diff --git a/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
index 85fdf5c88c3..1322576f115 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     intent.async_register(hass, TimerStatusIntentHandler())
     intent.async_register(hass, GetCurrentDateIntentHandler())
     intent.async_register(hass, GetCurrentTimeIntentHandler())
+    intent.async_register(hass, HelloIntentHandler())
 
     return True
 
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ class NevermindIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
     description = "Cancels the current request and does nothing"
 
     async def async_handle(self, intent_obj: intent.Intent) -> intent.IntentResponse:
-        """Doe not do anything, and produces an empty response."""
+        """Do nothing and produces an empty response."""
         return intent_obj.create_response()
 
 
@@ -420,6 +421,17 @@ class GetCurrentTimeIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
         return response
 
 
+class HelloIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
+    """Responds with no action."""
+
+    intent_type = intent.INTENT_RESPOND
+    description = "Returns the provided response with no action."
+
+    async def async_handle(self, intent_obj: intent.Intent) -> intent.IntentResponse:
+        """Return the provided response, but take no action."""
+        return intent_obj.create_response()
+
+
 async def _async_process_intent(
     hass: HomeAssistant, domain: str, platform: IntentPlatformProtocol
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/intent.py b/homeassistant/helpers/intent.py
index 6bd02b8660a..b38f769b302 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/intent.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/intent.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ INTENT_UNPAUSE_TIMER = "HassUnpauseTimer"
 INTENT_TIMER_STATUS = "HassTimerStatus"
 INTENT_GET_CURRENT_DATE = "HassGetCurrentDate"
 INTENT_GET_CURRENT_TIME = "HassGetCurrentTime"
+INTENT_RESPOND = "HassRespond"
 
 SLOT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/llm.py b/homeassistant/helpers/llm.py
index 39dff04fb7c..d322810b0ef 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/llm.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/llm.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class AssistAPI(API):
         intent.INTENT_TOGGLE,
         intent.INTENT_GET_CURRENT_DATE,
         intent.INTENT_GET_CURRENT_TIME,
+        intent.INTENT_RESPOND,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, hass: HomeAssistant) -> None: