diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 789e1ed6079..0d0b9cd27ba 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: false
         language: script
         types: [text]
-        files: ^(script/hassfest/metadata\.py|homeassistant/const\.py$|pyproject\.toml|homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const\.py)$
+        files: ^(script/hassfest/(metadata|docker)\.py|homeassistant/const\.py$|pyproject\.toml)$
       - id: hassfest-mypy-config
         name: hassfest-mypy-config
         entry: script/run-in-env.sh python3 -m script.hassfest -p mypy_config
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 75153cef75e..987521ab8de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,21 +15,14 @@ ARG QEMU_CPU
 # Home Assistant S6-Overlay
 COPY rootfs /
 
-# Needs to be redefined inside the FROM statement to be set for RUN commands
-ARG BUILD_ARCH
-# Get go2rtc binary
-RUN \
-    case "${BUILD_ARCH}" in \
-        "aarch64") go2rtc_suffix='arm64' ;; \
-        *) go2rtc_suffix=${BUILD_ARCH} ;; \
-    esac \
-    && curl -L https://github.com/AlexxIT/go2rtc/releases/download/v1.9.12/go2rtc_linux_${go2rtc_suffix} --output /bin/go2rtc \
-    && chmod +x /bin/go2rtc \
-    # Verify go2rtc can be executed
-    && go2rtc --version
+# Add go2rtc binary
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/alexxit/go2rtc@sha256:baef0aa19d759fcfd31607b34ce8eaf039d496282bba57731e6ae326896d7640 /usr/local/bin/go2rtc /bin/go2rtc
 
-# Install uv
-RUN pip3 install uv==0.9.6
+RUN \
+    # Verify go2rtc can be executed
+    go2rtc --version \
+    # Install uv
+    && pip3 install uv==0.9.6
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const.py b/homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const.py
index f6d95b855c8..b827c59fe6d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const.py
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ DEBUG_UI_URL_MESSAGE = "Url and debug_ui cannot be set at the same time."
 HA_MANAGED_API_PORT = 11984
 HA_MANAGED_URL = f"http://localhost:{HA_MANAGED_API_PORT}/"
 HA_MANAGED_UNIX_SOCKET = "/run/go2rtc.sock"
+# When changing this version, also update the corresponding SHA hash (_GO2RTC_SHA)
+# in script/hassfest/docker.py.
 RECOMMENDED_VERSION = "1.9.12"
diff --git a/script/hassfest/docker.py b/script/hassfest/docker.py
index e55465923a4..d291024d428 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/docker.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/docker.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from homeassistant import core
-from homeassistant.components.go2rtc.const import RECOMMENDED_VERSION as GO2RTC_VERSION
 from homeassistant.const import Platform
 from homeassistant.util import executor, thread
 from script.gen_requirements_all import gather_recursive_requirements
@@ -12,6 +11,10 @@ from script.gen_requirements_all import gather_recursive_requirements
 from .model import Config, Integration
 from .requirements import PACKAGE_REGEX, PIP_VERSION_RANGE_SEPARATOR
 
+_GO2RTC_SHA = (
+    "baef0aa19d759fcfd31607b34ce8eaf039d496282bba57731e6ae326896d7640"  # 1.9.12
+)
+
 DOCKERFILE_TEMPLATE = r"""# Automatically generated by hassfest.
 #
 # To update, run python3 -m script.hassfest -p docker
@@ -29,21 +32,14 @@ ARG QEMU_CPU
 # Home Assistant S6-Overlay
 COPY rootfs /
 
-# Needs to be redefined inside the FROM statement to be set for RUN commands
-ARG BUILD_ARCH
-# Get go2rtc binary
-RUN \
-    case "${{BUILD_ARCH}}" in \
-        "aarch64") go2rtc_suffix='arm64' ;; \
-        *) go2rtc_suffix=${{BUILD_ARCH}} ;; \
-    esac \
-    && curl -L https://github.com/AlexxIT/go2rtc/releases/download/v{go2rtc}/go2rtc_linux_${{go2rtc_suffix}} --output /bin/go2rtc \
-    && chmod +x /bin/go2rtc \
-    # Verify go2rtc can be executed
-    && go2rtc --version
+# Add go2rtc binary
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/alexxit/go2rtc@sha256:{go2rtc} /usr/local/bin/go2rtc /bin/go2rtc
 
