diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
index c859f22c619..a58561f2ded 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void BK72xxBLETracker::dump_config() {
 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{.mac = report.mac,
+    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,
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_device.h b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_device.h
index fba1fe23476..b5f198375c6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_device.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_device.h
@@ -154,12 +154,9 @@ class ESPBLEiBeacon {
 };
 
 /// Pack a controller-order (LSB-first) MAC into the uint64 the API speaks.
-///
-/// The result is the printable-order value esp32 has always sent
-/// (esp32_ble::ble_addr_to_uint64), so both proxy paths agree on the wire.
-/// This takes the raw controller order delivered by BLEHub's raw-advertisement
-/// callback; ESPBTDevice::address_uint64() is the equivalent for an already
-/// parsed device, whose address is stored MSB-first.
+/// Trackers with LSB-native SDKs call this at the emit site before filling
+/// RawAdvertisement::address; ESPBTDevice::address_uint64() is the equivalent
+/// for an already parsed device, whose address is stored MSB-first.
 inline uint64_t mac_lsb_first_to_uint64(const uint8_t *mac) {
   uint64_t addr = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
index b6fcf6f57a5..d9a7731504a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_device_base/ble_hub.h
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ namespace esphome::ble_device_base {
 /// One raw advertisement as delivered by the controller — a borrowed view,
 /// valid only for the duration of the invoke() callback.
 struct RawAdvertisement {
-  /// Least-significant octet first (BLE controller convention).
-  const uint8_t *mac;
+  /// Producers convert their native byte order at the emit site, so no
+  /// byte-order convention crosses this contract.
+  uint64_t address;
   const uint8_t *data;
   uint16_t data_len;
   int8_t rssi;  // signed dBm
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_esp32.cpp
index 7c62d3766cd..be6fa4c6c52 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_esp32.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ esp_err_t BluetoothConnection::notify_characteristic(uint16_t handle, bool enabl
 }
 
 esp32_ble_tracker::AdvertisementParserType BluetoothConnection::get_advertisement_parser_type() {
-  return this->proxy_->get_advertisement_parser_type();
+  // RAW keeps the tracker from building parsed ESPBTDevice objects for the
+  // proxy's connections (the proxy itself consumes the hub raw callback).
+  return esp32_ble_tracker::AdvertisementParserType::RAW_ADVERTISEMENTS;
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::bluetooth_connection
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
index 057b15193a1..4aa4195ff91 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@ async def _to_code_esp32(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
 
     cg.add(var.set_active(config[CONF_ACTIVE]))
-    await esp32_ble_tracker.register_raw_ble_device(var, config)
+    # Advertisements arrive through the hub raw callback (installed in
+    # setup()); only the scanner-state listener still registers with the
+    # tracker directly.
+    tracker = await cg.get_variable(config[esp32_ble_tracker.CONF_ESP32_BLE_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_parent(tracker))
     await esp32_ble_tracker.register_scanner_state_listener(var, config)
 
     # Define max connections for protobuf fixed array
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
index 06e3b9a3b41..19e894600eb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/macros.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cinttypes>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
 
@@ -26,14 +27,6 @@ BluetoothProxy::BluetoothProxy() { global_bluetooth_proxy = this; }
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
-void BluetoothProxy::setup() {
-  this->connections_free_response_.limit = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
-  this->connections_free_response_.free = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
-
-  // Capture the configured scan mode from YAML before any API changes
-  this->configured_scan_active_ = this->parent_->get_scan_active();
-}
-
 void BluetoothProxy::on_scanner_state(esp32_ble_tracker::ScannerState state) {
   if (this->api_connection_ != nullptr) {
     this->send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(state);
@@ -43,8 +36,8 @@ void BluetoothProxy::on_scanner_state(esp32_ble_tracker::ScannerState state) {
 void BluetoothProxy::send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(esp32_ble_tracker::ScannerState state) {
   api::BluetoothScannerStateResponse resp;
   resp.state = static_cast<api::enums::BluetoothScannerState>(state);
-  resp.mode = this->parent_->get_scan_active() ? api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_ACTIVE
-                                               : api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_PASSIVE;
+  resp.mode = this->hub_->scan_active() ? api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_ACTIVE
+                                        : api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_PASSIVE;
   resp.configured_mode = this->configured_scan_active_
                              ? api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_ACTIVE
                              : api::enums::BluetoothScannerMode::BLUETOOTH_SCANNER_MODE_PASSIVE;
@@ -53,45 +46,6 @@ void BluetoothProxy::send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(esp32_ble_tracker::ScannerSta
 
