diff --git a/esphome/components/valve/__init__.py b/esphome/components/valve/__init__.py
index f39eb4dc8d7..d82a9fdec28 100644
--- a/esphome/components/valve/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/valve/__init__.py
@@ -240,23 +240,29 @@ async def valve_control_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
         (CONF_POSITION, "set_position", cg.float_),
     )
 
+    # Normalize trigger args to `const std::remove_cvref_t<T> &` so the
+    # apply lambda and any inner field lambdas (generated below via
+    # `process_lambda`) share one parameter spelling that's well-formed for
+    # any T (value, ref, or const-ref). Matches ControlAction::ApplyFn.
+    normalized_args = [
+        (cg.RawExpression(f"const std::remove_cvref_t<{cg.safe_exp(t)}> &"), n)
+        for t, n in args
+    ]
+
     fwd_args = ", ".join(name for _, name in args)
     body_lines: list[str] = []
     for conf_key, setter, type_ in FIELDS:
         if (value := config.get(conf_key)) is None:
             continue
         if isinstance(value, Lambda):
-            inner = await cg.process_lambda(value, args, return_type=type_)
+            inner = await cg.process_lambda(value, normalized_args, return_type=type_)
             body_lines.append(f"call.{setter}(({inner})({fwd_args}));")
         else:
             body_lines.append(f"call.{setter}({cg.safe_exp(value)});")
 
-    # Match ControlAction::ApplyFn signature: forward trigger args as Ts...
-    # so the apply lambda's parameter types match both ApplyFn and the
-    # inner field lambdas (which are generated from `args` directly).
     apply_args = [
         (ValveCall.operator("ref"), "call"),
-        *args,
+        *normalized_args,
     ]
     apply_lambda = LambdaExpression(
         ["\n".join(body_lines)],
diff --git a/esphome/components/valve/automation.h b/esphome/components/valve/automation.h
index 88c4ed760df..27c0e329f08 100644
--- a/esphome/components/valve/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/valve/automation.h
@@ -53,16 +53,15 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction : public Action<Ts...> {
 // Trigger args are forwarded to the apply function so user lambdas
 // (e.g. `position: !lambda "return x;"`) keep working.
 //
-// Trigger args are forwarded as `Ts...`. The previous `const Ts &...`
-// form caused codegen to emit `const T &` for each arg in the apply
-// lambda's parameter list, which is invalid C++ source text when T is
-// already a reference (e.g. `const std::string & &` for triggers that
-// pass `std::string &`). Forwarding `Ts...` lets the codegen reuse the
-// trigger's `args` types unchanged for both the apply lambda and any
-// inner field lambdas, so they always type-match.
+// Trigger args are normalized to `const std::remove_cvref_t<Ts> &...` so
+// the codegen can emit a matching parameter list for both the apply lambda
+// and any inner field lambdas without producing invalid C++ source text
+// (e.g. `const T & &` if Ts already carries a reference, or `const const
+// T &` if Ts already carries a const). This keeps trigger args no-copy
+// regardless of whether the trigger supplies `T`, `T &`, or `const T &`.
 template<typename... Ts> class ControlAction : public Action<Ts...> {
  public:
-  using ApplyFn = void (*)(ValveCall &, Ts...);
+  using ApplyFn = void (*)(ValveCall &, const std::remove_cvref_t<Ts> &...);
   ControlAction(Valve *valve, ApplyFn apply) : valve_(valve), apply_(apply) {}
 
   void play(const Ts &...x) override {