diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 039bba2136..ee19d5840d 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2025.12.0b4
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2025.12.0b5
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
index 5538206058..328df24bdd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class LWIPRawImpl : public Socket {
       errno = EINVAL;
       return -1;
     }
-    return this->ip2sockaddr_(&pcb_->local_ip, pcb_->local_port, name, addrlen);
+    return this->ip2sockaddr_(&pcb_->remote_ip, pcb_->remote_port, name, addrlen);
   }
   std::string getpeername() override {
     if (pcb_ == nullptr) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
index b438e4f7a6..b4f6eedf91 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/gpio.h"
 #include "driver/gpio.h"
 #include "soc/gpio_num.h"
+#include "soc/uart_pins.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_LOGGER
 #include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,22 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::load_settings(bool dump_config) {
     return;
   }
 
+  int8_t tx = this->tx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->tx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+  int8_t rx = this->rx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->rx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+  int8_t flow_control = this->flow_control_pin_ != nullptr ? this->flow_control_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+
+  // Workaround for ESP-IDF issue: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/17459
+  // Commit 9ed617fb17 removed gpio_func_sel() calls from uart_set_pin(), which breaks
+  // UART on default UART0 pins that may have residual state from boot console.
+  // Reset these pins before configuring UART to ensure they're in a clean state.
+  if (tx == U0TXD_GPIO_NUM || tx == U0RXD_GPIO_NUM) {
+    gpio_reset_pin(static_cast<gpio_num_t>(tx));
+  }
+  if (rx == U0TXD_GPIO_NUM || rx == U0RXD_GPIO_NUM) {
+    gpio_reset_pin(static_cast<gpio_num_t>(rx));
+  }
+
+  // Setup pins after reset to preserve open drain/pullup/pulldown flags
   auto setup_pin_if_needed = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
     if (!pin) {
       return;
@@ -154,10 +171,6 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::load_settings(bool dump_config) {
     setup_pin_if_needed(this->tx_pin_);
   }
 
-  int8_t tx = this->tx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->tx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-  int8_t rx = this->rx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->rx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-  int8_t flow_control = this->flow_control_pin_ != nullptr ? this->flow_control_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-
   uint32_t invert = 0;
   if (this->tx_pin_ != nullptr && this->tx_pin_->is_inverted()) {
     invert |= UART_SIGNAL_TXD_INV;
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 0aae3e2b17..9cdc210425 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2025.12.0b4"
+__version__ = "2025.12.0b5"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (