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/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