diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py b/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
index a5baca2994..767916ad88 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ON_STATE,
     CONF_ON_TURN_OFF,
     CONF_ON_TURN_ON,
-    CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_VOLUME,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
@@ -65,15 +64,19 @@ _COMMAND_ACTIONS = [
     "clear_playlist",
 ]
 
-# State triggers: (config_key, C++ class name)
+StateAnyForwarder = media_player_ns.class_("StateAnyForwarder")
+StateEnterForwarder = media_player_ns.class_("StateEnterForwarder")
+MediaPlayerState = media_player_ns.enum("MediaPlayerState")
+
+# State triggers: (config_key, state enum or None for any-state)
 _STATE_TRIGGERS = [
-    (CONF_ON_STATE, "StateTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_IDLE, "IdleTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_PLAY, "PlayTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_PAUSE, "PauseTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_ANNOUNCEMENT, "AnnouncementTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_TURN_ON, "OnTrigger"),
-    (CONF_ON_TURN_OFF, "OffTrigger"),
+    (CONF_ON_STATE, None),
+    (CONF_ON_IDLE, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE),
+    (CONF_ON_PLAY, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING),
+    (CONF_ON_PAUSE, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PAUSED),
+    (CONF_ON_ANNOUNCEMENT, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING),
+    (CONF_ON_TURN_ON, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ON),
+    (CONF_ON_TURN_OFF, MediaPlayerState.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_OFF),
 ]
 
 # State conditions that all share the same schema and codegen handler
@@ -98,10 +101,15 @@ VolumeSetAction = media_player_ns.class_(
 
 @setup_entity("media_player")
 async def setup_media_player_core_(var, config):
-    for conf_key, _ in _STATE_TRIGGERS:
+    for conf_key, state_enum in _STATE_TRIGGERS:
         for conf in config.get(conf_key, []):
-            trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-            await automation.build_automation(trigger, [], conf)
+            if state_enum is None:
+                forwarder = StateAnyForwarder
+            else:
+                forwarder = StateEnterForwarder.template(state_enum)
+            await automation.build_callback_automation(
+                var, "add_on_state_callback", [], conf, forwarder=forwarder
+            )
 
 
 async def register_media_player(var, config):
@@ -120,14 +128,8 @@ async def new_media_player(config, *args):
 
 _MEDIA_PLAYER_SCHEMA = cv.ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        cv.Optional(conf_key): automation.validate_automation(
-            {
-                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
-                    media_player_ns.class_(class_name, automation.Trigger.template())
-                ),
-            }
-        )
-        for conf_key, class_name in _STATE_TRIGGERS
+        cv.Optional(conf_key): automation.validate_automation({})
+        for conf_key, _ in _STATE_TRIGGERS
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h b/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h
index 031f6657f4..658381ef90 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h
@@ -71,32 +71,27 @@ template<typename... Ts> class VolumeSetAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Pa
   void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->make_call().set_volume(this->volume_.value(x...)).perform(); }
 };
 
-class StateTrigger : public Trigger<> {
- public:
-  explicit StateTrigger(MediaPlayer *player) {
-    player->add_on_state_callback([this]() { this->trigger(); });
+/// Callback forwarder that triggers an Automation<> on any state change.
+/// Pointer-sized (single Automation* field) to fit inline in Callback::ctx_.
+struct StateAnyForwarder {
+  Automation<> *automation;
+  void operator()(MediaPlayerState /*state*/) const { this->automation->trigger(); }
+};
+
+/// Callback forwarder that triggers an Automation<> only when a specific media player state is entered.
+/// Pointer-sized (single Automation* field) to fit inline in Callback::ctx_.
+template<MediaPlayerState State> struct StateEnterForwarder {
+  Automation<> *automation;
+  void operator()(MediaPlayerState state) const {
+    if (state == State)
+      this->automation->trigger();
   }
 };
 
-template<MediaPlayerState State> class MediaPlayerStateTrigger : public Trigger<> {
- public:
-  explicit MediaPlayerStateTrigger(MediaPlayer *player) : player_(player) {
-    player->add_on_state_callback([this]() {
-      if (this->player_->state == State)
-        this->trigger();
-    });
-  }
-
- protected:
-  MediaPlayer *player_;
-};
-
-using IdleTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE>;
-using PlayTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING>;
-using PauseTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PAUSED>;
-using AnnouncementTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING>;
-using OnTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ON>;
-using OffTrigger = MediaPlayerStateTrigger<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_OFF>;
+static_assert(sizeof(StateAnyForwarder) <= sizeof(void *));
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<StateAnyForwarder>);
+static_assert(sizeof(StateEnterForwarder<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE>) <= sizeof(void *));
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<StateEnterForwarder<MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE>>);
 
 template<typename... Ts> class IsIdleCondition : public Condition<Ts...>, public Parented<MediaPlayer> {
  public:
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
index a0eb7b5500..48d23fa0b1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ MediaPlayerCall &MediaPlayerCall::set_announcement(bool announce) {
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::publish_state() {
-  this->state_callback_.call();
+  this->state_callback_.call(this->state);
 #if defined(USE_MEDIA_PLAYER) && defined(USE_CONTROLLER_REGISTRY)
   ControllerRegistry::notify_media_player_update(this);
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
index 26eca469e7..d5d0020797 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class MediaPlayer : public EntityBase {
 
   virtual void control(const MediaPlayerCall &call) = 0;
 
-  LazyCallbackManager<void()> state_callback_{};
+  LazyCallbackManager<void(MediaPlayerState)> state_callback_{};
 };
 
 }  // namespace media_player
diff --git a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
index 15124e422f..ddce606b2c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ void VoiceAssistant::setup() {
 
 #ifdef USE_MEDIA_PLAYER
   if (this->media_player_ != nullptr) {
-    this->media_player_->add_on_state_callback([this]() {
-      switch (this->media_player_->state) {
+    this->media_player_->add_on_state_callback([this](media_player::MediaPlayerState state) {
+      switch (state) {
         case media_player::MediaPlayerState::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING:
           if (this->media_player_response_state_ == MediaPlayerResponseState::URL_SENT) {
             // State changed to announcing after receiving the url