diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
index 088227afe5..b036288078 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ KEY_UART_DEVICES = "uart_devices"
 def final_validate_device_schema(
     name: str,
     *,
+    uart_bus: str = CONF_UART_ID,
     baud_rate: Optional[int] = None,
     require_tx: bool = False,
     require_rx: bool = False,
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ def final_validate_device_schema(
     def validate_baud_rate(value):
         if value != baud_rate:
             raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Component {name} requires baud rate {baud_rate} for the uart bus"
+                f"Component {name} requires baud rate {baud_rate} for the uart referenced by {uart_bus}"
             )
         return value
 
@@ -287,21 +288,21 @@ def final_validate_device_schema(
     def validate_data_bits(value):
         if value != data_bits:
             raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Component {name} requires {data_bits} data bits for the uart bus"
+                f"Component {name} requires {data_bits} data bits for the uart referenced by {uart_bus}"
             )
         return value
 
     def validate_parity(value):
         if value != parity:
             raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Component {name} requires parity {parity} for the uart bus"
+                f"Component {name} requires parity {parity} for the uart referenced by {uart_bus}"
             )
         return value
 
     def validate_stop_bits(value):
         if value != stop_bits:
             raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Component {name} requires {stop_bits} stop bits for the uart bus"
+                f"Component {name} requires {stop_bits} stop bits for the uart referenced by {uart_bus}"
             )
         return value
 
@@ -316,14 +317,14 @@ def final_validate_device_schema(
             hub_schema[
                 cv.Required(
                     CONF_TX_PIN,
-                    msg=f"Component {name} requires this uart bus to declare a tx_pin",
+                    msg=f"Component {name} requires uart referenced by {uart_bus} to declare a tx_pin",
                 )
             ] = validate_pin(CONF_TX_PIN, device)
         if require_rx and uart_id_type_str in NATIVE_UART_CLASSES:
             hub_schema[
                 cv.Required(
                     CONF_RX_PIN,
-                    msg=f"Component {name} requires this uart bus to declare a rx_pin",
+                    msg=f"Component {name} requires uart referenced by {uart_bus} to declare a rx_pin",
                 )
             ] = validate_pin(CONF_RX_PIN, device)
         if baud_rate is not None:
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ def final_validate_device_schema(
         return cv.Schema(hub_schema, extra=cv.ALLOW_EXTRA)(hub_config)
 
     return cv.Schema(
-        {cv.Required(CONF_UART_ID): fv.id_declaration_match_schema(validate_hub)},
+        {cv.Required(uart_bus): fv.id_declaration_match_schema(validate_hub)},
         extra=cv.ALLOW_EXTRA,
     )