diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/base.py b/custom_components/hacs/base.py
index 874fe5b0024..f554e5562ed 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/base.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/base.py
@@ -792,6 +792,11 @@ def set_active_categories(self) -> None:
         if self.configuration.appdaemon:
             self.enable_hacs_category(HacsCategory.APPDAEMON)
 
+        if "esphome" in self.hass.config.components or self.repositories.category_downloaded(
+            HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD
+        ):
+            self.enable_hacs_category(HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD)
+
     async def async_load_hacs_from_github(self, _=None) -> None:
         """Load HACS from GitHub."""
         if self.status.inital_fetch_done:
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/enums.py b/custom_components/hacs/enums.py
index ad0e34842fd..15d1c749354 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/enums.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/enums.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class HacsCategory(StrEnum):
     PYTHON_SCRIPT = "python_script"
     TEMPLATE = "template"
     THEME = "theme"
+    WAKE_WORD = "wake_word"
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.value)
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/__init__.py b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/__init__.py
index e19ca33ec5d..0890ae07023 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from .python_script import HacsPythonScriptRepository
 from .template import HacsTemplateRepository
 from .theme import HacsThemeRepository
+from .wake_word import HacsWakeWordRepository
 
 REPOSITORY_CLASSES: dict[HacsCategory, HacsRepository] = {
     HacsCategory.THEME: HacsThemeRepository,
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@
     HacsCategory.APPDAEMON: HacsAppdaemonRepository,
     HacsCategory.PLUGIN: HacsPluginRepository,
     HacsCategory.TEMPLATE: HacsTemplateRepository,
+    HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD: HacsWakeWordRepository,
 }
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/wake_word.py b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/wake_word.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..215aa2f5516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/wake_word.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+"""Class for wake word models in HACS."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
+
+from ..enums import HacsCategory, HacsDispatchEvent, RepositoryFile
+from ..exceptions import HacsException
+from ..utils.decorator import concurrent
+from .base import HacsRepository
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..base import HacsBase
+
+
+class HacsWakeWordRepository(HacsRepository):
+    """Wake word models in HACS."""
+
+    def __init__(self, hacs: HacsBase, full_name: str):
+        """Initialize."""
+        super().__init__(hacs=hacs)
+        self.data.full_name = full_name
+        self.data.full_name_lower = full_name.lower()
+        self.data.category = HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD
+        self.content.path.remote = "custom_wake_words"
+        self.content.path.local = self.localpath
+        self.content.single = False
+
+    @property
+    def localpath(self):
+        """Return localpath.
+
+        The full name (owner/repo) is used, rather than just the repo name, so
+        that two repositories with the same repo name but different owners do not
+        collide on disk. Home Assistant derives the wake word id from the path
+        relative to custom_wake_words/, so this also keeps those ids unique.
+        """
+        return f"{self.hacs.core.config_path}/custom_wake_words/{self.data.full_name}"
+
+    async def validate_repository(self):
+        """Validate."""
+        # Run common validation steps.
+        await self.common_validate()
+
+        # Custom step 1: Validate content.
+        if self.repository_manifest.content_in_root:
+            self.content.path.remote = ""
+
+        # Home Assistant discovers wake words by scanning for config (.json)
+        # manifests and then loading the model each one names, so a compliant
+        # repository must provide both a manifest and a model. hacs.json is
+        # repository metadata, not a wake word config, so it is ignored.
+        has_manifest = False
+        has_model = False
+        for treefile in self.treefiles:
+            if not treefile.startswith(self.content.path.remote):
+                continue
+            if treefile.endswith(".tflite"):
+                has_model = True
+            elif treefile.endswith(".json") and not treefile.endswith(RepositoryFile.HACS_JSON):
+                has_manifest = True
+        if not (has_manifest and has_model):
+            raise HacsException(
+                f"{self.string} Repository structure for {self.ref.replace('tags/', '')} "
+                "is not compliant"
+            )
+
+        # Handle potential errors
+        if self.validate.errors:
+            for error in self.validate.errors:
+                if not self.hacs.status.startup:
+                    self.logger.error("%s %s", self.string, error)
+        return self.validate.success
+
+    async def async_post_installation(self):
+        """Run post installation steps."""
+        await self._reload_custom_wake_words()
+
+    async def async_post_uninstall(self):
+        """Run post uninstall steps."""
+        await self._reload_custom_wake_words()
+
+    async def _reload_custom_wake_words(self) -> None:
+        """Ask esphome to rescan the custom wake word directory.
+
+        The wake word inventory is cached for the lifetime of the Home Assistant
+        process, so installing, updating or removing a model has no effect until
+        the cache is invalidated. The esphome integration exposes a service that
+        does this and refreshes the satellites.
+        """
+        if not self.hacs.hass.services.has_service("esphome", "reload_custom_wake_words"):
+            return
+        self.logger.debug("%s Reloading custom wake words", self.string)
+        try:
+            await self.hacs.hass.services.async_call("esphome", "reload_custom_wake_words", {})
+        except HomeAssistantError as exception:
+            self.logger.exception("%s %s", self.string, exception)
+
+    @concurrent(concurrenttasks=10, backoff_time=5)
+    async def update_repository(self, ignore_issues=False, force=False):
+        """Update."""
+        if not await self.common_update(ignore_issues, force) and not force:
+            return
+
+        # Get wake word model objects.
+        if self.repository_manifest.content_in_root:
+            self.content.path.remote = ""
+
+        # Set local path
+        self.content.path.local = self.localpath
+
+        # Signal frontend to refresh
+        if self.data.installed:
+            self.hacs.async_dispatch(
+                HacsDispatchEvent.REPOSITORY,
+                {
+                    "id": 1337,
+                    "action": "update",
+                    "repository": self.data.full_name,
+                    "repository_id": self.data.id,
+                },
+            )
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/utils/validate.py b/custom_components/hacs/utils/validate.py
index fa25be9af8a..e41a1f16a2f 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/utils/validate.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/utils/validate.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def validate_version(data: Any) -> Any:
     "python_script": V2_COMMON_DATA_JSON_SCHEMA,
     "template": V2_COMMON_DATA_JSON_SCHEMA,
     "theme": V2_COMMON_DATA_JSON_SCHEMA,
+    "wake_word": V2_COMMON_DATA_JSON_SCHEMA,
 }
 
 # Used when validating repos in the hacs integration, discards extra keys
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/validate/wake_word_model.py b/custom_components/hacs/validate/wake_word_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbe983f668c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/validate/wake_word_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from ..enums import HacsCategory, RepositoryFile
+from ..utils.json import json_loads
+from .base import ActionValidationBase, ValidationException
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..repositories.base import HacsRepository
+    from ..repositories.wake_word import HacsWakeWordRepository
+
+
+async def async_setup_validator(repository: HacsRepository) -> Validator:
+    """Set up this validator."""
+    return Validator(repository=repository)
+
+
+class Validator(ActionValidationBase):
+    """Validate the wake word model repository."""
+
+    repository: HacsWakeWordRepository
+
+    categories = (HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD,)
+
+    async def async_validate(self) -> None:
+        """Validate the repository.
+
+        Home Assistant's own loader is intentionally permissive so users can drag
+        files into custom_wake_words/. A published HACS repository is a curated,
+        single-purpose artifact, so a stricter shape is enforced here: exactly one
+        config (manifest) file and exactly one model file, sharing the same stem,
+        with the config's "model" value naming that model file (e.g.
+        "my_wake_word.json" + "my_wake_word.tflite" where the config contains
+        {"model": "my_wake_word.tflite"}).
+        """
+        content_path = (
+            "" if self.repository.repository_manifest.content_in_root else "custom_wake_words"
+        )
+        location = f"'{content_path}/'" if content_path else "the repository root"
+
+        # Files located directly in the content directory (not nested deeper).
+        treefiles = [
+            treefile
+            for treefile in self.repository.tree
+            if not treefile.is_directory and treefile.path == content_path
+        ]
+
+        # A repository must ship a single flat manifest+model pair. Reject wake
+        # word files nested in a subdirectory so a second model cannot slip in
+        # unnoticed (and so the manifest and model never end up in different
+        # directories). Skipped for content_in_root, where there is no subtree.
+        if content_path:
+            nested = sorted(
+                treefile.full_path
+                for treefile in self.repository.tree
+                if not treefile.is_directory
+                and treefile.path.startswith(f"{content_path}/")
+                and (
+                    treefile.filename.endswith(".tflite")
+                    or treefile.filename.endswith(".json")
+                )
+            )
+            if nested:
+                raise ValidationException(
+                    f"Wake word files must be directly in '{content_path}/', "
+                    f"not in a subdirectory: {', '.join(nested)}"
+                )
+
+        # Locate the config (manifest) file. hacs.json is repository metadata, not
+        # a wake word config, so it is ignored even when content_in_root is set.
