diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart.cpp b/esphome/components/uart/uart.cpp
index 205e9e2300..08fc0a326e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ bool UARTComponent::check_read_timeout_(size_t len) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Reading from UART timed out at byte %u!", this->available());
       return false;
     }
+    yield();
   }
   return true;
 }