diff --git a/source/_integrations/switch.mqtt.markdown b/source/_integrations/switch.mqtt.markdown
index 1ac9b513e7a..1aade14aeff 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/switch.mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/switch.mqtt.markdown
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ availability_topic:
   description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with `availability`.
   required: false
   type: string
+command_template:
+  description: Defines a [template](/docs/configuration/templating/#using-templates-with-the-mqtt-integration) to generate the payload to send to `command_topic`. The switch command template accepts the parameters `value`. The `value` parameter will contain the configured value for either `payload_on` or `payload_off`.
+  required: false
+  type: template
 command_topic:
   description: The MQTT topic to publish commands to change the switch state.
   required: true