+        config_files = [
+            treefile
+            for treefile in treefiles
+            if treefile.filename.endswith(".json")
+            and treefile.filename != RepositoryFile.HACS_JSON
+        ]
+        if len(config_files) == 0:
+            raise ValidationException(f"No wake word config (.json) file found in {location}")
+        if len(config_files) > 1:
+            raise ValidationException(
+                f"Expected exactly one wake word config (.json) file in {location}, "
+                f"found {len(config_files)}: {', '.join(sorted(f.filename for f in config_files))}"
+            )
+
+        config_file = config_files[0]
+        stem = config_file.filename.removesuffix(".json")
+        expected_model = f"{stem}.tflite"
+
+        # Locate the model file. Exactly one is required so there is no ambiguity
+        # about which model this repository ships.
+        model_files = [
+            treefile.filename for treefile in treefiles if treefile.filename.endswith(".tflite")
+        ]
+        if len(model_files) == 0:
+            raise ValidationException(f"No wake word model (.tflite) file found in {location}")
+        if len(model_files) > 1:
+            raise ValidationException(
+                f"Expected exactly one wake word model (.tflite) file in {location}, "
+                f"found {len(model_files)}: {', '.join(sorted(model_files))}"
+            )
+
+        # The config and model files must share the same stem.
+        model_filename = model_files[0]
+        if model_filename != expected_model:
+            raise ValidationException(
+                f"The config '{config_file.filename}' and model '{model_filename}' must share "
+                f"the same name; expected the model to be named '{expected_model}'"
+            )
+
+        # Inspect the config file.
+        content = await self.repository.get_documentation(
+            filename=config_file.full_path, version=self.repository.ref
+        )
+        if content is None:
+            raise ValidationException(f"Could not read '{config_file.full_path}'")
+        try:
+            config = json_loads(content)
+        except ValueError as exception:
+            raise ValidationException(
+                f"'{config_file.filename}' is not valid JSON: {exception}"
+            ) from exception
+        if not isinstance(config, dict):
+            raise ValidationException(f"'{config_file.filename}' must contain a JSON object")
+
+        # Required keys, mirroring Home Assistant's wake word config schema.
+        for key in ("type", "wake_word", "model"):
+            if key not in config:
+                raise ValidationException(
+                    f"'{config_file.filename}' is missing the required '{key}' key"
+                )
+
+        # The "model" value must name the model file exactly.
+        if config["model"] != expected_model:
+            raise ValidationException(
+                f"'{config_file.filename}' declares model '{config['model']}', "
+                f"but it must be '{expected_model}' to match the config file name"
+            )
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index acc012c856d..78eaaba93df 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     HacsPythonScriptRepository,
     HacsTemplateRepository,
     HacsThemeRepository,
+    HacsWakeWordRepository,
 )
 from custom_components.hacs.utils.store import async_load_from_store
 
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ def repository_template(hacs):
     return dummy_repository_base(hacs, repository_obj)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def repository_wake_word(hacs):
+    """Fixtrue for HACS wake word repository object"""
+    repository_obj = HacsWakeWordRepository(hacs, "test/test")
+    return dummy_repository_base(hacs, repository_obj)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def repository_appdaemon(hacs):
     """Fixtrue for HACS appdaemon repository object"""
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/proxy/data-v2.hacs.xyz/wake_word/data.json b/tests/fixtures/proxy/data-v2.hacs.xyz/wake_word/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0967ef424bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/proxy/data-v2.hacs.xyz/wake_word/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py b/tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py
index aae7d18be1b..84e6b55d9a9 100644
--- a/tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py
+++ b/tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py
@@ -33,6 +33,34 @@ async def test_hacs(hacs, repository, tmpdir):
     await hacs.async_process_queue()
 
 
+async def test_wake_word_category_enabled_by_esphome(hacs):
+    """The wake_word category is active when esphome is loaded."""
+    assert "esphome" not in hacs.hass.config.components
+    hacs.set_active_categories()
+    assert HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD not in hacs.common.categories
+
+    hacs.hass.config.components.add("esphome")
+    hacs.set_active_categories()
+    assert HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD in hacs.common.categories
+
+
+async def test_wake_word_category_enabled_when_downloaded(hacs, repository_wake_word):
+    """The wake_word category is active when a model is already downloaded."""
+    assert "esphome" not in hacs.hass.config.components
+
+    hacs.set_active_categories()
+    assert HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD not in hacs.common.categories
+
+    # A downloaded wake_word repository keeps the category active even without
+    # esphome loaded (e.g. after a restart, before esphome has set up).
