diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yardian/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/yardian/services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8d05133f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yardian/services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+start_irrigation:
+  target:
+    entity:
+      integration: yardian
+      domain: switch
+  fields:
+    duration:
+      required: true
+      default: 6
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 1
+          max: 1440
+          unit_of_measurement: "minutes"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yardian/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/yardian/strings.json
index 6577c99456c..f841f3d3ed1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yardian/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yardian/strings.json
@@ -16,5 +16,17 @@
     "abort": {
       "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]"
     }
+  },
+  "services": {
+    "start_irrigation": {
+      "name": "Start irrigation",
+      "description": "Starts the irrigation.",
+      "fields": {
+        "duration": {
+          "name": "Duration",
+          "description": "Duration for the target to be turned on."
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yardian/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/yardian/switch.py
index af5703e0fd4..8598e4a8732 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yardian/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yardian/switch.py
@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchEntity
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, entity_platform
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 
 from .const import DEFAULT_WATERING_DURATION, DOMAIN
 from .coordinator import YardianUpdateCoordinator
 
+SERVICE_START_IRRIGATION = "start_irrigation"
+SERVICE_SCHEMA_START_IRRIGATION = {
+    vol.Required("duration"): cv.positive_int,
+}
+
 
 async def async_setup_entry(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
@@ -28,6 +36,13 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
         for i in range(len(coordinator.data.zones))
     )
 
+    platform = entity_platform.async_get_current_platform()
+    platform.async_register_entity_service(
+        SERVICE_START_IRRIGATION,
+        SERVICE_SCHEMA_START_IRRIGATION,
+        "async_turn_on",
+    )
+
 
 class YardianSwitch(CoordinatorEntity[YardianUpdateCoordinator], SwitchEntity):
     """Representation of a Yardian switch."""