diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ble_client/__init__.py
index 0f1f60e62b..44812d29b5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/__init__.py
@@ -100,12 +100,40 @@ async def ble_write_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     else:
         cg.add(var.set_value_simple(value))
 
-    serv_uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID])
-    cg.add(var.set_service_uuid128(serv_uuid128))
-    char_uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(
-        config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]
-    )
-    cg.add(var.set_char_uuid128(char_uuid128))
+    if len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid16_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_service_uuid16(esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]))
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid32_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_service_uuid32(esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]))
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid128_format):
+        uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID])
+        cg.add(var.set_service_uuid128(uuid128))
+
+    if len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid16_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_char_uuid16(
+                esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID])
+            )
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(
+        esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid32_format
+    ):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_char_uuid32(
+                esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID])
+            )
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(
+        esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid128_format
+    ):
+        uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(
+            config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]
+        )
+        cg.add(var.set_char_uuid128(uuid128))
+
     return var
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/automation.h b/esphome/components/ble_client/automation.h
index ba5f78109e..98c19dedf8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/automation.h
@@ -46,10 +46,14 @@ class BLEWriterClientNode : public BLEClientNode {
   // Attempts to write the contents of value to char_uuid_.
   void write(const std::vector<uint8_t> &value);
 
-  void set_char_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
-
+  void set_service_uuid16(uint16_t uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint16(uuid); }
+  void set_service_uuid32(uint32_t uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint32(uuid); }
   void set_service_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
 
+  void set_char_uuid16(uint16_t uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint16(uuid); }
+  void set_char_uuid32(uint32_t uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint32(uuid); }
+  void set_char_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
+
   void gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
                            esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t *param) override;