diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index e099ca42ac..8b6143859a 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ esphome/components/veml3235/* @kbx81
 esphome/components/veml7700/* @latonita
 esphome/components/version/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/voice_assistant/* @jesserockz
-esphome/components/wake_on_lan/* @willwill2will54
+esphome/components/wake_on_lan/* @clydebarrow @willwill2will54
 esphome/components/waveshare_epaper/* @clydebarrow
 esphome/components/web_server_base/* @OttoWinter
 esphome/components/web_server_idf/* @dentra
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
index bd59b81caa..1d998902ff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ class LWIPRawImpl : public Socket {
   }
   ssize_t sendto(const void *buf, size_t len, int flags, const struct sockaddr *to, socklen_t tolen) override {
     // return ::sendto(fd_, buf, len, flags, to, tolen);
-    return 0;
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return -1;
   }
   int setblocking(bool blocking) override {
     if (pcb_ == nullptr) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/__init__.py b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/__init__.py
index 3548fb02f4..90539e5d3c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-CODEOWNERS = ["@willwill2will54"]
+CODEOWNERS = ["@willwill2will54", "@clydebarrow"]
diff --git a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/button.py b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/button.py
index 778ea60cfa..b09e87e811 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/button.py
+++ b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/button.py
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import button
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+from esphome.core import CORE
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
+
+
+def AUTO_LOAD():
+    if CORE.is_esp8266 or CORE.is_rp2040:
+        return []
+    return ["socket"]
+
 
 CONF_TARGET_MAC_ADDRESS = "target_mac_address"
 
@@ -9,25 +19,19 @@ wake_on_lan_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("wake_on_lan")
 
 WakeOnLanButton = wake_on_lan_ns.class_("WakeOnLanButton", button.Button, cg.Component)
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
-
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     button.button_schema(WakeOnLanButton)
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
     .extend(
-        cv.Schema(
-            {
-                cv.Required(CONF_TARGET_MAC_ADDRESS): cv.mac_address,
-            }
-        ),
-    ),
-    cv.only_with_arduino,
+        {
+            cv.Required(CONF_TARGET_MAC_ADDRESS): cv.mac_address,
+        }
+    )
 )
 
 
-def to_code(config):
+async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
-
-    yield cg.add(var.set_macaddr(*config[CONF_TARGET_MAC_ADDRESS].parts))
-    yield cg.register_component(var, config)
-    yield button.register_button(var, config)
+    cg.add(var.set_macaddr(*config[CONF_TARGET_MAC_ADDRESS].parts))
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await button.register_button(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.cpp b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.cpp
index f414bf6c71..080e1bbac8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-
 #include "wake_on_lan.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/ip_address.h"
@@ -22,40 +20,68 @@ void WakeOnLanButton::set_macaddr(uint8_t a, uint8_t b, uint8_t c, uint8_t d, ui
 
 void WakeOnLanButton::dump_config() {
   LOG_BUTTON("", "Wake-on-LAN Button", this);
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Target MAC address: %02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", macaddr_[0], macaddr_[1], macaddr_[2],
-                macaddr_[3], macaddr_[4], macaddr_[5]);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Target MAC address: %02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", this->macaddr_[0], this->macaddr_[1],
+                this->macaddr_[2], this->macaddr_[3], this->macaddr_[4], this->macaddr_[5]);
 }
 
 void WakeOnLanButton::press_action() {
+  if (!network::is_connected()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Network not connected");
+    return;
+  }
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Sending Wake-on-LAN Packet...");
-  bool begin_status = false;
-  bool end_status = false;
+#if defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS) || defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS)
+  struct sockaddr_storage saddr {};
+  auto addr_len =
+      socket::set_sockaddr(reinterpret_cast<sockaddr *>(&saddr), sizeof(saddr), "255.255.255.255", this->port_);
+  uint8_t buffer[6 + sizeof this->macaddr_ * 16];
+  memcpy(buffer, PREFIX, sizeof(PREFIX));
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != 16; i++) {
+    memcpy(buffer + i * sizeof(this->macaddr_) + sizeof(PREFIX), this->macaddr_, sizeof(this->macaddr_));
+  }
+  if (this->broadcast_socket_->sendto(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, reinterpret_cast<const sockaddr *>(&saddr),
+                                      addr_len) <= 0)
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "sendto() error %d", errno);
+#else
   IPAddress broadcast = IPAddress(255, 255, 255, 255);
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
   for (auto ip : esphome::network::get_ip_addresses()) {
     if (ip.is_ip4()) {
-      begin_status = this->udp_client_.beginPacketMulticast(broadcast, 9, ip, 128);
-      break;
+      if (this->udp_client_.beginPacketMulticast(broadcast, 9, ip, 128) != 0) {
+        this->udp_client_.write(PREFIX, 6);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+          this->udp_client_.write(macaddr_, 6);
+        }
+        if (this->udp_client_.endPacket() != 0)
+          return;
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "WOL broadcast failed");
+        return;
+      }
     }
   }
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No ip4 addresses to broadcast to");
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-  begin_status = this->udp_client_.beginPacket(broadcast, 9);
-#endif
+}
 
-  if (begin_status) {
-    this->udp_client_.write(PREFIX, 6);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-      this->udp_client_.write(macaddr_, 6);
-    }
-    end_status = this->udp_client_.endPacket();
+void WakeOnLanButton::setup() {
+#if defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS) || defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS)
+  this->broadcast_socket_ = socket::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP);
+  if (this->broadcast_socket_ == nullptr) {
+    this->mark_failed();
+    this->status_set_error("Could not create socket");
+    return;
   }
-  if (!begin_status || end_status) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Sending Wake-on-LAN Packet Failed!");
+  int enable = 1;
+  auto err = this->broadcast_socket_->setsockopt(SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &enable, sizeof(int));
+  if (err != 0) {
+    this->status_set_warning("Socket unable to set reuseaddr");
+    // we can still continue
   }
+  err = this->broadcast_socket_->setsockopt(SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, &enable, sizeof(int));
+  if (err != 0) {
+    this->status_set_warning("Socket unable to set broadcast");
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 }  // namespace wake_on_lan
 }  // namespace esphome
-
-#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.h b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.h
index 72f900e3fa..42cb3a9268 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.h
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-
 #include "esphome/components/button/button.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#if defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS) || defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS)
+#include "esphome/components/socket/socket.h"
+#else
 #include "WiFiUdp.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace wake_on_lan {
@@ -14,14 +16,19 @@ class WakeOnLanButton : public button::Button, public Component {
   void set_macaddr(uint8_t a, uint8_t b, uint8_t c, uint8_t d, uint8_t e, uint8_t f);
 
   void dump_config() override;
+  void setup() override;
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI; }
 
  protected:
+#if defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS) || defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS)
+  std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> broadcast_socket_{};
+#else
   WiFiUDP udp_client_{};
+#endif
   void press_action() override;
+  uint16_t port_{9};
   uint8_t macaddr_[6];
 };
 
 }  // namespace wake_on_lan
 }  // namespace esphome
-
-#endif
diff --git a/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml b/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dade44d145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dade44d145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/wake_on_lan/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml