diff --git a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
index 95c626feb1..88fbdb77c8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
@@ -18,83 +18,22 @@ class APIConnection;
 class ListEntitiesIterator final : public ComponentIterator {
  public:
   ListEntitiesIterator(APIConnection *client);
-#ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
-  bool on_binary_sensor(binary_sensor::BinarySensor *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_COVER
-  bool on_cover(cover::Cover *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_FAN
-  bool on_fan(fan::Fan *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_LIGHT
-  bool on_light(light::LightState *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_SENSOR
-  bool on_sensor(sensor::Sensor *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_SWITCH
-  bool on_switch(switch_::Switch *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_BUTTON
-  bool on_button(button::Button *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
-  bool on_text_sensor(text_sensor::TextSensor *entity) override;
-#endif
+
+// Entity overrides (generated from entity_types.h).
+// All implementations live in list_entities.cpp via LIST_ENTITIES_HANDLER.
+// NOLINTBEGIN(bugprone-macro-parentheses)
+#define ENTITY_TYPE_(type, singular, plural, count, upper) bool on_##singular(type *entity) override;
+#define ENTITY_CONTROLLER_TYPE_(type, singular, plural, count, upper, callback) \
+  ENTITY_TYPE_(type, singular, plural, count, upper)
+#include "esphome/core/entity_types.h"
+#undef ENTITY_TYPE_
+#undef ENTITY_CONTROLLER_TYPE_
+  // NOLINTEND(bugprone-macro-parentheses)
 #ifdef USE_API_USER_DEFINED_ACTIONS
   bool on_service(UserServiceDescriptor *service) override;
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_CAMERA
   bool on_camera(camera::Camera *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_CLIMATE
-  bool on_climate(climate::Climate *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_NUMBER
-  bool on_number(number::Number *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_DATETIME_DATE
-  bool on_date(datetime::DateEntity *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_DATETIME_TIME
-  bool on_time(datetime::TimeEntity *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_DATETIME_DATETIME
-  bool on_datetime(datetime::DateTimeEntity *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_TEXT
-  bool on_text(text::Text *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_SELECT
-  bool on_select(select::Select *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_LOCK
-  bool on_lock(lock::Lock *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_VALVE
-  bool on_valve(valve::Valve *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_MEDIA_PLAYER
-  bool on_media_player(media_player::MediaPlayer *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL
-  bool on_alarm_control_panel(alarm_control_panel::AlarmControlPanel *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_WATER_HEATER
-  bool on_water_heater(water_heater::WaterHeater *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_INFRARED
-  bool on_infrared(infrared::Infrared *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_RADIO_FREQUENCY
-  bool on_radio_frequency(radio_frequency::RadioFrequency *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_EVENT
-  bool on_event(event::Event *entity) override;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_UPDATE
-  bool on_update(update::UpdateEntity *entity) override;
 #endif
   bool on_end() override;