diff --git a/homeassistant/core.py b/homeassistant/core.py
index b9b6f729f11..8cec01ba489 100644
--- a/homeassistant/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/core.py
@@ -629,6 +629,56 @@ class HomeAssistant:
 
         return task
 
+    @overload
+    @callback
+    def async_run_periodic_hass_job(
+        self, hassjob: HassJob[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, _R]], *args: Any
+    ) -> asyncio.Future[_R] | None:
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    @callback
+    def async_run_periodic_hass_job(
+        self, hassjob: HassJob[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, _R] | _R], *args: Any
+    ) -> asyncio.Future[_R] | None:
+        ...
+
+    @callback
+    def async_run_periodic_hass_job(
+        self, hassjob: HassJob[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, _R] | _R], *args: Any
+    ) -> asyncio.Future[_R] | None:
+        """Add a periodic HassJob from within the event loop.
+
+        This method must be run in the event loop.
+        hassjob: HassJob to call.
+        args: parameters for method to call.
+        """
+        task: asyncio.Future[_R]
+        # This code path is performance sensitive and uses
+        # if TYPE_CHECKING to avoid the overhead of constructing
+        # the type used for the cast. For history see:
+        # https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/71960
+        if hassjob.job_type is HassJobType.Coroutinefunction:
+            if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                hassjob.target = cast(
+                    Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, _R]], hassjob.target
+                )
+            task = create_eager_task(hassjob.target(*args), name=hassjob.name)
+        elif hassjob.job_type is HassJobType.Callback:
+            if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                hassjob.target = cast(Callable[..., _R], hassjob.target)
+            hassjob.target(*args)
+            return None
+        else:
+            if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                hassjob.target = cast(Callable[..., _R], hassjob.target)
+            task = self.loop.run_in_executor(None, hassjob.target, *args)
+
+        self._periodic_tasks.add(task)
+        task.add_done_callback(self._periodic_tasks.remove)
+
+        return task
+
     def create_task(
         self, target: Coroutine[Any, Any, Any], name: str | None = None
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/event.py b/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
index d4a3d772b5a..4975bbce486 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
@@ -1609,15 +1609,7 @@ class _TrackTimeInterval:
             self._track_job,
             hass.loop.time() + self.seconds,
         )
-        if self._run_job.job_type is HassJobType.Coroutinefunction:
-            hass.async_create_periodic_task(
-                # mypy does not know we just checked for the job type
-                self.action(now),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                f"track time interval {self.seconds}",
-                eager_start=True,
-            )
-        else:
-            hass.async_run_hass_job(self._run_job, now)
+        hass.async_run_periodic_hass_job(self._run_job, now)
 
     @callback
     def async_cancel(self) -> None: