diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index facfdb1705e..65db6ca25ed 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ esphome/components/sen21231/* @shreyaskarnik
 esphome/components/sen5x/* @martgras
 esphome/components/sen6x/* @martgras @mebner86 @mikelawrence @tuct
 esphome/components/sendspin/* @kahrendt
+esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/* @kahrendt
 esphome/components/sensirion_common/* @martgras
 esphome/components/sensor/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/serial_proxy/* @kbx81
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
index 166d3fd70da..2d053903789 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ CODEOWNERS = ["@kahrendt"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
 DOMAIN = "sendspin"
 
+CONF_SENDSPIN_ID = "sendspin_id"
+
 # Trailing underscore avoids clashing with sendspin-cpp's global `sendspin` namespace.
 # Analysis tools strip the trailing underscore (same pattern as `template_`).
 sendspin_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("sendspin_")
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4aaee8cd897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components import media_player
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_VOLUME_INCREMENT
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+from .. import CONF_SENDSPIN_ID, SendspinHub, request_controller_support, sendspin_ns
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@kahrendt"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["sendspin"]
+
+SendspinMediaPlayer = sendspin_ns.class_(
+    "SendspinMediaPlayer",
+    media_player.MediaPlayer,
+    cg.Component,
+)
+
+
+def _request_roles(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    """Request the necessary Sendspin roles for the media player."""
+    request_controller_support()
+
+    return config
+
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    media_player.media_player_schema(SendspinMediaPlayer).extend(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(CONF_SENDSPIN_ID): cv.use_id(SendspinHub),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_VOLUME_INCREMENT, default=0.05): cv.percentage,
+        }
+    ),
+    cv.only_on_esp32,
+    _request_roles,
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_SENDSPIN_ID])
+    await media_player.register_media_player(var, config)
+
+    cg.add(var.set_volume_increment(config[CONF_VOLUME_INCREMENT]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..beb20286896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#include "sendspin_media_player.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_MEDIA_PLAYER) && defined(USE_SENDSPIN_CONTROLLER)
+
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+#include <sendspin/types.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+
+#include <esp_timer.h>
+
+namespace esphome::sendspin_ {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "sendspin.media_player";
+
+// THREAD CONTEXT: Main loop. The callbacks registered here also fire on the main loop,
+// since SendspinHub dispatches group updates and controller state from client_->loop().
+void SendspinMediaPlayer::setup() {
+  // Register for group updates to sync playback state
+  this->parent_->add_group_update_callback([this](const sendspin::GroupUpdateObject &group_obj) {
+    if (group_obj.playback_state.has_value()) {
+      media_player::MediaPlayerState new_state;
+      switch (group_obj.playback_state.value()) {
+        case sendspin::SendspinPlaybackState::PLAYING:
+          new_state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING;
+          break;
+        case sendspin::SendspinPlaybackState::STOPPED:
+        default:
+          new_state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE;
+          break;
+      }
+      if (this->state != new_state) {
+        this->state = new_state;
+        this->publish_state();
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State changed to %s", media_player::media_player_state_to_string(this->state));
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  this->parent_->add_controller_state_callback([this](const sendspin::ServerStateControllerObject &state) {
+    float new_volume = static_cast<float>(state.volume) / 100.0f;
+    bool new_muted = state.muted;
+    if ((new_volume != this->volume) || (new_muted != this->muted_)) {
+      this->volume = new_volume;
+      this->muted_ = new_muted;
+      this->publish_state();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Publish an initial state
+  this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE;
+  this->publish_state();
+}
+
+// THREAD CONTEXT: Main loop (invoked by the media_player framework)
+media_player::MediaPlayerTraits SendspinMediaPlayer::get_traits() {
+  auto traits = media_player::MediaPlayerTraits();
+
+  // By default, the base media player always enables these traits, but they are not actually supported by this media
+  // player
+  traits.clear_feature_flags(media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::PLAY_MEDIA |
+                             media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::BROWSE_MEDIA |
+                             media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::MEDIA_ANNOUNCE);
+
+  traits.add_feature_flags(
+      media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::PLAY | media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::PAUSE |
+      media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::STOP | media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::VOLUME_STEP |
+      media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::VOLUME_SET | media_player::MediaPlayerEntityFeature::VOLUME_MUTE);
+
+  // NEXT_TRACK, PREVIOUS_TRACK, SHUFFLE_SET, and REPEAT_SET are intentionally not advertised: the ESPHome native API
+  // does not implement the corresponding media player commands, so Home Assistant cannot actually send them even if
+  // we expose the capability. They remain accessible via ESPHome YAML automations.
