diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 410a3b1e3c..de6488c3d3 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ esphome/components/heatpumpir/* @rob-deutsch
 esphome/components/hitachi_ac424/* @sourabhjaiswal
 esphome/components/homeassistant/* @OttoWinter
 esphome/components/honeywellabp/* @RubyBailey
+esphome/components/host/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/hrxl_maxsonar_wr/* @netmikey
 esphome/components/hte501/* @Stock-M
 esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/* @functionpointer
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index a08cb39a4a..013b46695d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -978,6 +978,8 @@ DeviceInfoResponse APIConnection::device_info(const DeviceInfoRequest &msg) {
   resp.manufacturer = "Espressif";
 #elif defined(USE_RP2040)
   resp.manufacturer = "Raspberry Pi";
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+  resp.manufacturer = "Host";
 #endif
   resp.model = ESPHOME_BOARD;
 #ifdef USE_DEEP_SLEEP
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/__init__.py b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46f763d255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from esphome.const import (
+    KEY_CORE,
+    KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION,
+    KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK,
+    KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM,
+)
+from esphome.core import CORE
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+
+from .const import KEY_HOST
+
+# force import gpio to register pin schema
+from .gpio import host_pin_to_code  # noqa
+
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
+
+
+def set_core_data(config):
+    CORE.data[KEY_HOST] = {}
+    CORE.data[KEY_CORE][KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM] = "host"
+    CORE.data[KEY_CORE][KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK] = "host"
+    CORE.data[KEY_CORE][KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION] = cv.Version(1, 0, 0)
+    return config
+
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    cv.Schema({}),
+    set_core_data,
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    cg.add_build_flag("-DUSE_HOST")
+    cg.add_define("ESPHOME_BOARD", "host")
+    cg.add_platformio_option("platform", "platformio/native")
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/const.py b/esphome/components/host/const.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6f4c4e277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/const.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+
+KEY_HOST = "host"
+
+host_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("host")
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/core.cpp b/esphome/components/host/core.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..164d622dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/core.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "preferences.h"
+
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+void IRAM_ATTR HOT yield() { ::sched_yield(); }
+uint32_t IRAM_ATTR HOT millis() {
+  struct timespec spec;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
+  time_t seconds = spec.tv_sec;
+  uint32_t ms = round(spec.tv_nsec / 1e6);
+  return ((uint32_t) seconds) * 1000U + ms;
+}
+void IRAM_ATTR HOT delay(uint32_t ms) {
+  struct timespec ts;
+  ts.tv_sec = ms / 1000;
+  ts.tv_nsec = (ms % 1000) * 1000000;
+  int res;
+  do {
+    res = nanosleep(&ts, &ts);
+  } while (res != 0 && errno == EINTR);
+}
+uint32_t IRAM_ATTR HOT micros() {
+  struct timespec spec;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
+  time_t seconds = spec.tv_sec;
+  uint32_t us = round(spec.tv_nsec / 1e3);
+  return ((uint32_t) seconds) * 1000000U + us;
+}
+void IRAM_ATTR HOT delayMicroseconds(uint32_t us) {
+  struct timespec ts;
+  ts.tv_sec = us / 1000000U;
+  ts.tv_nsec = (us % 1000000U) * 1000U;
+  int res;
+  do {
+    res = nanosleep(&ts, &ts);
+  } while (res != 0 && errno == EINTR);
+}
+void arch_restart() { exit(0); }
+void arch_init() {
+  // pass
+}
+void IRAM_ATTR HOT arch_feed_wdt() {
+  // pass
+}
+
+uint8_t progmem_read_byte(const uint8_t *addr) { return *addr; }
+uint32_t arch_get_cpu_cycle_count() {
+  struct timespec spec;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
+  time_t seconds = spec.tv_sec;
+  uint32_t us = spec.tv_nsec;
+  return ((uint32_t) seconds) * 1000000000U + us;
+}
+uint32_t arch_get_cpu_freq_hz() { return 1000000000U; }
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+void setup();
+void loop();
+int main() {
+  esphome::host::setup_preferences();
+  setup();
+  while (true) {
+    loop();
+  }
+}
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/gpio.cpp b/esphome/components/host/gpio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46f158513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/gpio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "gpio.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace host {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "host";
+
+struct ISRPinArg {
+  uint8_t pin;
+  bool inverted;
+};
+
+ISRInternalGPIOPin HostGPIOPin::to_isr() const {
+  auto *arg = new ISRPinArg{};  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+  arg->pin = pin_;
+  arg->inverted = inverted_;
+  return ISRInternalGPIOPin((void *) arg);
+}
+
+void HostGPIOPin::attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpio::InterruptType type) const {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Attaching interrupt %p to pin %d and mode %d", func, pin_, (uint32_t) type);
+}
+void HostGPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) { ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setting pin %d mode to %02X", pin_, (uint32_t) flags); }
+
+std::string HostGPIOPin::dump_summary() const {
+  char buffer[32];
+  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "GPIO%u", pin_);
+  return buffer;
+}
+
+bool HostGPIOPin::digital_read() { return inverted_; }
+void HostGPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
+  // pass
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setting pin %d to %s", pin_, value != inverted_ ? "HIGH" : "LOW");
+}
+void HostGPIOPin::detach_interrupt() const {}
+
+}  // namespace host
+
+using namespace host;
+
+bool IRAM_ATTR ISRInternalGPIOPin::digital_read() {
+  auto *arg = reinterpret_cast<ISRPinArg *>(arg_);
+  return arg->inverted;
+}
