diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
index d27c5672eb6..04426b8b1da 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET
+#include "esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h"
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_WIFI
 #include "esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h"
 #endif
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ void SendspinHub::dump_config() {
                 "Sendspin Hub:\n"
                 "  Client ID: %s\n"
                 "  Task stack in PSRAM: %s",
-                get_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(mac_buf), YESNO(this->task_stack_in_psram_));
+                get_client_id_into_buffer(mac_buf), YESNO(this->task_stack_in_psram_));
 }
 
 // --- Delegating methods ---
@@ -89,11 +92,23 @@ void SendspinHub::update_state(sendspin::SendspinClientState state) {
   }
 }
 
+const char *SendspinHub::get_client_id_into_buffer(std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf) {
+  // The server matches client_id against the L2 source MAC of the device's multicast traffic.
+  // ESP-IDF derives the ethernet MAC as base+3 by default on ESP32-S3, so we cannot use the
+  // eFuse base MAC when ethernet is the active interface.
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET
+  if (ethernet::global_eth_component != nullptr) {
+    return ethernet::global_eth_component->get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(buf);
+  }
+#endif
+  return get_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(buf);
+}
+
 sendspin::SendspinClientConfig SendspinHub::build_client_config_() {
   sendspin::SendspinClientConfig config;
 
   char mac_buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  config.client_id = get_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(mac_buf);
+  config.client_id = SendspinHub::get_client_id_into_buffer(mac_buf);
   config.name = App.get_friendly_name();
   config.product_name = App.get_name();
   config.manufacturer = "ESPHome";
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.h b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.h
index 12fbf156ea6..c6b1ed97f74 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.h
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace esphome::sendspin_ {
 /// without each subcomponent having to pick a priority independently. Children run
 /// one step later than hub so they can assume hub's setup() has already completed.
 namespace sendspin_priority {
-inline constexpr float HUB = esphome::setup_priority::PROCESSOR;
+// AFTER_WIFI so the hub runs after the wifi/ethernet drivers are up and we can read the active
+// interface's MAC for client_id.
+inline constexpr float HUB = esphome::setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI;
 inline constexpr float CHILD = HUB - 1.0f;
 }  // namespace sendspin_priority
 
@@ -149,6 +151,10 @@ class SendspinHub final : public Component,
   /// @brief Builds the SendspinClientConfig from ESPHome configuration and platform info.
   sendspin::SendspinClientConfig build_client_config_();
 
+  /// @brief Writes the active network interface's MAC into @p buf and returns its data pointer.
+  /// Uses the ethernet MAC if ethernet is configured, otherwise the base MAC (used by wifi).
+  static const char *get_client_id_into_buffer(std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf);
+
   // --- SendspinClientListener overrides ---
   void on_group_update(const sendspin::GroupUpdateObject &group) override;
 
diff --git a/tests/components/sendspin/test-ethernet.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/sendspin/test-ethernet.esp32-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..069e397d992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sendspin/test-ethernet.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ethernet:
+  type: OPENETH
+
+psram:
+  mode: quad
+
+sendspin:
+  id: sendspin_hub_id
+  task_stack_in_psram: true