diff --git a/esphome/components/packages/__init__.py b/esphome/components/packages/__init__.py
index 41cde0391..67fd2770e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/packages/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/packages/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from esphome import git, yaml_util
-from esphome.config_helpers import merge_config
+from esphome.components.substitutions.jinja import has_jinja
+from esphome.config_helpers import Remove, merge_config
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ESPHOME,
@@ -39,10 +40,15 @@ def valid_package_contents(package_config: dict):
         for k, v in package_config.items():
             if not isinstance(k, str):
                 raise cv.Invalid("Package content keys must be strings")
-            if isinstance(v, (dict, list)):
-                continue  # e.g. script: [] or logger: {level: debug}
+            if isinstance(v, (dict, list, Remove)):
+                continue  # e.g. script: [], psram: !remove, logger: {level: debug}
             if v is None:
                 continue  # e.g. web_server:
+            if isinstance(v, str) and has_jinja(v):
+                # e.g: remote package shorthand:
+                # package_name: github://esphome/repo/file.yaml@${ branch }
+                continue
+
             raise cv.Invalid("Invalid component content in package definition")
         return package_config
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.approved.yaml b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.approved.yaml
index 4b5315013..0fffbfb7c 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.approved.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.approved.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ values_from_repo1_main:
     y: 10
     z: 11
     volume: 990
+  - package_name: default
+    x: 10
+    y: 20
+    z: 5
+    volume: 1000
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.input.yaml b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.input.yaml
index a8128a7a0..772860bf1 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.input.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/06-remote_packages.input.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@ packages:
           b: 10
           c: 11
     ref: main
+  package5: !include
+    file: remote_package_shorthand.yaml
+    vars:
+      repo: repo1
+      file: file1.yaml
+      ref: main
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/remote_package_shorthand.yaml b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/remote_package_shorthand.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f49e85e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/fixtures/substitutions/remote_package_shorthand.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# acts as a proxy to be able to include a remote package
+# in which the shorthand comes from a substitution
+packages:
+  - github://esphome/${repo}/${file}@${ref}