diff --git a/src/data/assist_pipeline.ts b/src/data/assist_pipeline.ts
index e5f60c2d9c..c0c8b4b788 100644
--- a/src/data/assist_pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/data/assist_pipeline.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface AssistPipeline {
   language: string;
   conversation_engine: string;
   conversation_language: string | null;
+  prefer_local_intents?: boolean;
   stt_engine: string | null;
   stt_language: string | null;
   tts_engine: string | null;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export interface AssistPipelineMutableParams {
   language: string;
   conversation_engine: string;
   conversation_language: string | null;
+  prefer_local_intents?: boolean;
   stt_engine: string | null;
   stt_language: string | null;
   tts_engine: string | null;
diff --git a/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/assist-pipeline-detail/assist-pipeline-detail-conversation.ts b/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/assist-pipeline-detail/assist-pipeline-detail-conversation.ts
index 22c93108d3..1fb3871614 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/assist-pipeline-detail/assist-pipeline-detail-conversation.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/assist-pipeline-detail/assist-pipeline-detail-conversation.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ export class AssistPipelineDetailConversation extends LitElement {
   @state() private _supportedLanguages?: "*" | string[];
 
   private _schema = memoizeOne(
-    (language?: string, supportedLanguages?: "*" | string[]) =>
-      [
+    (
+      engine?: string,
+      language?: string,
+      supportedLanguages?: "*" | string[]
+    ) => {
+      const fields: any = [
         {
           name: "",
           type: "grid",
@@ -32,18 +36,32 @@ export class AssistPipelineDetailConversation extends LitElement {
                 },
               },
             },
-            supportedLanguages !== "*" && supportedLanguages?.length
-              ? {
-                  name: "conversation_language",
-                  required: true,
-                  selector: {
-                    language: { languages: supportedLanguages, no_sort: true },
-                  },
-                }
-              : { name: "", type: "constant" },
-          ] as const,
+          ],
         },
-      ] as const
+      ];
+
+      if (supportedLanguages !== "*" && supportedLanguages?.length) {
+        fields[0].schema.push({
+          name: "conversation_language",
+          required: true,
+          selector: {
+            language: { languages: supportedLanguages, no_sort: true },
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (engine !== "conversation.home_assistant") {
+        fields.push({
+          name: "prefer_local_intents",
+          default: true,
+          selector: {
+            boolean: {},
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      return fields;
+    }
   );
 
   private _computeLabel = (schema): string =>
@@ -53,6 +71,13 @@ export class AssistPipelineDetailConversation extends LitElement {
         )
       : "";
 
+  private _computeHelper = (schema): string =>
+    schema.name
+      ? this.hass.localize(
+          `ui.panel.config.voice_assistants.assistants.pipeline.detail.form.${schema.name}_description` as LocalizeKeys
+        )
+      : "";
+
   protected render() {
     return html`
       <div class="section">
@@ -69,10 +94,15 @@ export class AssistPipelineDetailConversation extends LitElement {
           </p>
         </div>
         <ha-form
-          .schema=${this._schema(this.data?.language, this._supportedLanguages)}
+          .schema=${this._schema(
+            this.data?.conversation_engine,
+            this.data?.language,
+            this._supportedLanguages
+          )}
           .data=${this.data}
           .hass=${this.hass}
           .computeLabel=${this._computeLabel}
+          .computeHelper=${this._computeHelper}
           @supported-languages-changed=${this._supportedLanguagesChanged}
         ></ha-form>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/dialog-voice-assistant-pipeline-detail.ts b/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/dialog-voice-assistant-pipeline-detail.ts
index 3404dd91ee..097be756b0 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/dialog-voice-assistant-pipeline-detail.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/voice-assistants/dialog-voice-assistant-pipeline-detail.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class DialogVoiceAssistantPipelineDetail extends LitElement {
     this._cloudActive = this._params.cloudActiveSubscription;
 
     if (this._params.pipeline) {
-      this._data = this._params.pipeline;
+      this._data = { prefer_local_intents: false, ...this._params.pipeline };
 
       this._hideWakeWord =
         this._params.hideWakeWord || !this._data.wake_word_entity;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class DialogVoiceAssistantPipelineDetail extends LitElement {
           <assist-pipeline-detail-conversation
             .hass=${this.hass}
             .data=${this._data}
-            keys="conversation_engine,conversation_language"
+            keys="conversation_engine,conversation_language,prefer_local_intents"
             @value-changed=${this._valueChanged}
           ></assist-pipeline-detail-conversation>
           ${!this._cloudActive &&
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ export class DialogVoiceAssistantPipelineDetail extends LitElement {
         language: data.language!,
         conversation_engine: data.conversation_engine!,
         conversation_language: data.conversation_language ?? null,
+        prefer_local_intents: data.prefer_local_intents ?? true,
         stt_engine: data.stt_engine ?? null,
         stt_language: data.stt_language ?? null,
         tts_engine: data.tts_engine ?? null,
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index be36b79488..554cb931a1 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2724,6 +2724,8 @@
                   "name": "[%key:ui::common::name%]",
                   "conversation_engine": "Conversation agent",
                   "conversation_language": "[%key:ui::panel::config::voice_assistants::assistants::pipeline::detail::form::language%]",
+                  "prefer_local_intents": "Prefer handling commands locally",
+                  "prefer_local_intents_description": "A command will first be sent to the local conversation agent. If the local agent does not handle the command, it will be sent to selected agent.",
                   "language": "Language",
                   "stt_engine": "Speech-to-text",
                   "stt_language": "[%key:ui::panel::config::voice_assistants::assistants::pipeline::detail::form::language%]",