 #else  // !USE_ESP32
 
-void BluetoothProxy::setup() {
-  // BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS is 0 on an advertisement-only proxy.
-  this->connections_free_response_.limit = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
-  this->connections_free_response_.free = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
-
-  // Capture the configured scan mode from YAML before any API changes
-  this->configured_scan_active_ = this->hub_->scan_active();
-
-  // The hub delivers raw advertisements on the ESPHome main loop:
-  // mac is least-significant octet first (BLE controller convention).
-  this->hub_->set_raw_advertisement_callback({this, [](void *self, const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &adv) {
-                                                static_cast<BluetoothProxy *>(self)->on_raw_advertisement_(adv);
-                                              }});
-}
-
-void BluetoothProxy::on_raw_advertisement_(const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &raw) {
-  if (!api::global_api_server->is_connected() || this->api_connection_ == nullptr)
-    return;
-
-  auto &adv = this->response_.advertisements[this->response_.advertisements_len];
-  // raw.mac is LSB-first; this yields the same uint64 the esp32 proxy sends.
-  adv.address = ble_device_base::mac_lsb_first_to_uint64(raw.mac);
-  adv.rssi = raw.rssi;
-  adv.address_type = raw.addr_type;
-  uint8_t length = raw.data_len > sizeof(adv.data) ? sizeof(adv.data) : static_cast<uint8_t>(raw.data_len);
-  adv.data_len = length;
-  std::memcpy(adv.data, raw.data, length);
-
-  this->response_.advertisements_len++;
-
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Queuing raw packet from %02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X, length %d. RSSI: %d dB", raw.mac[5], raw.mac[4],
-           raw.mac[3], raw.mac[2], raw.mac[1], raw.mac[0], length, raw.rssi);
-
-  // Flush if we have reached BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE
-  if (this->response_.advertisements_len >= BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE) {
-    this->flush_pending_advertisements_();
-  }
-}
-
 void BluetoothProxy::send_bluetooth_scanner_state_() {
   // One read feeds both the frame and the change detector; the detector only
   // advances if the frame was accepted, so a dropped send (WOULD_BLOCK on a
@@ -112,6 +66,42 @@ void BluetoothProxy::send_bluetooth_scanner_state_() {
 
