diff --git a/homeassistant/components/google_drive/api.py b/homeassistant/components/google_drive/api.py
index a26512db35b..475eddb6231 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/google_drive/api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/google_drive/api.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from aiohttp import ClientSession, ClientTimeout, StreamReader
 from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientError, ClientResponseError
 from google_drive_api.api import AbstractAuth, GoogleDriveApi
 
-from homeassistant.components.backup import AgentBackup
+from homeassistant.components.backup import AgentBackup, suggested_filename
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN
 from homeassistant.exceptions import (
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class DriveClient:
         """Upload a backup."""
         folder_id, _ = await self.async_create_ha_root_folder_if_not_exists()
         backup_metadata = {
-            "name": f"{backup.name} {backup.date}.tar",
+            "name": suggested_filename(backup),
             "description": json.dumps(backup.as_dict()),
             "parents": [folder_id],
             "properties": {
diff --git a/tests/components/google_drive/snapshots/test_backup.ambr b/tests/components/google_drive/snapshots/test_backup.ambr
index 0832682b74d..9e1ec00b52e 100644
--- a/tests/components/google_drive/snapshots/test_backup.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/google_drive/snapshots/test_backup.ambr
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
       tuple(
         dict({
           'description': '{"addons": [{"name": "Test", "slug": "test", "version": "1.0.0"}], "backup_id": "test-backup", "date": "2025-01-01T01:23:45.678Z", "database_included": true, "extra_metadata": {"with_automatic_settings": false}, "folders": [], "homeassistant_included": true, "homeassistant_version": "2024.12.0", "name": "Test", "protected": false, "size": 987}',
-          'name': 'Test 2025-01-01T01:23:45.678Z.tar',
+          'name': 'Test_-_2025-01-01_01.23_45678000.tar',
           'parents': list([
             'HA folder ID',
           ]),
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
       tuple(
         dict({
           'description': '{"addons": [{"name": "Test", "slug": "test", "version": "1.0.0"}], "backup_id": "test-backup", "date": "2025-01-01T01:23:45.678Z", "database_included": true, "extra_metadata": {"with_automatic_settings": false}, "folders": [], "homeassistant_included": true, "homeassistant_version": "2024.12.0", "name": "Test", "protected": false, "size": 987}',
-          'name': 'Test 2025-01-01T01:23:45.678Z.tar',
+          'name': 'Test_-_2025-01-01_01.23_45678000.tar',
           'parents': list([
             'new folder id',
           ]),