diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/__init__.py b/esphome/components/espnow/__init__.py
index cba098d24e..4b99a8c7c2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ESPNowComponent = espnow_ns.class_("ESPNowComponent", cg.Component)
 ESPNowListener = espnow_ns.class_("ESPNowListener")
 
 ESPNowPacket = espnow_ns.class_("ESPNowPacket")
+ESPNowPacketPtr = ESPNowPacket.operator("ptr")
 
 
 ESPNowInterface = espnow_ns.class_(
@@ -93,21 +94,17 @@ async def to_code(config):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
         await automation.build_automation(
             trigger,
-            [(cg.std_shared_ptr.template(ESPNowPacket), "packet"), (bool, "status")],
+            [(ESPNowPacketPtr, "packet"), (bool, "status")],
             conf,
         )
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_RECEIVE, []):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(cg.std_shared_ptr.template(ESPNowPacket), "packet")], conf
-        )
+        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [(ESPNowPacketPtr, "packet")], conf)
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_NEW_PEER, []):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(cg.std_shared_ptr.template(ESPNowPacket), "packet")], conf
-        )
+        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [(ESPNowPacketPtr, "packet")], conf)
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_PEERS, []):
         cg.add(var.add_peer(conf.as_hex))
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ async def send_action(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 
 @automation.register_action(
-    "espnow.new.peer",
+    "espnow.peer.new",
     NewPeerAction,
     cv.maybe_simple_value(
         {
@@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ async def new_peer_action(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 
 @automation.register_action(
-    "espnow.del.peer",
+    "espnow.peer.del",
     DelPeerAction,
     cv.maybe_simple_value(
         {