diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 303f9696fe3..3b44334249d 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/button.py
     homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/coordinator.py
     homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/entity.py
+    homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
     homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/light.py
     homeassistant/components/neato/__init__.py
     homeassistant/components/neato/api.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/__init__.py
index f607c7277ec..4a34c2843aa 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/__init__.py
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
+from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
 
 from .const import DOMAIN, NANOLEAF_EVENT, TOUCH_GESTURE_TRIGGER_MAP, TOUCH_MODELS
 from .coordinator import NanoleafCoordinator
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-PLATFORMS = [Platform.BUTTON, Platform.LIGHT]
+PLATFORMS = [Platform.BUTTON, Platform.EVENT, Platform.LIGHT]
 
 
 type NanoleafConfigEntry = ConfigEntry[NanoleafCoordinator]
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: NanoleafConfigEntry) ->
                 NANOLEAF_EVENT,
                 {CONF_DEVICE_ID: device_entry.id, CONF_TYPE: gesture_type},
             )
+            async_dispatcher_send(
+                hass, f"nanoleaf_gesture_{nanoleaf.serial_no}", gesture_type
+            )
 
     event_listener = asyncio.create_task(
         nanoleaf.listen_events(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5763c2aa595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Support for Nanoleaf event entity."""
+
+from homeassistant.components.event import EventEntity
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+
+from . import NanoleafConfigEntry, NanoleafCoordinator
+from .const import TOUCH_MODELS
+from .entity import NanoleafEntity
+
+
+async def async_setup_entry(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    entry: NanoleafConfigEntry,
+    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+) -> None:
+    """Set up the Nanoleaf event."""
+    coordinator = entry.runtime_data
+    if coordinator.nanoleaf.model in TOUCH_MODELS:
+        async_add_entities([NanoleafGestureEvent(coordinator)])
+
+
+class NanoleafGestureEvent(NanoleafEntity, EventEntity):
+    """Representation of a Nanoleaf event entity."""
+
+    _attr_event_types = [
+        "swipe_up",
+        "swipe_down",
+        "swipe_left",
+        "swipe_right",
+    ]
+    _attr_translation_key = "touch"
+
+    def __init__(self, coordinator: NanoleafCoordinator) -> None:
+        """Initialize the Nanoleaf event entity."""
+        super().__init__(coordinator)
+        self._attr_unique_id = f"{self._nanoleaf.serial_no}_gesture"
+
+    async def async_added_to_hass(self) -> None:
+        """Subscribe to Nanoleaf events."""
+        await super().async_added_to_hass()
+        self.async_on_remove(
+            async_dispatcher_connect(
+                self.hass,
+                f"nanoleaf_gesture_{self._nanoleaf.serial_no}",
+                self._async_handle_event,
+            )
+        )
+
+    @callback
+    def _async_handle_event(self, gesture: str) -> None:
+        """Handle the event."""
+        self._trigger_event(gesture)
+        self.async_write_ha_state()
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/icons.json
index 3f4ebf9ed9f..bedfc2f0718 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/icons.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/icons.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "entity": {
+    "event": {
+      "touch": {
+        "default": "mdi:gesture"
+      }
+    },
     "light": {
       "light": {
         "default": "mdi:triangle-outline"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
index 13e7c9a11a3..40cd7294ec3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
@@ -30,10 +30,27 @@
   },
   "device_automation": {
     "trigger_type": {
-      "swipe_up": "Swipe Up",
-      "swipe_down": "Swipe Down",
-      "swipe_left": "Swipe Left",
-      "swipe_right": "Swipe Right"
+      "swipe_up": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_up%]",
+      "swipe_down": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_down%]",
+      "swipe_left": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_left%]",
+      "swipe_right": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_right%]"
+    }
+  },
+  "entity": {
+    "event": {
+      "touch": {
+        "name": "Touch gesture",
+        "state_attributes": {
+          "event_type": {
+            "state": {
+              "swipe_up": "Swipe up",
+              "swipe_down": "Swipe down",
+              "swipe_left": "Swipe left",
+              "swipe_right": "Swipe right"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }