diff --git a/esphome/components/ota/ota_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ota/ota_component.cpp
index 0cf5ea242c..92256eb1b6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ota/ota_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ota/ota_component.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ bool OTAComponent::readall_(uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     ssize_t read = this->client_->read(buf + at, len - at);
     if (read == -1) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
+        App.feed_wdt();
         delay(1);
         continue;
       }
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ bool OTAComponent::readall_(uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     } else {
       at += read;
     }
+    App.feed_wdt();
     delay(1);
   }
 
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ bool OTAComponent::writeall_(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     ssize_t written = this->client_->write(buf + at, len - at);
     if (written == -1) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
+        App.feed_wdt();
         delay(1);
         continue;
       }
@@ -409,6 +412,7 @@ bool OTAComponent::writeall_(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     } else {
       at += written;
     }
+    App.feed_wdt();
     delay(1);
   }
   return true;