diff --git a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/device_trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/device_trigger.py
index b87a761a7a1..0e41db85763 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/device_trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/device_trigger.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ from homeassistant.components.device_automation.const import (
     CONF_TURNED_ON,
 )
 from homeassistant.components.homeassistant.triggers import state as state_trigger
-from homeassistant.const import ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS, CONF_ENTITY_ID, CONF_FOR, CONF_TYPE
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_ENTITY_ID, CONF_FOR, CONF_TYPE
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import get_device_class
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry import async_entries_for_device
 
 from . import (
@@ -220,10 +221,7 @@ async def async_get_triggers(hass, device_id):
     ]
 
     for entry in entries:
-        device_class = DEVICE_CLASS_NONE
-        state = hass.states.get(entry.entity_id)
-        if state:
-            device_class = state.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS)
+        device_class = get_device_class(hass, entry.entity_id) or DEVICE_CLASS_NONE
 
         templates = ENTITY_TRIGGERS.get(
             device_class, ENTITY_TRIGGERS[DEVICE_CLASS_NONE]
diff --git a/tests/components/binary_sensor/test_device_trigger.py b/tests/components/binary_sensor/test_device_trigger.py
index 0e5cbcc1d70..1dbed7d19e1 100644
--- a/tests/components/binary_sensor/test_device_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/components/binary_sensor/test_device_trigger.py
@@ -78,6 +78,46 @@ async def test_get_triggers(hass, device_reg, entity_reg, enable_custom_integrat
     assert triggers == expected_triggers
 
 
+async def test_get_triggers_no_state(
+    hass, device_reg, entity_reg, enable_custom_integrations
+):
+    """Test we get the expected triggers from a binary_sensor."""
+    platform = getattr(hass.components, f"test.{DOMAIN}")
+    platform.init()
+    entity_ids = {}
+
+    config_entry = MockConfigEntry(domain="test", data={})
+    config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    device_entry = device_reg.async_get_or_create(
+        config_entry_id=config_entry.entry_id,
+        connections={(device_registry.CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, "12:34:56:AB:CD:EF")},
+    )
+    for device_class in DEVICE_CLASSES:
+        entity_ids[device_class] = entity_reg.async_get_or_create(
+            DOMAIN,
+            "test",
+            platform.ENTITIES[device_class].unique_id,
+            device_id=device_entry.id,
+            device_class=device_class,
+        ).entity_id
+
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    expected_triggers = [
+        {
+            "platform": "device",
+            "domain": DOMAIN,
+            "type": trigger["type"],
+            "device_id": device_entry.id,
+            "entity_id": entity_ids[device_class],
+        }
+        for device_class in DEVICE_CLASSES
+        for trigger in ENTITY_TRIGGERS[device_class]
+    ]
+    triggers = await async_get_device_automations(hass, "trigger", device_entry.id)
+    assert triggers == expected_triggers
+
+
 async def test_get_trigger_capabilities(hass, device_reg, entity_reg):
     """Test we get the expected capabilities from a binary_sensor trigger."""
     config_entry = MockConfigEntry(domain="test", data={})