diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 75f7aac14b..fa1648a116 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_event_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *c
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
-void APIConnection::infrared_transmit_raw_timings(const InfraredRFTransmitRawTimingsRequest &msg) {
+void APIConnection::infrared_rf_transmit_raw_timings(const InfraredRFTransmitRawTimingsRequest &msg) {
   if (global_api_server != nullptr) {
     global_api_server->on_infrared_transmit_raw_timings_request(msg);
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 4a4b957d60..a16249edf5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
-  void infrared_transmit_raw_timings(const InfraredRFTransmitRawTimingsRequest &msg);
+  void infrared_rf_transmit_raw_timings(const InfraredRFTransmitRawTimingsRequest &msg) override;
   void send_infrared_receive_event(const InfraredRFReceiveEvent &msg);
 #endif