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
 
+void BluetoothProxy::setup() {
+  // BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS is 0 on an advertisement-only proxy.
+  this->connections_free_response_.limit = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
+  this->connections_free_response_.free = BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
+
+  // Capture the configured scan mode from YAML before any API changes
+  this->configured_scan_active_ = this->hub_->scan_active();
+
+  this->hub_->set_raw_advertisement_callback({this, [](void *self, const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &adv) {
+                                                static_cast<BluetoothProxy *>(self)->on_raw_advertisement_(adv);
+                                              }});
+}
+
+// The hub delivers raw advertisements on the ESPHome main loop.
+void BluetoothProxy::on_raw_advertisement_(const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &raw) {
+  if (!api::global_api_server->is_connected() || this->api_connection_ == nullptr)
+    return;
+
+  auto &adv = this->response_.advertisements[this->response_.advertisements_len];
+  adv.address = raw.address;
+  adv.rssi = raw.rssi;
+  adv.address_type = raw.addr_type;
+  uint8_t length = raw.data_len > sizeof(adv.data) ? sizeof(adv.data) : static_cast<uint8_t>(raw.data_len);
+  adv.data_len = length;
+  std::memcpy(adv.data, raw.data, length);
+
+  this->response_.advertisements_len++;
+
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Queuing raw packet from %012" PRIX64 ", length %d. RSSI: %d dB", raw.address, length, raw.rssi);
+
+  // Flush if we have reached BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE
+  if (this->response_.advertisements_len >= BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE) {
+    this->flush_pending_advertisements_();
+  }
+}
+
 #ifdef BLUETOOTH_CONNECTION_HAS_GATT
 void BluetoothProxy::log_connection_request_ignored_(BluetoothConnection *connection, ClientState state) {
   ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Connection request ignored, state: %s", connection->get_connection_index(),
@@ -133,50 +123,6 @@ void BluetoothProxy::handle_gatt_not_connected_(uint64_t address, uint16_t handl
   this->send_gatt_error(address, handle, GATT_NOT_CONNECTED);
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-
-#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
-bool BluetoothProxy::parse_device(const esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevice &device) {
-  // This method should never be called since bluetooth_proxy always uses raw advertisements
-  // but we need to provide an implementation to satisfy the virtual method requirement
-  return false;
-}
-#endif
-
-bool BluetoothProxy::parse_devices(const esp32_ble::BLEScanResult *scan_results, size_t count) {
-  if (!api::global_api_server->is_connected() || this->api_connection_ == nullptr)
-    return false;
-
-  auto &advertisements = this->response_.advertisements;
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    auto &result = scan_results[i];
-    uint8_t length = result.adv_data_len + result.scan_rsp_len;
-
-    // Fill in the data directly at current position
-    auto &adv = advertisements[this->response_.advertisements_len];
-    adv.address = esp32_ble::ble_addr_to_uint64(result.bda);
-    adv.rssi = result.rssi;
-    adv.address_type = result.ble_addr_type;
-    adv.data_len = length;
-    std::memcpy(adv.data, result.ble_adv, length);
-
-    this->response_.advertisements_len++;
-
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Queuing raw packet from %02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X, length %d. RSSI: %d dB", result.bda[0],
-             result.bda[1], result.bda[2], result.bda[3], result.bda[4], result.bda[5], length, result.rssi);
-
-    // Flush if we have reached BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE
-    if (this->response_.advertisements_len >= BLUETOOTH_PROXY_ADVERTISEMENT_BATCH_SIZE) {
-      this->flush_pending_advertisements_();
-    }
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-#endif  // USE_ESP32
-
 void BluetoothProxy::log_advertisement_flush_() {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Sent batch of %u BLE advertisements", this->response_.advertisements_len);
 }
@@ -236,10 +182,6 @@ void BluetoothProxy::loop() {
   }
 }
 
-esp32_ble_tracker::AdvertisementParserType BluetoothProxy::get_advertisement_parser_type() {
-  return esp32_ble_tracker::AdvertisementParserType::RAW_ADVERTISEMENTS;
-}
-
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
 
 #ifdef BLUETOOTH_CONNECTION_HAS_GATT
@@ -522,13 +464,13 @@ void BluetoothProxy::bluetooth_set_connection_params(const api::BluetoothSetConn
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
 void BluetoothProxy::bluetooth_scanner_set_mode(bool active) {
-  if (this->parent_->get_scan_active() == active) {
+  if (this->parent_()->get_scan_active() == active) {
     return;
   }
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setting scanner mode to %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
-  this->parent_->set_scan_active(active);
-  this->parent_->stop_scan();
-  this->parent_->set_scan_continuous(
+  this->parent_()->set_scan_active(active);
+  this->parent_()->stop_scan();
+  this->parent_()->set_scan_continuous(
       true);  // Set this to true to automatically start scanning again when it has cleaned up.
 }
 
@@ -675,8 +617,7 @@ void BluetoothProxy::subscribe_api_connection(api::APIConnection *api_connection
   }
   this->api_connection_ = api_connection;
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
-  this->parent_->recalculate_advertisement_parser_types();
-  this->send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(this->parent_->get_scanner_state());
+  this->send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(this->parent_()->get_scanner_state());
 #else
   this->send_bluetooth_scanner_state_();
 #endif
@@ -688,9 +629,6 @@ void BluetoothProxy::unsubscribe_api_connection(api::APIConnection *api_connecti
     return;
   }
   this->api_connection_ = nullptr;
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-  this->parent_->recalculate_advertisement_parser_types();
-#endif
 }
 