+void IRAM_ATTR ISRInternalGPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
+  // pass
+}
+void IRAM_ATTR ISRInternalGPIOPin::clear_interrupt() {
+  auto *arg = reinterpret_cast<ISRPinArg *>(arg_);
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Clearing interrupt for pin %d", arg->pin);
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/gpio.h b/esphome/components/host/gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0920467d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace host {
+
+class HostGPIOPin : public InternalGPIOPin {
+ public:
+  void set_pin(uint8_t pin) { pin_ = pin; }
+  void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
+  void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
+
+  void setup() override { pin_mode(flags_); }
+  void pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) override;
+  bool digital_read() override;
+  void digital_write(bool value) override;
+  std::string dump_summary() const override;
+  void detach_interrupt() const override;
+  ISRInternalGPIOPin to_isr() const override;
+  uint8_t get_pin() const override { return pin_; }
+  bool is_inverted() const override { return inverted_; }
+
+ protected:
+  void attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpio::InterruptType type) const override;
+
+  uint8_t pin_;
+  bool inverted_;
+  gpio::Flags flags_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace host
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/gpio.py b/esphome/components/host/gpio.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d523d28ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/gpio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import logging
+
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_INPUT,
+    CONF_INVERTED,
+    CONF_MODE,
+    CONF_NUMBER,
+    CONF_OPEN_DRAIN,
+    CONF_OUTPUT,
+    CONF_PULLDOWN,
+    CONF_PULLUP,
+)
+from esphome import pins
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+
+from .const import host_ns
+
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+HostGPIOPin = host_ns.class_("HostGPIOPin", cg.InternalGPIOPin)
+
+
+def _translate_pin(value):
+    if isinstance(value, dict) or value is None:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            "This variable only supports pin numbers, not full pin schemas "
+            "(with inverted and mode)."
+        )
+    if isinstance(value, int):
+        return value
+    try:
+        return int(value)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    if value.startswith("GPIO"):
+        return cv.int_(value[len("GPIO") :].strip())
+    return value
+
+
+def validate_gpio_pin(value):
+    return _translate_pin(value)
+
+
+HOST_PIN_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(HostGPIOPin),
+        cv.Required(CONF_NUMBER): validate_gpio_pin,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_MODE, default={}): cv.Schema(
+            {
+                cv.Optional(CONF_INPUT, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_OUTPUT, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_OPEN_DRAIN, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_PULLUP, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_PULLDOWN, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            }
+        ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_INVERTED, default=False): cv.boolean,
+    },
+)
+
+
+@pins.PIN_SCHEMA_REGISTRY.register("host", HOST_PIN_SCHEMA)
+async def host_pin_to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    num = config[CONF_NUMBER]
+    cg.add(var.set_pin(num))
+    cg.add(var.set_inverted(config[CONF_INVERTED]))
+    cg.add(var.set_flags(pins.gpio_flags_expr(config[CONF_MODE])))
+    return var
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/preferences.cpp b/esphome/components/host/preferences.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf45893e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/preferences.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "preferences.h"
+#include <cstring>
+#include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace host {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "host.preferences";
+
+class HostPreferences : public ESPPreferences {
+ public:
+  ESPPreferenceObject make_preference(size_t length, uint32_t type, bool in_flash) override { return {}; }
+
+  ESPPreferenceObject make_preference(size_t length, uint32_t type) override { return {}; }
+
+  bool sync() override { return true; }
+  bool reset() override { return true; }
+};
+
+void setup_preferences() {
+  auto *pref = new HostPreferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+  global_preferences = pref;
+}
+
+}  // namespace host
+
+ESPPreferences *global_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/preferences.h b/esphome/components/host/preferences.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7462360ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/preferences.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace host {
+
+void setup_preferences();
+
+}  // namespace host
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_HOST
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
index 9f0fa22fc0..af96b03c8e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_TAG,
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_TX_BUFFER_SIZE,
+    PLATFORM_ESP32,
+    PLATFORM_ESP8266,
+    PLATFORM_RP2040,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE, EsphomeError, Lambda, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.components.esp32 import add_idf_sdkconfig_option, get_esp32_variant
@@ -141,7 +144,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 esp8266=UART0,
                 esp32=UART0,
                 rp2040=USB_CDC,
-            ): uart_selection,
+            ): cv.All(
+                cv.only_on([PLATFORM_ESP8266, PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_RP2040]),
+                uart_selection,
+            ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_LEVEL, default="DEBUG"): is_log_level,
             cv.Optional(CONF_LOGS, default={}): cv.Schema(
                 {
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
index c77e280711..8fd39265fd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ void HOT Logger::log_message_(int level, const char *tag, int offset) {
   if (xPortGetFreeHeapSize() < 2048)
     return;
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+  puts(msg);
+#endif
 
   this->log_callback_.call(level, tag, msg);
 }
@@ -262,7 +265,11 @@ void Logger::set_baud_rate(uint32_t baud_rate) { this->baud_rate_ = baud_rate; }
 void Logger::set_log_level(const std::string &tag, int log_level) {
   this->log_levels_.push_back(LogLevelOverride{tag, log_level});
 }
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
 UARTSelection Logger::get_uart() const { return this->uart_; }
+#endif
+
 void Logger::add_on_log_callback(std::function<void(int, const char *, const char *)> &&callback) {
   this->log_callback_.add(std::move(callback));
 }
@@ -294,7 +301,10 @@ void Logger::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Logger:");
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Level: %s", LOG_LEVELS[ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL]);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Log Baud Rate: %" PRIu32, this->baud_rate_);
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Hardware UART: %s", UART_SELECTIONS[this->uart_]);
+#endif
+
   for (auto &it : this->log_levels_) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Level for '%s': %s", it.tag.c_str(), LOG_LEVELS[it.level]);
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
index 88d5e8ee97..54a5236cd8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 
 namespace logger {
 
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
 /** Enum for logging UART selection
  *
  * Advanced configuration (pin selection, etc) is not supported.
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ enum UARTSelection {
   UART_SELECTION_USB_CDC,
 #endif  // USE_RP2040
 };
+#endif  // USE_ESP32 || USE_ESP8266
 
 class Logger : public Component {
  public:
@@ -66,10 +68,11 @@ class Logger : public Component {
 #ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
   uart_port_t get_uart_num() const { return uart_num_; }
 #endif
-
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
   void set_uart_selection(UARTSelection uart_selection) { uart_ = uart_selection; }
   /// Get the UART used by the logger.
   UARTSelection get_uart() const;
+#endif
 
