diff --git a/src/data/script.ts b/src/data/script.ts
index 942296cef8..6fb4fbb596 100644
--- a/src/data/script.ts
+++ b/src/data/script.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export const serviceActionStruct: Describe<ServiceAction> = assign(
     entity_id: optional(string()),
     target: optional(targetStruct),
     data: optional(object()),
+    response_variable: optional(string()),
   })
 );
 
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
index af4a525406..0c403a13dd 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { css, CSSResultGroup, html, LitElement, PropertyValues } from "lit";
+import {
+  css,
+  CSSResultGroup,
+  html,
+  LitElement,
+  nothing,
+  PropertyValues,
+} from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
 import { assert } from "superstruct";
@@ -21,7 +28,9 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
 
   @property({ type: Boolean }) public narrow = false;
 
-  @state() private _action!: ServiceAction;
+  @state() private _action?: ServiceAction;
+
+  @state() private _responseChecked = false;
 
   private _fields = memoizeOne(
     (
@@ -98,6 +107,12 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
   }
 
   protected render() {
+    if (!this._action) {
+      return nothing;
+    }
+    const [domain, service] = this._action.service
+      ? this._action.service.split(".", 2)
+      : [undefined, undefined];
     return html`
       <ha-service-control
         .narrow=${this.narrow}
@@ -107,6 +122,41 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
         .showAdvanced=${this.hass.userData?.showAdvanced}
         @value-changed=${this._actionChanged}
       ></ha-service-control>
+      ${domain && service && this.hass.services[domain]?.[service]?.response
+        ? html`<ha-settings-row .narrow=${this.narrow}>
+            ${this.hass.services[domain][service].response!.optional
+              ? html`<ha-checkbox
+                  .checked=${this._action.response_variable ||
+                  this._responseChecked}
+                  .disabled=${this.disabled}
+                  @change=${this._responseCheckboxChanged}
+                  slot="prefix"
+                ></ha-checkbox>`
+              : html`<div slot="prefix" class="checkbox-spacer"></div>`}
+            <span slot="heading"
+              >${this.hass.localize(
+                "ui.panel.config.automation.editor.actions.type.service.response_variable"
+              )}</span
+            >
+            <span slot="description">
+              ${this.hass.services[domain][service].response!.optional
+                ? this.hass.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.config.automation.editor.actions.type.service.has_optional_response"
+                  )
+                : this.hass.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.config.automation.editor.actions.type.service.has_response"
+                  )}
+            </span>
+            <ha-textfield
+              .value=${this._action.response_variable || ""}
+              .required=${!this.hass.services[domain][service].response!
+                .optional}
+              .disabled=${this.disabled ||
+              (!this._action.response_variable && !this._responseChecked)}
+              @change=${this._responseVariableChanged}
+            ></ha-textfield>
+          </ha-settings-row>`
+        : nothing}
     `;
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +164,39 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
     if (ev.detail.value === this._action) {
       ev.stopPropagation();
     }
+    const value = { ...this.action, ...ev.detail.value };
+    if ("response_variable" in this.action) {
+      const [domain, service] = this._action!.service
+        ? this._action!.service.split(".", 2)
+        : [undefined, undefined];
+      if (
+        domain &&
+        service &&
+        this.hass.services[domain]?.[service] &&
+        !("response" in this.hass.services[domain][service])
+      ) {
+        delete value.response_variable;
+        this._responseChecked = false;
+      }
+    }
+    fireEvent(this, "value-changed", { value });
+  }
+
+  private _responseVariableChanged(ev) {
+    const value = { ...this.action, response_variable: ev.target.value };
+    if (!ev.target.value) {
+      delete value.response_variable;
+    }
+    fireEvent(this, "value-changed", { value });
+  }
+
+  private _responseCheckboxChanged(ev) {
+    this._responseChecked = ev.target.checked;
+    if (!this._responseChecked) {
+      const value = { ...this.action };
+      delete value.response_variable;
+      fireEvent(this, "value-changed", { value });
+    }
   }
 
   static get styles(): CSSResultGroup {
@@ -122,6 +205,25 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
         display: block;
         margin: 0 -16px;
       }
+      ha-settings-row {
+        margin: 0 -16px;
+        padding: var(--service-control-padding, 0 16px);
+      }
+      ha-settings-row {
+        --paper-time-input-justify-content: flex-end;
+        --settings-row-content-width: 100%;
+        --settings-row-prefix-display: contents;
+        border-top: var(
+          --service-control-items-border-top,
+          1px solid var(--divider-color)
+        );
+      }
+      ha-checkbox {
+        margin-left: -16px;
+      }
+      .checkbox-spacer {
+        width: 32px;
+      }
     `;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 6e9da65bba..7e081c3070 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2567,7 +2567,10 @@
               "continue_on_error": "Continue on error",
               "type": {
                 "service": {
-                  "label": "Call service"
+                  "label": "Call service",
+                  "response_variable": "Response variable",
+                  "has_optional_response": "This service can return a response, if you want to use the response, enter the name of a variable the response will be saved in",
+                  "has_response": "This service returns a response, enter the name of a variable the response will be saved in"
                 },
                 "play_media": {
                   "label": "Play media"