diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
index 0dd6169373b..50546b7720c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/channels/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 import zigpy.exceptions
-from zigpy.zcl.foundation import ConfigureReportingResponseRecord, Status
+from zigpy.zcl.foundation import CommandSchema, ConfigureReportingResponseRecord, Status
 
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_COMMAND
 from homeassistant.core import callback
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ..const import (
     ATTR_ATTRIBUTE_ID,
     ATTR_ATTRIBUTE_NAME,
     ATTR_CLUSTER_ID,
+    ATTR_PARAMS,
     ATTR_TYPE,
     ATTR_UNIQUE_ID,
     ATTR_VALUE,
@@ -354,14 +355,27 @@ class ZigbeeChannel(LogMixin):
         """Handle ZDO commands on this cluster."""
 
     @callback
-    def zha_send_event(self, command: str, args: int | dict) -> None:
+    def zha_send_event(self, command: str, arg: list | dict | CommandSchema) -> None:
         """Relay events to hass."""
+
+        if isinstance(arg, CommandSchema):
+            args = [a for a in arg if a is not None]
+            params = arg.as_dict()
+        elif isinstance(arg, (list, dict)):
+            # Quirks can directly send lists and dicts to ZHA this way
+            args = arg
+            params = {}
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Unexpected zha_send_event {command!r} argument: {arg!r}")
+
         self._ch_pool.zha_send_event(
             {
                 ATTR_UNIQUE_ID: self.unique_id,
                 ATTR_CLUSTER_ID: self.cluster.cluster_id,
                 ATTR_COMMAND: command,
+                # Maintain backwards compatibility with the old zigpy response format
                 ATTR_ARGS: args,
+                ATTR_PARAMS: params,
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
index b3f06b9eba6..1e249ebd52b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ATTR_NEIGHBORS = "neighbors"
 ATTR_NODE_DESCRIPTOR = "node_descriptor"
 ATTR_NWK = "nwk"
 ATTR_OUT_CLUSTERS = "out_clusters"
+ATTR_PARAMS = "params"
 ATTR_POWER_SOURCE = "power_source"
 ATTR_PROFILE_ID = "profile_id"
 ATTR_QUIRK_APPLIED = "quirk_applied"
diff --git a/tests/components/zha/test_device_action.py b/tests/components/zha/test_device_action.py
index 9bc52a784f6..e31f6b50fb5 100644
--- a/tests/components/zha/test_device_action.py
+++ b/tests/components/zha/test_device_action.py
@@ -140,3 +140,13 @@ async def test_action(hass, device_ias):
         assert calls[0].domain == DOMAIN
         assert calls[0].service == "warning_device_warn"
         assert calls[0].data["ieee"] == ieee_address
+
+
+async def test_invalid_zha_event_type(hass, device_ias):
+    """Test that unexpected types are not passed to `zha_send_event`."""
+    zigpy_device, zha_device = device_ias
+    channel = zha_device.channels.pools[0].client_channels["1:0x0006"]
+
+    # `zha_send_event` accepts only zigpy responses, lists, and dicts
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        channel.zha_send_event(COMMAND_SINGLE, 123)