diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/light.py b/homeassistant/components/template/light.py
index 9fc935bf0ee..c852ee1808d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/light.py
@@ -524,8 +524,10 @@ class AbstractTemplateLight(AbstractTemplateEntity, LightEntity):
             ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN in kwargs
             and (script := CONF_TEMPERATURE_ACTION) in self._action_scripts
         ):
+            kelvin = kwargs[ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN]
+            common_params[ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN] = kelvin
             common_params["color_temp"] = color_util.color_temperature_kelvin_to_mired(
-                kwargs[ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN]
+                kelvin
             )
 
             return (script, common_params)
diff --git a/tests/components/template/test_light.py b/tests/components/template/test_light.py
index f240c2412e0..eaa1708aea7 100644
--- a/tests/components/template/test_light.py
+++ b/tests/components/template/test_light.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ OPTIMISTIC_COLOR_TEMP_LIGHT_CONFIG = {
             "action": "set_temperature",
             "caller": "{{ this.entity_id }}",
             "color_temp": "{{color_temp}}",
+            "color_temp_kelvin": "{{color_temp_kelvin}}",
         },
     },
 }
@@ -1535,6 +1536,7 @@ async def test_temperature_action_no_template(
     assert calls[-1].data["action"] == "set_temperature"
     assert calls[-1].data["caller"] == "light.test_template_light"
     assert calls[-1].data["color_temp"] == 345
+    assert calls[-1].data["color_temp_kelvin"] == 2898
 
     state = hass.states.get("light.test_template_light")
     assert state is not None