diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
index c9caa2c4a91..be365694579 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ from . import (
     MediaPlayerDeviceClass,
     SearchMedia,
 )
-from .const import MediaPlayerEntityFeature, MediaPlayerState
+from .const import (
+    ATTR_MEDIA_FILTER_CLASSES,
+    MediaClass,
+    MediaPlayerEntityFeature,
+    MediaPlayerState,
+)
 
 INTENT_MEDIA_PAUSE = "HassMediaPause"
 INTENT_MEDIA_UNPAUSE = "HassMediaUnpause"
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ class MediaSearchAndPlayHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
     intent_type = INTENT_MEDIA_SEARCH_AND_PLAY
     slot_schema = {
         vol.Required("search_query"): cv.string,
+        vol.Optional("media_class"): vol.In([cls.value for cls in MediaClass]),
         # Optional name/area/floor slots handled by intent matcher
         vol.Optional("name"): cv.string,
         vol.Optional("area"): cv.string,
@@ -285,14 +291,23 @@ class MediaSearchAndPlayHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
         target_entity = match_result.states[0]
         target_entity_id = target_entity.entity_id
 
+        # Get media class if provided
+        media_class_slot = slots.get("media_class", {})
+        media_class_value = media_class_slot.get("value")
+
+        # Build search service data
+        search_data = {"search_query": search_query}
+
+        # Add media_filter_classes if media_class is provided
+        if media_class_value:
+            search_data[ATTR_MEDIA_FILTER_CLASSES] = [media_class_value]
+
         # 1. Search Media
         try:
             search_response = await hass.services.async_call(
                 DOMAIN,
                 SERVICE_SEARCH_MEDIA,
-                {
-                    "search_query": search_query,
-                },
+                search_data,
                 target={
                     "entity_id": target_entity_id,
                 },
diff --git a/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py b/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
index 4b08aa43158..d1dc03ed12a 100644
--- a/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
+++ b/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
@@ -792,3 +792,84 @@ async def test_search_and_play_media_player_intent(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
             media_player_intent.INTENT_MEDIA_SEARCH_AND_PLAY,
             {"search_query": {"value": "error query"}},
         )
+
+
+async def test_search_and_play_media_player_intent_with_media_class(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+) -> None:
+    """Test HassMediaSearchAndPlay intent with media_class parameter."""
+    await media_player_intent.async_setup_intents(hass)
+
+    entity_id = f"{DOMAIN}.test_media_player"
+    attributes = {
+        ATTR_SUPPORTED_FEATURES: MediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEARCH_MEDIA
+        | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.PLAY_MEDIA
+    }
+    hass.states.async_set(entity_id, STATE_IDLE, attributes=attributes)
+
+    # Test successful search and play with media_class filter
+    search_result_item = BrowseMedia(
+        title="Test Album",
+        media_class=MediaClass.ALBUM,
+        media_content_type=MediaType.ALBUM,
+        media_content_id="library/album/123",
+        can_play=True,
+        can_expand=False,
+    )
+
+    # Mock service calls
+    search_results = [search_result_item]
+    search_calls = async_mock_service(
+        hass,
+        DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_SEARCH_MEDIA,
+        response={entity_id: SearchMedia(result=search_results)},
+    )
+    play_calls = async_mock_service(hass, DOMAIN, SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA)
+
+    response = await intent.async_handle(
+        hass,
+        "test",
+        media_player_intent.INTENT_MEDIA_SEARCH_AND_PLAY,
+        {"search_query": {"value": "test album"}, "media_class": {"value": "album"}},
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert response.response_type == intent.IntentResponseType.ACTION_DONE
+
+    # Response should contain a "media" slot with the matched item.
+    assert not response.speech
+    media = response.speech_slots.get("media")
+    assert media["title"] == "Test Album"
+
+    assert len(search_calls) == 1
+    search_call = search_calls[0]
+    assert search_call.domain == DOMAIN
+    assert search_call.service == SERVICE_SEARCH_MEDIA
+    assert search_call.data == {
+        "entity_id": entity_id,
+        "search_query": "test album",
+        "media_filter_classes": ["album"],
+    }
+
+    assert len(play_calls) == 1
+    play_call = play_calls[0]
+    assert play_call.domain == DOMAIN
+    assert play_call.service == SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA
+    assert play_call.data == {
+        "entity_id": entity_id,
+        "media_content_id": search_result_item.media_content_id,
+        "media_content_type": search_result_item.media_content_type,
+    }
+
+    # Test with invalid media_class (should raise validation error)
+    with pytest.raises(intent.InvalidSlotInfo):
+        await intent.async_handle(
+            hass,
+            "test",
+            media_player_intent.INTENT_MEDIA_SEARCH_AND_PLAY,
+            {
+                "search_query": {"value": "test query"},
+                "media_class": {"value": "invalid_class"},
+            },
+        )