diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.cpp
index 08fda205b3..48ae7922da 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #include "ble_presence_device.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
@@ -7,17 +9,19 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace ble_presence {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "ble_presence";
+static const int min_rssi = -100;
+static const int max_rssi = -30;
 
 void BLEPresenceDevice::dump_config() { LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("", "BLE Presence", this); }
 
 void BLEPresenceDevice::set_minimum_rssi_input(number::Number *min_rssi_number) {
   min_rssi_number->add_on_state_callback([this](float state) {
     int rssi = int(state);
-    if (rssi < -100 || rssi > -30) {
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Valid RSSI range is -30dB to -100dB");
-      return;
+    if (rssi < min_rssi || rssi > max_rssi) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Valid RSSI range is %ddB to %ddB", min_rssi, max_rssi);
+      rssi = std::min(std::max(rssi, min_rssi), max_rssi);
     }
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Setting minimum rssi to %d", rssi);
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Setting minimum rssi to %ddB", rssi);
     this->set_minimum_rssi_(int(state));
   });