+
+  return traits;
+}
+
+// THREAD CONTEXT: Main loop (invoked by the media_player framework)
+void SendspinMediaPlayer::control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call) {
+  if (!this->is_ready()) {
+    // Ignore any commands sent before the media player is setup
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto volume = call.get_volume();
+  if (volume.has_value()) {
+    uint8_t new_volume = static_cast<uint8_t>(std::roundf(volume.value() * 100.0f));
+    this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::VOLUME, new_volume, std::nullopt);
+  }
+
+  auto command = call.get_command();
+  if (!command.has_value()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  switch (command.value()) {
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE:
+      if (this->state == media_player::MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING) {
+        this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::PAUSE);
+      } else {
+        this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::PLAY);
+      }
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PLAY:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::PLAY);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PAUSE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::PAUSE);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_STOP:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::STOP);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_REPEAT_OFF:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::REPEAT_OFF);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_REPEAT_ONE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::REPEAT_ONE);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_REPEAT_ALL:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::REPEAT_ALL);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_SHUFFLE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::SHUFFLE);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNSHUFFLE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::UNSHUFFLE);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_NEXT:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::NEXT);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PREVIOUS:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::PREVIOUS);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_VOLUME_UP:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(
+          sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::VOLUME,
+          static_cast<uint8_t>(std::roundf(std::min(1.0f, this->volume + this->volume_increment_) * 100.0f)),
+          std::nullopt);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_VOLUME_DOWN:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(
+          sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::VOLUME,
+          static_cast<uint8_t>(std::roundf(std::max(0.0f, this->volume - this->volume_increment_) * 100.0f)),
+          std::nullopt);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_MUTE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::MUTE, std::nullopt, true);
+      break;
+    case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE:
+      this->parent_->send_client_command(sendspin::SendspinControllerCommand::MUTE, std::nullopt, false);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+void SendspinMediaPlayer::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Sendspin Media Player: volume_increment=%.2f", this->volume_increment_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome::sendspin_
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.h b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52786d6d7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_player/sendspin_media_player.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && defined(USE_MEDIA_PLAYER) && defined(USE_SENDSPIN_CONTROLLER)
+
+#include "esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h"
+#include "esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.h"
+
+namespace esphome::sendspin_ {
+
+class SendspinMediaPlayer : public SendspinChild, public media_player::MediaPlayer {
+ public:
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+
+  // MediaPlayer implementations
+  media_player::MediaPlayerTraits get_traits() override;
+
+  void set_volume_increment(float volume_increment) { this->volume_increment_ = volume_increment; }
+
+  bool is_muted() const override { return this->muted_; }
+
+ protected:
+  // Receives commands from HA
+  void control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call) override;
+
+  float volume_increment_{0.05f};
+  bool muted_{false};
+};
+
+}  // namespace esphome::sendspin_
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/components/sendspin/common-media_player.yaml b/tests/components/sendspin/common-media_player.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3792cf4708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sendspin/common-media_player.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml
+
+media_player:
+  - platform: sendspin
+    id: media_player_id
diff --git a/tests/components/sendspin/test-media_player.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/sendspin/test-media_player.esp32-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbbdb07c77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sendspin/test-media_player.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common-media_player.yaml