diff --git a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py
index 049b74648c..edc0675c8d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CONF_DECIBEL_REDUCTION = "decibel_reduction"
 
 CONF_ANNOUNCEMENT = "announcement"
 CONF_MEDIA_FILE = "media_file"
-CONF_PIPELINE = "pipeline"
+CONF_STREAM = "stream"
 CONF_VOLUME_INCREMENT = "volume_increment"
 CONF_VOLUME_MIN = "volume_min"
 CONF_VOLUME_MAX = "volume_max"
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ PIPELINE_TYPE_ENUM = {
 PlayLocalMediaAction = speaker_ns.class_(
     "PlayLocalMediaAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SpeakerMediaPlayer)
 )
-StopPipelineAction = speaker_ns.class_(
-    "StopPipelineAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SpeakerMediaPlayer)
+StopStreamAction = speaker_ns.class_(
+    "StopStreamAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SpeakerMediaPlayer)
 )
 DuckingSetAction = speaker_ns.class_(
     "DuckingSetAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SpeakerMediaPlayer)
@@ -341,20 +341,20 @@ async def play_local_media_media_action(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 
 @automation.register_action(
-    "speaker_media_player.stop_pipeline",
-    StopPipelineAction,
+    "speaker_media_player.stop_stream",
+    StopStreamAction,
     cv.maybe_simple_value(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(SpeakerMediaPlayer),
-            cv.Required(CONF_PIPELINE): cv.enum(PIPELINE_TYPE_ENUM, upper=True),
+            cv.Required(CONF_STREAM): cv.enum(PIPELINE_TYPE_ENUM, upper=True),
         },
-        key=CONF_PIPELINE,
+        key=CONF_STREAM,
     ),
 )
-async def stop_pipeline_action(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
+async def stop_stream_action(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
     await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
-    cg.add(var.set_pipeline_type(config[CONF_PIPELINE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_pipeline_type(config[CONF_STREAM]))
     return var
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/automation.h b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/automation.h
index 0719d3a927..b37d6129fe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/automation.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class PlayLocalMediaAction : public Action<Ts...>, publ
   }
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class StopPipelineAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SpeakerMediaPlayer> {
+template<typename... Ts> class StopStreamAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SpeakerMediaPlayer> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(AudioPipelineType, pipeline_type)
   void play(Ts... x) override {
     bool announcement = false;
diff --git a/tests/components/speaker/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml b/tests/components/speaker/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml
index ad91db1b18..91ff261a19 100644
--- a/tests/components/speaker/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/speaker/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ esphome:
       - media_player.toggle:
       - media_player.stop:
       - speaker_media_player.play_local_media_file: wake_word_trigger_sound
-      - speaker_media_player.stop_pipeline: media
+      - speaker_media_player.stop_stream: media
       - speaker_media_player.play_local_media_file:
           media_file: wake_word_trigger_sound
           announcement: true
-      - speaker_media_player.stop_pipeline: announcement
+      - speaker_media_player.stop_stream: announcement
 
 wifi:
   ssid: MySSID