
+    fraction = match.group(2) or "0"
+    return int((float(match.group(1)) + float(f"0.{fraction}")) * 1000)
+
+
 CANBUS_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CanbusComponent),
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp
index 73b86cba87..696cfff2b7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ void Canbus::send_data(uint32_t can_id, bool use_extended_id, bool remote_transm
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  data[%d]=%02x", i, can_message.data[i]);
   }
 
-  this->send_message(&can_message);
+  if (this->send_message(&can_message) != canbus::ERROR_OK) {
+    if (use_extended_id) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "send to extended id=0x%08" PRIx32 " failed!", can_id);
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "send to standard id=0x%03" PRIx32 " failed!", can_id);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void Canbus::add_trigger(CanbusTrigger *trigger) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py b/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
index 37bdfa3962..dfa98b2eff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import math
+
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import canbus
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ from esphome.const import (
 CODEOWNERS = ["@Sympatron"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 
+CONF_TX_ENQUEUE_TIMEOUT = "tx_enqueue_timeout"
+
 esp32_can_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("esp32_can")
 esp32_can = esp32_can_ns.class_("ESP32Can", CanbusComponent)
 
@@ -84,10 +88,20 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = canbus.CANBUS_SCHEMA.extend(
         cv.Required(CONF_TX_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_output_pin_number,
         cv.Optional(CONF_RX_QUEUE_LEN): cv.uint32_t,
         cv.Optional(CONF_TX_QUEUE_LEN): cv.uint32_t,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_TX_ENQUEUE_TIMEOUT): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
     }
 )
 
 
+def get_default_tx_enqueue_timeout(bit_rate):
+    bit_rate_numeric = canbus.get_rate(bit_rate)
+    bits_per_packet = 140  # ~max CAN message length
+    ms_per_packet = bits_per_packet / bit_rate_numeric * 1000
+    return int(
+        max(min(math.ceil(10 * ms_per_packet), 1000), 1)
+    )  # ~10 packet lengths, min 1ms, max 1000ms
+
+
 async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await canbus.register_canbus(var, config)
@@ -98,3 +112,10 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add(var.set_rx_queue_len(rx_queue_len))
     if (tx_queue_len := config.get(CONF_TX_QUEUE_LEN)) is not None:
         cg.add(var.set_tx_queue_len(tx_queue_len))
+
+    if CONF_TX_ENQUEUE_TIMEOUT in config:
+        tx_enqueue_timeout_ms = config[CONF_TX_ENQUEUE_TIMEOUT].total_milliseconds
+    else:
+        tx_enqueue_timeout_ms = get_default_tx_enqueue_timeout(config[CONF_BIT_RATE])
+
+    cg.add(var.set_tx_enqueue_timeout_ms(tx_enqueue_timeout_ms))
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp
index 5a45859b1f..a40f493075 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ canbus::Error ESP32Can::send_message(struct canbus::CanFrame *frame) {
     memcpy(message.data, frame->data, frame->can_data_length_code);
   }
 
-  if (twai_transmit(&message, pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000)) == ESP_OK) {
+  if (twai_transmit(&message, this->tx_enqueue_timeout_ticks_) == ESP_OK) {
     return canbus::ERROR_OK;
   } else {
     return canbus::ERROR_ALLTXBUSY;
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
index b3086f9a48..416f037083 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class ESP32Can : public canbus::Canbus {
   void set_tx(int tx) { tx_ = tx; }
   void set_tx_queue_len(uint32_t tx_queue_len) { this->tx_queue_len_ = tx_queue_len; }
   void set_rx_queue_len(uint32_t rx_queue_len) { this->rx_queue_len_ = rx_queue_len; }
+  void set_tx_enqueue_timeout_ms(uint32_t tx_enqueue_timeout_ms) {
+    this->tx_enqueue_timeout_ticks_ = pdMS_TO_TICKS(tx_enqueue_timeout_ms);
+  }
   ESP32Can(){};
 
  protected:
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ class ESP32Can : public canbus::Canbus {
 
   int rx_{-1};
   int tx_{-1};
+  TickType_t tx_enqueue_timeout_ticks_{};
   optional<uint32_t> tx_queue_len_{};
   optional<uint32_t> rx_queue_len_{};
 };