 void BluetoothProxy::send_device_connection(uint64_t address, bool connected, uint16_t mtu, conn_err_t error) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.h b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.h
index b8c8ab15f61..ed39a697aac 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.h
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.h
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ enum BluetoothProxySubscriptionFlag : uint32_t {
 };
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
-class BluetoothProxy final : public esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDeviceListener,
-                             public esp32_ble_tracker::BLEScannerStateListener,
-                             public Component {
+class BluetoothProxy final : public esp32_ble_tracker::BLEScannerStateListener, public Component {
 #else
 class BluetoothProxy final : public Component {
 #endif
@@ -86,11 +84,9 @@ class BluetoothProxy final : public Component {
  public:
   BluetoothProxy();
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
-#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
-  bool parse_device(const esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevice &device) override;
-#endif
-  bool parse_devices(const esp32_ble::BLEScanResult *scan_results, size_t count) override;
-  esp32_ble_tracker::AdvertisementParserType get_advertisement_parser_type() override;
+  // Advertisements arrive through the hub's raw callback; parent_() below
+  // recovers the tracker type for the esp32-only scan-mode calls.
+  void set_parent(esp32_ble_tracker::ESP32BLETracker *parent) { this->hub_ = parent; }
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
   void dump_config() override;
   void setup() override;
@@ -221,8 +217,8 @@ class BluetoothProxy final : public Component {
   void send_bluetooth_scanner_state_(esp32_ble_tracker::ScannerState state);
 #else
   void send_bluetooth_scanner_state_();
-  void on_raw_advertisement_(const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &raw);
 #endif
+  void on_raw_advertisement_(const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement &raw);
 
   /// Caller must ensure api_connection_ is non-null and API server is connected.
   void flush_pending_advertisements_() {
@@ -288,8 +284,13 @@ class BluetoothProxy final : public Component {
   // Group 2: Fixed-size array of connection pointers
   std::array<BluetoothConnection *, BLUETOOTH_PROXY_MAX_CONNECTIONS> connections_{};
 #endif
-#ifndef USE_ESP32
   ble_device_base::BLEHub *hub_{nullptr};
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+  // set_parent() is the only writer of hub_ on esp32, so the downcast is
+  // exact; ESP32BLETracker derives from BLEHub non-virtually.
+  esp32_ble_tracker::ESP32BLETracker *parent_() {
+    return static_cast<esp32_ble_tracker::ESP32BLETracker *>(this->hub_);
+  }
 #endif
 
   // BLE advertisement batching
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
index b8f49d4fbd2..646ce792331 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py
@@ -374,20 +374,6 @@ async def register_client(var: cg.SafeExpType, config: ConfigType) -> cg.SafeExp
     return var
 
