diff --git a/src/data/lovelace/config/badge.ts b/src/data/lovelace/config/badge.ts
index b6b5d7c207..e3f92b1ac4 100644
--- a/src/data/lovelace/config/badge.ts
+++ b/src/data/lovelace/config/badge.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const ensureBadgeConfig = (
     return {
       type: "entity",
       entity: config,
+      display_type: "complete",
     };
   }
   if ("type" in config && config.type) {
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-badge.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-badge.ts
index a6eee87ec2..bbcd083c55 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-badge.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-badge.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class HuiBadge extends ReactiveElement {
 
   private _updateElement(config: LovelaceBadgeConfig) {
     if (config.type === "state-label") {
-      config = { ...config, type: "entity" };
+      config = { display_type: "complete", ...config, type: "entity" };
     }
     if (!this._element) {
       return;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class HuiBadge extends ReactiveElement {
 
   private _loadElement(config: LovelaceBadgeConfig) {
     if (config.type === "state-label") {
-      config = { ...config, type: "entity" };
+      config = { display_type: "complete", ...config, type: "entity" };
     }
     this._element = createBadgeElement(config);
     this._elementConfig = config;