diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.cpp
index 697928a58f..f9e1706ba4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Trigger<std::vector<uint8_t>> *BLETriggers::create_on_write_trigger(BLECharacter
 
 void BLECharacteristicSetValueActionManager::set_listener(BLECharacteristic *characteristic,
                                                           EventEmitterListenerID listener_id,
-                                                          std::function<void()> pre_notify_listener) {
+                                                          const std::function<void()>& pre_notify_listener) {
   // Check if there is already a listener for this characteristic
   if (this->listeners_.count(characteristic) > 0) {
     // Unpack the pair listener_id, pre_notify_listener_id
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.h
index d293621426..d9bc88268c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server_automations.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class BLECharacteristicSetValueActionManager
     return &instance;
   }
   void set_listener(BLECharacteristic *characteristic, EventEmitterListenerID listener_id,
-                    std::function<void()> pre_notify_listener);
+                    const std::function<void()>& pre_notify_listener);
   EventEmitterListenerID get_listener(BLECharacteristic *characteristic) {
     return this->listeners_[characteristic].first;
   }