diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cbc77b30c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""The Recorder websocket API."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+
+from .util import get_instance
+
+
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Set up the recorder websocket API."""
+    websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_info)
+
+
+@websocket_api.websocket_command(
+    {
+        vol.Required("type"): "recorder/info",
+    }
+)
+@callback
+def ws_info(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, connection: websocket_api.ActiveConnection, msg: dict[str, Any]
+) -> None:
+    """Return status of the recorder."""
+    if instance := get_instance(hass):
+        backlog = instance.backlog
+        migration_in_progress = instance.migration_in_progress
+        migration_is_live = instance.migration_is_live
+        recording = instance.recording
+        # We avoid calling is_alive() as it can block waiting
+        # for the thread state lock which will block the event loop.
+        is_running = instance.is_running
+        max_backlog = instance.max_backlog
+    else:
+        backlog = None
+        migration_in_progress = False
+        migration_is_live = False
+        recording = False
+        is_running = False
+        max_backlog = None
+
+    recorder_info = {
+        "backlog": backlog,
+        "max_backlog": max_backlog,
+        "migration_in_progress": migration_in_progress,
+        "migration_is_live": migration_is_live,
+        "recording": recording,
+        "thread_running": is_running,
+    }
+    connection.send_result(msg["id"], recorder_info)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/websocket_api.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/websocket_api.py
index 195d3d3efb0..5e0eef37721 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/websocket_api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/websocket_api.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_get_statistics_metadata)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_list_statistic_ids)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_import_statistics)
-    websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_info)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_update_statistics_metadata)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, ws_validate_statistics)
 
@@ -475,41 +474,3 @@ def ws_import_statistics(
     else:
         async_add_external_statistics(hass, metadata, stats)
     connection.send_result(msg["id"])
-
-
-@websocket_api.websocket_command(
-    {
-        vol.Required("type"): "recorder/info",
-    }
-)
-@callback
-def ws_info(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, connection: websocket_api.ActiveConnection, msg: dict[str, Any]
-) -> None:
-    """Return status of the recorder."""
-    if instance := get_instance(hass):
-        backlog = instance.backlog
-        migration_in_progress = instance.migration_in_progress
-        migration_is_live = instance.migration_is_live
-        recording = instance.recording
-        # We avoid calling is_alive() as it can block waiting
-        # for the thread state lock which will block the event loop.
-        is_running = instance.is_running
-        max_backlog = instance.max_backlog
-    else:
-        backlog = None
-        migration_in_progress = False
-        migration_is_live = False
-        recording = False
-        is_running = False
-        max_backlog = None
-
-    recorder_info = {
-        "backlog": backlog,
-        "max_backlog": max_backlog,
-        "migration_in_progress": migration_in_progress,
-        "migration_is_live": migration_is_live,
-        "recording": recording,
-        "thread_running": is_running,
-    }
-    connection.send_result(msg["id"], recorder_info)
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/recorder.py b/homeassistant/helpers/recorder.py
index 6155fc9b320..ac534a7230a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/recorder.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/recorder.py
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ def async_migration_in_progress(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
 @callback
 def async_initialize_recorder(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Initialize recorder data."""
+    # pylint: disable-next=import-outside-toplevel
+    from homeassistant.components.recorder.basic_websocket_api import async_setup
+
     hass.data[DOMAIN] = RecorderData()
+    async_setup(hass)
 
 
 async def async_wait_recorder(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py b/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
index 1bf56372620..bcdf07502b0 100644
--- a/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ async def test_recorder_info_no_instance(
     client = await hass_ws_client()
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.recorder.websocket_api.get_instance",
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.basic_websocket_api.get_instance",
         return_value=None,
     ):
         await client.send_json_auto_id({"type": "recorder/info"})