diff --git a/homeassistant/components/intent_script/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/intent_script/__init__.py
index b3e7c44f086..d5bec0573b8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/intent_script/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/intent_script/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing import Any, TypedDict
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class ScriptIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
         card: _IntentCardData | None = self.config.get(CONF_CARD)
         action: script.Script | None = self.config.get(CONF_ACTION)
         is_async_action: bool = self.config[CONF_ASYNC_ACTION]
-        slots: dict[str, str] = {
+        slots: dict[str, Any] = {
             key: value["value"] for key, value in intent_obj.slots.items()
         }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ class ScriptIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
                     action.async_run(slots, intent_obj.context)
                 )
             else:
-                await action.async_run(slots, intent_obj.context)
+                action_res = await action.async_run(slots, intent_obj.context)
+
+                # if the action returns a response, make it available to the speech/reprompt templates below
+                if action_res and action_res.service_response is not None:
+                    slots["action_response"] = action_res.service_response
 
         response = intent_obj.create_response()
 
diff --git a/tests/components/intent_script/test_init.py b/tests/components/intent_script/test_init.py
index a68b2a9be24..fe694607def 100644
--- a/tests/components/intent_script/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/intent_script/test_init.py
@@ -95,6 +95,38 @@ async def test_intent_script_wait_response(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert response.card["simple"]["content"] == "Content for Paulus"
 
 
+async def test_intent_script_service_response(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test intent scripts work."""
+    calls = async_mock_service(
+        hass, "test", "service", response={"some_key": "some value"}
+    )
+
+    await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        "intent_script",
+        {
+            "intent_script": {
+                "HelloWorldServiceResponse": {
+                    "action": [
+                        {"service": "test.service", "response_variable": "result"},
+                        {"stop": "", "response_variable": "result"},
+                    ],
+                    "speech": {
+                        "text": "The service returned {{ action_response.some_key }}"
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    )
+
+    response = await intent.async_handle(hass, "test", "HelloWorldServiceResponse")
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0].return_response
+
+    assert response.speech["plain"]["speech"] == "The service returned some value"
+
+
 async def test_intent_script_falsy_reprompt(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test intent scripts work."""
     calls = async_mock_service(hass, "test", "service")