diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
index 9e1b1521dd..3d6bc95163 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::state_action_() {
     const std::string &name = App.get_name();
     const uint8_t *name_ptr = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(name.c_str());
     msg.insert(msg.end(), name_ptr, name_ptr + name.size() + 1);
+    // node mac, terminated by null byte
+    const std::string &mac = get_mac_address();
+    const uint8_t *mac_ptr = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(mac.c_str());
+    msg.insert(msg.end(), mac_ptr, mac_ptr + mac.size() + 1);
 
     aerr = write_frame_(msg.data(), msg.size());
     if (aerr != APIError::OK)