diff --git a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/icons.json
index 82c95aebce6..d57d54aa507 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/icons.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/icons.json
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
       "light": {
         "default": "mdi:string-lights"
       }
+    },
+    "select": {
+      "mode": {
+        "default": "mdi:cogs"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/select.py b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/select.py
index 86d9732b8cc..a5283b3f91d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/select.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/select.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 class TwinklyModeSelect(TwinklyEntity, SelectEntity):
     """Twinkly Mode Selection."""
 
-    _attr_name = "Mode"
+    _attr_translation_key = "mode"
     _attr_options = TWINKLY_MODES
 
     def __init__(self, coordinator: TwinklyCoordinator) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/strings.json
index bbc3d67373d..c2e0efef92c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/twinkly/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/twinkly/strings.json
@@ -20,5 +20,21 @@
     "abort": {
       "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]"
     }
+  },
+  "entity": {
+    "select": {
+      "mode": {
+        "name": "Mode",
+        "state": {
+          "color": "Color",
+          "demo": "Demo",
+          "effect": "Effect",
+          "movie": "Uploaded effect",
+          "off": "[%key:common::state::off%]",
+          "playlist": "Playlist",
+          "rt": "Real time"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/components/twinkly/snapshots/test_select.ambr b/tests/components/twinkly/snapshots/test_select.ambr
index 26edd4b731d..6700aecd1f2 100644
--- a/tests/components/twinkly/snapshots/test_select.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/twinkly/snapshots/test_select.ambr
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     'platform': 'twinkly',
     'previous_unique_id': None,
     'supported_features': 0,
-    'translation_key': None,
+    'translation_key': 'mode',
     'unique_id': '00:2d:13:3b:aa:bb_mode',
     'unit_of_measurement': None,
   })