+    repository_wake_word.data.installed = True
+    hacs.repositories.register(repository_wake_word)
+    assert hacs.repositories.category_downloaded(HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD)
+
+    hacs.set_active_categories()
+    assert HacsCategory.WAKE_WORD in hacs.common.categories
+
+
 async def test_add_remove_repository(hacs, repository, tmpdir):
     hacs.hass.config.config_dir = tmpdir
 
diff --git a/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py b/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85e8ec15678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Tests for specific wake word repository implementations."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.core import ServiceCall
+
+from custom_components.hacs.exceptions import HacsException
+
+
+async def _stub_common_validate(repository):
+    """Replace common_validate so validate_repository can run in isolation."""
+
+    async def _noop(*_, **__):
+        return None
+
+    repository.common_validate = _noop
+
+
+def test_localpath_uses_full_name(repository_wake_word):
+    """The install path is namespaced by the full name (owner/repo)."""
+    config_path = repository_wake_word.hacs.core.config_path
+    repository_wake_word.data.full_name = "octocat/okay_nabu"
+
+    assert (
+        repository_wake_word.localpath == f"{config_path}/custom_wake_words/octocat/okay_nabu"
+    )
+
+
+def test_localpath_deconflicts_same_repo_name_different_owner(repository_wake_word):
+    """Two repos sharing a repo name but different owners must not collide."""
+    repository_wake_word.data.full_name = "alice/okay_nabu"
+    alice_path = repository_wake_word.localpath
+
+    repository_wake_word.data.full_name = "bob/okay_nabu"
+    bob_path = repository_wake_word.localpath
+
+    assert alice_path != bob_path
+
+
+async def test_validate_repository_requires_manifest_and_model(repository_wake_word):
+    """A compliant repository provides both a manifest and a model."""
+    await _stub_common_validate(repository_wake_word)
+    repository_wake_word.treefiles = [
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+    ]
+
+    assert await repository_wake_word.validate_repository()
+
+
+async def test_validate_repository_missing_manifest(repository_wake_word):
+    """A model with no config manifest is not compliant (HA loads manifests)."""
+    await _stub_common_validate(repository_wake_word)
+    repository_wake_word.treefiles = ["custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(HacsException):
+        await repository_wake_word.validate_repository()
+
+
+async def test_validate_repository_missing_model(repository_wake_word):
+    """A manifest with no model is not compliant."""
+    await _stub_common_validate(repository_wake_word)
+    repository_wake_word.treefiles = ["custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(HacsException):
+        await repository_wake_word.validate_repository()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hook", ["async_post_installation", "async_post_uninstall"])
+async def test_reloads_custom_wake_words(repository_wake_word, hook):
+    """Install/uninstall ask esphome to rescan the wake word directory."""
+    hass = repository_wake_word.hacs.hass
+    calls: list[ServiceCall] = []
+
+    async def _handler(call: ServiceCall) -> None:
+        calls.append(call)
+
+    hass.services.async_register("esphome", "reload_custom_wake_words", _handler)
+
+    await getattr(repository_wake_word, hook)()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("hook", ["async_post_installation", "async_post_uninstall"])
+async def test_reload_noop_without_esphome(repository_wake_word, hook):
+    """When esphome is not loaded the hooks are a no-op and do not raise."""
+    hass = repository_wake_word.hacs.hass
+    assert not hass.services.has_service("esphome", "reload_custom_wake_words")
+
+    # Should not raise.
