diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
index a840fc3a17e..7316c09cc5e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from aioesphomeapi import (
     DeviceInfo,
     EntityInfo,
     EntityState,
+    Event,
+    EventInfo,
     FanInfo,
     LightInfo,
     LockInfo,
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ INFO_TYPE_TO_PLATFORM: dict[type[EntityInfo], Platform] = {
     CoverInfo: Platform.COVER,
     DateInfo: Platform.DATE,
     DateTimeInfo: Platform.DATETIME,
+    EventInfo: Platform.EVENT,
     FanInfo: Platform.FAN,
     LightInfo: Platform.LIGHT,
     LockInfo: Platform.LOCK,
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ class RuntimeEntryData:
         if (
             current_state == state
             and subscription_key not in stale_state
-            and state_type is not CameraState
+            and state_type not in (CameraState, Event)
             and not (
                 state_type is SensorState
                 and (platform_info := self.info.get(SensorInfo))
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/event.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/event.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c7331beba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""Support for ESPHome event components."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from aioesphomeapi import EntityInfo, Event, EventInfo
+
+from homeassistant.components.event import EventDeviceClass, EventEntity
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+from homeassistant.util.enum import try_parse_enum
+
+from .entity import EsphomeEntity, platform_async_setup_entry
+
+
+async def async_setup_entry(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry, async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback
+) -> None:
+    """Set up ESPHome event based on a config entry."""
+    await platform_async_setup_entry(
+        hass,
+        entry,
+        async_add_entities,
+        info_type=EventInfo,
+        entity_type=EsphomeEvent,
+        state_type=Event,
+    )
+
+
+class EsphomeEvent(EsphomeEntity[EventInfo, Event], EventEntity):
+    """An event implementation for ESPHome."""
+
+    @callback
+    def _on_static_info_update(self, static_info: EntityInfo) -> None:
+        """Set attrs from static info."""
+        super()._on_static_info_update(static_info)
+        static_info = self._static_info
+        if event_types := static_info.event_types:
+            self._attr_event_types = event_types
+        self._attr_device_class = try_parse_enum(
+            EventDeviceClass, static_info.device_class
+        )
+
+    @callback
+    def _on_state_update(self) -> None:
+        self._update_state_from_entry_data()
+        self._trigger_event(self._state.event_type)
+        self.async_write_ha_state()
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/test_event.py b/tests/components/esphome/test_event.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c17dc4d98a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/test_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Test ESPHome Events."""
+
+from aioesphomeapi import APIClient, Event, EventInfo
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.event import EventDeviceClass
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+
+
+@pytest.mark.freeze_time("2024-04-24 00:00:00+00:00")
+async def test_generic_event_entity(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_client: APIClient,
+    mock_generic_device_entry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test a generic event entity."""
+    entity_info = [
+        EventInfo(
+            object_id="myevent",
+            key=1,
+            name="my event",
+            unique_id="my_event",
+            event_types=["type1", "type2"],
+            device_class=EventDeviceClass.BUTTON,
+        )
+    ]
+    states = [Event(key=1, event_type="type1")]
+    user_service = []
+    await mock_generic_device_entry(
+        mock_client=mock_client,
+        entity_info=entity_info,
+        user_service=user_service,
+        states=states,
+    )
+    state = hass.states.get("event.test_myevent")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == "2024-04-24T00:00:00.000+00:00"
+    assert state.attributes["event_type"] == "type1"