diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/const.py b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/const.py
index fea962938eb..bcfdc55a511 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/const.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 """Constants for the Yamaha component."""
 DOMAIN = "yamaha"
+CURSOR_TYPE_DOWN = "down"
+CURSOR_TYPE_LEFT = "left"
+CURSOR_TYPE_RETURN = "return"
+CURSOR_TYPE_RIGHT = "right"
+CURSOR_TYPE_SELECT = "select"
+CURSOR_TYPE_UP = "up"
 SERVICE_ENABLE_OUTPUT = "enable_output"
+SERVICE_MENU_CURSOR = "menu_cursor"
 SERVICE_SELECT_SCENE = "select_scene"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/media_player.py
index 3f79be43f6e..147a983b298 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/media_player.py
@@ -31,10 +31,21 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 )
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, entity_platform
 
-from .const import SERVICE_ENABLE_OUTPUT, SERVICE_SELECT_SCENE
+from .const import (
+    CURSOR_TYPE_DOWN,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_LEFT,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_RETURN,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_RIGHT,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_SELECT,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_UP,
+    SERVICE_ENABLE_OUTPUT,
+    SERVICE_MENU_CURSOR,
+    SERVICE_SELECT_SCENE,
+)
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+ATTR_CURSOR = "cursor"
 ATTR_ENABLED = "enabled"
 ATTR_PORT = "port"
 
@@ -45,6 +56,14 @@ CONF_SOURCE_NAMES = "source_names"
 CONF_ZONE_IGNORE = "zone_ignore"
 CONF_ZONE_NAMES = "zone_names"
 
+CURSOR_TYPE_MAP = {
+    CURSOR_TYPE_DOWN: rxv.RXV.menu_down.__name__,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_LEFT: rxv.RXV.menu_left.__name__,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_RETURN: rxv.RXV.menu_return.__name__,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_RIGHT: rxv.RXV.menu_right.__name__,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_SELECT: rxv.RXV.menu_sel.__name__,
+    CURSOR_TYPE_UP: rxv.RXV.menu_up.__name__,
+}
 DATA_YAMAHA = "yamaha_known_receivers"
 DEFAULT_NAME = "Yamaha Receiver"
 
@@ -164,6 +183,12 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities, discovery_info=
         {vol.Required(ATTR_ENABLED): cv.boolean, vol.Required(ATTR_PORT): cv.string},
         "enable_output",
     )
+    # Register Service 'menu_cursor'
+    platform.async_register_entity_service(
+        SERVICE_MENU_CURSOR,
+        {vol.Required(ATTR_CURSOR): vol.In(CURSOR_TYPE_MAP)},
+        YamahaDevice.menu_cursor.__name__,
+    )
 
 
 class YamahaDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
@@ -382,6 +407,10 @@ class YamahaDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         """Enable or disable an output port.."""
         self.receiver.enable_output(port, enabled)
 
+    def menu_cursor(self, cursor):
+        """Press a menu cursor button."""
+        getattr(self.receiver, CURSOR_TYPE_MAP[cursor])()
+
     def set_scene(self, scene):
         """Set the current scene."""
         try:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/services.yaml
index fe2b2c66384..8d25d5925c1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yamaha/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yamaha/services.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ enable_output:
       required: true
       selector:
         boolean:
+menu_cursor:
+  name: Menu cursor
+  description: Control the cursor in a menu
+  target:
+    entity:
+      integration: yamaha
+      domain: media_player
+  fields:
+    cursor:
+      name: Cursor
+      description: Name of the cursor key to press ('up', 'down', 'left', 'right', 'select', 'return')
+      example: down
+      selector:
+        text:
 select_scene:
   name: Select scene
   description: "Select a scene on the receiver"
diff --git a/tests/components/yamaha/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/yamaha/test_media_player.py
index 84a9e475c32..45624ae0a8b 100644
--- a/tests/components/yamaha/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/yamaha/test_media_player.py
@@ -130,6 +130,32 @@ async def test_enable_output(hass, device, main_zone):
     assert main_zone.enable_output.call_args == call(port, enabled)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cursor,method",
+    [
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_DOWN, "menu_down"),
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_LEFT, "menu_left"),
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_RETURN, "menu_return"),
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_RIGHT, "menu_right"),
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_SELECT, "menu_sel"),
+        (yamaha.CURSOR_TYPE_UP, "menu_up"),
+    ],
+)
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("device")
+async def test_menu_cursor(hass, main_zone, cursor, method):
+    """Verify that the correct menu method is called for the menu_cursor service."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, mp.DOMAIN, CONFIG)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    data = {
+        "entity_id": "media_player.yamaha_receiver_main_zone",
+        "cursor": cursor,
+    }
+    await hass.services.async_call(DOMAIN, yamaha.SERVICE_MENU_CURSOR, data, True)
+
+    getattr(main_zone, method).assert_called_once_with()
+
+
 async def test_select_scene(hass, device, main_zone, caplog):
     """Test select scene service."""
     scene_prop = PropertyMock(return_value=None)