diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-entity-badge-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-entity-badge-editor.ts
index 6735b2741e..afe1c39183 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-entity-badge-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-entity-badge-editor.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export class HuiEntityBadgeEditor
                   name: "color",
                   selector: {
                     ui_color: {
+                      default_color: "state",
                       include_state: true,
                     },
                   },