diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
index 22bd20d1e5a..71a9c4b8761 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp
@@ -727,7 +727,14 @@ void LD2410Component::set_max_distances_timeout() {
   this->set_config_mode_(false);
 }
 
-void LD2410Component::set_gate_threshold(uint8_t gate) {
+void LD2410Component::set_gate_threshold(number::Number *n) {
+  // Found by pointer: up to 18 compares per write beat storing the gate in each number
+  uint8_t gate = 0;
+  while (gate < TOTAL_GATES && this->gate_move_threshold_numbers_[gate] != n &&
+         this->gate_still_threshold_numbers_[gate] != n)
+    gate++;
+  if (gate == TOTAL_GATES)
+    return;
   number::Number *motionsens = this->gate_move_threshold_numbers_[gate];
   number::Number *stillsens = this->gate_still_threshold_numbers_[gate];
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.h b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.h
index 6c7601df3d2..bd1da42c293 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class LD2410Component final : public Component, public uart::UARTDevice {
   void set_gate_still_threshold_number(uint8_t gate, number::Number *n);
   void set_gate_move_threshold_number(uint8_t gate, number::Number *n);
   void set_max_distances_timeout();
-  void set_gate_threshold(uint8_t gate);
+  void set_gate_threshold(number::Number *n);
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SENSOR
   void set_gate_move_sensor(uint8_t gate, sensor::Sensor *s);
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2410/number/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ld2410/number/__init__.py
index 5c80922ba6e..49c047f5457 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2410/number/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2410/number/__init__.py
@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         apply="set_light_out_control()",
         publish="before",
     )
+    threshold = {
+        "min_value": 0,
+        "max_value": 100,
+        "step": 1,
+        "apply": "set_gate_threshold(entity)",
+        "publish": "before",
+    }
     for x in range(9):
         if gate_conf := config.get(f"g{x}"):
             gate = number.sub_numbers(gate_conf, parent=hub)
-            threshold = {
-                "min_value": 0,
-                "max_value": 100,
-                "step": 1,
-                "apply": f"set_gate_threshold({x})",
-                "publish": "before",
-            }
             await gate(
                 CONF_MOVE_THRESHOLD,
                 partial(hub.set_gate_move_threshold_number, x),