diff --git a/homeassistant/components/text/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/text/strings.json
index 8d4d14669a0..0f5ddf5b331 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/text/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/text/strings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "title": "Text"
+  "title": "Text",
+  "device_automation": {
+    "action_type": {
+      "set_value": "Set value for {entity_name}"
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/text/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/text/translations/en.json
index 19b840cdb8f..5d0d038c05c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/text/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/text/translations/en.json
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 {
+    "device_automation": {
+        "action_type": {
+            "set_value": "Set value for {entity_name}"
+        }
+    },
     "title": "Text"
 }
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