+    await getattr(repository_wake_word, hook)()
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-by-esphome.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-by-esphome.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c534d781659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-by-esphome.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py::test_wake_word_category_enabled_by_esphome": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-when-downloaded.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-when-downloaded.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e806bed373d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/hacsbase/test_hacstest-wake-word-category-enabled-when-downloaded.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/hacsbase/test_hacs.py::test_wake_word_category_enabled_when_downloaded": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-deconflicts-same-repo-name-different-owner.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-deconflicts-same-repo-name-different-owner.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31c6bc3f213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-deconflicts-same-repo-name-different-owner.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_localpath_deconflicts_same_repo_name_different_owner": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-uses-full-name.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-uses-full-name.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..136c5078c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-localpath-uses-full-name.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_localpath_uses_full_name": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-installation.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-installation.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e65333f5725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-installation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_reload_noop_without_esphome[async_post_installation]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-uninstall.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-uninstall.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e6d4a6bdd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reload-noop-without-esphome-async-post-uninstall.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_reload_noop_without_esphome[async_post_uninstall]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-installation.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-installation.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9abd178b6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-installation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_reloads_custom_wake_words[async_post_installation]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-uninstall.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-uninstall.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..240fc9bea56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-reloads-custom-wake-words-async-post-uninstall.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_reloads_custom_wake_words[async_post_uninstall]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-manifest.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47c6bb8eae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_validate_repository_missing_manifest": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-model.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-model.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbf2abba571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-missing-model.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_validate_repository_missing_model": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-requires-manifest-and-model.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-requires-manifest-and-model.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3ade61d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repositorytest-validate-repository-requires-manifest-and-model.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/test_wake_word_repository.py::test_validate_repository_requires_manifest_and_model": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-config-and-model-stem-mismatch.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-config-and-model-stem-mismatch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa2b9cb2a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-config-and-model-stem-mismatch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_config_and_model_stem_mismatch": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-invalid-json.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-invalid-json.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f6cea11052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-invalid-json.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_invalid_json": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-model-file.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-model-file.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8134b90e19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-model-file.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_missing_model_file": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-required-key.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-required-key.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bef6d4b0f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-missing-required-key.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_missing_required_key": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-model-name-mismatch.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-model-name-mismatch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62f5b9405d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-model-name-mismatch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_model_name_mismatch": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-config-files.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-config-files.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbae5dcb298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-config-files.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_multiple_config_files": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-model-files.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-model-files.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54e5faa2acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-multiple-model-files.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_multiple_model_files": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-nested-wake-word-files-rejected.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-nested-wake-word-files-rejected.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c39b7b2b6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-nested-wake-word-files-rejected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_nested_wake_word_files_rejected": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-no-config-file.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-no-config-file.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d329d3be01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-no-config-file.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_no_config_file": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository-content-in-root.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository-content-in-root.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fbf88de304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository-content-in-root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_valid_wake_word_repository_content_in_root": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41c5056b62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_checktest-valid-wake-word-repository.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py::test_valid_wake_word_repository": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py b/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8902a6aa6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validate/test_wake_word_model_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import json
+
+from aiogithubapi.objects.repository.content import AIOGitHubAPIRepositoryTreeContent
+
+from custom_components.hacs.validate.wake_word_model import Validator
+
+
+def _tree(*paths):
+    """Build a repository tree from a list of file paths."""
+    return [
+        AIOGitHubAPIRepositoryTreeContent({"path": path, "type": "blob"}, "test/test", "main")
+        for path in paths
+    ]
+
+
+def _valid_config(model="my_wake_word.tflite"):
+    return {
+        "type": "micro",
+        "wake_word": "My Wake Word",
+        "model": model,
+    }
+
+
+def _set_documentation(repository, content):
+    """Make get_documentation return the given content."""
+
+    async def _get_documentation(**__):
+        return content
+
+    repository.get_documentation = _get_documentation
+
+
+async def test_valid_wake_word_repository(repository_wake_word):
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert not check.failed
+
+
+async def test_nested_wake_word_files_rejected(repository_wake_word):
+    """Wake word files in a subdirectory of the content dir are rejected."""
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+        "custom_wake_words/extra/second.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/extra/second.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_valid_wake_word_repository_content_in_root(repository_wake_word):
+    """hacs.json in the root must not be mistaken for the wake word config."""
+    repository_wake_word.repository_manifest.content_in_root = True
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "hacs.json",
+        "my_wake_word.json",
+        "my_wake_word.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert not check.failed
+
+
+async def test_no_config_file(repository_wake_word):
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree("custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite")
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_multiple_config_files(repository_wake_word):
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/one.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/one.tflite",
+        "custom_wake_words/two.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/two.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_invalid_json(repository_wake_word):
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, "{not valid json")
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_missing_required_key(repository_wake_word):
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+    )
+    config = _valid_config()
+    del config["wake_word"]
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(config))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_model_name_mismatch(repository_wake_word):
+    """config["model"] must match the config file stem."""
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config(model="other.tflite")))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_missing_model_file(repository_wake_word):
+    """The model referenced by the config must exist in the directory."""
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree("custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json")
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_multiple_model_files(repository_wake_word):
+    """A repository must ship exactly one model file."""
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.tflite",
+        "custom_wake_words/extra.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config()))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed
+
+
+async def test_config_and_model_stem_mismatch(repository_wake_word):
+    """The config file and model file must share the same stem."""
+    repository_wake_word.tree = _tree(
+        "custom_wake_words/my_wake_word.json",
+        "custom_wake_words/other.tflite",
+    )
+    _set_documentation(repository_wake_word, json.dumps(_valid_config(model="other.tflite")))
+
+    check = Validator(repository_wake_word)
+    await check.execute_validation()
+    assert check.failed