-# Install uv
-RUN pip3 install uv=={uv}
+RUN \
+    # Verify go2rtc can be executed
+    go2rtc --version \
+    # Install uv
+    && pip3 install uv=={uv}
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src
 
@@ -164,8 +160,6 @@ def _generate_hassfest_dockerimage(
         packages.update(
             gather_recursive_requirements(platform.value, already_checked_domains)
         )
-    # Add go2rtc requirements as this file needs the go2rtc integration
-    packages.update(gather_recursive_requirements("go2rtc", already_checked_domains))
 
     return File(
         _HASSFEST_TEMPLATE.format(
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@ def _generate_files(config: Config) -> list[File]:
             DOCKERFILE_TEMPLATE.format(
                 timeout=timeout,
                 **package_versions,
-                go2rtc=GO2RTC_VERSION,
+                go2rtc=_GO2RTC_SHA,
             ),
             config.root / "Dockerfile",
         ),
diff --git a/script/hassfest/docker/Dockerfile b/script/hassfest/docker/Dockerfile
index 257a60799b4..f828ef6beec 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/script/hassfest/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ RUN --mount=from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.9.6,source=/uv,target=/bin/uv \
         tqdm==4.67.1 \
         ruff==0.13.0 \
         PyTurboJPEG==1.8.0 \
-        go2rtc-client==0.3.0 \
         ha-ffmpeg==3.2.2 \
         hassil==3.4.0 \
         home-assistant-intents==2025.11.7 \
diff --git a/tests/components/go2rtc/test_docker_version.py b/tests/components/go2rtc/test_docker_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a67c8b4ac1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/go2rtc/test_docker_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"""Test that the go2rtc Docker image version matches or exceeds the recommended version.
+
+This test ensures that the go2rtc Docker image SHA pinned in
+script/hassfest/docker.py corresponds to a version that is equal to or
+greater than the RECOMMENDED_VERSION defined in homeassistant/components/go2rtc/const.py.
+
+The test pulls the Docker image using the pinned SHA and runs the
+`go2rtc --version` command inside the container to extract the version,
+then compares it against RECOMMENDED_VERSION.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import re
+
+from awesomeversion import AwesomeVersion
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.go2rtc.const import RECOMMENDED_VERSION
+from script.hassfest.docker import _GO2RTC_SHA as DOCKER_SHA
+
+
+async def _get_version_from_docker_sha() -> str:
+    """Extract go2rtc version from Docker image using the pinned SHA."""
+
+    image = f"ghcr.io/alexxit/go2rtc@sha256:{DOCKER_SHA}"
+
+    pull_process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+        "docker",
+        "pull",
+        image,
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+    _, pull_stderr = await pull_process.communicate()
+
+    if pull_process.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to pull go2rtc image: {pull_stderr.decode()}")
+
+    # Run the container to get version
+    run_process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+        "docker",
+        "run",
+        "--rm",
+        image,
+        "go2rtc",
+        "--version",
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+    run_stdout, run_stderr = await run_process.communicate()
+
+    if run_process.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to run go2rtc --version: {run_stderr.decode()}")
+
+    # Parse version from output
+    # Expected output format: "go2rtc version 1.9.12 (commit) linux/amd64" or similar
+    output = run_stdout.decode().strip()
+    version_match = re.search(r"version\s+([\d.]+)", output)
+
+    if not version_match:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Could not parse version from go2rtc output: {output}")
+
+    return version_match.group(1)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not os.environ.get("CI"),
+    reason="This test requires Docker and only runs in CI",
+)
+async def test_docker_version_matches_recommended() -> None:
+    """Test that the go2rtc Docker SHA version matches or exceeds RECOMMENDED_VERSION."""
+    # Extract version from the actual Docker container
+    docker_version_str = await _get_version_from_docker_sha()
+
+    # Parse versions
+    docker_version = AwesomeVersion(docker_version_str)
+    recommended_version = AwesomeVersion(RECOMMENDED_VERSION)
+
+    # Assert that Docker version is equal to or greater than recommended version
+    assert docker_version >= recommended_version, (
+        f"go2rtc Docker version ({docker_version}) is less than "
+        f"RECOMMENDED_VERSION ({recommended_version}). "
+        "Please update _GO2RTC_SHA in script/hassfest/docker.py to a newer version"
+    )