diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cast/home_assistant_cast.py b/homeassistant/components/cast/home_assistant_cast.py
index 5eec2a28908..8364094845c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cast/home_assistant_cast.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cast/home_assistant_cast.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def async_setup_ha_cast(
             SIGNAL_HASS_CAST_SHOW_VIEW,
             controller,
             call.data[ATTR_ENTITY_ID],
-            call.data[ATTR_VIEW_PATH],
+            call.data.get(ATTR_VIEW_PATH),
             call.data.get(ATTR_URL_PATH),
         )
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cast/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/cast/services.yaml
index e2e23ad40a2..6edd0061a19 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cast/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cast/services.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ show_lovelace_view:
           integration: cast
           domain: media_player
     dashboard_path:
-      required: true
       example: lovelace-cast
       selector:
         text:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cast/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/cast/strings.json
index ce622e48aae..628fc1b02a8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cast/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cast/strings.json
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
           "description": "Media player entity to show the dashboard view on."
         },
         "dashboard_path": {
-          "name": "Dashboard path",
-          "description": "The URL path of the dashboard to show."
+          "name": "Dashboard",
+          "description": "The dashboard to show, for example 'energy' or 'lovelace'. If not specified, the default dashboard will be shown."
         },
         "view_path": {
-          "name": "View path",
-          "description": "The path of the dashboard view to show."
+          "name": "View",
+          "description": "The view to show, for example 'home' for a view with a specified URL or '0' for view without a specified URL. If not specified, the dashboard's default view will be shown."
         }
       }
     }