diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nest/media_source.py b/homeassistant/components/nest/media_source.py
index af8a4af8ba5..7a8ae49bdbc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nest/media_source.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nest/media_source.py
@@ -339,15 +339,21 @@ class NestMediaSource(MediaSource):
         media_id: MediaId | None = parse_media_id(item.identifier)
         if not media_id:
             raise Unresolvable("No identifier specified for MediaSourceItem")
-        if not media_id.event_token:
-            raise Unresolvable(
-                "Identifier missing an event_token: %s" % item.identifier
-            )
         devices = await self.devices()
         if not (device := devices.get(media_id.device_id)):
             raise Unresolvable(
                 "Unable to find device with identifier: %s" % item.identifier
             )
+        if not media_id.event_token:
+            # The device resolves to the most recent event if available
+            if not (
+                last_event_id := await _async_get_recent_event_id(media_id, device)
+            ):
+                raise Unresolvable(
+                    "Unable to resolve recent event for device: %s" % item.identifier
+                )
+            media_id = last_event_id
+
         # Infer content type from the device, since it only supports one
         # snapshot type (either jpg or mp4 clip)
         content_type = EventImageType.IMAGE.content_type
@@ -384,6 +390,7 @@ class NestMediaSource(MediaSource):
                         device_id=last_event_id.device_id,
                         event_token=last_event_id.event_token,
                     )
+                    browse_device.can_play = True
                 browse_root.children.append(browse_device)
             return browse_root
 
diff --git a/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py b/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
index 2361049ecc1..c733d4d3cfe 100644
--- a/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
+++ b/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ async def test_camera_event(hass, auth, hass_client):
     assert browse.children[0].identifier == device.id
     assert browse.children[0].title == "Front: Recent Events"
     assert browse.children[0].can_expand
+    assert browse.children[0].can_play
     # Expanding the root does not expand the device
     assert len(browse.children[0].children) == 0
 
@@ -371,6 +372,13 @@ async def test_camera_event(hass, auth, hass_client):
     contents = await response.read()
     assert contents == IMAGE_BYTES_FROM_EVENT
 
+    # Resolving the device id points to the most recent event
+    media = await media_source.async_resolve_media(
+        hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}/{device.id}"
+    )
+    assert media.url == f"/api/nest/event_media/{device.id}/{event_identifier}"
+    assert media.mime_type == "image/jpeg"
+
 
 async def test_event_order(hass, auth):
     """Test multiple events are in descending timestamp order."""
@@ -787,6 +795,7 @@ async def test_camera_event_clip_preview(hass, auth, hass_client, mp4):
         browse.children[0].thumbnail
         == f"/api/nest/event_media/{device.id}/{event_identifier}/thumbnail"
     )
+    assert browse.children[0].can_play
     # Browse to the device
     browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(
         hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}/{device.id}"
@@ -805,7 +814,6 @@ async def test_camera_event_clip_preview(hass, auth, hass_client, mp4):
     assert not browse.children[0].can_expand
     assert len(browse.children[0].children) == 0
     assert browse.children[0].can_play
-    # No thumbnail support for mp4 clips yet
     assert (
         browse.children[0].thumbnail
         == f"/api/nest/event_media/{device.id}/{event_identifier}/thumbnail"
@@ -973,6 +981,10 @@ async def test_multiple_devices(hass, auth, hass_client):
     assert device2
 
     # Very no events have been received yet
+    browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}")
+    assert len(browse.children) == 2
+    assert not browse.children[0].can_play
+    assert not browse.children[1].can_play
     browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(
         hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}/{device1.id}"
     )
@@ -998,6 +1010,10 @@ async def test_multiple_devices(hass, auth, hass_client):
         )
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
+    browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}")
+    assert len(browse.children) == 2
+    assert browse.children[0].can_play
+    assert not browse.children[1].can_play
     browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(
         hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}/{device1.id}"
     )
@@ -1020,6 +1036,10 @@ async def test_multiple_devices(hass, auth, hass_client):
         )
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
+    browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}")
+    assert len(browse.children) == 2
+    assert browse.children[0].can_play
+    assert browse.children[1].can_play
     browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(
         hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{DOMAIN}/{device1.id}"
     )
@@ -1427,6 +1447,7 @@ async def test_camera_image_resize(hass, auth, hass_client):
         browse.children[0].thumbnail
         == f"/api/nest/event_media/{device.id}/{event_identifier}/thumbnail"
     )
+    assert browse.children[0].can_play
 
     # Browse to device. No thumbnail is needed for the device on the device page
     browse = await media_source.async_browse_media(