diff --git a/esphome/components/api/__init__.py b/esphome/components/api/__init__.py
index 7f84f2f24..2910643df 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/api/__init__.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CONF_HOMEASSISTANT_SERVICES = "homeassistant_services"
 CONF_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES = "homeassistant_states"
 CONF_LISTEN_BACKLOG = "listen_backlog"
 CONF_MAX_SEND_QUEUE = "max_send_queue"
+CONF_STATE_SUBSCRIPTION_ONLY = "state_subscription_only"
 
 
 def validate_encryption_key(value):
@@ -537,9 +538,24 @@ async def homeassistant_tag_scanned_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, arg
     return var
 
 
-@automation.register_condition("api.connected", APIConnectedCondition, {})
+API_CONNECTED_CONDITION_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(APIServer),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_STATE_SUBSCRIPTION_ONLY, default=False): cv.templatable(
+            cv.boolean
+        ),
+    }
+)
+
+
+@automation.register_condition(
+    "api.connected", APIConnectedCondition, API_CONNECTED_CONDITION_SCHEMA
+)
 async def api_connected_to_code(config, condition_id, template_arg, args):
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(condition_id, template_arg)
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(condition_id, template_arg)
+    templ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_STATE_SUBSCRIPTION_ONLY], args, cg.bool_)
+    cg.add(var.set_state_subscription_only(templ))
+    return var
 
 
 def FILTER_SOURCE_FILES() -> list[str]:
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index 18601d74f..d33c98abc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,18 @@ void APIServer::request_time() {
 }
 #endif
 
-bool APIServer::is_connected() const { return !this->clients_.empty(); }
+bool APIServer::is_connected(bool state_subscription_only) const {
+  if (!state_subscription_only) {
+    return !this->clients_.empty();
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &client : this->clients_) {
+    if (client->flags_.state_subscription) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
 
 void APIServer::on_shutdown() {
   this->shutting_down_ = true;
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.h b/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
index a3a082e16..786cd63f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class APIServer : public Component, public Controller {
   void on_zwave_proxy_request(const esphome::api::ProtoMessage &msg);
 #endif
 
-  bool is_connected() const;
+  bool is_connected(bool state_subscription_only = false) const;
 
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
   struct HomeAssistantStateSubscription {
@@ -236,8 +236,11 @@ class APIServer : public Component, public Controller {
 extern APIServer *global_api_server;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 
 template<typename... Ts> class APIConnectedCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, state_subscription_only)
  public:
-  bool check(const Ts &...x) override { return global_api_server->is_connected(); }
+  bool check(const Ts &...x) override {
+    return global_api_server->is_connected(this->state_subscription_only_.value(x...));
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::api
diff --git a/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml b/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
index fc53b8ac7..0416cebf9 100644
--- a/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 esphome:
   on_boot:
     then:
+      - wait_until:
+          condition:
+            api.connected:
+              state_subscription_only: true
       - homeassistant.event:
           event: esphome.button_pressed
           data: