diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_rssi_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_rssi_sensor.cpp
index dc032a7a98..715298e592 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_rssi_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/sensor/ble_rssi_sensor.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ void BLEClientRSSISensor::gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_bl
   switch (event) {
     // server response on RSSI request:
     case ESP_GAP_BLE_READ_RSSI_COMPLETE_EVT:
+      if (!this->parent()->check_addr(param->read_rssi_cmpl.remote_addr))
+        return;
       if (param->read_rssi_cmpl.status == ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         int8_t rssi = param->read_rssi_cmpl.rssi;
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ESP_GAP_BLE_READ_RSSI_COMPLETE_EVT RSSI: %d", rssi);