diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
index 82a7e1ee4f5..2374eca2e6a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def _get_media_item(
 @bind_hass
 async def async_browse_media(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
-    media_content_id: str,
+    media_content_id: str | None,
     *,
     content_filter: Callable[[BrowseMedia], bool] | None = None,
 ) -> BrowseMediaSource:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
index 9c019abbf46..aa3721fe645 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "domain": "vlc_telnet",
-  "name": "VLC media player Telnet",
+  "name": "VLC media player via Telnet",
   "config_flow": true,
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/vlc_telnet",
   "requirements": ["aiovlc==0.1.0"],
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
index ae46370dc40..11930aada99 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Coroutine
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 from aiovlc.client import Client
 from aiovlc.exceptions import AuthError, CommandError, ConnectError
 from typing_extensions import Concatenate, ParamSpec
 
-from homeassistant.components.media_player import MediaPlayerEntity
+from homeassistant.components import media_source
+from homeassistant.components.http.auth import async_sign_path
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import BrowseMedia, MediaPlayerEntity
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC,
+    SUPPORT_BROWSE_MEDIA,
     SUPPORT_CLEAR_PLAYLIST,
     SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK,
     SUPPORT_PAUSE,
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceEntryType
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+from homeassistant.helpers.network import get_url
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 
 from .const import DATA_AVAILABLE, DATA_VLC, DEFAULT_NAME, DOMAIN, LOGGER
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ SUPPORT_VLC = (
     | SUPPORT_STOP
     | SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE
     | SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET
+    | SUPPORT_BROWSE_MEDIA
 )
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T", bound="VlcDevice")
@@ -170,10 +176,16 @@ class VlcDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self._media_artist = data.get(0, {}).get("artist")
         self._media_title = data.get(0, {}).get("title")
 
-        if not self._media_title:
-            # Fall back to filename.
-            if data_info := data.get("data"):
-                self._media_title = data_info["filename"]
+        if self._media_title:
+            return
+
+        # Fall back to filename.
+        if data_info := data.get("data"):
+            self._media_title = data_info["filename"]
+
+            # Strip out auth signatures if streaming local media
+            if self._media_title and (pos := self._media_title.find("?authSig=")) != -1:
+                self._media_title = self._media_title[:pos]
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
@@ -290,6 +302,24 @@ class VlcDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self, media_type: str, media_id: str, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> None:
         """Play media from a URL or file."""
+        # Handle media_source
+        if media_source.is_media_source_id(media_id):
+            sourced_media = await media_source.async_resolve_media(self.hass, media_id)
+            media_type = MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC
+            media_id = sourced_media.url
+
+        # Sign and prefix with URL if playing a relative URL
+        if media_id[0] == "/":
+            media_id = async_sign_path(
+                self.hass,
+                quote(media_id),
+                timedelta(seconds=media_source.DEFAULT_EXPIRY_TIME),
+            )
+
+            # prepend external URL
+            hass_url = get_url(self.hass)
+            media_id = f"{hass_url}{media_id}"
+
         if media_type != MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC:
             LOGGER.error(
                 "Invalid media type %s. Only %s is supported",
@@ -321,3 +351,13 @@ class VlcDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         """Enable/disable shuffle mode."""
         shuffle_command = "on" if shuffle else "off"
         await self._vlc.random(shuffle_command)
+
+    async def async_browse_media(
+        self, media_content_type: str | None = None, media_content_id: str | None = None
+    ) -> BrowseMedia:
+        """Implement the websocket media browsing helper."""
+        return await media_source.async_browse_media(
+            self.hass,
+            media_content_id,
+            content_filter=lambda item: item.media_content_type.startswith("audio/"),
+        )