diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
index eb80dbd2f5..7fe1749099 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
 import { STATES_OFF } from "../../../common/const";
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "../../../common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { computeDomain } from "../../../common/entity/compute_domain";
+import { binarySensorIcon } from "../../../common/entity/binary_sensor_icon";
 import { domainIcon } from "../../../common/entity/domain_icon";
 import { navigate } from "../../../common/navigate";
 import { formatNumber } from "../../../common/number/format_number";
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ const TOGGLE_DOMAINS = ["light", "switch", "fan"];
 
 const OTHER_DOMAINS = ["camera"];
 
-const DEVICE_CLASSES = {
+export const DEVICE_CLASSES = {
   sensor: ["temperature", "humidity"],
   binary_sensor: ["motion", "moisture"],
 };
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
 
   @state() private _areas?: AreaRegistryEntry[];
 
+  private _deviceClasses: { [key: string]: string[] } = DEVICE_CLASSES;
+
   private _ratio: {
     w: number;
     h: number;
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
       areaId: string,
       devicesInArea: Set<string>,
       registryEntities: EntityRegistryEntry[],
+      deviceClasses: { [key: string]: string[] },
       states: HomeAssistant["states"]
     ) => {
       const entitiesInArea = registryEntities
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
 
         if (
           (SENSOR_DOMAINS.includes(domain) || ALERT_DOMAINS.includes(domain)) &&
-          !DEVICE_CLASSES[domain].includes(
+          !deviceClasses[domain].includes(
             stateObj.attributes.device_class || ""
           )
         ) {
@@ -173,11 +177,12 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
     }
   );
 
-  private _isOn(domain: string, deviceClass?: string): boolean | undefined {
+  private _isOn(domain: string, deviceClass?: string): HassEntity | undefined {
     const entities = this._entitiesByDomain(
       this._config!.area,
       this._devicesInArea(this._config!.area, this._devices!),
       this._entities!,
+      this._deviceClasses,
       this.hass.states
     )[domain];
     if (!entities) {
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
             (entity) => entity.attributes.device_class === deviceClass
           )
         : entities
-    ).some(
+    ).find(
       (entity) =>
         !isUnavailableState(entity.state) && !STATES_OFF.includes(entity.state)
     );
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
       this._config!.area,
       this._devicesInArea(this._config!.area, this._devices!),
       this._entities!,
+      this._deviceClasses,
       this.hass.states
     )[domain].filter((entity) =>
       deviceClass ? entity.attributes.device_class === deviceClass : true
@@ -273,6 +279,11 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
     }
 
     this._config = config;
+
+    this._deviceClasses = { ...DEVICE_CLASSES };
+    if (config.alert_classes) {
+      this._deviceClasses.binary_sensor = config.alert_classes;
+    }
   }
 
   protected shouldUpdate(changedProps: PropertyValues): boolean {
@@ -314,6 +325,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
       this._config.area,
       this._devicesInArea(this._config.area, this._devices),
       this._entities,
+      this._deviceClasses,
       this.hass.states
     );
 
@@ -355,6 +367,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
       this._config.area,
       this._devicesInArea(this._config.area, this._devices),
       this._entities,
+      this._deviceClasses,
       this.hass.states
     );
     const area = this._area(this._config.area, this._areas);
@@ -427,17 +440,16 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
               if (!(domain in entitiesByDomain)) {
                 return "";
               }
-              return DEVICE_CLASSES[domain].map((deviceClass) =>
-                this._isOn(domain, deviceClass)
-                  ? html`
-                      ${DOMAIN_ICONS[domain][deviceClass]
-                        ? html`<ha-svg-icon
-                            .path=${DOMAIN_ICONS[domain][deviceClass]}
-                          ></ha-svg-icon>`
-                        : ""}
-                    `
-                  : ""
-              );
+              return this._deviceClasses[domain].map((deviceClass) => {
+                const entity = this._isOn(domain, deviceClass);
+                return entity
+                  ? html`<ha-svg-icon
+                      class="alert"
+                      .path=${DOMAIN_ICONS[domain][deviceClass] ||
+                      binarySensorIcon(entity.state, entity)}
+                    ></ha-svg-icon>`
+                  : nothing;
+              });
             })}
           </div>
           <div class="bottom">
@@ -562,6 +574,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
         background: var(--accent-color);
         color: var(--text-accent-color, var(--text-primary-color));
         padding: 8px;
+        margin-right: 8px;
         border-radius: 50%;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
index c28567945a..c49e9bf99e 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 import { html, LitElement, nothing } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
-import { assert, assign, boolean, object, optional, string } from "superstruct";
+import {
+  assert,
+  array,
+  assign,
+  boolean,
+  object,
+  optional,
+  string,
+} from "superstruct";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import "../../../../components/ha-form/ha-form";
-import { DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO } from "../../cards/hui-area-card";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO,
+  DEVICE_CLASSES,
+} from "../../cards/hui-area-card";
 import type { SchemaUnion } from "../../../../components/ha-form/types";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../types";
 import type { AreaCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
+import { computeDomain } from "../../../../common/entity/compute_domain";
+import { caseInsensitiveStringCompare } from "../../../../common/string/compare";
+import { SelectOption } from "../../../../data/selector";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = assign(
   baseLovelaceCardConfig,
@@ -20,8 +34,10 @@ const cardConfigStruct = assign(
     show_camera: optional(boolean()),
     camera_view: optional(string()),
     aspect_ratio: optional(string()),
+    alert_classes: optional(array(string())),
   })
 );
+
 @customElement("hui-area-card-editor")
 export class HuiAreaCardEditor
   extends LitElement
@@ -32,7 +48,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
   @state() private _config?: AreaCardConfig;
 
