diff --git a/homeassistant/components/roku/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/roku/media_player.py
index 0deeb44dbc2..69c9e24ad89 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/roku/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/roku/media_player.py
@@ -222,7 +222,12 @@ class RokuMediaPlayer(RokuEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
             await self.coordinator.roku.remote("home")
 
         appl = next(
-            (app for app in self.coordinator.data.apps if app.name == source), None
+            (
+                app
+                for app in self.coordinator.data.apps
+                if source in (app.name, app.app_id)
+            ),
+            None,
         )
 
         if appl is not None:
diff --git a/tests/components/roku/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/roku/test_media_player.py
index 9d809cae433..9ac758585e9 100644
--- a/tests/components/roku/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/roku/test_media_player.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ async def test_services(
 
         remote_mock.assert_called_once_with("home")
 
-    with patch("homeassistant.components.roku.Roku.launch") as remote_mock:
+    with patch("homeassistant.components.roku.Roku.launch") as launch_mock:
         await hass.services.async_call(
             MP_DOMAIN,
             SERVICE_SELECT_SOURCE,
@@ -340,7 +340,17 @@ async def test_services(
             blocking=True,
         )
 
-        remote_mock.assert_called_once_with("12")
+        launch_mock.assert_called_once_with("12")
+
+    with patch("homeassistant.components.roku.Roku.launch") as launch_mock:
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            MP_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_SELECT_SOURCE,
+            {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: MAIN_ENTITY_ID, ATTR_INPUT_SOURCE: 12},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+        launch_mock.assert_called_once_with("12")
 
 
 async def test_tv_services(