diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
index 42702cf5b8..34bda42bb5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class UARTComponent {
   UARTParityOptions get_parity() const { return this->parity_; }
   void set_baud_rate(uint32_t baud_rate) { baud_rate_ = baud_rate; }
   uint32_t get_baud_rate() const { return baud_rate_; }
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+  virtual void load_settings() = 0;
+  virtual void load_settings(bool dump_config) = 0;
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
 
 #ifdef USE_UART_DEBUGGER
   void add_debug_callback(std::function<void(UARTDirection, uint8_t)> &&callback) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp32_arduino.h b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp32_arduino.h
index ec4953a598..de17d9718b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp32_arduino.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp32_arduino.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class ESP32ArduinoUARTComponent : public UARTComponent, public Component {
    *
    * This will load the current UART interface with the latest settings (baud_rate, parity, etc).
    */
-  void load_settings(bool dump_config = true);
+  void load_settings(bool dump_config) override;
+  void load_settings() override { this->load_settings(true); }
 
  protected:
   void check_logger_conflict() override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.h b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.h
index 068ebd32dc..215641ebe2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class IDFUARTComponent : public UARTComponent, public Component {
    *
    * This will load the current UART interface with the latest settings (baud_rate, parity, etc).
    */
-  void load_settings(bool dump_config = true);
+  void load_settings(bool dump_config) override;
+  void load_settings() override { this->load_settings(true); }
 
  protected:
   void check_logger_conflict() override;