 
-async def register_raw_ble_device(
-    var: cg.SafeExpType, config: ConfigType
-) -> cg.SafeExpType:
-    """Register a BLE device listener that only needs raw advertisement data.
-
-    This does NOT register the ESP_BT_DEVICE feature, meaning ESPBTDevice
-    will not be compiled in if this is the only registration method used.
-    """
-    _request_listener_slot()
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ESP32_BLE_ID])
-    cg.add(paren.register_listener(var))
-    return var
-
-
 async def register_raw_client(
     var: cg.SafeExpType, config: ConfigType
 ) -> cg.SafeExpType:
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index 8418fc3fec7..cec2f230f8f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,17 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::print_bt_device_info(const ESPBTDevice &device) {
 #endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::process_scan_result_(const BLEScanResult &scan_result) {
+  // Neutral raw-advertisement subscriber (the bluetooth_proxy path).
+  if (this->raw_advertisement_callback_.is_set()) {
+    ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement adv;
+    adv.address = esp32_ble::ble_addr_to_uint64(scan_result.bda);
+    adv.data = scan_result.ble_adv;
+    adv.data_len = static_cast<uint16_t>(scan_result.adv_data_len) + scan_result.scan_rsp_len;
+    adv.rssi = scan_result.rssi;
+    adv.addr_type = scan_result.ble_addr_type;
+    this->raw_advertisement_callback_.invoke(adv);
+  }
+
   // Process raw advertisements
   if (this->raw_advertisements_) {
 #ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT
diff --git a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
index 90be3418200..cddcd6c17d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,11 @@ void LN882HBLETracker::process_adv_(const uint8_t *mac, int8_t rssi, uint8_t add
   // Raw callback (the raw-advertisement path). Both full advertisements and
   // unmatched scan responses (raw_only) are forwarded.
   if (this->raw_advertisement_callback_.is_set()) {
-    const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement adv{
-        .mac = mac, .data = data, .data_len = data_len, .rssi = rssi, .addr_type = addr_type};
+    const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement adv{.address = ble_device_base::mac_lsb_first_to_uint64(mac),
+                                                .data = data,
+                                                .data_len = data_len,
+                                                .rssi = rssi,
+                                                .addr_type = addr_type};
     this->raw_advertisement_callback_.invoke(adv);
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
index ed036328ae1..c2bb93a32ea 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void RP2BLETracker::dump_config() {
 void RP2BLETracker::on_scan_report(const rp2040_ble::BLEScanReport &report) {
   // Raw callback (the raw-advertisement path).
   if (this->raw_advertisement_callback_.is_set()) {
-    const ble_device_base::RawAdvertisement adv{.mac = report.mac,
+    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,
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_slot_counter.py b/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_slot_counter.py
index 0fa5577a0bd..1c1499cb2dd 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_slot_counter.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/ble_device_base/test_slot_counter.py
@@ -107,14 +107,15 @@ def test_esp32_bluetooth_proxy_requests_scanner_state_slot(
     generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
     component_config_path: Callable[[str], Path],
 ) -> None:
-    """The proxy requests one scanner state slot, one raw listener slot and a
-    client slot per connection (three by default with active: true)."""
+    """The proxy requests one scanner state slot and a client slot per
+    connection (three by default with active: true); advertisements arrive
+    through the hub raw callback, so no listener slot exists."""
     generate_main(component_config_path("esp32_bluetooth_proxy.yaml"))
     assert (
         get_define_value("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_SCANNER_STATE_LISTENER_COUNT")
         == "1"
     )
-    assert get_define_value("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT") == "1"
+    assert get_define_value("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT") is None
     assert get_define_value("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT") == "3"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/ble_device_base/test_raw_callback.cpp b/tests/components/ble_device_base/test_raw_callback.cpp
index cd18c3db592..4d72c8fb180 100644
--- a/tests/components/ble_device_base/test_raw_callback.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/ble_device_base/test_raw_callback.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ struct CapturingSubscriber {
   }
 };
 
-// Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF — controller order delivers FF first.
-const uint8_t MAC_LSB_FIRST[6] = {0xff, 0xee, 0xdd, 0xcc, 0xbb, 0xaa};
+// Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF, packed the way the API speaks it.
+constexpr uint64_t TEST_ADDRESS = 0xAABBCCDDEEFFULL;
 const uint8_t ADV_DATA[4] = {0x02, 0x01, 0x06, 0x00};
 
 RawAdvertisement make_test_adv() {
   return RawAdvertisement{
-      .mac = MAC_LSB_FIRST, .data = ADV_DATA, .data_len = sizeof(ADV_DATA), .rssi = -63, .addr_type = 1};
+      .address = TEST_ADDRESS, .data = ADV_DATA, .data_len = sizeof(ADV_DATA), .rssi = -63, .addr_type = 1};
 }
 
 }  // namespace
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ TEST(RawAdvertisementCallback, SubscriberSeesFieldsUnchanged) {
   hub.emit(make_test_adv());
 
   ASSERT_EQ(subscriber.calls, 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(subscriber.last.mac, MAC_LSB_FIRST);
+  EXPECT_EQ(subscriber.last.address, TEST_ADDRESS);
   EXPECT_EQ(subscriber.last.data, ADV_DATA);
   EXPECT_EQ(subscriber.last.data_len, sizeof(ADV_DATA));
   EXPECT_EQ(subscriber.last.rssi, -63);