diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vicare/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/vicare/climate.py
index 490048190fa..1333327609d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vicare/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vicare/climate.py
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import requests
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.components.climate import (
-    PRESET_COMFORT,
-    PRESET_ECO,
-    PRESET_HOME,
-    PRESET_SLEEP,
     ClimateEntity,
     ClimateEntityFeature,
     HVACAction,
@@ -78,14 +74,11 @@ VICARE_TO_HA_HVAC_HEATING: dict[str, HVACMode] = {
     VICARE_MODE_FORCEDNORMAL: HVACMode.HEAT,
 }
 
-VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING = {
-    HeatingProgram.COMFORT: PRESET_COMFORT,
-    HeatingProgram.ECO: PRESET_ECO,
-    HeatingProgram.NORMAL: PRESET_HOME,
-    HeatingProgram.REDUCED: PRESET_SLEEP,
-}
-
-HA_TO_VICARE_PRESET_HEATING = {v: k for k, v in VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING.items()}
+CHANGABLE_HEATING_PROGRAMS = [
+    HeatingProgram.COMFORT,
+    HeatingProgram.COMFORT_HEATING,
+    HeatingProgram.ECO,
+]
 
 
 def _build_entities(
@@ -143,7 +136,6 @@ class ViCareClimate(ViCareEntity, ClimateEntity):
     _attr_min_temp = VICARE_TEMP_HEATING_MIN
     _attr_max_temp = VICARE_TEMP_HEATING_MAX
     _attr_target_temperature_step = PRECISION_WHOLE
-    _attr_preset_modes = list(HA_TO_VICARE_PRESET_HEATING)
     _current_action: bool | None = None
     _current_mode: str | None = None
     _enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
@@ -162,6 +154,13 @@ class ViCareClimate(ViCareEntity, ClimateEntity):
         self._current_program = None
         self._attr_translation_key = translation_key
 
+        self._attributes["vicare_programs"] = self._circuit.getPrograms()
+        self._attr_preset_modes = [
+            preset
+            for heating_program in self._attributes["vicare_programs"]
+            if (preset := HeatingProgram.to_ha_preset(heating_program)) is not None
+        ]
+
     def update(self) -> None:
         """Let HA know there has been an update from the ViCare API."""
         try:
@@ -293,11 +292,13 @@ class ViCareClimate(ViCareEntity, ClimateEntity):
     @property
     def preset_mode(self):
         """Return the current preset mode, e.g., home, away, temp."""
-        return VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING.get(self._current_program)
+        return HeatingProgram.to_ha_preset(self._current_program)
 
     def set_preset_mode(self, preset_mode: str) -> None:
         """Set new preset mode and deactivate any existing programs."""
-        target_program = HA_TO_VICARE_PRESET_HEATING.get(preset_mode)
+        target_program = HeatingProgram.from_ha_preset(
+            preset_mode, self._attributes["vicare_programs"]
+        )
         if target_program is None:
             raise ServiceValidationError(
                 translation_domain=DOMAIN,
@@ -308,12 +309,10 @@ class ViCareClimate(ViCareEntity, ClimateEntity):
             )
 
         _LOGGER.debug("Current preset %s", self._current_program)
-        if self._current_program and self._current_program not in [
-            HeatingProgram.NORMAL,
-            HeatingProgram.REDUCED,
-            HeatingProgram.STANDBY,
-        ]:
-            # We can't deactivate "normal", "reduced" or "standby"
+        if (
+            self._current_program
+            and self._current_program in CHANGABLE_HEATING_PROGRAMS
+        ):
             _LOGGER.debug("deactivating %s", self._current_program)
             try:
                 self._circuit.deactivateProgram(self._current_program)
@@ -327,12 +326,7 @@ class ViCareClimate(ViCareEntity, ClimateEntity):
                 ) from err
 
         _LOGGER.debug("Setting preset to %s / %s", preset_mode, target_program)
-        if target_program not in [
-            HeatingProgram.NORMAL,
-            HeatingProgram.REDUCED,
-            HeatingProgram.STANDBY,
-        ]:
-            # And we can't explicitly activate "normal", "reduced" or "standby", either
+        if target_program in CHANGABLE_HEATING_PROGRAMS:
             _LOGGER.debug("activating %s", target_program)
             try:
                 self._circuit.activateProgram(target_program)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vicare/types.py b/homeassistant/components/vicare/types.py
index 2bed638bfb9..7e1ec7f8bee 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vicare/types.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vicare/types.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ from typing import Any
 from PyViCare.PyViCareDevice import Device as PyViCareDevice
 from PyViCare.PyViCareDeviceConfig import PyViCareDeviceConfig
 
+from homeassistant.components.climate import (
+    PRESET_COMFORT,
+    PRESET_ECO,
+    PRESET_HOME,
+    PRESET_SLEEP,
+)
+
 
 class HeatingProgram(enum.StrEnum):
     """ViCare preset heating programs.
@@ -24,6 +31,38 @@ class HeatingProgram(enum.StrEnum):
     REDUCED_HEATING = "reducedHeating"
     STANDBY = "standby"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def to_ha_preset(program: str) -> str | None:
+        """Return the mapped Home Assistant preset for the ViCare heating program."""
+
+        try:
+            heating_program = HeatingProgram(program)
+        except ValueError:
+            # ignore unsupported / unmapped programs
+            return None
+        return VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING.get(heating_program) if program else None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_ha_preset(
+        ha_preset: str, supported_heating_programs: list[str]
+    ) -> str | None:
+        """Return the mapped ViCare heating program for the Home Assistant preset."""
+        for program in supported_heating_programs:
+            if VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING.get(HeatingProgram(program)) == ha_preset:
+                return program
+        return None
+
+
+VICARE_TO_HA_PRESET_HEATING = {
+    HeatingProgram.COMFORT: PRESET_COMFORT,
+    HeatingProgram.COMFORT_HEATING: PRESET_COMFORT,
+    HeatingProgram.ECO: PRESET_ECO,
+    HeatingProgram.NORMAL: PRESET_HOME,
+    HeatingProgram.NORMAL_HEATING: PRESET_HOME,
+    HeatingProgram.REDUCED: PRESET_SLEEP,
+    HeatingProgram.REDUCED_HEATING: PRESET_SLEEP,
+}
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class ViCareDevice: