diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tplink/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/tplink/camera.py
index 5ed279909d6..8aa49cf3c93 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tplink/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tplink/camera.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class TPLinkCameraEntity(CoordinatedTPLinkEntity, Camera):
 
     def _get_unique_id(self) -> str:
         """Return unique ID for the entity."""
-        return f"{legacy_device_id(self._device)}-{self.entity_description}"
+        return f"{legacy_device_id(self._device)}-{self.entity_description.key}"
 
     @callback
     def _async_update_attrs(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/components/tplink/snapshots/test_camera.ambr b/tests/components/tplink/snapshots/test_camera.ambr
index 4ce1813d704..4417395078a 100644
--- a/tests/components/tplink/snapshots/test_camera.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/tplink/snapshots/test_camera.ambr
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     'previous_unique_id': None,
     'supported_features': <CameraEntityFeature: 3>,
     'translation_key': 'live_view',
-    'unique_id': "123456789ABCDEFGH-TPLinkCameraEntityDescription(key='live_view', device_class=None, entity_category=None, entity_registry_enabled_default=True, entity_registry_visible_default=True, force_update=False, icon=None, has_entity_name=False, name=<UndefinedType._singleton: 0>, translation_key='live_view', translation_placeholders=None, unit_of_measurement=None, deprecated_info=None)",
+    'unique_id': '123456789ABCDEFGH-live_view',
     'unit_of_measurement': None,
   })
 # ---
diff --git a/tests/components/tplink/test_camera.py b/tests/components/tplink/test_camera.py
index d8b0f82e32a..8ca56a84b6b 100644
--- a/tests/components/tplink/test_camera.py
+++ b/tests/components/tplink/test_camera.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, entity_registry as er
 
 from . import (
+    DEVICE_ID,
     IP_ADDRESS3,
     MAC_ADDRESS3,
     SMALLEST_VALID_JPEG_BYTES,
@@ -68,6 +69,33 @@ async def test_states(
     )
 
 
+async def test_camera_unique_id(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_camera_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    device_registry: dr.DeviceRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test camera unique id."""
+    mock_device = _mocked_device(
+        modules=[Module.Camera],
+        alias="my_camera",
+        ip_address=IP_ADDRESS3,
+        mac=MAC_ADDRESS3,
+        device_id=DEVICE_ID,
+    )
+
+    await setup_platform_for_device(
+        hass, mock_camera_config_entry, Platform.CAMERA, mock_device
+    )
+
+    device_entries = dr.async_entries_for_config_entry(
+        device_registry, mock_camera_config_entry.entry_id
+    )
+    assert device_entries
+    entity_id = "camera.my_camera_live_view"
+    entity_registry = er.async_get(hass)
+    assert entity_registry.async_get(entity_id).unique_id == f"{DEVICE_ID}-live_view"
+
+
 async def test_handle_mjpeg_stream(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     mock_camera_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,