diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index a936df4379..f59fa5d751 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1814,6 +1814,8 @@ void APIConnection::process_batch_() {
       this->proto_write_buffer_.resize(this->proto_write_buffer_.size() + this->helper_->frame_footer_size());
     }
 
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Sending batch: %zu messages, %zu total bytes", processed_count, this->proto_write_buffer_.size());
+
     APIError err = this->helper_->write_protobuf_packets(batch_buffer, packet_info);
     if (err != APIError::OK && err != APIError::WOULD_BLOCK) {
       on_fatal_error();
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 01177da667..6b1c81ef46 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class APIConnection : public APIServerConnection {
   };
 
   DeferredBatch deferred_batch_;
-  static constexpr uint32_t BATCH_DELAY_MS = 50;
+  static constexpr uint32_t BATCH_DELAY_MS = 100;
   static constexpr size_t MAX_BATCH_SIZE_BYTES = 1360;  // MTU - 100 bytes safety margin
 
   // Batch mode state for capturing message types