diff --git a/homeassistant/components/apple_tv/remote.py b/homeassistant/components/apple_tv/remote.py
index f3be6977891..bab3421c58d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/apple_tv/remote.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/apple_tv/remote.py
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ from .const import DOMAIN
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 PARALLEL_UPDATES = 0
+COMMAND_TO_ATTRIBUTE = {
+    "wakeup": ("power", "turn_on"),
+    "suspend": ("power", "turn_off"),
+    "turn_on": ("power", "turn_on"),
+    "turn_off": ("power", "turn_off"),
+    "volume_up": ("audio", "volume_up"),
+    "volume_down": ("audio", "volume_down"),
+    "home_hold": ("remote_control", "home"),
+}
 
 
 async def async_setup_entry(
@@ -61,7 +70,13 @@ class AppleTVRemote(AppleTVEntity, RemoteEntity):
 
         for _ in range(num_repeats):
             for single_command in command:
-                attr_value = getattr(self.atv.remote_control, single_command, None)
+                attr_value = None
+                if attributes := COMMAND_TO_ATTRIBUTE.get(single_command):
+                    attr_value = self.atv
+                    for attr_name in attributes:
+                        attr_value = getattr(attr_value, attr_name, None)
+                if not attr_value:
+                    attr_value = getattr(self.atv.remote_control, single_command, None)
                 if not attr_value:
                     raise ValueError("Command not found. Exiting sequence")
 
diff --git a/tests/components/apple_tv/test_remote.py b/tests/components/apple_tv/test_remote.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db2a4964f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/apple_tv/test_remote.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Test apple_tv remote."""
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.apple_tv.remote import AppleTVRemote
+from homeassistant.components.remote import ATTR_DELAY_SECS, ATTR_NUM_REPEATS
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("command", "method"),
+    [
+        ("up", "remote_control.up"),
+        ("wakeup", "power.turn_on"),
+        ("volume_up", "audio.volume_up"),
+        ("home_hold", "remote_control.home"),
+    ],
+    ids=["up", "wakeup", "volume_up", "home_hold"],
+)
+async def test_send_command(command: str, method: str) -> None:
+    """Test "send_command" method."""
+    remote = AppleTVRemote("test", "test", None)
+    remote.atv = AsyncMock()
+    await remote.async_send_command(
+        [command], **{ATTR_NUM_REPEATS: 1, ATTR_DELAY_SECS: 0}
+    )
+    assert len(remote.atv.method_calls) == 1
+    assert str(remote.atv.method_calls[0]) == f"call.{method}()"