diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
index 6e4495ee0b9..a1e2fdd90a2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class YoLinkClimateEntity(YoLinkEntity, ClimateEntity):
     """YoLink Climate Entity."""
 
     _attr_name = None
+    _enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ class YoLinkClimateEntity(YoLinkEntity, ClimateEntity):
             ClimateEntityFeature.FAN_MODE
             | ClimateEntityFeature.PRESET_MODE
             | ClimateEntityFeature.TARGET_TEMPERATURE_RANGE
+            | ClimateEntityFeature.TURN_OFF
+            | ClimateEntityFeature.TURN_ON
         )
 
     @callback