diff --git a/src/data/automation.ts b/src/data/automation.ts
index b164df7591..91591a595b 100644
--- a/src/data/automation.ts
+++ b/src/data/automation.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export interface ContextConstraint {
 }
 
 export interface BaseTrigger {
+  alias?: string;
   platform: string;
   id?: string;
   variables?: Record<string, unknown>;
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/ha-automation-trigger-row.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/ha-automation-trigger-row.ts
index d6f32bf995..5525925bd6 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/ha-automation-trigger-row.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/ha-automation-trigger-row.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class HaAutomationTriggerRow extends LitElement {
 
         <ha-expansion-panel
           leftChevron
-          .header=${describeTrigger(this.trigger)}
+          .header=${this.trigger.alias || describeTrigger(this.trigger)}
         >
           <ha-button-menu
             slot="icons"
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/types/ha-automation-trigger-state.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/types/ha-automation-trigger-state.ts
index bd46fca7cf..8a313b955f 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/types/ha-automation-trigger-state.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/trigger/types/ha-automation-trigger-state.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type { SchemaUnion } from "../../../../../components/ha-form/types";
 const stateTriggerStruct = assign(
   baseTriggerStruct,
   object({
+    alias: optional(string()),
     platform: literal("state"),
     entity_id: optional(union([string(), array(string())])),
     attribute: optional(string()),