diff --git a/homeassistant/components/axis/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/axis/binary_sensor.py
index 83ea325a9dd..c9e8436fdeb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/axis/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/axis/binary_sensor.py
@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@
 
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from axis.event_stream import CLASS_INPUT, CLASS_OUTPUT
+from axis.event_stream import (
+    CLASS_INPUT,
+    CLASS_LIGHT,
+    CLASS_MOTION,
+    CLASS_OUTPUT,
+    CLASS_SOUND,
+)
 
-from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import BinarySensorEntity
+from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import (
+    DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_LIGHT,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_MOTION,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_SOUND,
+    BinarySensorEntity,
+)
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_point_in_utc_time
@@ -13,6 +25,13 @@ from homeassistant.util.dt import utcnow
 from .axis_base import AxisEventBase
 from .const import DOMAIN as AXIS_DOMAIN
 
+DEVICE_CLASS = {
+    CLASS_INPUT: DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY,
+    CLASS_LIGHT: DEVICE_CLASS_LIGHT,
+    CLASS_MOTION: DEVICE_CLASS_MOTION,
+    CLASS_SOUND: DEVICE_CLASS_SOUND,
+}
+
 
 async def async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, async_add_entities):
     """Set up a Axis binary sensor."""
@@ -84,3 +103,8 @@ class AxisBinarySensor(AxisEventBase, BinarySensorEntity):
             )
 
         return super().name
+
+    @property
+    def device_class(self):
+        """Return the class of the sensor."""
+        return DEVICE_CLASS.get(self.event.CLASS)
diff --git a/tests/components/axis/test_binary_sensor.py b/tests/components/axis/test_binary_sensor.py
index 6ff215f2488..1ffe37ef857 100644
--- a/tests/components/axis/test_binary_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/axis/test_binary_sensor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 """Axis binary sensor platform tests."""
 
 from homeassistant.components.axis.const import DOMAIN as AXIS_DOMAIN
-from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import DOMAIN as BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import (
+    DEVICE_CLASS_MOTION,
+    DOMAIN as BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN,
+)
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 from .test_device import NAME, setup_axis_integration
@@ -58,7 +61,9 @@ async def test_binary_sensors(hass):
     pir = hass.states.get(f"binary_sensor.{NAME}_pir_0")
     assert pir.state == "off"
     assert pir.name == f"{NAME} PIR 0"
+    assert pir.attributes["device_class"] == DEVICE_CLASS_MOTION
 
     vmd4 = hass.states.get(f"binary_sensor.{NAME}_vmd4_camera1profile1")
     assert vmd4.state == "on"
     assert vmd4.name == f"{NAME} VMD4 Camera1Profile1"
+    assert vmd4.attributes["device_class"] == DEVICE_CLASS_MOTION