diff --git a/source/_components/binary_sensor.template.markdown b/source/_components/binary_sensor.template.markdown
index f325ba4de4d..03af11a3a0a 100644
--- a/source/_components/binary_sensor.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/binary_sensor.template.markdown
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ Configuration variables:
 
 - **sensors** array (*Required*): List of your sensors.
   - **friendly_name** (*Optional*): Name to use in the Frontend.
-  - **sensor_class** (*Optional*): Defines the class of the sensor (motion, heat, moisture, etc)
+  - **sensor_class** (*Optional*): The [type/class](/components/binary_sensor/) of the sensor to set the icon in the frontend.
   - **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/topics/templating/) to extract a value from the payload.
 
-
 ## {% linkable_title Examples %}
 
 In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this sensor.