   /// Set the log level of the specified tag.
   void set_log_level(const std::string &tag, int log_level);
@@ -139,7 +142,9 @@ class Logger : public Component {
   char *tx_buffer_{nullptr};
   int tx_buffer_at_{0};
   int tx_buffer_size_{0};
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
   UARTSelection uart_{UART_SELECTION_UART0};
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
   Stream *hw_serial_{nullptr};
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f89146f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+
+#include "esphome/components/network/ip_address.h"
+#include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "mdns_component.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace mdns {
+
+void MDNSComponent::setup() { this->compile_records_(); }
+
+void MDNSComponent::on_shutdown() {}
+
+}  // namespace mdns
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/network/util.cpp b/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
index f7ac6b543e..941102d6c1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ bool is_connected() {
     return wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+  return true;  // Assume its connected
+#endif
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py b/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
index 81203fdc31..1757ec4668 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
             esp8266=IMPLEMENTATION_LWIP_TCP,
             esp32=IMPLEMENTATION_BSD_SOCKETS,
             rp2040=IMPLEMENTATION_LWIP_TCP,
+            host=IMPLEMENTATION_BSD_SOCKETS,
         ): cv.one_of(
             IMPLEMENTATION_LWIP_TCP, IMPLEMENTATION_BSD_SOCKETS, lower=True, space="_"
         ),
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/headers.h b/esphome/components/socket/headers.h
index 20d8fdb8c9..1922885ac0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/headers.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/headers.h
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ struct iovec {
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#endif  // USE_HOST
+
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
 // arduino-esp32 declares a global var called INADDR_NONE which is replaced
 // by the define
diff --git a/esphome/config_validation.py b/esphome/config_validation.py
index 4b822b46c9..2482e5471c 100644
--- a/esphome/config_validation.py
+++ b/esphome/config_validation.py
@@ -1455,6 +1455,7 @@ class SplitDefault(Optional):
         esp32_arduino=vol.UNDEFINED,
         esp32_idf=vol.UNDEFINED,
         rp2040=vol.UNDEFINED,
+        host=vol.UNDEFINED,
     ):
         super().__init__(key)
         self._esp8266_default = vol.default_factory(esp8266)
@@ -1465,6 +1466,7 @@ class SplitDefault(Optional):
             esp32_idf if esp32 is vol.UNDEFINED else esp32
         )
         self._rp2040_default = vol.default_factory(rp2040)
+        self._host_default = vol.default_factory(host)
 
     @property
     def default(self):
@@ -1476,6 +1478,8 @@ class SplitDefault(Optional):
             return self._esp32_idf_default
         if CORE.is_rp2040:
             return self._rp2040_default
+        if CORE.is_host:
+            return self._host_default
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @default.setter
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 79f7f6cf68..46e5545078 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 PLATFORM_ESP32 = "esp32"
 PLATFORM_ESP8266 = "esp8266"
 PLATFORM_RP2040 = "rp2040"
+PLATFORM_HOST = "host"
 
-TARGET_PLATFORMS = [PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266, PLATFORM_RP2040]
+TARGET_PLATFORMS = [PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266, PLATFORM_RP2040, PLATFORM_HOST]
 
 SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS = {".cpp", ".hpp", ".h", ".c", ".tcc", ".ino"}
 HEADER_FILE_EXTENSIONS = {".h", ".hpp", ".tcc"}
diff --git a/esphome/core/__init__.py b/esphome/core/__init__.py
index 1866f9c9f5..891936adc3 100644
--- a/esphome/core/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/core/__init__.py
@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@ class EsphomeCore:
     def is_rp2040(self):
         return self.target_platform == "rp2040"
 
