diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
index 31858c0d3c..e1fcf320ed 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_() {
 
     service.txt_records.push_back({"board", ESPHOME_BOARD});
 
+#if defined(USE_WIFI)
+    service.txt_records.push_back({"network", "wifi"});
+#elif defined(USE_ETHERNET)
+    service.txt_records.push_back({"network", "ethernet"});
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ESPHOME_PROJECT_NAME
     service.txt_records.push_back({"project_name", ESPHOME_PROJECT_NAME});
     service.txt_records.push_back({"project_version", ESPHOME_PROJECT_VERSION});
diff --git a/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py b/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
index 9a8f072237..c812ec4b49 100644
--- a/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
+++ b/esphome/dashboard/dashboard.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ class ListDevicesHandler(BaseHandler):
                             "package_import_url": res.package_import_url,
                             "project_name": res.project_name,
                             "project_version": res.project_version,
+                            "network": res.network,
                         }
                         for res in IMPORT_RESULT.values()
                         if res.device_name not in configured
diff --git a/esphome/zeroconf.py b/esphome/zeroconf.py
index 1fbdf7e93f..089ae4f1c2 100644
--- a/esphome/zeroconf.py
+++ b/esphome/zeroconf.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ ESPHOME_SERVICE_TYPE = "_esphomelib._tcp.local."
 TXT_RECORD_PACKAGE_IMPORT_URL = b"package_import_url"
 TXT_RECORD_PROJECT_NAME = b"project_name"
 TXT_RECORD_PROJECT_VERSION = b"project_version"
+TXT_RECORD_NETWORK = b"network"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class DiscoveredImport:
     package_import_url: str
     project_name: str
     project_version: str
+    network: str
 
 
 class DashboardImportDiscovery:
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ class DashboardImportDiscovery:
         self.service_browser = ServiceBrowser(
             self.zc, ESPHOME_SERVICE_TYPE, [self._on_update]
         )
-        self.import_state = {}
+        self.import_state: dict[str, DiscoveredImport] = {}
 
     def _on_update(
         self,
@@ -171,12 +173,14 @@ class DashboardImportDiscovery:
         import_url = info.properties[TXT_RECORD_PACKAGE_IMPORT_URL].decode()
         project_name = info.properties[TXT_RECORD_PROJECT_NAME].decode()
         project_version = info.properties[TXT_RECORD_PROJECT_VERSION].decode()
+        network = info.properties.get(TXT_RECORD_NETWORK, b"wifi").decode()
 
         self.import_state[name] = DiscoveredImport(
             device_name=node_name,
             package_import_url=import_url,
             project_name=project_name,
             project_version=project_version,
+            network=network,
         )
 
     def cancel(self) -> None: