diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/keyboard.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/keyboard.py
index 029ca5f6846..c5628cee3cd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/keyboard.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/keyboard.py
@@ -52,19 +52,23 @@ class KeyboardType(WidgetType):
         if mode := config.get(CONF_MODE):
             await w.set_property(CONF_MODE, await KEYBOARD_MODES.process(mode))
         if textarea := config.get(CONF_TEXTAREA):
-            # If a textarea is configured, it must be generated before the keyboard can attach it.
-            # If not yet configured, defer the attachment code.
+            if not is_widget_completed(textarea):
+                # Can only happen for an initial config, where the keyboard is configured before the
+                # textarea, so it's ok to always emit into the global context
+                async def add_textarea():
+                    async with LvContext():
+                        await w.set_property(
+                            CONF_TEXTAREA,
+                            (await get_widgets(config, CONF_TEXTAREA))[0].obj,
+                        )
 
-            async def add_textarea():
-                async with LvContext():
-                    await w.set_property(
-                        CONF_TEXTAREA, (await get_widgets(config, CONF_TEXTAREA))[0].obj
-                    )
-
-            if is_widget_completed(textarea):
-                await add_textarea()
-            else:
                 CORE.add_job(add_textarea)
+            else:
+                # Handles updates in automations, and properly ordered initial config. Code is generated
+                # into the enclosing context (main or lambda)
+                await w.set_property(
+                    CONF_TEXTAREA, (await get_widgets(config, CONF_TEXTAREA))[0].obj
+                )
 
 
 keyboard_spec = KeyboardType()