diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.cpp b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd4e51d9b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Every SDK call the scan reconciler makes. The BDK's own start hardcodes
+// passive (the active bit is commented out in both stacks), so
+// bdk_scan_start() packs the GAPM_ACTIVITY_START_CMD itself, field-for-field
+// the SDK's app_ble_start_scaning() except that prop takes the mode, armed
+// through the SDK's own operation bookkeeping. The component pins
+// beken-bdk 3.0.78; the static asserts catch a layout change on a bump.
+
+#include "bdk_scan.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_BK72XX_BLE
+
+// Same SDK gate as bk72xx_ble.cpp (which carries the explanatory #error).
+#if !defined(CLANG_TIDY) && __has_include("ble_api.h")
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "app_ble.h"     // app_ble_env, app_ble_run, app_ble_reset, actv_state_t,
+                         // app_ble_actv_state_get, app_ble_env_state_get,
+                         // app_ble_get_idle_actv_idx_handle, UNKNOW_ACT_IDX,
+                         // bk_ble_* (via ble_api_5_x.h)
+#include "kernel_msg.h"  // KERNEL_MSG_ALLOC, kernel_msg_send
+#if __has_include("gapm_msg.h")
+#include "gapm_msg.h"  // BLE 5.2 (BK7238/BK7252N): gapm_activity_start_cmd, GAPM_SCAN_*
+#else
+#include "gapm_task.h"  // BLE 5.1 (BK7231N/BK7236): same declarations, older header name
+#endif
+}
+
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "bk72xx_ble";
+
+// Pin the SDK surface this file depends on: a beken-bdk bump that moves these
+// must fail the build, not corrupt the kernel message.
+static_assert(GAPM_SCAN_PROP_PHY_1M_BIT == (1 << 0) && GAPM_SCAN_PROP_ACTIVE_1M_BIT == (1 << 2) &&
+                  sizeof(struct gapm_scan_param) == 16 && sizeof(struct gapm_scan_wd_op_param) == 4,
+              "beken-bdk GAPM scan layout changed; revalidate bdk_scan_start() "
+              "against the SDK's app_ble_start_scaning()");
+static_assert(INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX == UNKNOW_ACT_IDX,
+              "beken-bdk activity sentinel changed; revalidate the scan reconciler");
+static_assert(GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_EXT == 2 && GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_LEG == 3 &&
+                  GAPM_REPORT_INFO_SCAN_ADV_BIT == (1 << 5),
+              "beken-bdk GAPM report info changed; revalidate the tracker's demux constants");
+
+bool bdk_scan_ready() { return app_ble_env_state_get() == APP_BLE_READY; }
+
+BdkActivityState bdk_scan_state(uint8_t activity_idx) {
+  if (activity_idx == INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX)
+    return BdkActivityState::IDLE;
+  switch (app_ble_actv_state_get(activity_idx)) {
+    case ACTV_IDLE:
+      return BdkActivityState::IDLE;
+    case ACTV_SCAN_CREATED:
+      return BdkActivityState::CREATED;
+    case ACTV_SCAN_STARTED:
+      return BdkActivityState::STARTED;
+    default:
+      return BdkActivityState::OTHER;
+  }
+}
+
+uint8_t bdk_scan_acquire_activity() {
+  uint8_t idx = app_ble_get_idle_actv_idx_handle(SCAN_ACTV);
+  if (idx == INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX)
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan start failed: no idle activity handle");
+  return idx;
+}
+
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_create(uint8_t activity_idx) {
+  ble_err_t ret = bk_ble_create_scaning(activity_idx, nullptr);
+  if (ret == ERR_SUCCESS)
+    return BdkOpResult::OK;
+  if (ret == ERR_BLE_STATUS)
+    return BdkOpResult::BUSY;
+  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan activity create failed (err %d)", static_cast<int>(ret));
+  return BdkOpResult::FAILED;
+}
+
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_start(uint8_t activity_idx, uint16_t interval, uint16_t window, bool active) {
+  app_ble_run(activity_idx, BLE_START_SCAN, 1 << BLE_OP_START_SCAN_POS, nullptr);
+  struct gapm_activity_start_cmd *cmd =
+      KERNEL_MSG_ALLOC(GAPM_ACTIVITY_START_CMD, TASK_BLE_GAPM, TASK_BLE_APP, gapm_activity_start_cmd);
+  if (cmd == nullptr) {
+    app_ble_reset();  // the SDK's own failure path for an unsent operation
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan start failed: kernel message allocation");
+    return BdkOpResult::FAILED;
+  }
+  cmd->operation = GAPM_START_ACTIVITY;
+  cmd->actv_idx = app_ble_env.actvs[activity_idx].gap_advt_idx;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.type = GAPM_SCAN_TYPE_OBSERVER;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.prop = GAPM_SCAN_PROP_PHY_1M_BIT | (active ? GAPM_SCAN_PROP_ACTIVE_1M_BIT : 0);
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.scan_param_1m.scan_intv = interval;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.scan_param_1m.scan_wd = window;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.scan_param_coded.scan_intv = 0;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.scan_param_coded.scan_wd = 0;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.dup_filt_pol = 0;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.rsvd = 0;
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.duration = 0;  // scan until stopped
+  cmd->u_param.scan_param.period = 10;   // matches the SDK's passive start
+  kernel_msg_send(cmd);
+  return BdkOpResult::OK;
+}
+
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_release(uint8_t activity_idx, bool created, int *err_out) {
+  ble_err_t ret = created ? bk_ble_delete_scaning(activity_idx, nullptr) : bk_ble_scan_stop(activity_idx, nullptr);
+  *err_out = static_cast<int>(ret);
+  if (ret == ERR_SUCCESS)
+    return BdkOpResult::OK;
+  // DEBUG on purpose: the reconciler WARNs once per streak and the stuck
+  // ERROR carries this code — a per-retry ERROR would be unbounded.
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan release %s (err %d)", ret == ERR_BLE_STATUS ? "rejected" : "failed", static_cast<int>(ret));
+  return ret == ERR_BLE_STATUS ? BdkOpResult::BUSY : BdkOpResult::FAILED;
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble
+
+#endif  // !CLANG_TIDY && ble_api.h
+#endif  // USE_BK72XX_BLE
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.h b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47bce2449d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bdk_scan.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_BK72XX_BLE
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble {
+
+/// Activity index value marking "no scan activity", the BDK's own convention
+/// (asserted against its symbol in bdk_scan.cpp).
+inline constexpr uint8_t INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX = 0xFF;
+
+/// Scan-relevant controller activity states, read live from the SDK.
+enum class BdkActivityState : uint8_t {
+  IDLE,     ///< No activity (or one whose create failed).
+  CREATED,  ///< Created but not started.
+  STARTED,  ///< Scanning.
+  OTHER,    ///< A non-scan or transitional state; settles on a later read.
+};
+
+/// Outcome of a BDK scan operation request.
+enum class BdkOpResult : uint8_t {
+  OK,      ///< Accepted; completion is asynchronous.
+  BUSY,    ///< Another controller operation is in flight; retry later.
+  FAILED,  ///< Rejected.
+};
+
+/// True when no controller operation is in flight (APP_BLE_READY).
+bool bdk_scan_ready();
+/// Live state of the given activity; INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX reads as IDLE.
+BdkActivityState bdk_scan_state(uint8_t activity_idx);
+/// Claim an idle activity slot; INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX when none is free.
+uint8_t bdk_scan_acquire_activity();
+/// Create the scan activity (asynchronous); started once CREATED is observed.
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_create(uint8_t activity_idx);
+/// Start a created activity: the packed GAPM start, taking the scan mode the
+/// BDK's own start path hardcodes away. Fire-and-forget; FAILED when the
+/// kernel message could not be allocated (the armed SDK operation is rolled
+/// back).
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_start(uint8_t activity_idx, uint16_t interval, uint16_t window, bool active);
+/// Release the activity: delete when never started (a stop would be
+/// rejected), stop otherwise. BUSY on a transient rejection (retry), FAILED
+/// on any other error; err_out receives the SDK code (0 on success).
+/// Teardown is asynchronous — observe IDLE to confirm.
+BdkOpResult bdk_scan_release(uint8_t activity_idx, bool created, int *err_out);
+
+}  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble
+
+#endif  // USE_BK72XX_BLE
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.cpp b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.cpp
index 69c7df0b96f..954cb9fe87b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 // talks to the Beken BDK BLE stack:
 //   - one-time stack bring-up (ble_set_notice_cb() + ble_entry()),
 //   - the controller BLE address,
-//   - the raw controller scan primitives (bk_ble_scan_start/stop),
+//   - the scan reconciler (request, pacing, bring-up budget) over the
+//     bdk_scan surface,
 //   - the scan-report ring: the BDK notice callback (BLE task) takes a report
 //     from a fixed pool and pushes it on a lock-free SPSC queue; loop() drains,
 //     dispatches on the main task and returns reports to the pool — the same
@@ -20,10 +21,13 @@
 
