diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/services.yaml
index 892e577490d..897b7d50e31 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/services.yaml
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ turn_off:
     entity: {}
 
 update_entity:
-  target:
-    entity: {}
+  fields:
+    entity_id:
+      required: true
+      selector:
+        entity:
+          multiple: true
 
 reload_custom_templates:
 reload_config_entry:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/strings.json
index 7cf05527b6b..e3e1464077a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant/strings.json
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@
     },
     "update_entity": {
       "name": "Update entity",
-      "description": "Forces one or more entities to update its data."
+      "description": "Forces one or more entities to update its data.",
+      "fields": {
+        "entity_id": {
+          "name": "Entities to update",
+          "description": "List of entities to force update."
+        }
+      }
     },
     "reload_custom_templates": {
       "name": "Reload custom Jinja2 templates",