diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index fb8174f988..47bdaead23 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class ConnectResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class DisconnectRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class DisconnectRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 5;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class DisconnectRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class DisconnectResponse : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class DisconnectResponse : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 6;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class DisconnectResponse : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class PingRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class PingRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 7;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class PingRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class PingResponse : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class PingResponse : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 8;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class PingResponse : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class DeviceInfoRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class DeviceInfoRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 9;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class DeviceInfoResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class ListEntitiesRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class ListEntitiesRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 11;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class ListEntitiesDoneResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class SubscribeStatesRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class SubscribeStatesRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 20;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ class NoiseEncryptionSetKeyResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 };
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_SERVICES
-class SubscribeHomeassistantServicesRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class SubscribeHomeassistantServicesRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 34;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ class HomeassistantServiceResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 };
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
-class SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 38;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ class HomeAssistantStateResponse : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
   bool decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) override;
 };
 #endif
-class GetTimeRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class GetTimeRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 36;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ class BluetoothGATTNotifyDataResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class SubscribeBluetoothConnectionsFreeRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class SubscribeBluetoothConnectionsFreeRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 80;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ class BluetoothDeviceUnpairingResponse : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class UnsubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class UnsubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 87;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ class VoiceAssistantWakeWord : public ProtoMessage {
 
  protected:
 };
-class VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
+class VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 121;
   static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 0;
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
index 26d5b12d00..6b7b8b9ebd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case DisconnectRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       DisconnectRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_disconnect_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case DisconnectResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       DisconnectResponse msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_disconnect_response: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case PingRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       PingRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_ping_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case PingResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       PingResponse msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_ping_response: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case DeviceInfoRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       DeviceInfoRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_device_info_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case ListEntitiesRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       ListEntitiesRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_list_entities_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
     }
     case SubscribeStatesRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       SubscribeStatesRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_subscribe_states_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_SERVICES
     case SubscribeHomeassistantServicesRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       SubscribeHomeassistantServicesRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_subscribe_homeassistant_services_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #endif
     case GetTimeRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       GetTimeRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_get_time_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
     case SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_subscribe_home_assistant_states_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #ifdef USE_BLUETOOTH_PROXY
     case SubscribeBluetoothConnectionsFreeRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       SubscribeBluetoothConnectionsFreeRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_subscribe_bluetooth_connections_free_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #ifdef USE_BLUETOOTH_PROXY
     case UnsubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       UnsubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_unsubscribe_bluetooth_le_advertisements_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
 #ifdef USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
     case VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       VoiceAssistantConfigurationRequest msg;
-      msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
+      // Empty message: no decode needed
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_voice_assistant_configuration_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6b7e9d946a..80bd470f02 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ platformio==6.1.18  # When updating platformio, also update /docker/Dockerfile
 esptool==4.9.0
 click==8.1.7
 esphome-dashboard==20250514.0
-aioesphomeapi==37.1.0
+aioesphomeapi==37.1.2
 zeroconf==0.147.0
 puremagic==1.30
 ruamel.yaml==0.18.14 # dashboard_import
diff --git a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
index 3886f97ebf..19c6e2e2fe 100755
--- a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
+++ b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
@@ -1775,8 +1775,13 @@ def build_message_type(
     if base_class:
         out = f"class {desc.name} : public {base_class} {{\n"
     else:
-        # Determine inheritance based on whether the message needs decoding
-        base_class = "ProtoDecodableMessage" if needs_decode else "ProtoMessage"
+        # Check if message has any non-deprecated fields
+        has_fields = any(not field.options.deprecated for field in desc.field)
+        # Determine inheritance based on whether the message needs decoding and has fields
+        if needs_decode and has_fields:
+            base_class = "ProtoDecodableMessage"
+        else:
+            base_class = "ProtoMessage"
         out = f"class {desc.name} : public {base_class} {{\n"
     out += " public:\n"
     out += indent("\n".join(public_content)) + "\n"
@@ -2042,7 +2047,14 @@ def build_service_message_type(
         hout += f"virtual void {func}(const {mt.name} &value){{}};\n"
         case = ""
         case += f"{mt.name} msg;\n"
-        case += "msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);\n"
+        # Check if this message has any fields (excluding deprecated ones)
+        has_fields = any(not field.options.deprecated for field in mt.field)
+        if has_fields:
+            # Normal case: decode the message
+            case += "msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);\n"
+        else:
+            # Empty message optimization: skip decode since there are no fields
+            case += "// Empty message: no decode needed\n"
         if log:
             case += "#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP\n"
             case += f'ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "{func}: %s", msg.dump().c_str());\n'