 #include "bk72xx_ble.h"  // pulls esphome/core/defines.h for USE_BK72XX_BLE
 
+#include "bdk_scan.h"  // the raw BDK scan surface (state reads, starts, release)
+
 #ifdef USE_BK72XX_BLE
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"  // get_mac_address_raw()
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
@@ -57,9 +61,8 @@
 // are C headers consumed from C++ (a standard C-header-from-C++ pattern).
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 extern "C" {
-#include "ble_api.h"  // bk_ble_scan_start/stop, ble_entry, ble_set_notice_cb,
-                      // app_ble_get_idle_actv_idx_handle, struct scan_param,
-                      // recv_adv_t, ble_notice_t, BLE_5_REPORT_ADV, SCAN_ACTV
+#include "ble_api.h"  // ble_set_notice_cb, recv_adv_t, ble_notice_t,
+                      // BLE_5_REPORT_ADV (scan primitives live in bdk_scan.cpp)
 #ifdef BK72XX_BLE_HAS_COMMON_BDADDR
 #include "common_bt_defines.h"  // struct bd_addr
 // The controller's public BLE address, populated by the BDK during ble_entry().
@@ -76,6 +79,12 @@ namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "bk72xx_ble";
 
+static constexpr uint32_t RECONCILE_RETRY_MS = 10;              // pump floor for fast loops
+static constexpr uint32_t RECONCILE_REJECTED_RETRY_MS = 500;    // retry gate after a rejected release
+static constexpr uint32_t RECONCILE_PENDING_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;  // bring-up budget before FAILED
+static constexpr uint32_t SCAN_LIVENESS_CHECK_MS = 1000;        // settled-scan re-check cadence
+static constexpr uint32_t TEARDOWN_STUCK_ERROR_MS = 30000;      // stuck-teardown ERROR (stop also goes FAILED)
+
 // The BDK notice callback is a plain C function pointer with no user argument,
 // so it reaches the (single) component instance through a file-static pointer.
 static BK72xxBLE *s_ble = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
@@ -95,12 +104,12 @@ static void ble_notice_callback(ble_notice_t notice, void *param) {
   const recv_adv_t *info = reinterpret_cast<const recv_adv_t *>(param);
   // rssi is a signed dBm carried in a uint8_t; cast through int8_t (standard for
   // a signed dBm value packed in a uint8_t).
-  s_ble->enqueue_scan_report(info->adv_addr, static_cast<int8_t>(info->rssi), info->adv_addr_type, info->data,
-                             info->data_len);
+  s_ble->enqueue_scan_report(info->adv_addr, static_cast<int8_t>(info->rssi), info->adv_addr_type,
+                             static_cast<uint8_t>(info->evt_type), info->data, info->data_len);
 }
 
-void BK72xxBLE::enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t addr_type, const uint8_t *data,
-                                    uint16_t data_len) {
+void BK72xxBLE::enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t addr_type, uint8_t evt_type,
+                                    const uint8_t *data, uint16_t data_len) {
   BLEScanReport *report = this->report_pool_.allocate();
   if (report == nullptr) {
     // Pool exhausted — the queue is full; count and drop.
@@ -110,6 +119,7 @@ void BK72xxBLE::enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t add
   memcpy(report->mac, mac, 6);
   report->rssi = rssi;
   report->addr_type = addr_type;
+  report->evt_type = evt_type;
   report->data_len =
       (data_len <= sizeof(report->data)) ? static_cast<uint8_t>(data_len) : static_cast<uint8_t>(sizeof(report->data));
   memcpy(report->data, data, report->data_len);
@@ -123,6 +133,9 @@ void BK72xxBLE::enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t add
 
 void BK72xxBLE::setup() {
   s_ble = this;
+  // The report pool grows lazily on purpose: the BDK notice callback runs in
+  // task context (malloc-safe, unlike rp2040's IRQ path), and typical traffic
+  // stays far below the pool cap, so not warming contains RAM.
   // Resolve the MAC early so get_mac_lsb_first() is valid for consumers before
   // the stack is up (it is re-read once ble_entry() has run).
   this->resolve_mac_();
@@ -173,6 +186,30 @@ void BK72xxBLE::enable() {
 }
 
 void BK72xxBLE::loop() {
+  // Keep reconciling toward the requested scan state (e.g. complete a stop
+  // that arrived while a controller operation was in flight), and re-check a
+  // settled scan at low frequency: a controller-side drop re-enters the
+  // bring-up, and the budget's FAILED feeds the tracker's recovery.
+  // Keep driving until settled: any PENDING, plus a terminal stop whose slot
+  // must still be freed. A FAILED scan request is the one combination not
+  // re-driven here — that belongs to the tracker's backoff.
+  const uint32_t pump_now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+  if (this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::PENDING ||
+      (!this->scan_wanted_ && this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::FAILED)) {
+    const uint32_t gate = (this->release_warned_ || this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::FAILED)
+                              ? RECONCILE_REJECTED_RETRY_MS
+                              : RECONCILE_RETRY_MS;
+    if (pump_now - this->last_advance_ms_ >= gate)
+      this->advance_();
+  } else if (this->scan_wanted_ && this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::SETTLED &&
+             pump_now - this->last_advance_ms_ >= SCAN_LIVENESS_CHECK_MS) {
+    // Re-check a settled scan; scan_start() refills the bring-up budget.
+    // WARN: the only report of a drop that recovers inside its budget.
+    if (this->scan_start(this->requested_.interval, this->requested_.window, this->requested_.active) !=
+        ScanOpResult::SETTLED)
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Controller dropped the scan; restarting");
+  }
+
   // Drain the lock-free ring filled by the BLE task; all per-report work runs
   // here on the main task, then the report returns to the pool.
   BLEScanReport *report = this->report_queue_.pop();
@@ -248,44 +285,228 @@ void BK72xxBLE::resolve_mac_() {
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Controller scan primitives
+// Scan reconciler
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-bool BK72xxBLE::scan_start(uint16_t interval, uint16_t window) {
+// Episode boundary: fresh teardown deadline and error bookkeeping.
+void BK72xxBLE::reset_teardown_episode_() {
+  this->teardown_since_ms_ = 0;
+  this->restarting_ = false;
+  this->last_release_err_ = 0;
+}
+
+ScanOpResult BK72xxBLE::scan_start(uint16_t interval, uint16_t window, bool active) {
   if (!this->is_active())
     this->enable();
 
-  if (this->scan_actv_idx_ != 0xFF) {
-    // Already scanning — stop first so this call cleanly restarts with the new
-    // parameters (the BDK cannot start a second scan on a busy activity).
-    this->scan_stop();
+  const ScanParams params{active, interval, window};
+  // A new episode refills the budget and gets a fresh teardown deadline; a
+  // re-call observing an in-flight bring-up (last result PENDING) must not.
+  if (this->last_result_ != ScanOpResult::PENDING || !this->scan_wanted_ || params != this->requested_) {
+    this->pending_since_ms_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+    this->reset_teardown_episode_();
   }
+  this->scan_wanted_ = true;
+  this->requested_ = params;
+  return this->advance_();
+}
 
-  struct scan_param sp;
-  memset(&sp, 0, sizeof(sp));
-  sp.channel_map = 7;  // advertising channels 37/38/39
-  sp.interval = interval;
-  sp.window = window;
+void BK72xxBLE::scan_stop() {
+  if (this->scan_wanted_) {
+    // A stamp inherited from a stuck restart would fail the stop on its
+    // first advance.
+    this->reset_teardown_episode_();
+  }
+  this->scan_wanted_ = false;
+  this->advance_();
+}
 
