diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
index 6d4899be37c..48f69ffbf2d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class AttrReportConfig(TypedDict, total=True):
     """Configuration to report for the attributes."""
 
-    # Could be either an attribute name or attribute id
-    attr: str | int
+    # An attribute name
+    attr: str
     # The config for the attribute reporting configuration consists of a tuple for
     # (minimum_reported_time_interval_s, maximum_reported_time_interval_s, value_delta)
     config: tuple[int, int, int | float]
@@ -130,15 +130,13 @@ class ZigbeeChannel(LogMixin):
         unique_id = ch_pool.unique_id.replace("-", ":")
         self._unique_id = f"{unique_id}:0x{cluster.cluster_id:04x}"
         if not hasattr(self, "_value_attribute") and self.REPORT_CONFIG:
-            attr = self.REPORT_CONFIG[0].get("attr")
-            if isinstance(attr, str):
-                attribute: ZCLAttributeDef = self.cluster.attributes_by_name.get(attr)
-                if attribute is not None:
-                    self.value_attribute = attribute.id
-                else:
-                    self.value_attribute = None
+            attr_def: ZCLAttributeDef | None = self.cluster.attributes_by_name.get(
+                self.REPORT_CONFIG[0]["attr"]
+            )
+            if attr_def is not None:
+                self.value_attribute = attr_def.id
             else:
-                self.value_attribute = attr
+                self.value_attribute = None
         self._status = ChannelStatus.CREATED
         self._cluster.add_listener(self)
         self.data_cache: dict[str, Enum] = {}
@@ -233,7 +231,12 @@ class ZigbeeChannel(LogMixin):
 
         for attr_report in self.REPORT_CONFIG:
             attr, config = attr_report["attr"], attr_report["config"]
-            attr_name = self.cluster.attributes.get(attr, [attr])[0]
+
+            try:
+                attr_name = self.cluster.find_attribute(attr).name
+            except KeyError:
+                attr_name = attr
+
             event_data[attr_name] = {
                 "min": config[0],
                 "max": config[1],
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ class ZigbeeChannel(LogMixin):
         )
 
     def _configure_reporting_status(
-        self, attrs: dict[int | str, tuple[int, int, float | int]], res: list | tuple
+        self, attrs: dict[str, tuple[int, int, float | int]], res: list | tuple
     ) -> None:
         """Parse configure reporting result."""
         if isinstance(res, (Exception, ConfigureReportingResponseRecord)):
@@ -304,14 +307,14 @@ class ZigbeeChannel(LogMixin):
             return
 
         failed = [
-            self.cluster.attributes.get(r.attrid, [r.attrid])[0]
-            for r in res
-            if r.status != Status.SUCCESS
+            self.cluster.find_attribute(record.attrid).name
+            for record in res
+            if record.status != Status.SUCCESS
         ]
-        attributes = {self.cluster.attributes.get(r, [r])[0] for r in attrs}
+
         self.debug(
             "Successfully configured reporting for '%s' on '%s' cluster",
-            attributes - set(failed),
+            set(attrs) - set(failed),
             self.name,
         )
         self.debug(
diff --git a/tests/components/zha/test_channels.py b/tests/components/zha/test_channels.py
index 9c43a76ea85..b8542433e7c 100644
--- a/tests/components/zha/test_channels.py
+++ b/tests/components/zha/test_channels.py
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+import zigpy.endpoint
 import zigpy.profiles.zha
 import zigpy.types as t
+from zigpy.zcl import foundation
 import zigpy.zcl.clusters
+import zigpy.zdo.types as zdo_t
 
 import homeassistant.components.zha.core.channels as zha_channels
 import homeassistant.components.zha.core.channels.base as base_channels
@@ -726,3 +729,56 @@ async def test_cluster_no_ep_attribute(m1, zha_device_mock) -> None:
     pools = {pool.id: pool for pool in channels.pools}
     assert "1:0x042e" in pools[1].all_channels
     assert pools[1].all_channels["1:0x042e"].name
+
+
+async def test_configure_reporting(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test setting up a channel and configuring attribute reporting in two batches."""
+
+    class TestZigbeeChannel(base_channels.ZigbeeChannel):
+        BIND = True
+        REPORT_CONFIG = (
+            # By name
+            base_channels.AttrReportConfig(attr="current_x", config=(1, 60, 1)),
+            base_channels.AttrReportConfig(attr="current_hue", config=(1, 60, 2)),
+            base_channels.AttrReportConfig(attr="color_temperature", config=(1, 60, 3)),
+            base_channels.AttrReportConfig(attr="current_y", config=(1, 60, 4)),
+        )
+
+    mock_ep = mock.AsyncMock(spec_set=zigpy.endpoint.Endpoint)
+    mock_ep.device.zdo = AsyncMock()
+
+    cluster = zigpy.zcl.clusters.lighting.Color(mock_ep)
+    cluster.bind = AsyncMock(
+        spec_set=cluster.bind,
+        return_value=[zdo_t.Status.SUCCESS],  # ZDOCmd.Bind_rsp
+    )
+    cluster.configure_reporting_multiple = AsyncMock(
+        spec_set=cluster.configure_reporting_multiple,
+        return_value=[
+            foundation.ConfigureReportingResponseRecord(
+                status=foundation.Status.SUCCESS
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+    ch_pool = mock.AsyncMock(spec_set=zha_channels.ChannelPool)
+    ch_pool.skip_configuration = False
+
+    channel = TestZigbeeChannel(cluster, ch_pool)
+    await channel.async_configure()
+
+    # Since we request reporting for five attributes, we need to make two calls (3 + 1)
+    assert cluster.configure_reporting_multiple.mock_calls == [
+        mock.call(
+            {
+                "current_x": (1, 60, 1),
+                "current_hue": (1, 60, 2),
+                "color_temperature": (1, 60, 3),
+            }
+        ),
+        mock.call(
+            {
+                "current_y": (1, 60, 4),
+            }
+        ),
+    ]