diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
index dd6b335d7d..42abe45ad2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class APIServerConnectionBase : public ProtoService {
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "send_message %s: %s", T::message_name(), msg.dump().c_str());
 #endif
-    return this->send_message_(msg, msg.get_message_type());
+    return this->send_message_(msg, T::message_type);
   }
 
   virtual void on_hello_request(const HelloRequest &value){};
diff --git a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
index 38547a583e..c8eb2e5b4e 100755
--- a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
+++ b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     hpp += "#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP\n"
     hpp += '    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "send_message %s: %s", T::message_name(), msg.dump().c_str());\n'
     hpp += "#endif\n"
-    hpp += "    return this->send_message_(msg, msg.get_message_type());\n"
+    hpp += "    return this->send_message_(msg, T::message_type);\n"
     hpp += "  }\n\n"
 
     for mt in file.message_type: