diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
index 3f2e8a94b7c..5eb8a37176a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ class EntityRegistryItems(UserDict[str, RegistryEntry]):
         self._index: dict[tuple[str, str, str], str] = {}
         self._config_entry_id_index: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
         self._device_id_index: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+        self._area_id_index: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
 
     def values(self) -> ValuesView[RegistryEntry]:
         """Return the underlying values to avoid __iter__ overhead."""
@@ -468,22 +469,34 @@ class EntityRegistryItems(UserDict[str, RegistryEntry]):
             self._config_entry_id_index.setdefault(config_entry_id, []).append(key)
         if (device_id := entry.device_id) is not None:
             self._device_id_index.setdefault(device_id, []).append(key)
+        if (area_id := entry.area_id) is not None:
+            self._area_id_index.setdefault(area_id, []).append(key)
+
+    def _unindex_entry_value(
+        self, key: str, value: str, index: dict[str, list[str]]
+    ) -> None:
+        """Unindex an entry value.
+
+        key is the entry key
+        value is the value to unindex such as config_entry_id or device_id.
+        index is the index to unindex from.
+        """
+        entries = index[value]
+        entries.remove(key)
+        if not entries:
+            del index[value]
 
     def _unindex_entry(self, key: str) -> None:
         """Unindex an entry."""
         entry = self.data[key]
         del self._entry_ids[entry.id]
         del self._index[(entry.domain, entry.platform, entry.unique_id)]
-        if (config_entry_id := entry.config_entry_id) is not None:
-            entries = self._config_entry_id_index[config_entry_id]
-            entries.remove(key)
-            if not entries:
-                del self._config_entry_id_index[config_entry_id]
-        if (device_id := entry.device_id) is not None:
-            entries = self._device_id_index[device_id]
-            entries.remove(key)
-            if not entries:
-                del self._device_id_index[device_id]
+        if config_entry_id := entry.config_entry_id:
+            self._unindex_entry_value(key, config_entry_id, self._config_entry_id_index)
+        if device_id := entry.device_id:
+            self._unindex_entry_value(key, device_id, self._device_id_index)
+        if area_id := entry.area_id:
+            self._unindex_entry_value(key, area_id, self._area_id_index)
 
     def __delitem__(self, key: str) -> None:
         """Remove an item."""
@@ -518,6 +531,11 @@ class EntityRegistryItems(UserDict[str, RegistryEntry]):
             data[key] for key in self._config_entry_id_index.get(config_entry_id, ())
         ]
 
+    def get_entries_for_area_id(self, area_id: str) -> list[RegistryEntry]:
+        """Get entries for area."""
+        data = self.data
+        return [data[key] for key in self._area_id_index.get(area_id, ())]
+
 
 class EntityRegistry:
     """Class to hold a registry of entities."""
@@ -1266,7 +1284,7 @@ def async_entries_for_area(
     registry: EntityRegistry, area_id: str
 ) -> list[RegistryEntry]:
     """Return entries that match an area."""
-    return [entry for entry in registry.entities.values() if entry.area_id == area_id]
+    return registry.entities.get_entries_for_area_id(area_id)
 
 
 @callback