diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
index b5e62ee2fcd..618bc6ea4f7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import math
 import random
 import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Union
+from urllib.parse import urlencode as urllib_urlencode
 
 import jinja2
 from jinja2 import contextfilter, contextfunction
@@ -945,6 +946,11 @@ def relative_time(value):
     return dt_util.get_age(value)
 
 
+def urlencode(value):
+    """Urlencode dictionary and return as UTF-8 string."""
+    return urllib_urlencode(value).encode("utf-8")
+
+
 class TemplateEnvironment(ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment):
     """The Home Assistant template environment."""
 
@@ -1001,6 +1007,7 @@ class TemplateEnvironment(ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment):
         self.globals["as_timestamp"] = forgiving_as_timestamp
         self.globals["relative_time"] = relative_time
         self.globals["strptime"] = strptime
+        self.globals["urlencode"] = urlencode
         if hass is None:
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_template.py b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
index 3f3eb7a800c..f755e4e1084 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
@@ -1872,3 +1872,16 @@ def test_render_complex_handling_non_template_values(hass):
     assert template.render_complex(
         {True: 1, False: template.Template("{{ hello }}", hass)}, {"hello": 2}
     ) == {True: 1, False: "2"}
+
+
+def test_urlencode(hass):
+    """Test the urlencode method."""
+    tpl = template.Template(
+        ("{% set dict = {'foo': 'x&y', 'bar': 42} %}" "{{ dict | urlencode }}"), hass,
+    )
+    assert tpl.async_render() == "foo=x%26y&bar=42"
+    tpl = template.Template(
+        ("{% set string = 'the quick brown fox = true' %}" "{{ string | urlencode }}"),
+        hass,
+    )
+    assert tpl.async_render() == "the%20quick%20brown%20fox%20%3D%20true"