diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
index e159880c8bc090..f66930c8d0049f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
@@ -862,7 +862,10 @@ async def handle_validate_config(
 
         try:
             await validator(hass, schema(msg[key]))
-        except vol.Invalid as err:
+        except (
+            vol.Invalid,
+            HomeAssistantError,
+        ) as err:
             result[key] = {"valid": False, "error": str(err)}
         else:
             result[key] = {"valid": True, "error": None}
diff --git a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
index 655d8adf1ea1d8..a51e51b81b09a7 100644
--- a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import asyncio
 from copy import deepcopy
 import logging
+from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import ANY, AsyncMock, Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -2529,13 +2530,14 @@ async def test_integration_setup_info(
     ],
 )
 async def test_validate_config_works(
-    websocket_client: MockHAClientWebSocket, key, config
+    websocket_client: MockHAClientWebSocket,
+    key: str,
+    config: dict[str, Any] | list[dict[str, Any]],
 ) -> None:
     """Test config validation."""
-    await websocket_client.send_json({"id": 7, "type": "validate_config", key: config})
+    await websocket_client.send_json_auto_id({"type": "validate_config", key: config})
 
     msg = await websocket_client.receive_json()
-    assert msg["id"] == 7
     assert msg["type"] == const.TYPE_RESULT
     assert msg["success"]
     assert msg["result"] == {key: {"valid": True, "error": None}}
@@ -2544,11 +2546,13 @@ async def test_validate_config_works(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("key", "config", "error"),
     [
+        # Raises vol.Invalid
         (
             "trigger",
             {"platform": "non_existing", "event_type": "hello"},
             "Invalid platform 'non_existing' specified",
         ),
+        # Raises vol.Invalid
         (
             "condition",
             {
@@ -2562,6 +2566,20 @@ async def test_validate_config_works(
                 "@ data[0]"
             ),
         ),
+        # Raises HomeAssistantError
+        (
+            "condition",
+            {
+                "above": 50,
+                "condition": "device",
+                "device_id": "a51a57e5af051eb403d56eb9e6fd691c",
+                "domain": "sensor",
+                "entity_id": "7d18a157b7c00adbf2982ea7de0d0362",
+                "type": "is_carbon_dioxide",
+            },
+            "Unknown device 'a51a57e5af051eb403d56eb9e6fd691c'",
+        ),
+        # Raises vol.Invalid
         (
             "action",
             {"non_existing": "domain_test.test_service"},
@@ -2570,13 +2588,15 @@ async def test_validate_config_works(
     ],
 )
 async def test_validate_config_invalid(
-    websocket_client: MockHAClientWebSocket, key, config, error
+    websocket_client: MockHAClientWebSocket,
+    key: str,
+    config: dict[str, Any],
+    error: str,
 ) -> None:
     """Test config validation."""
-    await websocket_client.send_json({"id": 7, "type": "validate_config", key: config})
+    await websocket_client.send_json_auto_id({"type": "validate_config", key: config})
 
     msg = await websocket_client.receive_json()
-    assert msg["id"] == 7
     assert msg["type"] == const.TYPE_RESULT
     assert msg["success"]
     assert msg["result"] == {key: {"valid": False, "error": error}}