diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/date.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/date.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbfc7779824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""Support for esphome dates."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import date
+
+from aioesphomeapi import DateInfo, DateState
+
+from homeassistant.components.date import DateEntity
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+
+from .entity import EsphomeEntity, esphome_state_property, platform_async_setup_entry
+
+
+async def async_setup_entry(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    entry: ConfigEntry,
+    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+) -> None:
+    """Set up esphome dates based on a config entry."""
+    await platform_async_setup_entry(
+        hass,
+        entry,
+        async_add_entities,
+        info_type=DateInfo,
+        entity_type=EsphomeDate,
+        state_type=DateState,
+    )
+
+
+class EsphomeDate(EsphomeEntity[DateInfo, DateState], DateEntity):
+    """A date implementation for esphome."""
+
+    @property
+    @esphome_state_property
+    def native_value(self) -> date | None:
+        """Return the state of the entity."""
+        state = self._state
+        if state.missing_state:
+            return None
+        return date(state.year, state.month, state.day)
+
+    async def async_set_value(self, value: date) -> None:
+        """Update the current date."""
+        self._client.date_command(self._key, value.year, value.month, value.day)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
index 66ac1ac6c05..a7f3caf20cf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entry_data.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi import (
     CameraState,
     ClimateInfo,
     CoverInfo,
+    DateInfo,
     DeviceInfo,
     EntityInfo,
     EntityState,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ INFO_TYPE_TO_PLATFORM: dict[type[EntityInfo], Platform] = {
     CameraInfo: Platform.CAMERA,
     ClimateInfo: Platform.CLIMATE,
     CoverInfo: Platform.COVER,
+    DateInfo: Platform.DATE,
     FanInfo: Platform.FAN,
     LightInfo: Platform.LIGHT,
     LockInfo: Platform.LOCK,
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/test_date.py b/tests/components/esphome/test_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2deb92775fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/test_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Test ESPHome dates."""
+
+from unittest.mock import call
+
+from aioesphomeapi import APIClient, DateInfo, DateState
+
+from homeassistant.components.date import (
+    ATTR_DATE,
+    DOMAIN as DATE_DOMAIN,
+    SERVICE_SET_VALUE,
+)
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ENTITY_ID, STATE_UNKNOWN
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+
+
+async def test_generic_date_entity(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_client: APIClient,
+    mock_generic_device_entry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test a generic date entity."""
+    entity_info = [
+        DateInfo(
+            object_id="mydate",
+            key=1,
+            name="my date",
+            unique_id="my_date",
+        )
+    ]
+    states = [DateState(key=1, year=2024, month=12, day=31)]
+    user_service = []
+    await mock_generic_device_entry(
+        mock_client=mock_client,
+        entity_info=entity_info,
+        user_service=user_service,
+        states=states,
+    )
+    state = hass.states.get("date.test_mydate")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == "2024-12-31"
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        DATE_DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_SET_VALUE,
+        {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "date.test_mydate", ATTR_DATE: "1999-01-01"},
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+    mock_client.date_command.assert_has_calls([call(1, 1999, 1, 1)])
+    mock_client.date_command.reset_mock()
+
+
+async def test_generic_date_missing_state(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_client: APIClient,
+    mock_generic_device_entry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test a generic date entity with missing state."""
+    entity_info = [
+        DateInfo(
+            object_id="mydate",
+            key=1,
+            name="my date",
+            unique_id="my_date",
+        )
+    ]
+    states = [DateState(key=1, missing_state=True)]
+    user_service = []
+    await mock_generic_device_entry(
+        mock_client=mock_client,
+        entity_info=entity_info,
+        user_service=user_service,
+        states=states,
+    )
+    state = hass.states.get("date.test_mydate")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == STATE_UNKNOWN