diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/manager.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/manager.py
index 7629d1fa9cd..93e8d7b5bc2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/manager.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/manager.py
@@ -329,6 +329,15 @@ class ESPHomeManager:
             entity_id, attribute, hass.states.get(entity_id)
         )
 
+    @callback
+    def async_on_state_request(
+        self, entity_id: str, attribute: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Forward state for requested entity."""
+        self._send_home_assistant_state(
+            entity_id, attribute, self.hass.states.get(entity_id)
+        )
+
     def _handle_pipeline_finished(self) -> None:
         self.entry_data.async_set_assist_pipeline_state(False)
 
@@ -526,7 +535,10 @@ class ESPHomeManager:
 
         cli.subscribe_states(entry_data.async_update_state)
         cli.subscribe_service_calls(self.async_on_service_call)
-        cli.subscribe_home_assistant_states(self.async_on_state_subscription)
+        cli.subscribe_home_assistant_states(
+            self.async_on_state_subscription,
+            self.async_on_state_request,
+        )
 
         entry_data.async_save_to_store()
         _async_check_firmware_version(hass, device_info, api_version)
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/conftest.py b/tests/components/esphome/conftest.py
index ea4099560cd..b3966875a31 100644
--- a/tests/components/esphome/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/conftest.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class MockESPHomeDevice:
         self.home_assistant_state_subscription_callback: Callable[
             [str, str | None], None
         ]
+        self.home_assistant_state_request_callback: Callable[[str, str | None], None]
         self.voice_assistant_handle_start_callback: Callable[
             [str, int, VoiceAssistantAudioSettings, str | None],
             Coroutine[Any, Any, int | None],
@@ -268,9 +269,11 @@ class MockESPHomeDevice:
     def set_home_assistant_state_subscription_callback(
         self,
         on_state_sub: Callable[[str, str | None], None],
+        on_state_request: Callable[[str, str | None], None],
     ) -> None:
         """Set the state call callback."""
         self.home_assistant_state_subscription_callback = on_state_sub
+        self.home_assistant_state_request_callback = on_state_request
 
     def mock_home_assistant_state_subscription(
         self, entity_id: str, attribute: str | None
@@ -278,6 +281,12 @@ class MockESPHomeDevice:
         """Mock a state subscription."""
         self.home_assistant_state_subscription_callback(entity_id, attribute)
 
+    def mock_home_assistant_state_request(
+        self, entity_id: str, attribute: str | None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Mock a state request."""
+        self.home_assistant_state_request_callback(entity_id, attribute)
+
     def set_subscribe_voice_assistant_callbacks(
         self,
         handle_start: Callable[
@@ -378,9 +387,12 @@ async def _mock_generic_device_entry(
 
     def _subscribe_home_assistant_states(
         on_state_sub: Callable[[str, str | None], None],
+        on_state_request: Callable[[str, str | None], None],
     ) -> None:
         """Subscribe to home assistant states."""
-        mock_device.set_home_assistant_state_subscription_callback(on_state_sub)
+        mock_device.set_home_assistant_state_subscription_callback(
+            on_state_sub, on_state_request
+        )
 
     def _subscribe_voice_assistant(
         *,
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/test_manager.py b/tests/components/esphome/test_manager.py
index 9d2a906466e..a14c83bf265 100644
--- a/tests/components/esphome/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/test_manager.py
@@ -721,6 +721,34 @@ async def test_state_subscription(
     assert mock_client.send_home_assistant_state.mock_calls == []
 
 
+async def test_state_request(
+    mock_client: APIClient,
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_esphome_device: Callable[
+        [APIClient, list[EntityInfo], list[UserService], list[EntityState]],
+        Awaitable[MockESPHomeDevice],
+    ],
+) -> None:
+    """Test ESPHome requests state change."""
+    device: MockESPHomeDevice = await mock_esphome_device(
+        mock_client=mock_client,
+        entity_info=[],
+        user_service=[],
+        states=[],
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    hass.states.async_set("binary_sensor.test", "on", {"bool": True, "float": 3.0})
+    device.mock_home_assistant_state_request("binary_sensor.test", None)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert mock_client.send_home_assistant_state.mock_calls == [
+        call("binary_sensor.test", None, "on")
+    ]
+    mock_client.send_home_assistant_state.reset_mock()
+    hass.states.async_set("binary_sensor.test", "off", {"bool": False, "float": 5.0})
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert mock_client.send_home_assistant_state.mock_calls == []
+
+
 async def test_debug_logging(
     mock_client: APIClient,
     hass: HomeAssistant,