diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
index c79c68552ea..e0d18352ff4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ namespace esphome::nextion {
 static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload.arduino";
 static constexpr size_t NEXTION_MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES = 16;
 
+// Timeout for display acknowledgment during TFT upload (ms).
+// A single value is used for all chunks; the happy path returns as soon as
+// 0x05/0x08 arrives, so this only bounds failed-detection latency. Field
+// reports showed the previous 500ms steady-state value was too tight for
+// some firmware variants.
+static constexpr uint32_t NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+
 // Followed guide
 // https://unofficialnextion.com/t/nextion-upload-protocol-v1-2-the-fast-one/1044/2
 
@@ -80,14 +87,14 @@ int Nextion::upload_by_chunks_(HTTPClient &http_client, uint32_t &range_start) {
       recv_string.clear();
       this->write_array(buffer, buffer_size);
       App.feed_wdt();
-      this->recv_ret_string_(recv_string, this->upload_first_chunk_sent_ ? 500 : 5000, true);
+      this->recv_ret_string_(recv_string, NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS, true);
       this->content_length_ -= read_len;
       const float upload_percentage = 100.0f * (this->tft_size_ - this->content_length_) / this->tft_size_;
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Upload: %0.2f%% (%" PRIu32 " left, heap: %" PRIu32 ")", upload_percentage, this->content_length_,
                EspClass::getFreeHeap());
       this->upload_first_chunk_sent_ = true;
       if (recv_string.empty()) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No response from display during upload");
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No response from display after %" PRIu32 "ms", NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS);
         allocator.deallocate(buffer, 4096);
         buffer = nullptr;
         return -1;
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
index 40a284dc46b..db4558e2fe2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ namespace esphome::nextion {
 static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload.esp32";
 static constexpr size_t NEXTION_MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES = 16;
 
+// Timeout for display acknowledgment during TFT upload (ms).
+// A single value is used for all chunks; the happy path returns as soon as
+// 0x05/0x08 arrives, so this only bounds failed-detection latency. Field
+// reports showed the previous 500ms steady-state value was too tight for
+// some firmware variants.
+static constexpr uint32_t NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+
 // Followed guide
 // https://unofficialnextion.com/t/nextion-upload-protocol-v1-2-the-fast-one/1044/2
 
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ int Nextion::upload_by_chunks_(esp_http_client_handle_t http_client, uint32_t &r
       recv_string.clear();
       this->write_array(buffer, buffer_size);
       App.feed_wdt();
-      this->recv_ret_string_(recv_string, upload_first_chunk_sent_ ? 500 : 5000, true);
+      this->recv_ret_string_(recv_string, NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS, true);
       this->content_length_ -= read_len;
       const float upload_percentage = 100.0f * (this->tft_size_ - this->content_length_) / this->tft_size_;
 #ifdef USE_PSRAM
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ int Nextion::upload_by_chunks_(esp_http_client_handle_t http_client, uint32_t &r
 #endif
       upload_first_chunk_sent_ = true;
       if (recv_string.empty()) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No response from display during upload");
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No response from display after %" PRIu32 "ms", NEXTION_UPLOAD_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS);
         allocator.deallocate(buffer, 4096);
         buffer = nullptr;
         return -1;