diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.cpp b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.cpp
index 6e376d0fef..3ed9aafb42 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ void MQTTComponent::call_loop() {
     this->schedule_resend_state();
   }
 }
+void MQTTComponent::call_dump_config() {
+  if (this->is_internal())
+    return;
+
+  this->dump_config();
+}
 void MQTTComponent::schedule_resend_state() { this->resend_state_ = true; }
 std::string MQTTComponent::unique_id() { return ""; }
 bool MQTTComponent::is_connected_() const { return global_mqtt_client->is_connected(); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
index 83a0c06644..668162da5a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class MQTTComponent : public Component {
 
   void call_loop() override;
 
+  void call_dump_config() override;
+
   /// Send discovery info the Home Assistant, override this.
   virtual void send_discovery(JsonObject &root, SendDiscoveryConfig &config) = 0;
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/application.cpp b/esphome/core/application.cpp
index 5ab1d973f4..d59ad23a5e 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/application.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void Application::loop() {
 #endif
     }
 
-    this->components_[this->dump_config_at_]->dump_config();
+    this->components_[this->dump_config_at_]->call_dump_config();
     this->dump_config_at_++;
   }
 }
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 7682c083a5..e3b32978cd 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ bool Component::cancel_timeout(const std::string &name) {  // NOLINT
 }
 
 void Component::call_loop() { this->loop(); }
-
 void Component::call_setup() { this->setup(); }
+void Component::call_dump_config() { this->dump_config(); }
+
 uint32_t Component::get_component_state() const { return this->component_state_; }
 void Component::call() {
   uint32_t state = this->component_state_ & COMPONENT_STATE_MASK;
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index ea87ebcdfe..2654504fe8 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ class Component {
   const char *get_component_source() const;
 
  protected:
+  friend class Application;
+
   virtual void call_loop();
   virtual void call_setup();
+  virtual void call_dump_config();
+
   /** Set an interval function with a unique name. Empty name means no cancelling possible.
    *
    * This will call f every interval ms. Can be cancelled via CancelInterval().