diff --git a/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py
index f752a3dcc7a..38d8e89269a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     component.async_register_entity_service(
         SERVICE_SET_HVAC_MODE,
         {vol.Required(ATTR_HVAC_MODE): vol.Coerce(HVACMode)},
-        "async_set_hvac_mode",
+        "async_handle_set_hvac_mode_service",
     )
     component.async_register_entity_service(
         SERVICE_SET_PRESET_MODE,
@@ -694,20 +694,35 @@ class ClimateEntity(Entity, cached_properties=CACHED_PROPERTIES_WITH_ATTR_):
     @callback
     def _valid_mode_or_raise(
         self,
-        mode_type: Literal["preset", "swing", "fan"],
-        mode: str,
-        modes: list[str] | None,
+        mode_type: Literal["preset", "swing", "fan", "hvac"],
+        mode: str | HVACMode,
+        modes: list[str] | list[HVACMode] | None,
     ) -> None:
         """Raise ServiceValidationError on invalid modes."""
         if modes and mode in modes:
             return
         modes_str: str = ", ".join(modes) if modes else ""
-        if mode_type == "preset":
-            translation_key = "not_valid_preset_mode"
-        elif mode_type == "swing":
-            translation_key = "not_valid_swing_mode"
-        elif mode_type == "fan":
-            translation_key = "not_valid_fan_mode"
+        translation_key = f"not_valid_{mode_type}_mode"
+        if mode_type == "hvac":
+            report_issue = async_suggest_report_issue(
+                self.hass,
+                integration_domain=self.platform.platform_name,
+                module=type(self).__module__,
+            )
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                (
+                    "%s::%s sets the hvac_mode %s which is not "
+                    "valid for this entity with modes: %s. "
+                    "This will stop working in 2025.3 and raise an error instead. "
+                    "Please %s"
+                ),
+                self.platform.platform_name,
+                self.__class__.__name__,
+                mode,
+                modes_str,
+                report_issue,
+            )
+            return
         raise ServiceValidationError(
             translation_domain=DOMAIN,
             translation_key=translation_key,
@@ -749,6 +764,12 @@ class ClimateEntity(Entity, cached_properties=CACHED_PROPERTIES_WITH_ATTR_):
         """Set new target fan mode."""
         await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self.set_fan_mode, fan_mode)
 
+    @final
+    async def async_handle_set_hvac_mode_service(self, hvac_mode: HVACMode) -> None:
+        """Validate and set new preset mode."""
+        self._valid_mode_or_raise("hvac", hvac_mode, self.hvac_modes)
+        await self.async_set_hvac_mode(hvac_mode)
+
     def set_hvac_mode(self, hvac_mode: HVACMode) -> None:
         """Set new target hvac mode."""
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/tests/components/climate/test_init.py b/tests/components/climate/test_init.py
index 64c94ccfc6f..6342313d1da 100644
--- a/tests/components/climate/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/climate/test_init.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.climate.const import (
     ATTR_TARGET_TEMP_HIGH,
     ATTR_TARGET_TEMP_LOW,
     SERVICE_SET_FAN_MODE,
+    SERVICE_SET_HVAC_MODE,
     SERVICE_SET_PRESET_MODE,
     SERVICE_SET_SWING_MODE,
     SERVICE_SET_TEMPERATURE,
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ class MockClimateEntity(MockEntity, ClimateEntity):
         """Set swing mode."""
         self._attr_swing_mode = swing_mode
 
+    def set_hvac_mode(self, hvac_mode: HVACMode) -> None:
+        """Set new target hvac mode."""
+        self._attr_hvac_mode = hvac_mode
+
 
 class MockClimateEntityTestMethods(MockClimateEntity):
     """Mock Climate device."""
@@ -237,10 +242,12 @@ def test_deprecated_current_constants(
     )
 
 
-async def test_preset_mode_validation(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, register_test_integration: MockConfigEntry
+async def test_mode_validation(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    register_test_integration: MockConfigEntry,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
 ) -> None:
-    """Test mode validation for fan, swing and preset."""
+    """Test mode validation for hvac_mode, fan, swing and preset."""
     climate_entity = MockClimateEntity(name="test", entity_id="climate.test")
 
     setup_test_component_platform(
@@ -250,6 +257,7 @@ async def test_preset_mode_validation(
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     state = hass.states.get("climate.test")
+    assert state.state == "heat"
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_PRESET_MODE) == "home"
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_FAN_MODE) == "auto"
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_SWING_MODE) == "auto"
@@ -286,6 +294,22 @@ async def test_preset_mode_validation(
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_FAN_MODE) == "off"
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_SWING_MODE) == "off"
 
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_SET_HVAC_MODE,
+        {
+            "entity_id": "climate.test",
+            "hvac_mode": "auto",
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        "MockClimateEntity sets the hvac_mode auto which is not valid "
+        "for this entity with modes: off, heat. This will stop working "
+        "in 2025.3 and raise an error instead. Please" in caplog.text
+    )
+
     with pytest.raises(
         ServiceValidationError,
         match="Preset mode invalid is not valid. Valid preset modes are: home, away",