diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
index 5e827cce8601..a972de8a58fc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ _STATES: EsphomeEnumMapper[EspMediaPlayerState, MediaPlayerState] = EsphomeEnumM
     }
 )
 
-# The native API has no commands for these flags
+# The native API has no commands for these flags, and the entity does not
+# implement search
 _UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES = (
     EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEEK
     | EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.PREVIOUS_TRACK
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ _UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES = (
     | EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.SELECT_SOUND_MODE
     | EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.SHUFFLE_SET
     | EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.GROUPING
+    | EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEARCH_MEDIA
 )
 
 _FEATURES = {
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@ _FEATURES = {
     EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.REPEAT_SET: MediaPlayerEntityFeature.REPEAT_SET,
     EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.MEDIA_ANNOUNCE: MediaPlayerEntityFeature.MEDIA_ANNOUNCE,
     EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.MEDIA_ENQUEUE: MediaPlayerEntityFeature.MEDIA_ENQUEUE,
-    EspMediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEARCH_MEDIA: MediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEARCH_MEDIA,
 }
 
 ATTR_BYPASS_PROXY = "bypass_proxy"
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
index d84c8287fd0e..83e14fedb5ef 100644
--- a/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     ATTR_MEDIA_ENQUEUE,
     ATTR_MEDIA_EXTRA,
     ATTR_MEDIA_REPEAT,
+    ATTR_MEDIA_SEARCH_QUERY,
     ATTR_MEDIA_VOLUME_LEVEL,
     ATTR_MEDIA_VOLUME_MUTED,
     DOMAIN as MEDIA_PLAYER_DOMAIN,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     SERVICE_MEDIA_STOP,
     SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
     SERVICE_REPEAT_SET,
+    SERVICE_SEARCH_MEDIA,
     SERVICE_TURN_OFF,
     SERVICE_TURN_ON,
     SERVICE_VOLUME_DOWN,
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
 )
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ENTITY_ID
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
-from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceValidationError
+from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceNotSupported, ServiceValidationError
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, entity_registry as er
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
@@ -290,6 +292,51 @@ async def test_media_player_entity_with_undefined_flags(
     )
 
 
+async def test_media_player_entity_ignores_search_media_flag(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_client: APIClient,
+    mock_generic_device_entry: MockGenericDeviceEntryType,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the SEARCH_MEDIA flag from the device is not exposed."""
+    entity_info = [
+        MediaPlayerInfo(
+            object_id="mymedia_player",
+            key=1,
+            name="my media_player",
+            supports_pause=True,
+            # PAUSE,PLAY,SEARCH_MEDIA
+            feature_flags=4210689,
+        )
+    ]
+    states = [
+        MediaPlayerEntityState(
+            key=1, volume=50, muted=False, state=MediaPlayerState.PLAYING
+        )
+    ]
+    await mock_generic_device_entry(
+        mock_client=mock_client,
+        entity_info=entity_info,
+        states=states,
+    )
+    state = hass.states.get("media_player.test_my_media_player")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.attributes["supported_features"] == (
+        MediaPlayerEntityFeature.PAUSE | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.PLAY
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ServiceNotSupported):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            MEDIA_PLAYER_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_SEARCH_MEDIA,
+            {
+                ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.test_my_media_player",
+                ATTR_MEDIA_SEARCH_QUERY: "music",
+            },
+            blocking=True,
+            return_response=True,
+        )
+
+
 async def test_media_player_entity_ignores_flags_without_command(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     mock_client: APIClient,