diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
index 1afa439567..6e7c491967 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_apply_power_save_() {
       power_save = NONE_SLEEP_T;
       break;
   }
+  wifi_fpm_auto_sleep_set_in_null_mode(1);
   return wifi_set_sleep_type(power_save);
 }