-  this->scan_actv_idx_ = app_ble_get_idle_actv_idx_handle(SCAN_ACTV);
-  if (this->scan_actv_idx_ == 0xFF) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan start failed: no idle activity handle");
+bool BK72xxBLE::flush_pending_stop(uint32_t timeout_ms) {
+  // millis() on both sides: the loop clock is frozen while this blocks.
+  const uint32_t start = millis();
+  while (!this->scan_wanted_ && this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::PENDING) {
+    if (millis() - start >= timeout_ms)
+      return false;
+    delay(RECONCILE_RETRY_MS);
+    this->advance_();
+  }
+  return this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::SETTLED;
+}
+
+// Teardown is asynchronous: the handle is kept until an IDLE observation
+// confirms the radio is idle. A rejection WARNs once per failure streak and
+// widens the pump gate; the epilogue owns the stuck-teardown deadline.
+void BK72xxBLE::release_activity_(BdkActivityState state) {
+  const BdkOpResult result =
+      bdk_scan_release(this->scan_activity_idx_, state == BdkActivityState::CREATED, &this->last_release_err_);
+  if (result == BdkOpResult::OK) {
+    this->release_warned_ = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!this->release_warned_) {
+    // A hard error carries its code immediately; the 30 s stuck ERROR follows
+    // if it persists.
+    if (result == BdkOpResult::FAILED) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Scan activity release failed (err %d); retrying", this->last_release_err_);
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Scan activity release rejected; retrying");
+    }
+    this->release_warned_ = true;
+  }
+}
+
+// Stamp/track the teardown episode; once past the deadline, ERROR (re-logged
+// each interval) and report stuck.
+bool BK72xxBLE::teardown_stuck_(uint32_t now) {
+  if (this->teardown_since_ms_ == 0) {
+    this->teardown_since_ms_ = now;
+    this->teardown_stuck_log_ms_ = now;  // first ERROR fires at the deadline
     return false;
   }
-  ble_err_t ret = bk_ble_scan_start(this->scan_actv_idx_, &sp, nullptr);
-  if (ret != ERR_SUCCESS) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan start failed (err %d)", static_cast<int>(ret));
-    this->scan_actv_idx_ = 0xFF;
+  if (now - this->teardown_since_ms_ < TEARDOWN_STUCK_ERROR_MS)
     return false;
+  if (now - this->teardown_stuck_log_ms_ >= TEARDOWN_STUCK_ERROR_MS) {
+    if (this->last_release_err_ != 0) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan teardown cannot proceed; scanner is stuck (release err %d)", this->last_release_err_);
+    } else {
+      // No rejected release this episode: stuck waiting on the controller.
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan teardown cannot proceed; scanner is stuck (controller busy)");
+    }
+    this->teardown_stuck_log_ms_ = now;
   }
   return true;
 }
 
-void BK72xxBLE::scan_stop() {
-  if (this->scan_actv_idx_ != 0xFF) {
-    bk_ble_scan_stop(this->scan_actv_idx_, nullptr);
-    this->scan_actv_idx_ = 0xFF;
+// One SDK operation per call toward the latched request; controller state is
+// read live each time (it changes on the BLE task, so nothing is mirrored).
+// The epilogue owns all deadlines and episode bookkeeping.
+ScanOpResult BK72xxBLE::advance_() {
+  if (!this->scan_wanted_ && this->scan_activity_idx_ == INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX) {
+    // Nothing to do; also keeps SDK reads off the pre-enable() path.
+    this->last_result_ = ScanOpResult::SETTLED;
+    return ScanOpResult::SETTLED;
   }
+  const BdkActivityState state = bdk_scan_state(this->scan_activity_idx_);
+  const bool ready = bdk_scan_ready();
+  ScanOpResult result = this->scan_wanted_ ? this->advance_start_(state, ready) : this->advance_stop_(state, ready);
+
+  const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+  this->last_advance_ms_ = now;
+  if (result == ScanOpResult::SETTLED || (state == BdkActivityState::IDLE && ready)) {
+    // Any teardown episode is over (IDLE observed with the controller
+    // settled, or e.g. a mode flip that settled back without ever reaching
+    // IDLE). An IDLE read while an operation is in flight proves nothing —
+    // a stop deferred there must keep its episode running.
+    this->reset_teardown_episode_();
+    this->release_warned_ = false;
+  }
+  if (this->restarting_ && (state == BdkActivityState::IDLE || state == BdkActivityState::CREATED)) {
+    // The mode-change release is observed complete; the rest is a normal
+    // bring-up on a fresh budget.
+    this->restarting_ = false;
+    this->pending_since_ms_ = now;
+  }
+  // Not chained to the clear above: a bring-up waiting at IDLE (create still
+  // in flight) must keep spending its budget.
+  if (result == ScanOpResult::PENDING) {
+    if (this->scan_wanted_ && state != BdkActivityState::STARTED && !this->restarting_) {
+      // A downed radio spends the bring-up budget; exhausting it hands
+      // recovery to the tracker's backoff.
+      if (now - this->pending_since_ms_ >= RECONCILE_PENDING_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan bring-up did not settle; giving up until the next start");
+        result = ScanOpResult::FAILED;
+      }
+    } else {
+      // A teardown is pending: a stop, or a mode-change release still in
+      // flight (restarting_); either way the bring-up budget waits.
+      if (this->scan_wanted_)
+        this->pending_since_ms_ = now;
+      if (this->teardown_stuck_(now)) {
+        // Terminal for stop AND restart: the tracker's backoff owns recovery
+        // (a stop's release keeps re-driving from loop(); a restart is
+        // re-requested through scan_start() with a fresh deadline).
+        result = ScanOpResult::FAILED;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  this->last_result_ = result;
+  return result;
+}
+
+ScanOpResult BK72xxBLE::advance_stop_(BdkActivityState state, bool ready) {
+  if (state == BdkActivityState::IDLE && ready) {
+    // Fully torn down (or never created): the radio is idle. IDLE is trusted
+    // only when the controller is settled — mid-create the slot still reads
+    // IDLE, and dropping the handle then would leak the activity once the
+    // create lands.
+    this->scan_activity_idx_ = INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX;
+    return ScanOpResult::SETTLED;
+  }
+  if (!ready) {
+    // Acting mid-operation could delete an activity whose start lands
+    // afterwards, leaking the slot with the radio on; wait.
+    if (this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::SETTLED)
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan stop deferred (controller busy)");
+    return ScanOpResult::PENDING;
+  }
+  // Settled, so CREATED unambiguously means "never started".
+  this->release_activity_(state);
+  return ScanOpResult::PENDING;  // confirmed once IDLE is observed
+}
+
+ScanOpResult BK72xxBLE::advance_start_(BdkActivityState state, bool ready) {
+  if (state == BdkActivityState::STARTED) {
+    if (this->applied_ == this->requested_)
+      return ScanOpResult::SETTLED;
+    // Running with different mode or parameters: tear down (the SDK stop
+    // chain also deletes the activity) and recreate on a later advance.
+    if (ready) {
+      this->release_activity_(state);
+      // Invalidate so a flip back to the old params cannot SETTLE against the
+      // activity being deleted (interval 0 never matches a real request).
+      this->applied_.interval = 0;
+      this->restarting_ = true;
+    }
+    return ScanOpResult::PENDING;
+  }
+  if (!ready) {
+    if (this->last_result_ == ScanOpResult::SETTLED)
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan start deferred (controller busy)");
+    return ScanOpResult::PENDING;
+  }
+  if (state == BdkActivityState::CREATED) {
+    // Fire-and-forget: SETTLED only once a later advance observes the scan
+    // running, so a rejected start is retried rather than silently dead. On
+    // failure the created activity is intact; keep the handle.
+    if (bdk_scan_start(this->scan_activity_idx_, this->requested_.interval, this->requested_.window,
+                       this->requested_.active) != BdkOpResult::OK)
+      return ScanOpResult::FAILED;
+    this->applied_ = this->requested_;
+    return ScanOpResult::PENDING;
+  }
+  if (state == BdkActivityState::OTHER)
+    return ScanOpResult::PENDING;  // transitional; settles on a later read
+
+  // IDLE and ready: acquire a slot and create. A kept index is deliberately
+  // reused: SDK delete returns the slot to idle and create requires an idle
+  // slot, so it equals a fresh acquire — while clearing here would orphan a
+  // create still in flight (the BUSY race below).
+  if (this->scan_activity_idx_ == INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX) {
+    this->scan_activity_idx_ = bdk_scan_acquire_activity();
+    if (this->scan_activity_idx_ == INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX)
+      return ScanOpResult::FAILED;
+  }
+  switch (bdk_scan_create(this->scan_activity_idx_)) {
+    case BdkOpResult::BUSY:  // raced the BLE task; keep the index, the retry resumes this slot
+    case BdkOpResult::OK:
+      return ScanOpResult::PENDING;
+    case BdkOpResult::FAILED:
+      break;
+  }
+  // Safe to clear (unlike BUSY): acquire is a pure search, so a rejected
+  // create leaves the slot IDLE for re-acquire.
+  this->scan_activity_idx_ = INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX;
+  return ScanOpResult::FAILED;
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.h b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.h
index 4e615af1595..7646f171613 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.h
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+#include "bdk_scan.h"
+
 namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble {
 
 enum class BLEComponentState : uint8_t {
@@ -19,11 +21,32 @@ enum class BLEComponentState : uint8_t {
   ACTIVE,
 };
 
