diff --git a/esphome/components/copy/select/copy_select.cpp b/esphome/components/copy/select/copy_select.cpp
index bdcbd0b42c..fde7e3d92d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/copy/select/copy_select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/copy/select/copy_select.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ namespace copy {
 static const char *const TAG = "copy.select";
 
 void CopySelect::setup() {
-  source_->add_on_state_callback([this](const std::string &value, size_t index) { this->publish_state(value); });
+  source_->add_on_state_callback([this](const std::string &value, size_t index) { this->publish_state(index); });
 
   traits.set_options(source_->traits.get_options());
 
   if (source_->has_state())
-    this->publish_state(source_->state);
+    this->publish_state(source_->current_option());
 }
 
 void CopySelect::dump_config() { LOG_SELECT("", "Copy Select", this); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/display_menu_base/menu_item.cpp b/esphome/components/display_menu_base/menu_item.cpp
index 2c7f34c493..8224adf3fe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display_menu_base/menu_item.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/display_menu_base/menu_item.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ std::string MenuItemSelect::get_value_text() const {
     result = this->value_getter_.value()(this);
   } else {
     if (this->select_var_ != nullptr) {
-      result = this->select_var_->state;
+      result = this->select_var_->current_option();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
index 5c3af54ad8..dd796701f8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ bool LD2410Component::handle_ack_data_() {
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Baud rate change");
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
       if (this->baud_rate_select_ != nullptr) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->state.c_str());
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->current_option());
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -759,10 +759,10 @@ void LD2410Component::set_light_out_control() {
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
   if (this->light_function_select_ != nullptr && this->light_function_select_->has_state()) {
-    this->light_function_ = find_uint8(LIGHT_FUNCTIONS_BY_STR, this->light_function_select_->state);
+    this->light_function_ = find_uint8(LIGHT_FUNCTIONS_BY_STR, this->light_function_select_->current_option());
   }
   if (this->out_pin_level_select_ != nullptr && this->out_pin_level_select_->has_state()) {
-    this->out_pin_level_ = find_uint8(OUT_PIN_LEVELS_BY_STR, this->out_pin_level_select_->state);
+    this->out_pin_level_ = find_uint8(OUT_PIN_LEVELS_BY_STR, this->out_pin_level_select_->current_option());
   }
 #endif
   this->set_config_mode_(true);
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2412/ld2412.cpp b/esphome/components/ld2412/ld2412.cpp
index 63af69ce0d..84af40fafb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2412/ld2412.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2412/ld2412.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ bool LD2412Component::handle_ack_data_() {
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Baud rate change");
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
       if (this->baud_rate_select_ != nullptr) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->state.c_str());
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->current_option());
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void LD2412Component::set_basic_config() {
       1,    TOTAL_GATES, DEFAULT_PRESENCE_TIMEOUT, 0,
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
-      find_uint8(OUT_PIN_LEVELS_BY_STR, this->out_pin_level_select_->state),
+      find_uint8(OUT_PIN_LEVELS_BY_STR, this->out_pin_level_select_->current_option()),
 #else
       0x01,  // Default value if not using select
 #endif
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void LD2412Component::set_light_out_control() {
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
   if (this->light_function_select_ != nullptr && this->light_function_select_->has_state()) {
-    this->light_function_ = find_uint8(LIGHT_FUNCTIONS_BY_STR, this->light_function_select_->state);
+    this->light_function_ = find_uint8(LIGHT_FUNCTIONS_BY_STR, this->light_function_select_->current_option());
   }
 #endif
   uint8_t value[2] = {this->light_function_, this->light_threshold_};
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2450/ld2450.cpp b/esphome/components/ld2450/ld2450.cpp
index f30752e5a2..3a20baaf66 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2450/ld2450.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2450/ld2450.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void LD2450Component::read_all_info() {
   this->set_config_mode_(false);
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
   const auto baud_rate = std::to_string(this->parent_->get_baud_rate());
-  if (this->baud_rate_select_ != nullptr && this->baud_rate_select_->state != baud_rate) {
+  if (this->baud_rate_select_ != nullptr && strcmp(this->baud_rate_select_->current_option(), baud_rate.c_str()) != 0) {
     this->baud_rate_select_->publish_state(baud_rate);
   }
   this->publish_zone_type();
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ bool LD2450Component::handle_ack_data_() {
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Baud rate change");
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
       if (this->baud_rate_select_ != nullptr) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->state.c_str());
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Change baud rate to %s and reinstall", this->baud_rate_select_->current_option());
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ bool LD2450Component::handle_ack_data_() {
       this->publish_zone_type();
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
       if (this->zone_type_select_ != nullptr) {
-        ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Change zone type to: %s", this->zone_type_select_->state.c_str());
+        ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Change zone type to: %s", this->zone_type_select_->current_option());
       }
 #endif
       if (this->buffer_data_[10] == 0x00) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_select.cpp b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_select.cpp
index b851348306..e1660b07ea 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_select.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ void MQTTSelectComponent::setup() {
     call.set_option(state);
     call.perform();
   });
-  this->select_->add_on_state_callback([this](const std::string &state, size_t index) { this->publish_state(state); });
+  this->select_->add_on_state_callback(
+      [this](const std::string &state, size_t index) { this->publish_state(this->select_->option_at(index)); });
 }
 
