diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
index f210af3d670..f3e02465c13 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ class AlarmControlPanelEntity(Entity):
     _attr_changed_by: str | None = None
     _attr_code_arm_required: bool = True
     _attr_code_format: CodeFormat | None = None
-    _attr_supported_features: AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature | int = 0
+    _attr_supported_features: AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature = (
+        AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature(0)
+    )
 
     @property
     def code_format(self) -> CodeFormat | None:
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ class AlarmControlPanelEntity(Entity):
         await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self.alarm_arm_custom_bypass, code)
 
     @property
-    def supported_features(self) -> AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature | int:
+    def supported_features(self) -> AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature:
         """Return the list of supported features."""
         return self._attr_supported_features
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/alarm_control_panel.py b/homeassistant/components/template/alarm_control_panel.py
index d7c117c9be7..8f164142212 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/alarm_control_panel.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/alarm_control_panel.py
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ class AlarmControlPanelTemplate(TemplateEntity, AlarmControlPanelEntity):
         return self._state
 
     @property
-    def supported_features(self) -> int:
+    def supported_features(self) -> AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature:
         """Return the list of supported features."""
-        supported_features = 0
+        supported_features = AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature(0)
         if self._arm_night_script is not None:
             supported_features = (
                 supported_features | AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature.ARM_NIGHT
diff --git a/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py b/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
index bbae733a536..9c7a7798893 100644
--- a/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
+++ b/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ _INHERITANCE_MATCH: dict[str, list[ClassTypeHintMatch]] = {
                 ),
                 TypeHintMatch(
                     function_name="supported_features",
-                    return_type=["AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature", "int"],
+                    return_type="AlarmControlPanelEntityFeature",
                 ),
                 TypeHintMatch(
                     function_name="alarm_disarm",