diff --git a/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
index 1ffb8747d91..71ef40ad369 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/intent/__init__.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ 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())
+    intent.async_register(hass, RespondIntentHandler())
 
     return True
 
@@ -423,15 +423,25 @@ class GetCurrentTimeIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
         return response
 
 
-class HelloIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
+class RespondIntentHandler(intent.IntentHandler):
     """Responds with no action."""
 
     intent_type = intent.INTENT_RESPOND
     description = "Returns the provided response with no action."
 
+    slot_schema = {
+        vol.Optional("response"): cv.string,
+    }
+
     async def async_handle(self, intent_obj: intent.Intent) -> intent.IntentResponse:
         """Return the provided response, but take no action."""
-        return intent_obj.create_response()
+        slots = self.async_validate_slots(intent_obj.slots)
+        response = intent_obj.create_response()
+
+        if "response" in slots:
+            response.async_set_speech(slots["response"]["value"])
+
+        return response
 
 
 async def _async_process_intent(
diff --git a/tests/components/intent/test_init.py b/tests/components/intent/test_init.py
index 20c0f9d8d44..0db9682d0ad 100644
--- a/tests/components/intent/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/intent/test_init.py
@@ -466,3 +466,14 @@ async def test_intents_with_no_responses(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     for intent_name in (intent.INTENT_NEVERMIND, intent.INTENT_RESPOND):
         response = await intent.async_handle(hass, "test", intent_name, {})
         assert not response.speech
+
+
+async def test_intents_respond_intent(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test HassRespond intent with a response slot value."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, "homeassistant", {})
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, "intent", {})
+
+    response = await intent.async_handle(
+        hass, "test", intent.INTENT_RESPOND, {"response": {"value": "Hello World"}}
+    )
+    assert response.speech["plain"]["speech"] == "Hello World"