diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index 85ab3cc00c..86d529e1bf 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_DEASSERT_RTS_DTR,
     CONF_DISABLED,
     CONF_ESPHOME,
+    CONF_LEVEL,
+    CONF_LOG_TOPIC,
     CONF_LOGGER,
     CONF_MDNS,
     CONF_MQTT,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_PLATFORMIO_OPTIONS,
     CONF_PORT,
     CONF_SUBSTITUTIONS,
+    CONF_TOPIC,
     PLATFORM_BK72XX,
     PLATFORM_ESP32,
     PLATFORM_ESP8266,
@@ -95,8 +98,12 @@ def choose_upload_log_host(
         options.append((f"Over The Air ({CORE.address})", CORE.address))
         if default == "OTA":
             return CORE.address
-    if show_mqtt and CONF_MQTT in CORE.config:
-        options.append((f"MQTT ({CORE.config['mqtt'][CONF_BROKER]})", "MQTT"))
+    if (
+        show_mqtt
+        and (mqtt_config := CORE.config.get(CONF_MQTT))
+        and mqtt_logging_enabled(mqtt_config)
+    ):
+        options.append((f"MQTT ({mqtt_config[CONF_BROKER]})", "MQTT"))
         if default == "OTA":
             return "MQTT"
     if default is not None:
@@ -106,6 +113,17 @@ def choose_upload_log_host(
     return choose_prompt(options, purpose=purpose)
 
 
+def mqtt_logging_enabled(mqtt_config):
+    log_topic = mqtt_config[CONF_LOG_TOPIC]
+    if log_topic is None:
+        return False
+    if CONF_TOPIC not in log_topic:
+        return False
+    if log_topic.get(CONF_LEVEL, None) == "NONE":
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
 def get_port_type(port):
     if port.startswith("/") or port.startswith("COM"):
         return "SERIAL"