diff --git a/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.cpp b/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.cpp
index 01f5aad8109..08d902b4be8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.cpp
@@ -294,57 +294,59 @@ void Rtttl::play(std::string rtttl) {
   }
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Playing song %.*s", (int) this->position_, this->rtttl_.c_str());
 
-  // Get default duration
-  this->position_ = this->rtttl_.find("d=", this->position_);
-  if (this->position_ == std::string::npos) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Missing 'd='");
-    return;
-  }
-  this->position_ += 2;
-  num = this->get_integer_();
-  if (num == 1 || num == 2 || num == 4 || num == 8 || num == 16 || num == 32) {
-    this->default_note_denominator_ = num;
-  } else {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid default duration: %d", num);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Get default octave
-  this->position_ = this->rtttl_.find("o=", this->position_);
-  if (this->position_ == std::string::npos) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Missing 'o=");
-    return;
-  }
-  this->position_ += 2;
-  num = this->get_integer_();
-  if (num >= MIN_OCTAVE && num <= MAX_OCTAVE) {
-    this->default_octave_ = num;
-  } else {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid default octave: %d", num);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Get BPM
-  this->position_ = this->rtttl_.find("b=", this->position_);
-  if (this->position_ == std::string::npos) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Missing b=");
-    return;
-  }
-  this->position_ += 2;
-  num = this->get_integer_();
-  if (num >= 4) {  // Below 4 is not realistic and would cause a integer overflow
-    bpm = num;
-  } else {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid BPM: %d", num);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  this->position_ = this->rtttl_.find(':', this->position_);
-  if (this->position_ == std::string::npos) {
+  size_t name_end_position = this->position_;
+  size_t control_end = this->rtttl_.find(':', name_end_position + 1);
+  if (control_end == std::string::npos) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Missing second ':'");
     return;
   }
-  this->position_++;
+
+  // Get default duration
+  size_t pos = this->rtttl_.find("d=", name_end_position);
+  if (pos == std::string::npos || pos >= control_end) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Missing 'd='; use default duration %d", this->default_note_denominator_);
+  } else {
+    this->position_ = pos + 2;
+    num = this->get_integer_();
+    if (num == 1 || num == 2 || num == 4 || num == 8 || num == 16 || num == 32) {
+      this->default_note_denominator_ = num;
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid default duration: %d", num);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Get default octave
+  pos = this->rtttl_.find("o=", name_end_position);
+  if (pos == std::string::npos || pos >= control_end) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Missing 'o='; use default octave %d", this->default_octave_);
+  } else {
+    this->position_ = pos + 2;
+    num = this->get_integer_();
+    if (num >= MIN_OCTAVE && num <= MAX_OCTAVE) {
+      this->default_octave_ = num;
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid default octave: %d", num);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Get BPM
+  pos = this->rtttl_.find("b=", name_end_position);
+  if (pos == std::string::npos || pos >= control_end) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Missing 'b='; use default BPM %d", bpm);
+  } else {
+    this->position_ = pos + 2;
+    num = this->get_integer_();
+    if (num >= 4) {  // Below 4 is not realistic and would cause a integer overflow
+      bpm = num;
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid BPM: %d", num);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  this->position_ = control_end + 1;
 
   // BPM usually expresses the number of quarter notes per minute
   this->wholenote_duration_ = 60 * 1000L * 4 / bpm;  // This is the time for whole note (in milliseconds)
diff --git a/tests/components/rtttl/common.yaml b/tests/components/rtttl/common.yaml
index 86b52ca3de9..529713583be 100644
--- a/tests/components/rtttl/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rtttl/common.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@ esphome:
     then:
       - rtttl.play: 'siren:d=8,o=5,b=100:d,e,d,e,d,e,d,e'
       - rtttl.stop
+      # Test all note features: all notes, denominators (1,2,4,8,16,32), sharp (#), octaves (4-7), dotted (.), note gap (c5,c5), pause (p)
+      - rtttl.play: 'special:d=4,o=5,b=120:1c4,2d#5,4e6.,8f#7,16g4,32a5,8a#5,4b6,8h5,c5,c5,8p,2c4'
+      # Different orders of control parameters
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_odb:o=5,d=8,b=100:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_bod:b=100,o=5,d=8:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_bdo:b=100,d=8,o=5:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_obd:o=5,b=100,d=8:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_dbo:d=8,b=100,o=5:c'
+      # Missing parameters (use defaults)
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_no_d:o=5,b=100:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_no_o:d=8,b=100:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_no_b:d=8,o=5:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_only_d:d=8:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_only_o:o=5:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_only_b:b=100:c'
+      - rtttl.play: 'test_empty::c'
 
 output:
   - platform: ${output_platform}