diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index 9fbb81a532..0c323af158 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ def parse_args(argv):
         "--port",
         help="The HTTP port to open connections on. Defaults to 6052.",
         type=int,
-        default=0,
+        default=os.environ.get("ESPHOME_DASHBOARD_PORT", 6052),
     )
     parser_dashboard.add_argument(
         "--address",
diff --git a/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py b/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
index ded34887f5..9de2d39ce2 100644
--- a/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
+++ b/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@ async def async_start(args) -> None:
     await dashboard.async_setup()
     sock: socket.socket | None = args.socket
     address: str | None = args.address
+    port: int | None = args.port
 
-    start_web_server(
-        make_app(args.verbose), sock, address, settings.port, settings.config_dir
-    )
+    start_web_server(make_app(args.verbose), sock, address, port, settings.config_dir)
 
     if args.open_ui:
         import webbrowser
diff --git a/esphome/dashboard/settings.py b/esphome/dashboard/settings.py
index 4f2e522524..1f05abab4c 100644
--- a/esphome/dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/esphome/dashboard/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class DashboardSettings:
         "password_hash",
         "username",
         "using_password",
-        "port",
         "on_ha_addon",
         "cookie_secret",
         "absolute_config_dir",
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ class DashboardSettings:
         self.password_hash: str = ""
         self.username: str = ""
         self.using_password: bool = False
-        self.port: int = 6052
         self.on_ha_addon: bool = False
         self.cookie_secret: str | None = None
         self.absolute_config_dir: Path | None = None
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ class DashboardSettings:
             self.using_password = bool(password)
         if self.using_password:
             self.password_hash = password_hash(password)
-        self.port = args.port or os.getenv("ESPHOME_DASHBOARD_PORT") or 6052
         self.config_dir = args.configuration
         self.absolute_config_dir = Path(self.config_dir).resolve()
         self.verbose = args.verbose