+/// Outcome of one reconciliation step.
+enum class ScanOpResult : uint8_t {
+  SETTLED,  ///< The request is reached: scan observed running, or stopped
+            ///< with the activity fully released.
+  PENDING,  ///< A step is in flight; loop() keeps advancing — call
+            ///< scan_start() again to learn the outcome.
+  FAILED,   ///< The controller rejected a step; retry later.
+};
+
+/// One scan request: mode plus timing, in BLE units (0.625 ms).
+struct ScanParams {
+  bool active;
+  uint16_t interval;
+  uint16_t window;
+  bool operator==(const ScanParams &) const = default;
+};
+
 /// One advertisement report from the controller.
 struct BLEScanReport {
   uint8_t mac[6];  // LSB-first, as the controller delivers it
   int8_t rssi;     // signed dBm
   uint8_t addr_type;
+  // GAPM report info byte (recv_adv_t.evt_type): bits 0-2 report type
+  // (1 = legacy adv, 3 = legacy scan response), bit 5 scannable — lets the
+  // tracker's merger tell the two frames apart.
+  uint8_t evt_type;
   uint8_t data_len;  // bytes valid in data[]
   uint8_t data[62];  // legacy advertisement (31) + scan response (31)
 
@@ -69,18 +92,33 @@ class BK72xxBLE final : public Component {
   void register_scan_listener(BLEScanListener *listener) { this->scan_listeners_.push_back(listener); }
 #endif
 
-  /// Start the controller scan. Interval/window are in BLE units (0.625 ms).
-  /// Enables the stack first if needed. Returns false on controller failure.
-  bool scan_start(uint16_t interval, uint16_t window);
-  /// Stop the controller scan (no-op when not scanning).
+  /// Request a scan (interval/window in 0.625 ms BLE units); enables the
+  /// stack first if needed. PENDING until the scan is observed running —
+  /// loop() keeps advancing, call again to learn the outcome.
+  ScanOpResult scan_start(uint16_t interval, uint16_t window, bool active);
+  /// Request the scanner stopped and the activity released; steps that
+  /// cannot run yet are completed from loop().
   void scan_stop();
+  /// Drive a requested stop until the radio is observed idle, bounded by
+  /// timeout_ms (for OTA). Returns false if it still has not settled.
+  bool flush_pending_stop(uint32_t timeout_ms);
+  /// Last reconciliation outcome; on FAILED the consumer's retry policy owns
+  /// recovery.
+  ScanOpResult last_scan_result() const { return this->last_result_; }
 
   /// Internal: buffer one controller report (BDK notice callback, BLE task
   /// context — bounded copy under the scheduler lock, nothing else).
-  void enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t addr_type, const uint8_t *data, uint16_t data_len);
+  void enqueue_scan_report(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t addr_type, uint8_t evt_type, const uint8_t *data,
+                           uint16_t data_len);
 
  protected:
   void resolve_mac_();
+  ScanOpResult advance_();
+  ScanOpResult advance_stop_(BdkActivityState state, bool ready);
+  ScanOpResult advance_start_(BdkActivityState state, bool ready);
+  bool teardown_stuck_(uint32_t now);
+  void reset_teardown_episode_();
+  void release_activity_(BdkActivityState state);
 
 #ifdef BK72XX_BLE_SCAN_LISTENER_COUNT
   // Codegen-sized: no heap allocation, no std::vector template instantiation —
@@ -95,10 +133,24 @@ class BK72xxBLE final : public Component {
   // allocate() returns nullptr before push() can fail. This prevents leaking a
   // pool slot on a failed push and keeps release() off the producer path.
   esphome::EventPool<BLEScanReport, MAX_SCAN_REPORT_QUEUE_SIZE - 1> report_pool_;
-  uint8_t ble_mac_[6]{0};  // LSB-first (BLE convention)
-  uint8_t scan_actv_idx_{0xFF};
-  BLEComponentState state_{BLEComponentState::STATE_OFF};
+  // Largest-to-smallest: padding only at the tail, absorbed by future byte fields.
+  uint32_t last_advance_ms_{0};
+  uint32_t pending_since_ms_{0};       // bring-up budget anchor; refilled on request change
+  uint32_t teardown_since_ms_{0};      // unfinished teardown episode start; 0 = none
+  uint32_t teardown_stuck_log_ms_{0};  // last stuck-teardown ERROR; re-logged each TEARDOWN_STUCK_ERROR_MS
+  int last_release_err_{0};            // SDK code of the episode's last failed release; 0 = none
+  ScanParams requested_{};             // latched by scan_start()
+  ScanParams applied_{};               // last params we commanded; mismatch with requested_ restarts
+  uint8_t ble_mac_[6]{0};              // LSB-first (BLE convention)
+  uint8_t scan_activity_idx_{INVALID_ACTIVITY_IDX};
+  bool scan_wanted_{false};     // the latched request is to scan (vs stopped)
+  bool release_warned_{false};  // gates the release WARN; widens the pump gate
+  bool restarting_{false};      // mode-change release in flight; teardown deadline governs until released
   bool enable_on_boot_{false};
+  // PENDING means advance_() has more to do; loop() drives it, paced and
+  // (for a bring-up) bounded.
+  ScanOpResult last_result_{ScanOpResult::SETTLED};
+  BLEComponentState state_{BLEComponentState::STATE_OFF};
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/__init__.py
index 7fefb310cd9..96b3536601b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from esphome.components.ble_device_base import automation as ble_automation
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_ON_SCAN_END, CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS, CONF_WINDOW
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ACTIVE,
     CONF_CONTINUOUS,
     CONF_DURATION,
     CONF_ID,
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ async def stop_scan_action_to_code(
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # Selects the BLEHub alias arm in ble_device_base/ble_hub_impl.h.
     cg.add_define("USE_BK72XX_BLE_TRACKER")
+    # Compiles the shared adv + scan-response merge (the BDK delivers the pair
+    # as separate reports).
+    cg.add_define("USE_BLE_SCAN_RESPONSE_MERGER")
 
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(var.set_scan_window(ble_device_base.to_ble_units(scan[CONF_WINDOW])))
     cg.add(var.set_scan_duration(scan[CONF_DURATION].total_milliseconds))
     cg.add(var.set_configured_continuous(scan[CONF_CONTINUOUS]))
+    cg.add(var.set_scan_active(scan[CONF_ACTIVE]))
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_BLE_ADVERTISE, []):
         await ble_automation.advertise_trigger_to_code(conf, var)
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
index a58561f2ded..a312d2496f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "bk72xx_ble_tracker.h"
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <cinttypes>
 
-#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble_tracker {
@@ -27,6 +26,15 @@ static const char *const TAG = "bk72xx_ble_tracker";
 // a single WARN is emitted when the retry interval first saturates.
 static constexpr uint32_t SCAN_START_RETRY_MS = 1000;
 static constexpr uint8_t SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS = 6;  // 1 s << 6 = 64 s
+// Stable-run time before the failure streak clears; reset-on-start would keep
+// a flapping controller at the 1 s gate.
+static constexpr uint32_t SCAN_STABLE_RESET_MS = 30000;
+
+// Radio-idle deadline for the bounded stop drain at OTA start.
+static constexpr uint32_t OTA_STOP_FLUSH_MS = 100;
+
+// 0.625 ms BLE units; integer math avoids soft-float on this FPU-less part.
+constexpr uint32_t ble_units_to_ms(uint32_t units) { return units * 5 / 8; }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Component lifecycle
@@ -36,11 +44,20 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::setup() {
   // Receive the controller's scan reports; the controller queues them from the
   // BLE task and delivers here on the main task.
   this->parent_->register_scan_listener(this);
+  // Merged (and unmerged) frames go to the shared dispatcher; unclaimed
+  // devices are logged only on one-shot scans (continuous would spam).
+  this->merger_.bind(&this->dispatcher_, &this->scan_continuous_, TAG);
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
   // Pause scanning while an OTA update is in flight — on the single-core BK72xx the
   // BLE scan competes with the OTA flash writes. Mirrors esp32_ble_tracker.
   ota::get_global_ota_callback()->add_global_state_listener(this);
 #endif
+  // scan_requested_ check: an on_boot start_scan latched before this setup()
+  // must keep the retry loop running (rp2/ln882h parity).
+  if (!this->scan_continuous_ && !this->scan_requested_) {
+    // Nothing to time until an explicit start_scan(); it re-enables the loop.
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
@@ -50,30 +67,54 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::on_ota_global_state(ota::OTAState state, float progress,
     this->scan_continuous_before_ota_ = this->scan_continuous_;
     this->scan_requested_before_ota_ = this->scan_requested_;
     this->stop_scan();
+    // The transfer starves the loop; a deferred stop would leave the radio
+    // scanning for the whole update, so drain it here, bounded.
+    if (!this->parent_->flush_pending_stop(OTA_STOP_FLUSH_MS))
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan still stopping at OTA start; the radio may contend with the update");
   } else if (state == ota::OTA_ERROR || state == ota::OTA_ABORT) {
     // On success the device reboots, so restore only on a failed/aborted update;
     // loop() restarts the scan on its next iteration (continuous idle branch).
     if (this->scan_continuous_before_ota_) {
       this->scan_continuous_before_ota_ = false;
       this->scan_continuous_ = true;
+      this->enable_loop();  // stop_scan() parked it
     }
     // A one-shot request that was still pending (latched, retrying) when the
     // OTA paused scanning is re-latched, not dropped — loop() resumes the retry.
     if (this->scan_requested_before_ota_) {
       this->scan_requested_before_ota_ = false;
       this->scan_requested_ = true;
+      this->enable_loop();
     }
   }
 }
 #endif  // USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
 
 void BK72xxBLETracker::loop() {
-  const uint32_t now = millis();
+  const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+
+  // Deliver held scannable advertisements whose scan response never arrived —
+  // unmerged after the merger's timeout.
+  if (!this->merger_.empty())
+    this->merger_.sweep(now);
+
+  // Before the drop branch: a drop after a stable run starts a fresh streak.
+  if (this->scan_running_ && this->failed_start_count_ != 0 && now - this->scan_start_time_ >= SCAN_STABLE_RESET_MS)
+    this->failed_start_count_ = 0;
+
+  // A terminal failure while we report running recovers via the normal retry
+  // path; the drop charges the backoff so a flapping controller escalates.
+  if (this->scan_running_ && this->parent_->last_scan_result() == bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult::FAILED) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Controller scan lost; retrying");
+    this->scan_requested_ = true;
+    this->count_failed_start_();
+    this->mark_scan_ended_(now);
+  }
+
   if (this->scan_continuous_) {
     if (!this->scan_running_) {
-      // A start that succeeded re-anchored the period timer from a later millis(),
-      // so the stale `now` below would underflow the comparison and fire
-      // on_scan_end() for a scan that just began. Resume next iteration.
+      // One-iteration deferral; all stamps share this iteration's cached
+      // timestamp, so the period check below cannot underflow.
       if (this->try_start_with_backoff_(now))
         return;
     }
@@ -81,11 +122,7 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::loop() {
     // esp32_ble_tracker::cleanup_scan_state_(). Gated on scan_started_once_ so a scan
     // that never came up (start kept failing) does not fire spurious on_scan_end events.
     if (this->scan_started_once_ && now - this->scan_period_start_ >= this->scan_duration_) {
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-      for (auto *listener : this->listeners_)
-        listener->on_scan_end();
-      this->discovered_log_.clear();  // reset per-scan "Found device" dedup (esp32_ble_tracker parity)
-#endif
+      this->fire_scan_end_();
       this->scan_period_start_ = now;
     }
     return;
@@ -99,13 +136,14 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::loop() {
   // would be silent: the scan never runs, stop_scan_() is never reached and
   // on_scan_end() never fires, leaving period-keyed consumers waiting forever.
   if (this->scan_requested_ && !this->scan_running_) {
-    // Same stale-`now` hazard as the continuous branch: start_scan_() stamps
-    // scan_start_time_ from a later millis(), so the duration check below would
-    // underflow and stop the scan in the iteration that started it.
+    // Same one-iteration deferral as the continuous branch.
     if (this->try_start_with_backoff_(now))
       return;
   }
   if (this->scan_running_ && now - this->scan_start_time_ >= this->scan_duration_) {
+    // A full-duration run proves the controller healthy even when duration is
+    // shorter than SCAN_STABLE_RESET_MS.
+    this->failed_start_count_ = 0;
     this->stop_scan_();
   }
 }
@@ -122,32 +160,54 @@ bool BK72xxBLETracker::try_start_with_backoff_(uint32_t now, bool force) {
   // even user-initiated attempts respect the backoff, so a start_scan() action
   // on a short cadence cannot hammer a failing controller; the attempt stays
   // inside the failure accounting below either way.
-  const uint8_t doublings = std::min<uint8_t>(this->failed_start_count_, SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS);
-  if ((!force || this->failed_start_count_ != 0) &&
-      now - this->last_scan_start_attempt_ < (SCAN_START_RETRY_MS << doublings))
+  // Mid bring-up, observe instead of re-issuing (the hub self-advances). A
+  // SETTLED outcome completes immediately; only fresh attempts after FAILED
+  // are rate-limited.
+  const auto hub = this->parent_->last_scan_result();
+  if (hub == bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult::PENDING)
     return false;
-  this->last_scan_start_attempt_ = now;
+  if (hub == bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult::FAILED) {
+    if (this->start_attempt_open_) {
+      // Our bring-up gave up asynchronously; charge it to the backoff.
+      this->start_attempt_open_ = false;
+      this->count_failed_start_();
+    }
+    if ((!force || this->failed_start_count_ != 0) &&
+        now - this->last_scan_start_attempt_ < (SCAN_START_RETRY_MS << this->failed_start_count_))
+      return false;
+  }
   this->start_scan_();
-  if (!this->scan_running_ && this->failed_start_count_ < SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS) {
+  if (!this->scan_running_) {
+    if (this->parent_->last_scan_result() == bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult::PENDING) {
+      this->start_attempt_open_ = true;
+      return false;  // the controller is still bringing the scan up; not a failure
+    }
+    this->count_failed_start_();
+  }
+  return this->scan_running_;
+}
+
+void BK72xxBLETracker::count_failed_start_() {
+  if (this->failed_start_count_ < SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS) {
     ++this->failed_start_count_;
     if (this->failed_start_count_ == SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS) {
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Scan start keeps failing; retrying every %" PRIu32 " s",
                (SCAN_START_RETRY_MS << SCAN_START_RETRY_MAX_DOUBLINGS) / 1000);
     }
   }
-  return this->scan_running_;
 }
 
 void BK72xxBLETracker::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "BK72xx BLE Tracker:\n"
                 "  Scan Duration: %" PRIu32 " s\n"
-                "  Scan Interval: %.0f ms (%" PRIu32 " BLE units)\n"
-                "  Scan Window: %.0f ms (%" PRIu32 " BLE units)\n"
-                "  Scan Type: PASSIVE\n"
+                "  Scan Interval: %" PRIu32 " ms (%" PRIu32 " BLE units)\n"
+                "  Scan Window: %" PRIu32 " ms (%" PRIu32 " BLE units)\n"
+                "  Scan Type: %s (configured %s)\n"
                 "  Continuous Scanning: %s",
-                this->scan_duration_ / 1000, this->scan_interval_ * 0.625f, this->scan_interval_,
-                this->scan_window_ * 0.625f, this->scan_window_, YESNO(this->scan_continuous_));
+                this->scan_duration_ / 1000, ble_units_to_ms(this->scan_interval_), this->scan_interval_,
+                ble_units_to_ms(this->scan_window_), this->scan_window_, this->scan_active_ ? "ACTIVE" : "PASSIVE",
+                this->scan_active_configured_ ? "ACTIVE" : "PASSIVE", YESNO(this->scan_continuous_));
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -156,31 +216,33 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::dump_config() {
 // listener dispatch run in main-loop context with no cross-task handling here.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void BK72xxBLETracker::on_scan_report(const bk72xx_ble::BLEScanReport &report) {
-  // Raw callback (the raw-advertisement path).
-  if (this->raw_advertisement_callback_.is_set()) {
-    const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement adv{.address = ble_device_base::mac_lsb_first_to_uint64(report.mac),
-                                                .data = report.data,
-                                                .data_len = report.data_len,
-                                                .rssi = report.rssi,
-                                                .addr_type = report.addr_type};
-    this->raw_advertisement_callback_.invoke(adv);
-  }
+// GAPM report info byte (BLEScanReport::evt_type): bits 0-2 report type,
+// bit 5 scannable advertisement. Verified against both BDK stacks (5.1 and
+// 5.2 fill it from gapm_ext_adv_report_ind.info).
+static constexpr uint8_t GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_MASK = 0x07;
+static constexpr uint8_t GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_EXT = 2;
+static constexpr uint8_t GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_LEG = 3;
+static constexpr uint8_t GAPM_REPORT_INFO_SCAN_ADV_BIT = 1 << 5;
 