+    @property
+    def is_host(self):
+        return self.target_platform == "host"
+
     @property
     def target_framework(self):
         return self.data[KEY_CORE][KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK]
diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index ef08eecbe5..64edabc878 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_HOST
+#define USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS
+#endif
+
 // Disabled feature flags
 //#define USE_BSEC  // Requires a library with proprietary license.
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
index 7e8ba41987..4c6ee84dde 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-#include <cstdio>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <cmath>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP8266)
 #include <osapi.h>
@@ -18,17 +19,20 @@
 #elif defined(USE_ESP32_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO)
 #include <Esp.h>
 #elif defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
+#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <freertos/portmacro.h>
 #include "esp_mac.h"
 #include "esp_random.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
-#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
-#include <freertos/portmacro.h>
 #elif defined(USE_RP2040)
 #if defined(USE_WIFI)
 #include <WiFi.h>
 #endif
 #include <hardware/structs/rosc.h>
 #include <hardware/sync.h>
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+#include <limits>
+#include <random>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@
 
 namespace esphome {
 
+static const char *const TAG = "helpers";
+
 // STL backports
 
 #if _GLIBCXX_RELEASE < 7
@@ -106,6 +112,11 @@ uint32_t random_uint32() {
     result |= rosc_hw->randombit;
   }
   return result;
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+  std::random_device dev;
+  std::mt19937 rng(dev());
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<uint32_t> dist(0, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max());
+  return dist(rng);
 #else
 #error "No random source available for this configuration."
 #endif
@@ -127,6 +138,19 @@ bool random_bytes(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
     *data++ = result;
   }
   return true;
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+  FILE *fp = fopen("/dev/urandom", "r");
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Could not open /dev/urandom, errno=%d", errno);
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  size_t read = fread(data, 1, len, fp);
+  if (read != len) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Not enough data from /dev/urandom");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  fclose(fp);
+  return true;
 #else
 #error "No random source available for this configuration."
 #endif
@@ -145,7 +169,7 @@ std::string str_truncate(const std::string &str, size_t length) {
   return str.length() > length ? str.substr(0, length) : str;
 }
 std::string str_until(const char *str, char ch) {
-  char *pos = strchr(str, ch);
+  const char *pos = strchr(str, ch);
   return pos == nullptr ? std::string(str) : std::string(str, pos - str);
 }
 std::string str_until(const std::string &str, char ch) { return str.substr(0, str.find(ch)); }
@@ -395,7 +419,7 @@ void hsv_to_rgb(int hue, float saturation, float value, float &red, float &green
 }
 
 // System APIs
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || defined(USE_HOST)
 // ESP8266 doesn't have mutexes, but that shouldn't be an issue as it's single-core and non-preemptive OS.
 Mutex::Mutex() {}
 void Mutex::lock() {}
@@ -469,6 +493,7 @@ void set_mac_address(uint8_t *mac) { esp_base_mac_addr_set(mac); }
 
 void delay_microseconds_safe(uint32_t us) {  // avoids CPU locks that could trigger WDT or affect WiFi/BT stability
   uint32_t start = micros();
+
   const uint32_t lag = 5000;  // microseconds, specifies the maximum time for a CPU busy-loop.
                               // it must be larger than the worst-case duration of a delay(1) call (hardware tasks)
                               // 5ms is conservative, it could be reduced when exact BT/WiFi stack delays are known
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 19ba9c2790..6a7dd467b5 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -251,3 +251,12 @@ board = rpipico
 build_flags =
     ${common:rp2040-arduino.build_flags}
     ${flags:runtime.build_flags}
+
+[env:host]
+extends = common
+platform = platformio/native
+lib_deps =
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.1  ; used by api
+build_flags =
+    ${common.build_flags}
+    -DUSE_HOST
diff --git a/script/ci-custom.py b/script/ci-custom.py
index f95039576b..20f607f987 100755
--- a/script/ci-custom.py
+++ b/script/ci-custom.py
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ def lint_relative_py_import(fname):
         "esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp",
         "esphome/components/esp8266/core.cpp",
         "esphome/components/rp2040/core.cpp",
+        "esphome/components/host/core.cpp",
     ],
 )
 def lint_namespace(fname, content):