diff --git a/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py b/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
index 7e917a9d70..a327cc2988 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from esphome.components.zephyr import zephyr_add_pm_static, zephyr_data
 from esphome.components.zephyr.const import KEY_BOOTLOADER
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_INTERNAL, CONF_NAME
-from esphome.core import CORE
+from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 from .const_zephyr import (
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
+@coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.CORE)
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add_define("USE_ZIGBEE")
     if CORE.using_zephyr:
diff --git a/esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_zephyr.py b/esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_zephyr.py
index 0b6daa9476..a1e6ad3097 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_zephyr.py
+++ b/esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_zephyr.py
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ async def zephyr_to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
                 "USE_ZIGBEE_WIPE_ON_BOOT_MAGIC", random.randint(0x000001, 0xFFFFFF)
             )
         cg.add_define("USE_ZIGBEE_WIPE_ON_BOOT")
+
+    # Generate attribute lists before any await that could yield (e.g., build_automation
+    # waiting for variables from other components). If the hub's priority decays while
+    # yielding, deferred entity jobs may add cluster list globals that reference these
+    # attribute lists before they're declared.
+    await _attr_to_code(config)
+
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
 
     if on_join_config := config.get(CONF_ON_JOIN):
@@ -186,7 +193,6 @@ async def zephyr_to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
 
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
 
-    await _attr_to_code(config)
     CORE.add_job(_ctx_to_code, config)