diff --git a/aioesphomeapi/client.py b/aioesphomeapi/client.py
index f76657e..1706be8 100644
--- a/aioesphomeapi/client.py
+++ b/aioesphomeapi/client.py
@@ -1303,20 +1303,15 @@ class APIClient:
     def send_voice_assistant_event(
         self, event_type: VoiceAssistantEventType, data: dict[str, str] | None
     ) -> None:
-        req = VoiceAssistantEventResponse()
-        req.event_type = event_type
-
-        data_args = []
+        req = VoiceAssistantEventResponse(event_type=event_type)
         if data is not None:
-            for name, value in data.items():
-                arg = VoiceAssistantEventData()
-                arg.name = name
-                arg.value = value
-                data_args.append(arg)
-
-        # pylint: disable=no-member
-        req.data.extend(data_args)
-
+            # pylint: disable=no-member
+            req.data.extend(
+                [
+                    VoiceAssistantEventData(name=name, value=value)
+                    for name, value in data.items()
+                ]
+            )
         self._get_connection().send_message(req)
 
     async def alarm_control_panel_command(
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index dae4d6f..141a498 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ from aioesphomeapi.api_pb2 import (
     SubscribeLogsResponse,
     SwitchCommandRequest,
     TextCommandRequest,
+    VoiceAssistantEventData,
+    VoiceAssistantEventResponse,
 )
 from aioesphomeapi.client import APIClient
 from aioesphomeapi.connection import APIConnection
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi.model import (
     UserServiceArg,
     UserServiceArgType,
 )
+from aioesphomeapi.model import VoiceAssistantEventType as VoiceAssistantEventModelType
 from aioesphomeapi.reconnect_logic import ReconnectLogic, ReconnectLogicState
 
 from .common import (
@@ -1666,3 +1669,33 @@ async def test_bluetooth_device_connect_cancelled(
     )
     # Make sure we do not leak message handlers
     assert handlers_after == handlers_before
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_voice_assistant_event(auth_client: APIClient) -> None:
+    send = patch_send(auth_client)
+
+    auth_client.send_voice_assistant_event(
+        VoiceAssistantEventModelType.VOICE_ASSISTANT_ERROR,
+        {"error": "error", "ok": "ok"},
+    )
+    send.assert_called_once_with(
+        VoiceAssistantEventResponse(
+            event_type=VoiceAssistantEventModelType.VOICE_ASSISTANT_ERROR.value,
+            data=[
+                VoiceAssistantEventData(name="error", value="error"),
+                VoiceAssistantEventData(name="ok", value="ok"),
+            ],
+        )
+    )
+
+    send.reset_mock()
+    auth_client.send_voice_assistant_event(
+        VoiceAssistantEventModelType.VOICE_ASSISTANT_ERROR, None
+    )
+    send.assert_called_once_with(
+        VoiceAssistantEventResponse(
+            event_type=VoiceAssistantEventModelType.VOICE_ASSISTANT_ERROR.value,
+            data=[],
+        )
+    )