diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
index 74251e1bf24b2f..2912512fa62bf2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ async def handle_test_condition(hass, connection, msg):
     {
         vol.Required("type"): "execute_script",
         vol.Required("sequence"): cv.SCRIPT_SCHEMA,
+        vol.Optional("variables"): dict,
     }
 )
 @decorators.require_admin
@@ -436,5 +437,5 @@ async def handle_execute_script(hass, connection, msg):
 
     context = connection.context(msg)
     script_obj = Script(hass, msg["sequence"], f"{const.DOMAIN} script", const.DOMAIN)
-    await script_obj.async_run(context=context)
+    await script_obj.async_run(msg.get("variables"), context=context)
     connection.send_message(messages.result_message(msg["id"], {"context": context}))
diff --git a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
index b9e1e149dd1914..da42e175ff360a 100644
--- a/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/components/websocket_api/test_commands.py
@@ -1086,21 +1086,41 @@ async def test_execute_script(hass, websocket_client):
         }
     )
 
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    msg_no_var = await websocket_client.receive_json()
+    assert msg_no_var["id"] == 5
+    assert msg_no_var["type"] == const.TYPE_RESULT
+    assert msg_no_var["success"]
 
-    msg = await websocket_client.receive_json()
-    assert msg["id"] == 5
-    assert msg["type"] == const.TYPE_RESULT
-    assert msg["success"]
+    await websocket_client.send_json(
+        {
+            "id": 6,
+            "type": "execute_script",
+            "sequence": {
+                "service": "domain_test.test_service",
+                "data": {"hello": "{{ name }}"},
+            },
+            "variables": {"name": "From variable"},
+        }
+    )
+
+    msg_var = await websocket_client.receive_json()
+    assert msg_var["id"] == 6
+    assert msg_var["type"] == const.TYPE_RESULT
+    assert msg_var["success"]
 
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
-    assert len(calls) == 1
-    call = calls[0]
+    assert len(calls) == 2
 
+    call = calls[0]
     assert call.domain == "domain_test"
     assert call.service == "test_service"
     assert call.data == {"hello": "world"}
-    assert call.context.as_dict() == msg["result"]["context"]
+    assert call.context.as_dict() == msg_no_var["result"]["context"]
+
+    call = calls[1]
+    assert call.domain == "domain_test"
+    assert call.service == "test_service"
+    assert call.data == {"hello": "From variable"}
+    assert call.context.as_dict() == msg_var["result"]["context"]