diff --git a/source/_integrations/cover.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/cover.template.markdown
index 84b488af7b3..871f0704c6c 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/cover.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/cover.template.markdown
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ cover:
         required: false
         type: template
       availability_template:
-        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
         required: false
         type: template
         default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/fan.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/fan.template.markdown
index 3b91b83ee1a..67bc7b8b00c 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/fan.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/fan.template.markdown
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fan:
         required: false
         type: template
       availability_template:
-        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
         required: false
         type: template
         default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/light.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/light.template.markdown
index a5526929d1a..a01d042be1f 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/light.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/light.template.markdown
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ light:
         required: false
         type: template
       availability_template:
-        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
         required: false
         type: template
         default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/lock.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/lock.template.markdown
index 235b99b3b4b..310e6ea17d0 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/lock.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/lock.template.markdown
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ lock:
     required: true
     type: template
   availability_template:
-    description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+    description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
     required: false
     type: template
     default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/switch.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/switch.template.markdown
index c4e7c6e9841..3dadc0679e9 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/switch.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/switch.template.markdown
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ switch:
         type: template
         default: optimistic
       availability_template:
-        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
         required: false
         type: template
         default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/template.markdown b/source/_integrations/template.markdown
index 4d5ff5fd5e5..da50f9926e1 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/template.markdown
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ select:
       required: false
       type: string
     availability:
-      description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+      description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
       required: false
       type: template
       default: true
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ sensors:
           required: true
           type: template
         availability_template:
-          description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+          description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
           required: false
           type: template
           default: true
diff --git a/source/_integrations/vacuum.template.markdown b/source/_integrations/vacuum.template.markdown
index e337fdcaf3a..5fc9ac91e79 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/vacuum.template.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/vacuum.template.markdown
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ vacuum:
             required: true
             type: template          
       availability_template:
-        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the component. If the template returns `true`, the device is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If `availability_template` is not configured, the component will always be `available`.
+        description: Defines a template to get the `available` state of the entity. If the template either fails to render or returns either of `True`, `"1"`, `"true"`, `"yes"`, `"on"`, `"enable"` or a non-zero number, the entity is `available`. If the template returns any other value, the device will be `unavailable`. If not configured, the entity will always be `available`. Note that the string comparison not case sensitive; `"TrUe"` and `"yEs"` are allowed.
         required: false
         type: template
         default: true