diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
index a4833b7711..af6b3e8351 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static bool IRAM_ATTR HOT rmt_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t channel, const rmt_r
 void RemoteReceiverComponent::setup() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up Remote Receiver...");
   rmt_rx_channel_config_t channel{};
+  memset(&channel, 0, sizeof(channel));
   channel.clk_src = RMT_CLK_SRC_DEFAULT;
   channel.resolution_hz = 1 * 1000 * 1000;
   channel.mem_block_symbols = MEM_BLOCK_SIZE * this->mem_block_num_;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ void RemoteReceiverComponent::setup() {
   }
 
   rmt_rx_event_callbacks_t callbacks{};
+  memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
   callbacks.on_recv_done = rmt_callback;
   error = rmt_rx_register_event_callbacks(this->channel_, &callbacks, &this->store_);
   if (error != ESP_OK) {
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ void RemoteReceiverComponent::setup() {
   uint32_t event_size = sizeof(rmt_rx_done_event_data_t);
   uint32_t max_filter_ns = 255u * 1000 / this->clock_divider_;
   uint32_t max_idle_ns = 65535u * 1000;
+  memset(&this->store_.config, 0, sizeof(this->store_.config));
   this->store_.config.signal_range_min_ns = std::min(this->filter_us_ * 1000, max_filter_ns);
   this->store_.config.signal_range_max_ns = std::min(this->idle_us_ * 1000, max_idle_ns);
   this->store_.receive_size = (MEM_BLOCK_SIZE * this->mem_block_num_ + 1) * sizeof(rmt_symbol_word_t);
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
index a146bccebf..5ae6d4dd67 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::dump_config() {
 
 void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
   rmt_tx_channel_config_t channel{};
+  memset(&channel, 0, sizeof(channel));
   channel.clk_src = RMT_CLK_SRC_DEFAULT;
   channel.resolution_hz = 1 * 1000 * 1000;
   channel.gpio_num = gpio_num_t(this->pin_->get_pin());
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
   }
 
   rmt_copy_encoder_config_t encoder{};
+  memset(&encoder, 0, sizeof(encoder));
   error = rmt_new_copy_encoder(&encoder, &this->encoder_);
   if (error != ESP_OK) {
     this->error_code_ = error;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
   }
 
   rmt_carrier_config_t carrier{};
+  memset(&carrier, 0, sizeof(carrier));
   if (this->current_carrier_frequency_ == 0 || this->carrier_duty_percent_ == 100) {
     carrier.frequency_hz = 0;
     carrier.duty_cycle = 100;
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t sen
   this->transmit_trigger_->trigger();
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < send_times; i++) {
     rmt_transmit_config_t config{};
+    memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
     config.loop_count = 0;
     config.flags.eot_level = this->inverted_;
     esp_err_t error = rmt_transmit(this->channel_, this->encoder_, this->rmt_temp_.data(),