diff --git a/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
index 234fcc97839..9581a6b1c40 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
@@ -817,9 +817,28 @@ async def _async_process_config(
         """
         automation_matches: set[int] = set()
         config_matches: set[int] = set()
+        automation_configs_with_id: dict[str, tuple[int, AutomationEntityConfig]] = {}
+        automation_configs_without_id: list[tuple[int, AutomationEntityConfig]] = []
+
+        for config_idx, config in enumerate(automation_configs):
+            if automation_id := config.config_block.get(CONF_ID):
+                automation_configs_with_id[automation_id] = (config_idx, config)
+                continue
+            automation_configs_without_id.append((config_idx, config))
 
         for automation_idx, automation in enumerate(automations):
-            for config_idx, config in enumerate(automation_configs):
+            if automation.unique_id:
+                if automation.unique_id not in automation_configs_with_id:
+                    continue
+                config_idx, config = automation_configs_with_id.pop(
+                    automation.unique_id
+                )
+                if automation_matches_config(automation, config):
+                    automation_matches.add(automation_idx)
+                    config_matches.add(config_idx)
+                continue
+
+            for config_idx, config in automation_configs_without_id:
                 if config_idx in config_matches:
                     # Only allow an automation config to match at most once
                     continue
diff --git a/tests/components/automation/test_init.py b/tests/components/automation/test_init.py
index f40309bf7f6..742ae85ed68 100644
--- a/tests/components/automation/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/automation/test_init.py
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ async def test_automation_stops(hass, calls, service):
     assert len(calls) == (1 if service == "turn_off_no_stop" else 0)
 
 
-async def test_reload_unchanged_does_not_stop(hass, calls):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("extra_config", ({}, {"id": "sun"}))
+async def test_reload_unchanged_does_not_stop(hass, calls, extra_config):
     """Test that reloading stops any running actions as appropriate."""
     test_entity = "test.entity"
 
@@ -753,6 +754,7 @@ async def test_reload_unchanged_does_not_stop(hass, calls):
             ],
         }
     }
+    config[automation.DOMAIN].update(**extra_config)
     assert await async_setup_component(hass, automation.DOMAIN, config)
 
     running = asyncio.Event()
@@ -970,6 +972,41 @@ async def test_reload_identical_automations_without_id(hass, calls):
                 },
             }
         },
+        {
+            "id": "sun",
+            "trigger": {"platform": "event", "event_type": "test_event"},
+            "action": [{"service": "test.automation"}],
+        },
+        # An automation using templates
+        {
+            "id": "sun",
+            "trigger": {"platform": "event", "event_type": "test_event"},
+            "action": [{"service": "{{ 'test.automation' }}"}],
+        },
+        # An automation using blueprint
+        {
+            "id": "sun",
+            "use_blueprint": {
+                "path": "test_event_service.yaml",
+                "input": {
+                    "trigger_event": "test_event",
+                    "service_to_call": "test.automation",
+                    "a_number": 5,
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        # An automation using blueprint with templated input
+        {
+            "id": "sun",
+            "use_blueprint": {
+                "path": "test_event_service.yaml",
+                "input": {
+                    "trigger_event": "{{ 'test_event' }}",
+                    "service_to_call": "{{ 'test.automation' }}",
+                    "a_number": 5,
+                },
+            },
+        },
     ),
 )
 async def test_reload_unchanged_automation(hass, calls, automation_config):
@@ -1004,7 +1041,8 @@ async def test_reload_unchanged_automation(hass, calls, automation_config):
         assert len(calls) == 2
 
 
-async def test_reload_automation_when_blueprint_changes(hass, calls):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("extra_config", ({}, {"id": "sun"}))
+async def test_reload_automation_when_blueprint_changes(hass, calls, extra_config):
     """Test an automation is updated at reload if the blueprint has changed."""
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.automation.AutomationEntity", wraps=AutomationEntity
@@ -1023,6 +1061,7 @@ async def test_reload_automation_when_blueprint_changes(hass, calls):
                 }
             ]
         }
+        config[automation.DOMAIN][0].update(**extra_config)
         assert await async_setup_component(hass, automation.DOMAIN, config)
         assert automation_entity_init.call_count == 1
         automation_entity_init.reset_mock()