   private _schema = memoizeOne(
-    (showCamera: boolean) =>
+    (showCamera: boolean, binaryClasses: SelectOption[]) =>
       [
         { name: "area", selector: { area: {} } },
         { name: "show_camera", required: false, selector: { boolean: {} } },
@@ -61,9 +77,60 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
             },
           ],
         },
+        {
+          name: "alert_classes",
+          selector: {
+            select: {
+              reorder: true,
+              multiple: true,
+              custom_value: true,
+              options: binaryClasses,
+            },
+          },
+        },
       ] as const
   );
 
+  private _binaryClassesForArea = memoizeOne((area: string): string[] => {
+    const entities = Object.values(this.hass!.entities).filter(
+      (e) =>
+        computeDomain(e.entity_id) === "binary_sensor" &&
+        !e.entity_category &&
+        !e.hidden &&
+        (e.area_id === area ||
+          (e.device_id && this.hass!.devices[e.device_id].area_id === area))
+    );
+
+    const classes = entities
+      .map((e) => this.hass!.states[e.entity_id]?.attributes.device_class || "")
+      .filter((c) => c);
+
+    return [...new Set(classes)];
+  });
+
+  private _buildOptions = memoizeOne(
+    (possibleClasses: string[], currentClasses: string[]): SelectOption[] => {
+      const options = [...new Set([...possibleClasses, ...currentClasses])].map(
+        (deviceClass) => ({
+          value: deviceClass,
+          label:
+            this.hass!.localize(
+              `component.binary_sensor.entity_component.${deviceClass}.name`
+            ) || deviceClass,
+        })
+      );
+      options.sort((a, b) =>
+        caseInsensitiveStringCompare(
+          a.label,
+          b.label,
+          this.hass!.locale.language
+        )
+      );
+
+      return options;
+    }
+  );
+
   public setConfig(config: AreaCardConfig): void {
     assert(config, cardConfigStruct);
     this._config = config;
@@ -74,10 +141,20 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       return nothing;
     }
 
-    const schema = this._schema(this._config.show_camera || false);
+    const possibleClasses = this._binaryClassesForArea(this._config.area || "");
+    const selectOptions = this._buildOptions(
+      possibleClasses,
+      this._config.alert_classes || DEVICE_CLASSES.binary_sensor
+    );
+
+    const schema = this._schema(
+      this._config.show_camera || false,
+      selectOptions
+    );
 
     const data = {
       camera_view: "auto",
+      alert_classes: DEVICE_CLASSES.binary_sensor,
       ...this._config,
     };
 
@@ -124,6 +201,10 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
         return this.hass!.localize(
           "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.generic.camera_view"
         );
+      case "alert_classes":
+        return this.hass!.localize(
+          "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.area.alert_classes"
+        );
     }
     return this.hass!.localize(
       `ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.area.${schema.name}`
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 0ef5836078..6ea99bc0ad 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -5132,6 +5132,7 @@
             },
             "area": {
               "name": "Area",
+              "alert_classes": "Alert Classes",
               "description": "The Area card automatically displays entities of a specific area.",
               "show_camera": "Show camera feed instead of area picture"
             },