diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
index 27b69e59ca4..0f217eb0ee1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ COVER_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
         vol.Optional(CONF_COMMAND_STATE): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_COMMAND_STOP, default="true"): cv.string,
         vol.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_ICON): cv.template,
         vol.Optional(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE): cv.template,
         vol.Optional(CONF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, default=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_UNIQUE_ID): cv.string,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
index c27cd97b39a..85c0ab605c7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_COMMAND_OPEN,
     CONF_COMMAND_STATE,
     CONF_COMMAND_STOP,
+    CONF_ICON,
     CONF_NAME,
     CONF_SCAN_INTERVAL,
     CONF_UNIQUE_ID,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
         trigger_entity_config = {
             CONF_UNIQUE_ID: device_config.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID),
             CONF_NAME: Template(device_config.get(CONF_NAME, device_name), hass),
+            CONF_ICON: device_config.get(CONF_ICON),
             CONF_AVAILABILITY: device_config.get(CONF_AVAILABILITY),
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py b/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
index 8b98d8d1623..7ed48909d79 100644
--- a/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
+++ b/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
@@ -383,3 +383,48 @@ async def test_availability(
     entity_state = hass.states.get("cover.test")
     assert entity_state
     assert entity_state.state == STATE_UNAVAILABLE
+
+
+async def test_icon_template(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test with state value."""
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdirname:
+        path = os.path.join(tempdirname, "cover_status_icon")
+        await setup.async_setup_component(
+            hass,
+            DOMAIN,
+            {
+                "command_line": [
+                    {
+                        "cover": {
+                            "command_state": f"cat {path}",
+                            "command_open": f"echo 100 > {path}",
+                            "command_close": f"echo 0 > {path}",
+                            "command_stop": f"echo 0 > {path}",
+                            "name": "Test",
+                            "icon": "{% if this.state=='open' %} mdi:open {% else %} mdi:closed {% endif %}",
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+        )
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            COVER_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_CLOSE_COVER,
+            {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "cover.test"},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+        entity_state = hass.states.get("cover.test")
+        assert entity_state
+        assert entity_state.attributes.get("icon") == "mdi:closed"
+
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            COVER_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_OPEN_COVER,
+            {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "cover.test"},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+        entity_state = hass.states.get("cover.test")
+        assert entity_state
+        assert entity_state.attributes.get("icon") == "mdi:open"