diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api.proto b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
index 92fb57b711..684540ffa6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api.proto
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ service APIConnection {
   rpc unsubscribe_bluetooth_le_advertisements(UnsubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest) returns (void) {}
 
   rpc subscribe_voice_assistant(SubscribeVoiceAssistantRequest) returns (void) {}
+  rpc voice_assistant_get_configuration(VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest) returns (VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse) {}
+  rpc voice_assistant_set_configuration(VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration) returns (void) {}
 
   rpc alarm_control_panel_command (AlarmControlPanelCommandRequest) returns (void) {}
 }
@@ -1572,7 +1574,7 @@ message VoiceAssistantAnnounceFinished {
 }
 
 message VoiceAssistantWakeWord {
-  uint32 id = 1;
+  string id = 1;
   string wake_word = 2;
   repeated string trained_languages = 3;
 }
@@ -1589,7 +1591,7 @@ message VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse {
   option (ifdef) = "USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT";
 
   repeated VoiceAssistantWakeWord available_wake_words = 1;
-  repeated uint32 active_wake_words = 2;
+  repeated string active_wake_words = 2;
   uint32 max_active_wake_words = 3;
 }
 
@@ -1598,7 +1600,7 @@ message VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration {
   option (source) = SOURCE_CLIENT;
   option (ifdef) = "USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT";
 
-  repeated uint32 active_wake_words = 1;
+  repeated string active_wake_words = 1;
 }
 
 // ==================== ALARM CONTROL PANEL ====================
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 20e9a45314..7ea52e9a9e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1224,6 +1224,39 @@ void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_announce_request(const VoiceAssistantAnno
   }
 }
 
+VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse APIConnection::voice_assistant_get_configuration(
+    const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) {
+  VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse resp;
+  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
+    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
+      return resp;
+    }
+
+    auto &config = voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_configuration();
+    for (auto &wake_word : config.available_wake_words) {
+      VoiceAssistantWakeWord resp_wake_word;
+      resp_wake_word.id = wake_word.id;
+      resp_wake_word.wake_word = wake_word.wake_word;
+      for (const auto &lang : wake_word.trained_languages) {
+        resp_wake_word.trained_languages.push_back(lang);
+      }
+      resp.available_wake_words.push_back(std::move(resp_wake_word));
+    }
+    resp.max_active_wake_words = config.max_active_wake_words;
+  }
+  return resp;
+}
+
+void APIConnection::voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) {
+  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
+    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_set_configuration(msg.active_wake_words);
+  }
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index e8d66a5e07..f176cf7c56 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ class APIConnection : public APIServerConnection {
   void on_voice_assistant_audio(const VoiceAssistantAudio &msg) override;
   void on_voice_assistant_timer_event_response(const VoiceAssistantTimerEventResponse &msg) override;
   void on_voice_assistant_announce_request(const VoiceAssistantAnnounceRequest &msg) override;
+  VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse voice_assistant_get_configuration(
+      const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) override;
+  void voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) override;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
index 791de29511..8df152881c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
@@ -7124,18 +7124,12 @@ void VoiceAssistantAnnounceFinished::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   out.append("}");
 }
 #endif
-bool VoiceAssistantWakeWord::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt value) {
-  switch (field_id) {
-    case 1: {
-      this->id = value.as_uint32();
-      return true;
-    }
-    default:
-      return false;
-  }
-}
 bool VoiceAssistantWakeWord::decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) {
   switch (field_id) {
+    case 1: {
+      this->id = value.as_string();
+      return true;
+    }
     case 2: {
       this->wake_word = value.as_string();
       return true;
@@ -7149,7 +7143,7 @@ bool VoiceAssistantWakeWord::decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimit
   }
 }
 void VoiceAssistantWakeWord::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const {
-  buffer.encode_uint32(1, this->id);
+  buffer.encode_string(1, this->id);
   buffer.encode_string(2, this->wake_word);
   for (auto &it : this->trained_languages) {
     buffer.encode_string(3, it, true);
@@ -7160,8 +7154,7 @@ void VoiceAssistantWakeWord::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   __attribute__((unused)) char buffer[64];
   out.append("VoiceAssistantWakeWord {\n");
   out.append("  id: ");
-  sprintf(buffer, "%" PRIu32, this->id);
-  out.append(buffer);
+  out.append("'").append(this->id).append("'");
   out.append("\n");
 
   out.append("  wake_word: ");
@@ -7184,10 +7177,6 @@ void VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
 #endif
 bool VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt value) {
   switch (field_id) {
-    case 2: {
-      this->active_wake_words.push_back(value.as_uint32());
-      return true;
-    }
     case 3: {
       this->max_active_wake_words = value.as_uint32();
       return true;
@@ -7202,6 +7191,10 @@ bool VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse::decode_length(uint32_t field_id, Proto
       this->available_wake_words.push_back(value.as_message<VoiceAssistantWakeWord>());
       return true;
     }
+    case 2: {
+      this->active_wake_words.push_back(value.as_string());
+      return true;
+    }
     default:
       return false;
   }
@@ -7211,7 +7204,7 @@ void VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const
     buffer.encode_message<VoiceAssistantWakeWord>(1, it, true);
   }
   for (auto &it : this->active_wake_words) {
-    buffer.encode_uint32(2, it, true);
+    buffer.encode_string(2, it, true);
   }
   buffer.encode_uint32(3, this->max_active_wake_words);
 }
@@ -7227,8 +7220,7 @@ void VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
 
   for (const auto &it : this->active_wake_words) {
     out.append("  active_wake_words: ");
-    sprintf(buffer, "%" PRIu32, it);
-    out.append(buffer);
+    out.append("'").append(it).append("'");
     out.append("\n");
   }
 
@@ -7239,10 +7231,10 @@ void VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   out.append("}");
 }
 #endif
-bool VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt value) {
+bool VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration::decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) {
   switch (field_id) {
     case 1: {
-      this->active_wake_words.push_back(value.as_uint32());
+      this->active_wake_words.push_back(value.as_string());
       return true;
     }
     default:
@@ -7251,7 +7243,7 @@ bool VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarIn
 }
 void VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const {
   for (auto &it : this->active_wake_words) {
-    buffer.encode_uint32(1, it, true);
+    buffer.encode_string(1, it, true);
   }
 }
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
@@ -7260,8 +7252,7 @@ void VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   out.append("VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration {\n");
   for (const auto &it : this->active_wake_words) {
     out.append("  active_wake_words: ");
-    sprintf(buffer, "%" PRIu32, it);
-    out.append(buffer);
+    out.append("'").append(it).append("'");
     out.append("\n");
   }
   out.append("}");
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index 8631884f94..063c217bf7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ class VoiceAssistantAnnounceFinished : public ProtoMessage {
 };
 class VoiceAssistantWakeWord : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
-  uint32_t id{0};
+  std::string id{};
   std::string wake_word{};
   std::vector<std::string> trained_languages{};
   void encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const override;
@@ -1861,7 +1861,6 @@ class VoiceAssistantWakeWord : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
   bool decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) override;
-  bool decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt value) override;
 };
 class VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
@@ -1875,7 +1874,7 @@ class VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest : public ProtoMessage {
 class VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   std::vector<VoiceAssistantWakeWord> available_wake_words{};
-  std::vector<uint32_t> active_wake_words{};
+  std::vector<std::string> active_wake_words{};
   uint32_t max_active_wake_words{0};
   void encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const override;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
@@ -1888,14 +1887,14 @@ class VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 };
 class VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
-  std::vector<uint32_t> active_wake_words{};
+  std::vector<std::string> active_wake_words{};
   void encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const override;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   void dump_to(std::string &out) const override;
 #endif
 
  protected:
-  bool decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt value) override;
+  bool decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) override;
 };
 class ListEntitiesAlarmControlPanelResponse : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
index 454f20d50a..6e11d7169d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
@@ -1681,6 +1681,35 @@ void APIServerConnection::on_subscribe_voice_assistant_request(const SubscribeVo
   this->subscribe_voice_assistant(msg);
 }
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+void APIServerConnection::on_voice_assistant_configuration_request(const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) {
+  if (!this->is_connection_setup()) {
+    this->on_no_setup_connection();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!this->is_authenticated()) {
+    this->on_unauthenticated_access();
+    return;
+  }
+  VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse ret = this->voice_assistant_get_configuration(msg);
+  if (!this->send_voice_assistant_configuration_response(ret)) {
+    this->on_fatal_error();
+  }
+}
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+void APIServerConnection::on_voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) {
+  if (!this->is_connection_setup()) {
+    this->on_no_setup_connection();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!this->is_authenticated()) {
+    this->on_unauthenticated_access();
+    return;
+  }
+  this->voice_assistant_set_configuration(msg);
+}
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
 void APIServerConnection::on_alarm_control_panel_command_request(const AlarmControlPanelCommandRequest &msg) {
   if (!this->is_connection_setup()) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
index e69954f7ab..51b94bf530 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ class APIServerConnection : public APIServerConnectionBase {
 #ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
   virtual void subscribe_voice_assistant(const SubscribeVoiceAssistantRequest &msg) = 0;
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+  virtual VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse voice_assistant_get_configuration(
+      const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) = 0;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+  virtual void voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) = 0;
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
   virtual void alarm_control_panel_command(const AlarmControlPanelCommandRequest &msg) = 0;
 #endif
@@ -535,6 +542,12 @@ class APIServerConnection : public APIServerConnectionBase {
 #ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
   void on_subscribe_voice_assistant_request(const SubscribeVoiceAssistantRequest &msg) override;
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+  void on_voice_assistant_configuration_request(const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) override;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+  void on_voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) override;
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
   void on_alarm_control_panel_command_request(const AlarmControlPanelCommandRequest &msg) override;
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.h b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.h
index b0a172332f..56ada0e75a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.h
+++ b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.h
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ struct Timer {
   }
 };
 
+struct WakeWord {
+  std::string id;
+  std::string wake_word;
+  std::vector<std::string> trained_languages;
+};
+
+struct Configuration {
+  std::vector<WakeWord> available_wake_words;
+  std::vector<std::string> active_wake_words;
+  uint32_t max_active_wake_words;
+};
+
 class VoiceAssistant : public Component {
  public:
   void setup() override;
@@ -133,6 +145,8 @@ class VoiceAssistant : public Component {
   void on_audio(const api::VoiceAssistantAudio &msg);
   void on_timer_event(const api::VoiceAssistantTimerEventResponse &msg);
   void on_announce(const api::VoiceAssistantAnnounceRequest &msg);
+  void on_set_configuration(const std::vector<std::string> &active_wake_words){};
+  const Configuration &get_configuration() { return this->config_; };
 
   bool is_running() const { return this->state_ != State::IDLE; }
   void set_continuous(bool continuous) { this->continuous_ = continuous; }
@@ -279,6 +293,8 @@ class VoiceAssistant : public Component {
   AudioMode audio_mode_{AUDIO_MODE_UDP};
   bool udp_socket_running_{false};
   bool start_udp_socket_();
+
+  Configuration config_{};
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class StartAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<VoiceAssistant> {