diff --git a/homeassistant/components/samsungtv/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/samsungtv/media_player.py
index 2821a05261b..fd1da31497e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/samsungtv/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/samsungtv/media_player.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import socket
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components.media_player import MediaPlayerDevice, PLATFORM_SCHEMA
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
+    MediaPlayerDevice,
+    PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_TV,
+)
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     MEDIA_TYPE_CHANNEL,
     SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK,
@@ -227,6 +231,11 @@ class SamsungTVDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
             return SUPPORT_SAMSUNGTV | SUPPORT_TURN_ON
         return SUPPORT_SAMSUNGTV
 
+    @property
+    def device_class(self):
+        """Set the device class to TV."""
+        return DEVICE_CLASS_TV
+
     def turn_off(self):
         """Turn off media player."""
         self._end_of_power_off = dt_util.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=15)
diff --git a/tests/components/samsungtv/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/samsungtv/test_media_player.py
index 9cd5c782b3f..1428ba3b39b 100644
--- a/tests/components/samsungtv/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/samsungtv/test_media_player.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from asynctest import mock
 import pytest
 
 import tests.common
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import DEVICE_CLASS_TV
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     SUPPORT_TURN_ON,
     MEDIA_TYPE_CHANNEL,
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ class TestSamsungTv(unittest.TestCase):
         self.device._mac = "fake"
         assert SUPPORT_SAMSUNGTV | SUPPORT_TURN_ON == self.device.supported_features
 
+    def test_device_class(self):
+        """Test for device_class property."""
+        assert DEVICE_CLASS_TV == self.device.device_class
+
     def test_turn_off(self):
         """Test for turn_off."""
         self.device.send_key = mock.Mock()