diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 13c5b345b6..01f4552842 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1176,66 +1176,53 @@ void APIConnection::bluetooth_scanner_set_mode(const BluetoothScannerSetModeRequ
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+bool APIConnection::check_voice_assistant_api_connection_() const {
+  return voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr &&
+         voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() == this;
+}
+
 void APIConnection::subscribe_voice_assistant(const SubscribeVoiceAssistantRequest &msg) {
   if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->client_subscription(this, msg.subscribe);
   }
 }
 void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_response(const VoiceAssistantResponse &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
+  if (!this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-    if (msg.error) {
-      voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->failed_to_start();
-      return;
-    }
-    if (msg.port == 0) {
-      // Use API Audio
-      voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->start_streaming();
-    } else {
-      struct sockaddr_storage storage;
-      socklen_t len = sizeof(storage);
-      this->helper_->getpeername((struct sockaddr *) &storage, &len);
-      voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->start_streaming(&storage, msg.port);
-    }
+  if (msg.error) {
+    voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->failed_to_start();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (msg.port == 0) {
+    // Use API Audio
+    voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->start_streaming();
+  } else {
+    struct sockaddr_storage storage;
+    socklen_t len = sizeof(storage);
+    this->helper_->getpeername((struct sockaddr *) &storage, &len);
+    voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->start_streaming(&storage, msg.port);
   }
 };
 void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_event_response(const VoiceAssistantEventResponse &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_event(msg);
   }
 }
 void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_audio(const VoiceAssistantAudio &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_audio(msg);
   }
 };
 void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_timer_event_response(const VoiceAssistantTimerEventResponse &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_timer_event(msg);
   }
 };
 
 void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_announce_request(const VoiceAssistantAnnounceRequest &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_announce(msg);
   }
 }
@@ -1243,35 +1230,29 @@ void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_announce_request(const VoiceAssistantAnno
 VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse APIConnection::voice_assistant_get_configuration(
     const VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest &msg) {
   VoiceAssistantConfigurationResponse resp;
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return resp;
-    }
-
-    auto &config = voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_configuration();
-    for (auto &wake_word : config.available_wake_words) {
-      VoiceAssistantWakeWord resp_wake_word;
-      resp_wake_word.id = wake_word.id;
-      resp_wake_word.wake_word = wake_word.wake_word;
-      for (const auto &lang : wake_word.trained_languages) {
-        resp_wake_word.trained_languages.push_back(lang);
-      }
-      resp.available_wake_words.push_back(std::move(resp_wake_word));
-    }
-    for (auto &wake_word_id : config.active_wake_words) {
-      resp.active_wake_words.push_back(wake_word_id);
-    }
-    resp.max_active_wake_words = config.max_active_wake_words;
+  if (!this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
+    return resp;
   }
+
+  auto &config = voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_configuration();
+  for (auto &wake_word : config.available_wake_words) {
+    VoiceAssistantWakeWord resp_wake_word;
+    resp_wake_word.id = wake_word.id;
+    resp_wake_word.wake_word = wake_word.wake_word;
+    for (const auto &lang : wake_word.trained_languages) {
+      resp_wake_word.trained_languages.push_back(lang);
+    }
+    resp.available_wake_words.push_back(std::move(resp_wake_word));
+  }
+  for (auto &wake_word_id : config.active_wake_words) {
+    resp.active_wake_words.push_back(wake_word_id);
+  }
+  resp.max_active_wake_words = config.max_active_wake_words;
   return resp;
 }
 
 void APIConnection::voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSetConfiguration &msg) {
-  if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant != nullptr) {
-    if (voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->get_api_connection() != this) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (this->check_voice_assistant_api_connection_()) {
     voice_assistant::global_voice_assistant->on_set_configuration(msg.active_wake_words);
   }
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 166dbc3656..aa323d339d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ class APIConnection : public APIServerConnection {
   static uint16_t encode_message_to_buffer(ProtoMessage &msg, uint16_t message_type, APIConnection *conn,
                                            uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single);
 
+#ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
+  // Helper to check voice assistant validity and connection ownership
+  inline bool check_voice_assistant_api_connection_() const;
+#endif
+
   // Helper method to process multiple entities from an iterator in a batch
   template<typename Iterator> void process_iterator_batch_(Iterator &iterator) {
     size_t initial_size = this->deferred_batch_.size();