diff --git a/aioesphomeapi/model.py b/aioesphomeapi/model.py
index 85e7ed1..bb9aaec 100644
--- a/aioesphomeapi/model.py
+++ b/aioesphomeapi/model.py
@@ -1120,3 +1120,36 @@ class VoiceAssistantEventType(APIIntEnum):
     VOICE_ASSISTANT_WAKE_WORD_END = 10
     VOICE_ASSISTANT_STT_VAD_START = 11
     VOICE_ASSISTANT_STT_VAD_END = 12
+
+
+_TYPE_TO_NAME = {
+    BinarySensorInfo: "binary_sensor",
+    ButtonInfo: "button",
+    CoverInfo: "cover",
+    FanInfo: "fan",
+    LightInfo: "light",
+    NumberInfo: "number",
+    SelectInfo: "select",
+    SensorInfo: "sensor",
+    SirenInfo: "siren",
+    SwitchInfo: "switch",
+    TextSensorInfo: "text_sensor",
+    CameraInfo: "camera",
+    ClimateInfo: "climate",
+    LockInfo: "lock",
+    MediaPlayerInfo: "media_player",
+    AlarmControlPanelInfo: "alarm_control_panel",
+}
+
+
+def build_unique_id(formatted_mac: str, entity_info: EntityInfo) -> str:
+    """Build a unique id for an entity.
+
+    This is the new format for unique ids which replaces the old format
+    that is included in the EntityInfo object. This new format is used
+    because the old format used the name in the unique id which is not
+    guaranteed to be unique. This new format is guaranteed to be unique
+    and is also more human readable.
+    """
+    # <mac>-<entity type>-<object_id>
+    return f"{formatted_mac}-{_TYPE_TO_NAME[type(entity_info)]}-{entity_info.object_id}"
diff --git a/tests/test_model.py b/tests/test_model.py
index 592bce3..9871c4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_model.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi.api_pb2 import (
     TextSensorStateResponse,
 )
 from aioesphomeapi.model import (
+    _TYPE_TO_NAME,
     AlarmControlPanelEntityState,
     AlarmControlPanelInfo,
     APIIntEnum,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi.model import (
     BinarySensorInfo,
     BinarySensorState,
     ButtonInfo,
+    CameraInfo,
     ClimateInfo,
     ClimatePreset,
     ClimateState,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi.model import (
     SelectState,
     SensorInfo,
     SensorState,
+    SirenInfo,
     SwitchInfo,
     SwitchState,
     TextSensorInfo,
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi.model import (
     UserService,
     UserServiceArg,
     UserServiceArgType,
+    build_unique_id,
     converter_field,
 )
 
@@ -321,3 +325,29 @@ def test_user_service_conversion():
     assert UserService.from_dict({"args": [{"name": "arg", "type": 1}]}) == UserService(
         args=[UserServiceArg(name="arg", type=UserServiceArgType.INT)]
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "model",
+    [
+        BinarySensorInfo,
+        ButtonInfo,
+        CoverInfo,
+        FanInfo,
+        LightInfo,
+        NumberInfo,
+        SelectInfo,
+        SensorInfo,
+        SirenInfo,
+        SwitchInfo,
+        TextSensorInfo,
+        CameraInfo,
+        ClimateInfo,
+        LockInfo,
+        MediaPlayerInfo,
+        AlarmControlPanelInfo,
+    ],
+)
+def test_build_unique_id(model):
+    obj = model(object_id="id")
+    assert build_unique_id("mac", obj) == f"mac-{_TYPE_TO_NAME[type(obj)]}-id"