diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
index d54b7678e1..75366ce864 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_presence/binary_sensor.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_IBEACON_MINOR): cv.uint16_t,
             cv.Optional(CONF_IBEACON_UUID): cv.uuid,
             cv.Optional(CONF_MIN_RSSI): cv.All(
-                cv.decibel, cv.int_range(min=-90, max=-30)
+                cv.decibel, cv.int_range(min=-100, max=-30)
             ),
         }
     )
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
index 953ea460a8..1be9adeb30 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_presence/ble_presence_device.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class BLEPresenceDevice : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitiallyOff,
     this->found_ = false;
   }
   bool parse_device(const esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevice &device) override {
-    if (this->check_minimum_rssi_ && this->minimum_rssi_ <= device.get_rssi()) {
+    if (this->check_minimum_rssi_ && this->minimum_rssi_ > device.get_rssi()) {
       return false;
     }
     switch (this->match_by_) {