 void MQTTSelectComponent::dump_config() {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void MQTTSelectComponent::send_discovery(JsonObject root, mqtt::SendDiscoveryCon
 }
 bool MQTTSelectComponent::send_initial_state() {
   if (this->select_->has_state()) {
-    return this->publish_state(this->select_->state);
+    return this->publish_state(this->select_->current_option());
   } else {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
index 76523ce5c0..4c0416d727 100644
--- a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
@@ -435,12 +435,12 @@ void MR24HPC1Component::r24_frame_parse_open_underlying_information_(uint8_t *da
   } else if ((this->existence_boundary_select_ != nullptr) &&
              ((data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x0a) || (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x8a))) {
     if (this->existence_boundary_select_->has_index(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1)) {
-      this->existence_boundary_select_->publish_state(S_BOUNDARY_STR[data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1]);
+      this->existence_boundary_select_->publish_state(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1);
     }
   } else if ((this->motion_boundary_select_ != nullptr) &&
              ((data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x0b) || (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x8b))) {
     if (this->motion_boundary_select_->has_index(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1)) {
-      this->motion_boundary_select_->publish_state(S_BOUNDARY_STR[data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1]);
+      this->motion_boundary_select_->publish_state(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] - 1);
     }
   } else if ((this->motion_trigger_number_ != nullptr) &&
              ((data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x0c) || (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x8c))) {
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ void MR24HPC1Component::r24_frame_parse_work_status_(uint8_t *data) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Reply: get radar init status 0x%02X", data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
   } else if (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x07) {
     if ((this->scene_mode_select_ != nullptr) && (this->scene_mode_select_->has_index(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]))) {
-      this->scene_mode_select_->publish_state(S_SCENE_STR[data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]]);
+      this->scene_mode_select_->publish_state(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
     } else {
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Select has index offset %d Error", data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
     }
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void MR24HPC1Component::r24_frame_parse_work_status_(uint8_t *data) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Reply: get radar init status 0x%02X", data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
   } else if (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x87) {
     if ((this->scene_mode_select_ != nullptr) && (this->scene_mode_select_->has_index(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]))) {
-      this->scene_mode_select_->publish_state(S_SCENE_STR[data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]]);
+      this->scene_mode_select_->publish_state(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
     } else {
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Select has index offset %d Error", data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
     }
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void MR24HPC1Component::r24_frame_parse_human_information_(uint8_t *data) {
              ((data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x0A) || (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x8A))) {
     // none:0x00  1s:0x01 30s:0x02 1min:0x03 2min:0x04 5min:0x05 10min:0x06 30min:0x07 1hour:0x08
     if (data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX] < 9) {
-      this->unman_time_select_->publish_state(S_UNMANNED_TIME_STR[data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]]);
+      this->unman_time_select_->publish_state(data[FRAME_DATA_INDEX]);
     }
   } else if ((this->keep_away_text_sensor_ != nullptr) &&
              ((data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x0B) || (data[FRAME_COMMAND_WORD_INDEX] == 0x8B))) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/seeed_mr60fda2/seeed_mr60fda2.cpp b/esphome/components/seeed_mr60fda2/seeed_mr60fda2.cpp
index dea7976578..7f8bd6a43c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/seeed_mr60fda2/seeed_mr60fda2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/seeed_mr60fda2/seeed_mr60fda2.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void MR60FDA2Component::process_frame_() {
 
         install_height_float = bit_cast<float>(current_install_height_int);
         uint32_t select_index = find_nearest_index(install_height_float, INSTALL_HEIGHT, 7);
-        this->install_height_select_->publish_state(this->install_height_select_->at(select_index).value());
+        this->install_height_select_->publish_state(select_index);
       }
 
       if (this->height_threshold_select_ != nullptr) {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void MR60FDA2Component::process_frame_() {
 
         height_threshold_float = bit_cast<float>(current_height_threshold_int);
         size_t select_index = find_nearest_index(height_threshold_float, HEIGHT_THRESHOLD, 7);
-        this->height_threshold_select_->publish_state(this->height_threshold_select_->at(select_index).value());
+        this->height_threshold_select_->publish_state(select_index);
       }
 
       if (this->sensitivity_select_ != nullptr) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void MR60FDA2Component::process_frame_() {
             encode_uint32(current_data_buf_[11], current_data_buf_[10], current_data_buf_[9], current_data_buf_[8]);
 
         uint32_t select_index = find_nearest_index(current_sensitivity, SENSITIVITY, 3);
-        this->sensitivity_select_->publish_state(this->sensitivity_select_->at(select_index).value());
+        this->sensitivity_select_->publish_state(select_index);
       }
 
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Mounting height: %.2f, Height threshold: %.2f, Sensitivity: %" PRIu32, install_height_float,
diff --git a/esphome/components/select/select.cpp b/esphome/components/select/select.cpp
index b52504ea28..63192623d3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/select/select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/select/select.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ void Select::publish_state(const char *state) {
   if (index.has_value()) {
     this->publish_state(index.value());
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': invalid state for publish_state(): %s", this->get_name().c_str(), state);
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': Invalid option %s", this->get_name().c_str(), state);
   }
 }
 
 void Select::publish_state(size_t index) {
   if (!this->has_index(index)) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': invalid index for publish_state(): %zu", this->get_name().c_str(), index);
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': Invalid index %zu", this->get_name().c_str(), index);
     return;
   }
   const char *option = this->option_at(index);