diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alexa/handlers.py b/homeassistant/components/alexa/handlers.py
index 2e360fba7e2..f1aa260e88e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alexa/handlers.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alexa/handlers.py
@@ -1144,21 +1144,25 @@ async def async_api_changechannel(hass, config, directive, context):
     """Process a change channel request."""
     channel = "0"
     entity = directive.entity
-    payload = directive.payload["channel"]
+    channel_payload = directive.payload["channel"]
+    metadata_payload = directive.payload["channelMetadata"]
     payload_name = "number"
 
-    if "number" in payload:
-        channel = payload["number"]
+    if "number" in channel_payload:
+        channel = channel_payload["number"]
         payload_name = "number"
-    elif "callSign" in payload:
-        channel = payload["callSign"]
+    elif "callSign" in channel_payload:
+        channel = channel_payload["callSign"]
         payload_name = "callSign"
-    elif "affiliateCallSign" in payload:
-        channel = payload["affiliateCallSign"]
+    elif "affiliateCallSign" in channel_payload:
+        channel = channel_payload["affiliateCallSign"]
         payload_name = "affiliateCallSign"
-    elif "uri" in payload:
-        channel = payload["uri"]
+    elif "uri" in channel_payload:
+        channel = channel_payload["uri"]
         payload_name = "uri"
+    elif "name" in metadata_payload:
+        channel = metadata_payload["name"]
+        payload_name = "callSign"
 
     data = {
         ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity.entity_id,
diff --git a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
index b720182e4d2..9a2eba21c0e 100644
--- a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
+++ b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ async def test_media_player(hass):
         "media_player#test",
         "media_player.play_media",
         hass,
-        payload={"channel": {"number": 24}},
+        payload={"channel": {"number": "24"}, "channelMetadata": {"name": ""}},
     )
 
     call, _ = await assert_request_calls_service(
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ async def test_media_player(hass):
         "media_player#test",
         "media_player.play_media",
         hass,
-        payload={"channel": {"callSign": "ABC"}},
+        payload={"channel": {"callSign": "ABC"}, "channelMetadata": {"name": ""}},
     )
 
     call, _ = await assert_request_calls_service(
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ async def test_media_player(hass):
         "media_player#test",
         "media_player.play_media",
         hass,
-        payload={"channel": {"affiliateCallSign": "ABC"}},
+        payload={"channel": {"number": ""}, "channelMetadata": {"name": "ABC"}},
     )
 
     call, _ = await assert_request_calls_service(
@@ -962,7 +962,19 @@ async def test_media_player(hass):
         "media_player#test",
         "media_player.play_media",
         hass,
-        payload={"channel": {"uri": "ABC"}},
+        payload={
+            "channel": {"affiliateCallSign": "ABC"},
+            "channelMetadata": {"name": ""},
+        },
+    )
+
+    call, _ = await assert_request_calls_service(
+        "Alexa.ChannelController",
+        "ChangeChannel",
+        "media_player#test",
+        "media_player.play_media",
+        hass,
+        payload={"channel": {"uri": "ABC"}, "channelMetadata": {"name": ""}},
     )
 
     call, _ = await assert_request_calls_service(