diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
index 1348bf2bfc3..35280020bab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
@@ -206,12 +206,15 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         )
 
     # sendspin-cpp library
-    esp32.add_idf_component(name="sendspin/sendspin-cpp", ref="0.4.0")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="sendspin/sendspin-cpp", ref="0.5.0")
 
     cg.add_define("USE_SENDSPIN", True)  # for MDNS
 
     data = _get_data()
 
+    # The color role is not yet wired up in ESPHome; disable it in the library for now.
+    esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SENDSPIN_ENABLE_COLOR", False)
+
     # Configure Sendspin roles based on requested features (ESPHome internally via USE_SENDSPIN_*)
     # and disable building unused code paths in the sendspin-cpp library (IDF SDKConfig via CONFIG_SENDSPIN_ENABLE_*).
     if data.artwork_support:
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
 
         # Library defaults: priority 18 (one above httpd_priority 17 so the decoder is not
         # starved by the HTTP server during the initial encoded-audio burst at stream start),
-        # interpolation/decode buffer locations PREFER_EXTERNAL.
+        # decode buffer location PREFER_EXTERNAL.
         player_struct_fields = [
             ("audio_formats", audio_format_structs),
             ("audio_buffer_capacity", player_cfg[CONF_BUFFER_SIZE]),
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.cpp b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.cpp
index 0fdfb01c55f..88ff234e831 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.cpp
@@ -188,14 +188,6 @@ void SendspinMediaSource::on_stream_end() {
   }
 }
 
-// THREAD CONTEXT: Main loop (PlayerRoleListener lifecycle callback)
-void SendspinMediaSource::on_stream_clear() {
-  if (this->get_state() != media_source::MediaSourceState::IDLE) {
-    // Only set to IDLE if we were previously in a non-IDLE state, to avoid duplicate state changes
-    this->set_state_(media_source::MediaSourceState::IDLE);
-  }
-}
-
 // THREAD CONTEXT: Main loop (PlayerRoleListener callback)
 void SendspinMediaSource::on_volume_changed(uint8_t volume) { this->request_volume_(volume / 100.0f); }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.h b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.h
index 3b31716127c..843578783e0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/media_source/sendspin_media_source.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ class SendspinMediaSource : public SendspinChild,
   /// @brief Called when the audio stream ends (main loop thread).
   void on_stream_end() override;
 
-  /// @brief Called when the audio stream is cleared (main loop thread).
-  void on_stream_clear() override;
-
   /// @brief Called when volume changes (main loop thread).
   void on_volume_changed(uint8_t volume) override;
 
diff --git a/esphome/idf_component.yml b/esphome/idf_component.yml
index 45aaa827c87..814a4031c12 100644
--- a/esphome/idf_component.yml
+++ b/esphome/idf_component.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ dependencies:
   esp32async/asynctcp:
     version: 3.4.91
   sendspin/sendspin-cpp:
-    version: 0.4.0
+    version: 0.5.0
   lvgl/lvgl:
     version: 9.5.0