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-  ble_device_base::ESPBTDevice device;
-  device.from_scan_result(report.mac, report.rssi, report.addr_type, report.data, report.data_len);
-  bool found = false;
-  for (auto *listener : this->listeners_) {
-    if (listener->parse_device(device)) {
-      found = true;
-    }
+// Demux advertisements vs scan responses into the shared merger: the BDK
+// delivers the pair as separate reports; a scannable advertisement is held
+// until its scan response arrives and delivered as one merged frame.
+void BK72xxBLETracker::on_scan_report(const bk72xx_ble::BLEScanReport &report) {
+  const uint8_t rtype = report.evt_type & GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_MASK;
+  if (rtype == GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_LEG || rtype == GAPM_REPORT_TYPE_SCAN_RSP_EXT) {
+    this->merger_.submit_scan_rsp(report.mac, report.rssi, report.addr_type, report.data, report.data_len);
+    return;
   }
-  // Mirror esp32_ble_tracker: log a newly-seen device only when nothing claimed
-  // it and the scan is one-shot (continuous scans would spam).
-  if (!found && !this->scan_continuous_)
-    this->discovered_log_.log_device(TAG, device);
-#endif  // ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
+  // Stash only while an active scan runs: a passive scan never gets a
+  // response, and after a stop nothing would sweep the merger, so a late
+  // report would surface minutes later as a fresh advertisement.
+  if (this->scan_running_ && this->scan_active_ && (report.evt_type & GAPM_REPORT_INFO_SCAN_ADV_BIT)) {
+    this->merger_.stash_adv(report.mac, report.rssi, report.addr_type, report.data, report.data_len,
+                            App.get_loop_component_start_time());
+    return;
+  }
+  this->dispatcher_.dispatch(report.mac, report.rssi, report.addr_type, report.data, report.data_len,
+                             /*raw_only=*/false, this->scan_continuous_ ? nullptr : TAG);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -207,7 +269,8 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::start_scan() {
   // against a failing controller, repeated start_scan() calls are rate-limited
   // like any other attempt.
   this->scan_requested_ = true;
-  this->try_start_with_backoff_(millis(), /* force= */ true);
+  this->enable_loop();  // an idle one-shot tracker parked it in stop_scan_()
+  this->try_start_with_backoff_(App.get_loop_component_start_time(), /* force= */ true);
 }
 
 void BK72xxBLETracker::restart_scan_duration() {
@@ -218,7 +281,7 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::restart_scan_duration() {
   // start_scan action fired more often than scan_duration_ would otherwise
   // suppress on_scan_end indefinitely — and absence detection (ble_rssi's NAN
   // publish) rides on that period.
-  this->scan_start_time_ = millis();
+  this->scan_start_time_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
 }
 
 void BK72xxBLETracker::stop_scan() {
@@ -231,24 +294,31 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::stop_scan() {
 // Internal scan start / stop
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult BK72xxBLETracker::controller_scan_start_() {
+  this->last_scan_start_attempt_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+  return this->parent_->scan_start(static_cast<uint16_t>(this->scan_interval_),
+                                   static_cast<uint16_t>(this->scan_window_), this->scan_active_);
+}
+
 void BK72xxBLETracker::start_scan_() {
   if (this->scan_running_)
     return;
 
-  if (!this->parent_->scan_start(static_cast<uint16_t>(this->scan_interval_),
-                                 static_cast<uint16_t>(this->scan_window_)))
+  if (this->controller_scan_start_() != bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult::SETTLED)
     return;
 
-  const uint32_t now = millis();
+  const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
   this->scan_running_ = true;
   this->scan_requested_ = false;  // the latched one-shot request is satisfied
-  this->failed_start_count_ = 0;  // reset here so direct starts clear the backoff too
+  this->start_attempt_open_ = false;
+  // failed_start_count_ deliberately not reset here; only a stable run clears it (loop()).
   this->scan_start_time_ = now;
   // Log every explicit start at DEBUG — stop_scan_() logs every stop at DEBUG, and
   // in non-continuous mode each period is an explicit start, so asymmetric logging
   // would read as the scanner failing to come back up.
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan started (passive, window=%.0fms, interval=%.0fms)", this->scan_window_ * 0.625f,
-           this->scan_interval_ * 0.625f);
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan started (%s, window=%" PRIu32 "ms, interval=%" PRIu32 "ms)",
+           this->scan_active_ ? "active" : "passive", ble_units_to_ms(this->scan_window_),
+           ble_units_to_ms(this->scan_interval_));
   // Re-anchor the on_scan_end period to every successful start — first start (so the
   // period counts from the scan, not from boot) and every restart after a stop (so
   // resuming after longer than scan_duration, e.g. a failed OTA restoring continuous
@@ -258,18 +328,48 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::start_scan_() {
   this->scan_started_once_ = true;
 }
 
+// Deliberate logical/physical split: on_scan_end() reports the tracker's
+// intent while the hub winds the radio down asynchronously; OTA is the one
+// path that must wait, and it flushes explicitly.
 void BK72xxBLETracker::stop_scan_() {
-  if (!this->scan_running_)
-    return;
-  this->parent_->scan_stop();
+  this->start_attempt_open_ = false;  // an abandoned bring-up is not charged
+  this->parent_->scan_stop();         // idempotent: releases whatever the hub holds
+  if (this->scan_running_) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan stopped");
+    this->mark_scan_ended_(App.get_loop_component_start_time());
+  }
+  // Park when idle (the hub drives its own teardown); re-check because an
+  // on_scan_end automation may have restarted the scan.
+  if (!this->scan_continuous_ && !this->scan_running_ && !this->scan_requested_)
+    this->disable_loop();
+}
+
+// The period re-anchor keeps on_scan_end from double-firing in one iteration.
+void BK72xxBLETracker::mark_scan_ended_(uint32_t now) {
   this->scan_running_ = false;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan stopped");
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-  for (auto *listener : this->listeners_)
-    listener->on_scan_end();
-  this->discovered_log_.clear();  // reset per-scan "Found device" dedup (esp32_ble_tracker parity)
-#endif
-  this->scan_period_start_ = millis();  // reset period clock so on_scan_end does not double-fire
+  this->fire_scan_end_();
+  this->scan_period_start_ = now;
+}
+
+void BK72xxBLETracker::fire_scan_end_() {
+  // Deliver held advertisements whose scan response never came (unmerged)
+  // BEFORE on_scan_end fires.
+  this->merger_.flush();
+  this->dispatcher_.on_scan_end();
+}
+
+// true = request latched, not applied: the reconciler applies it
+// asynchronously and loop() recovers a failed re-arm (ln882h parity).
+bool BK72xxBLETracker::request_scan_mode(bool active) {
+  if (this->scan_active_ == active)
+    return true;
+  this->scan_active_ = active;
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
+  // The controller reconciler restarts a running scan itself; the scan stays
+  // logically running. An idle scanner picks the mode up on its next start.
+  if (this->scan_running_)
+    this->controller_scan_start_();
+  return true;
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble_tracker
diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.h b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.h
index cc51918da58..59d17f9b84d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.h
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 //       window:      30ms
 //       duration:    5min
 //       continuous:  true
+//       active:      true
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/bk72xx_ble.h"
 #include "esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_device.h"
 #include "esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h"
+#include "esphome/components/ble_device_base/scan_response_merger.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ class BK72xxBLETracker : public Component,
   void set_scan_interval(uint32_t scan_interval) { this->scan_interval_ = scan_interval; }
   void set_scan_window(uint32_t scan_window) { this->scan_window_ = scan_window; }
   void set_scan_duration(uint32_t scan_duration) { this->scan_duration_ = scan_duration; }
+  /// Set from YAML (scan_parameters.active); runtime mode requests change
+  /// only the resolved mode.
+  void set_scan_active(bool scan_active) {
+    this->scan_active_ = scan_active;
+    this->scan_active_configured_ = scan_active;
+  }
   /// Set from YAML (scan_parameters.continuous); also the value
   /// configured_continuous() reports and a bare start_scan action restores.
   void set_configured_continuous(bool scan_continuous) {
@@ -93,27 +101,19 @@ class BK72xxBLETracker : public Component,
 
   // ---- ble_device_base::BLEHub contract ----
   void register_listener(ble_device_base::ESPBTDeviceListener *listener) {
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-    this->listeners_.push_back(listener);
-#endif
+    this->dispatcher_.register_listener(listener);
   }
   void set_raw_advertisement_callback(ble_device_base::RawAdvertisementCallback callback) {
-    this->raw_advertisement_callback_ = callback;
+    this->dispatcher_.set_raw_advertisement_callback(callback);
   }
   static constexpr ble_device_base::HubCapabilities get_capabilities() {
-    // The Beken BDK exposes no active-scan path (passive scanning only), so the
-    // controller never solicits scan responses and never merges them; consumers
-    // relying on scan-response fields (device names) get them only where the
-    // receiver merges per address (Home Assistant does). No GATT client either.
-    // scan_mode_switch stays false for the same reason: with no active-scan
-    // path there is no mode to switch to.
-    return {.active_scan = false, .merges_scan_response = false, .gatt = false, .scan_mode_switch = false};
-  }
-  bool request_scan_mode(bool active) {
-    // Passive-only controller: a passive request is already honored, an active
-    // one cannot be.
-    return !active;
+    // Active scanning is driven through bk72xx_ble's reconciler because the BDK
+    // API itself is passive-only. The controller delivers scan responses as
+    // separate reports; this tracker merges the pair before delivery (shared
+    // ScanResponseMerger, Bluedroid semantics). No GATT client.
+    return {.active_scan = true, .merges_scan_response = true, .gatt = false, .scan_mode_switch = true};
   }
+  bool request_scan_mode(bool active);
   // The controller stores the address LSB-first (BLE convention); the contract
   // wants printable (MSB-first) order.
   void get_adapter_mac(uint8_t out[6]) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class BK72xxBLETracker : public Component,
       out[i] = mac[5 - i];
   }
   bool scan_running() { return this->scan_running_; }
-  bool scan_active() { return false; }  // BK72xx scan is passive-only
+  bool scan_active() { return this->scan_active_; }
 
   // ---- bk72xx_ble::BLEScanListener ----
   // Delivered by the controller's loop() on the ESPHome main task — the
@@ -133,15 +133,20 @@ class BK72xxBLETracker : public Component,
  protected:
   void start_scan_();
   void stop_scan_();
-  /// Attempt a rate-limited (re)start; returns true when the scan is running,
-  /// which means the caller must not compare its cached millis() against the
-  /// timestamps start_scan_() just refreshed. force bypasses the rate gate for
-  /// an explicit user start only while the failure streak is clean; a failing
-  /// controller rate-limits forced attempts too. Failure accounting always runs.
+  void fire_scan_end_();
+  void mark_scan_ended_(uint32_t now);
+  /// Stamp-and-start for every controller scan attempt, so the retry rate
+  /// limit covers all callers.
+  bk72xx_ble::ScanOpResult controller_scan_start_();
+  /// Rate-limited (re)start; true when the scan is running (the caller must
+  /// not reuse a `now` older than the stamps this refreshed). Force and
+  /// backoff rules are documented at the definition.
   bool try_start_with_backoff_(uint32_t now, bool force = false);
+  void count_failed_start_();
 
   bool scan_running_{false};
-  bool scan_requested_{false};  // latched start_scan() request not yet running; loop() retries with backoff
+  bool scan_requested_{false};      // latched start_scan() request not yet running; loop() retries with backoff
+  bool start_attempt_open_{false};  // charge a later FAILED observation to the backoff exactly once
   // Defaults: the BK reference — 30 % duty cycle
   // (interval 100 ms / window 30 ms), in 0.625 ms BLE units.
   uint32_t scan_interval_{160};  // 160 × 0.625 ms = 100 ms
@@ -149,30 +154,27 @@ class BK72xxBLETracker : public Component,
   uint32_t scan_duration_{300000};
   bool scan_continuous_{true};
   bool scan_continuous_configured_{true};  // YAML value; stop_scan() must not lose it
+  bool scan_active_{true};                 // resolved mode; see scan_parameters.active
+  bool scan_active_configured_{true};      // YAML value; runtime requests must not lose it
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
   bool scan_continuous_before_ota_{false};  // continuous mode saved at OTA start, restored on OTA failure
   bool scan_requested_before_ota_{false};   // pending one-shot latch saved at OTA start, re-latched on OTA failure
 #endif
   uint32_t scan_start_time_{0};
 
-  uint32_t last_scan_start_attempt_{0};  // millis() of last start_scan_() attempt; rate-limits retries
-  uint8_t failed_start_count_{0};        // consecutive failed starts; drives the retry backoff (reset on success)
-  uint32_t scan_period_start_{0};        // millis() at start of current scan period; used to rate-limit on_scan_end()
+  uint32_t last_scan_start_attempt_{0};  // last controller start attempt, any caller; rate-limits retries
+  uint8_t failed_start_count_{0};        // failed starts AND drops; backoff shift, cleared after a stable run (loop())
+  uint32_t scan_period_start_{0};        // loop-clock start of the scan period; rate-limits on_scan_end()
   bool scan_started_once_{false};        // true after first successful scan start; gates the period timer
 
-  ble_device_base::RawAdvertisementCallback raw_advertisement_callback_{};
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-  // Parsed-advertisement consumers registered through ble_device_base.
-  // Codegen-sized: no heap allocation, no std::vector template instantiations.
-  StaticVector<ble_device_base::ESPBTDeviceListener *, ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT> listeners_;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
-  // Per-period "Found device" DEBUG log with MAC dedup — shared implementation
-  // in ble_device_base, identical output on every tracker backend. Guarded like
-  // its only writer so a no-listener build does not carry an unused vector.
-  ble_device_base::DiscoveredDeviceLog discovered_log_{};
-#endif
+  // Shared adv + scan-response merge and frame dispatch (ble_device_base).
+  // All calls run on the main task (the controller queue already crossed
+  // tasks). Merger clock: stash_adv() reads the PARENT's cached loop time
+  // (on_scan_report runs inside bk72xx_ble's queue drain), sweep() this
+  // component's — same App.loop() pass, so the delta stays non-negative and
+  // the 300 ms timeout holds.
+  ble_device_base::ScanResponseMerger merger_;
+  ble_device_base::AdvDispatcher dispatcher_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::bk72xx_ble_tracker
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/__init__.py
index ae03003713a..4da7d488824 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/__init__.py
@@ -247,24 +247,23 @@ def scan_parameters_schema(
     interval_default: str,
     *,
     window_default: str = "30ms",
-    supports_active: bool = False,
 ) -> cv.All:
     """Build the scan_parameters value schema shared by all BLE trackers.
 
     interval_default and window_default are per chip (e.g. esp32 320/30 ms,
     bk72xx/rp2 100/30 ms — the reference scan rates of the respective stacks;
-    LN882H's SDK recommends 100/50 ms). Pass supports_active=True only when
-    the tracker supports active scanning; it exposes the `active` option
-    (whose own default is on, esp32_ble_tracker behavior).
+    LN882H's SDK recommends 100/50 ms). The `active` option (default on) is
+    unconditional: active scanning is part of the tracker contract — every
+    current proxy client assumes it, so a passive-only tracker must not share
+    this schema.
     """
     schema = {
         cv.Optional(CONF_DURATION, default="5min"): cv.positive_time_period_seconds,
         cv.Optional(CONF_INTERVAL, default=interval_default): cv.positive_time_period,
         cv.Optional(CONF_WINDOW, default=window_default): cv.positive_time_period,
         cv.Optional(CONF_CONTINUOUS, default=True): cv.boolean,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_ACTIVE, default=True): cv.boolean,
     }
-    if supports_active:
-        schema[cv.Optional(CONF_ACTIVE, default=True)] = cv.boolean
     return cv.All(cv.Schema(schema), validate_scan_parameters)
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
index 8e4c710bb19..9da63710123 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ struct HubCapabilities {
   /// Today: esp32 and rp2.
   bool gatt;
   /// request_scan_mode() is honored at runtime. Distinct from active_scan:
-  /// a passive-only controller (bk72xx) can never switch, and a hub may
-  /// support active scanning yet still refuse the runtime switch
-  /// (esp32_ble_tracker drives its mode through its own tracker API).
+  /// a passive-only controller can never switch, and a hub may support
+  /// active scanning yet still refuse the runtime switch (esp32_ble_tracker
+  /// drives its mode through its own tracker API).
   bool scan_mode_switch;
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/__init__.py
index 8c218c09541..ee46f85a38e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/__init__.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ SOURCE_FILE_FRAMEWORKS: dict[str, set[PlatformFramework]] = {
     "bluetooth_connection_hub.cpp": {
         PlatformFramework.RP2_ARDUINO,
         PlatformFramework.LN882X_ARDUINO,
+        PlatformFramework.BK72XX_ARDUINO,
         PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
         PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
     },
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
index b1c684fcc33..ffa942f27bd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ACTIVE,
     CONF_ID,
+    PLATFORM_BK72XX,
     PLATFORM_ESP32,
     PLATFORM_LN882X,
     PLATFORM_RP2,
@@ -47,15 +48,13 @@ def AUTO_LOAD(config: ConfigType | None = None) -> list[str]:
 
 
 # Platforms with an in-tree ble_device_base BLE tracker hub whose controller
-# supports active scanning. Passive-only hubs (bk72xx) are deliberately NOT
-# admitted yet: every current client (aioesphomeapi, bleak-esphome, Home
-# Assistant) assumes an ESPHome proxy can scan actively, so a passive-only
-# proxy would be misdriven — bk72xx follows once the API carries a feature
-# flag clients can trust (FEATURE_ACTIVE_SCAN + a version flag, separate PRs).
-# Coupled to bluetooth_connection: platforms here are also listed in its
-# _PLATFORM_BACKENDS registry, HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS, and FILTER_SOURCE_FILES
-# hub entry.
-_HUB_PLATFORMS = (PLATFORM_LN882X, PLATFORM_RP2)
+# supports active scanning — every current client (aioesphomeapi, bleak-esphome,
+# Home Assistant) assumes an ESPHome proxy can scan actively, so a passive-only
+# hub must not be admitted (it would be misdriven).
+# Coupled to bluetooth_connection: platforms with a GATT backend are also
+# listed in its _PLATFORM_BACKENDS registry, HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS, and
+# FILTER_SOURCE_FILES hub entry.
+_HUB_PLATFORMS = (PLATFORM_BK72XX, PLATFORM_LN882X, PLATFORM_RP2)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["api"]
 CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz", "@bdraco"]
@@ -264,11 +263,15 @@ def _validate_platform(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
         # Fail here with the actual reason. Without this gate the error surfaces
         # later as an unresolvable hub ID ("Are you missing a hub declaration?")
         # on platforms where no hub component can be declared.
+        full = ", ".join(["esp32", *sorted(bluetooth_connection.HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS)])
+        adv_only = ", ".join(
+            sorted(set(_HUB_PLATFORMS) - set(bluetooth_connection.HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS))
+        )
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"bluetooth_proxy is not supported on {CORE.target_platform}: no "
             "active-scan-capable BLE tracker hub is available for this "
-            "platform. It runs on esp32 and rp2 (full proxy) and the ln882x "
-            "family (advertisement-only)."
+            f"platform. It runs on {full} (full proxy) and {adv_only} "
+            "(advertisement-only)."
         )
     if CORE.target_platform in bluetooth_connection.HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS:
         return _GATT_HUB_SCHEMAS[CORE.target_platform]()(config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
index 84f43fb54bf..634b8c3bef0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ def validate_max_connections_deprecated(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 # 320 ms is the ESP-IDF reference scan interval; the shared schema also
 # tightens validation to the controller's 2.5 ms .. 10240 ms range and rejects
 # window/interval pairs that collapse to the same 0.625 ms unit count.
-SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema(
-    "320ms", supports_active=True
-)
+SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema("320ms")
 
 # Codegen helpers are owned by ble_device_base; kept under the historical names
 # here for the components that import them from this module.
diff --git a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/__init__.py
index 84437991446..4bfaa93ab7a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BLEEndOfScanTrigger = ble_automation.BLEEndOfScanTrigger
 
 # LN882H SDK reference scan rate: 100 ms interval / 50 ms window (50 % duty).
 SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema(
-    "100ms", window_default="50ms", supports_active=True
+    "100ms", window_default="50ms"
 )
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/__init__.py b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/__init__.py
index 99262babcec..7709df9899b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/__init__.py
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ RP2BLETracker = rp2_ble_tracker_ns.class_(
 # to_code(). `active` defaults on for esp32_ble_tracker parity; it adds scan
 # request TX and roughly doubles the reports through the queue, so
 # `active: false` is the lighter choice when scan response data is not needed.
-SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema(
-    "100ms", supports_active=True
-)
+SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema("100ms")
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/config/test_automations.yaml b/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/config/test_automations.yaml
index 994855b7827..123d4296dbf 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/config/test_automations.yaml
+++ b/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/config/test_automations.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ bk72xx:
 bk72xx_ble_tracker:
   scan_parameters:
     continuous: false
+    active: false
   on_ble_advertise:
     - mac_address:
         - AC:37:43:77:5F:4C
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/test_automations_codegen.py b/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/test_automations_codegen.py
index 3a03f98adf3..777ae76b4f0 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/test_automations_codegen.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble_tracker/test_automations_codegen.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ def test_trigger_codegen(
     # scan_parameters continuous: false reaches the YAML-mode setter, not the
     # runtime override.
     assert "->set_configured_continuous(false)" in main_cpp
+    # active: false (non-default) flows through to the setter.
+    assert "->set_scan_active(false)" in main_cpp
     # Constructor call, not just the declaration: the parent argument is what
     # registers the trigger as a listener.
     assert re.search(
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_scan_parameter_validation.py b/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_scan_parameter_validation.py
index bd41a9476ae..2549125a432 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_scan_parameter_validation.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_scan_parameter_validation.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ from esphome.components.ln882h_ble_tracker import (
 from esphome.components.rp2_ble_tracker import SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA as RP2_SCHEMA
 
 
-def _validate(**kwargs: str) -> dict:
-    """Run a scan_parameters config through a passive tracker's real schema."""
+def _validate(**kwargs: str | bool) -> dict:
+    """Run a scan_parameters config through the bk72xx tracker's real schema."""
     return BK72XX_SCHEMA(kwargs)
 
 
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ def test_to_ble_units_truncates() -> None:
 
 
 def test_bk72xx_defaults_are_valid() -> None:
-    """bk72xx pins the BK reference rate: 100 ms interval, shared 30 ms window."""
+    """bk72xx pins the BK reference rate — 100 ms interval, shared 30 ms window —
+    and exposes active (default on, like every active-capable tracker)."""
     config = _validate()
     assert to_ble_units(config["interval"]) == 160
     assert to_ble_units(config["window"]) == 48
-    assert "active" not in config
+    assert config["active"] is True
 
 
 def test_esp32_defaults_are_valid() -> None:
@@ -86,10 +87,9 @@ def test_esp32_active_can_disable() -> None:
     assert config["active"] is False
 
 
-def test_passive_schema_rejects_active_key() -> None:
-    """Trackers without active scan support must not silently accept the option."""
-    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid):
-        _validate(active="true")
+def test_bk72xx_active_can_disable() -> None:
+    config = _validate(active=False)
+    assert config["active"] is False
 
 
 # --- accepted configurations ---
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/bluetooth_proxy/test_platform_gates.py b/tests/component_tests/bluetooth_proxy/test_platform_gates.py
index a47dfd53fa6..16a3850d469 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/bluetooth_proxy/test_platform_gates.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/bluetooth_proxy/test_platform_gates.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     KEY_CORE,
     KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK,
     KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM,
+    PLATFORM_BK72XX,
     PLATFORM_ESP32,
     PLATFORM_LN882X,
     PLATFORM_RP2,
@@ -27,18 +28,20 @@ from ..types import SetCoreConfigCallable
 # Advertisement-only hub platforms; rp2 runs the full proxy and has its own
 # tests below.
 HUB_PLATFORM_FRAMEWORKS = [
+    PlatformFramework.BK72XX_ARDUINO,
     PlatformFramework.LN882X_ARDUINO,
 ]
 
 HUB_TRACKERS = {
+    PLATFORM_BK72XX: "bk72xx_ble_tracker",
     PLATFORM_LN882X: "ln882h_ble_tracker",
     PLATFORM_RP2: "rp2_ble_tracker",
 }
 
 
 def test_hub_platform_list_covers_every_hub_platform() -> None:
-    # A platform added to _HUB_PLATFORMS (bk72xx is planned) would otherwise
-    # get no gate coverage at all; GATT platforms have their own tests.
+    # A platform added to _HUB_PLATFORMS would otherwise get no gate coverage
+    # at all; GATT platforms have their own tests.
     advertisement_only = set(bluetooth_proxy._HUB_PLATFORMS) - set(
         bluetooth_connection.HUB_MAX_CONNECTIONS
     )
diff --git a/tests/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/validate-passive.bk72xx-ard.yaml b/tests/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/validate-passive.bk72xx-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad25fd6b647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/validate-passive.bk72xx-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Passive scanning variant: the package merge keeps the shared parameters from
+# common.yaml and overrides only the mode.
+packages:
+  bk72xx_ble_tracker: !include common.yaml
+
+bk72xx_ble_tracker:
+  scan_parameters:
+    active: false
diff --git a/tests/components/bluetooth_proxy/validate.bk72xx-ard.yaml b/tests/components/bluetooth_proxy/validate.bk72xx-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..331d6795107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/bluetooth_proxy/validate.bk72xx-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Advertisement-only proxy on the bk72xx BLE hub (active-scan-capable since the
+# tracker's packed-command start). Config-only: the CI base board generic-bk7252
+# is BLE 4.2 and cannot compile the BLE 5.x tracker. Same bare-hub arrangement
+# as test.ln882x-ard.yaml: no explicit ble_hub_id so a grouped build cannot
+# collide with bk72xx_ble_tracker's own fixture id.
+packages:
+  common: !include common.yaml
+
+bk72xx_ble_tracker:
+
+bluetooth_proxy: