diff --git a/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/__init__.py
index e421efb2d6..4200b2f0b8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/__init__.py
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@ async def to_code_base(config):
     bsec2_arr = cg.progmem_array(config[CONF_RAW_DATA_ID], rhs)
     cg.add(var.set_bsec2_configuration(bsec2_arr, len(rhs)))
 
-    # Although this component does not use SPI, the BSEC2 Arduino library requires the SPI library
+    # The BSEC2 and BME68x Arduino libraries unconditionally include Wire.h and
+    # SPI.h in their source files, so these libraries must be available even though
+    # ESPHome uses its own I2C/SPI abstractions instead of the Arduino ones.
     if core.CORE.using_arduino:
+        cg.add_library("Wire", None)
         cg.add_library("SPI", None)
     cg.add_library(
         "BME68x Sensor library",
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
index 220c75f9d3..a433eff883 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ bool Nextion::upload_tft(uint32_t baud_rate, bool exit_reparse) {
   }
 
   if (code != 200 and code != 206) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "HTTP request failed with status %d", code);
     return this->upload_end_(false);
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
index c4e6ff7182..46352afd75 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ bool Nextion::upload_tft(uint32_t baud_rate, bool exit_reparse) {
            esp_get_free_heap_size());
   int status_code = esp_http_client_get_status_code(http_client);
   if (status_code != 200 && status_code != 206) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "HTTP request failed with status %d", status_code);
     return this->upload_end_(false);
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/components/bme68x_bsec2_i2c/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/bme68x_bsec2_i2c/test.esp32-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c503b0ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/bme68x_bsec2_i2c/test.esp32-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-ard.yaml
+
+<<: !include common.yaml