diff --git a/esphome/helpers.py b/esphome/helpers.py
index fd8893ad99..4012b2067f 100644
--- a/esphome/helpers.py
+++ b/esphome/helpers.py
@@ -144,7 +144,14 @@ def resolve_ip_address(host):
 
 
 def get_bool_env(var, default=False):
-    return bool(os.getenv(var, default))
+    value = os.getenv(var, default)
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        value = value.lower()
+        if value in ["1", "true"]:
+            return True
+        if value in ["0", "false"]:
+            return False
+    return bool(value)
 
 
 def get_str_env(var, default=None):
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_helpers.py
index b98838024f..67fabd7af8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ def test_is_ip_address__valid(value):
         ("FOO", None, False, False),
         ("FOO", None, True, True),
         ("FOO", "", False, False),
+        ("FOO", "False", False, False),
+        ("FOO", "True", False, True),
+        ("FOO", "FALSE", True, False),
+        ("FOO", "fAlSe", True, False),
         ("FOO", "Yes", False, True),
         ("FOO", "123", False, True),
     ),