diff --git a/src/components/entity/ha-state-label-badge.ts b/src/components/entity/ha-state-label-badge.ts
index 48854167a5..91a90673e8 100644
--- a/src/components/entity/ha-state-label-badge.ts
+++ b/src/components/entity/ha-state-label-badge.ts
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ export class HaStateLabelBadge extends LitElement {
           entityState,
           this._timerTimeRemaining
         )}
-        .description=${this.showName === false
-          ? undefined
-          : this.name ?? computeStateName(entityState)}
+        .description=${this.showName
+          ? this.name ?? computeStateName(entityState)
+          : undefined}
       >
         ${!image && showIcon
           ? html`<ha-state-icon
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-state-label-badge.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-state-label-badge.ts
index 92b06a1736..89751a720c 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-state-label-badge.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/hui-state-label-badge.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class HuiStateLabelBadge extends LitElement implements LovelaceBadge {
         .name=${this._config.name}
         .icon=${this._config.icon}
         .image=${this._config.image}
-        .showName=${this._config.show_name}
+        .showName=${this._config.show_name ?? true}
         @action=${this._handleAction}
         .actionHandler=${actionHandler({
           hasHold: hasAction(this._config!.hold_action),
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/types.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/types.ts
index df5ba34dcd..c25c834539 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/badges/types.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/badges/types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface StateLabelBadgeConfig extends LovelaceBadgeConfig {
   name?: string;
   icon?: string;
   image?: string;
+  show_name?: boolean;
   tap_action?: ActionConfig;
   hold_action?: ActionConfig;
   double_tap_action?: ActionConfig;
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/elements/hui-state-badge-element.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/elements/hui-state-badge-element.ts
index e98c9210d8..446bae8cdc 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/elements/hui-state-badge-element.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/elements/hui-state-badge-element.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class HuiStateBadgeElement
           : this._config.title === null
             ? ""
             : this._config.title}
+        showName
         @action=${this._handleAction}
         .actionHandler=${actionHandler({
           hasHold: hasAction(this._config!.hold_action),