diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
index e7fcd84d299..a35d93c9fe1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ _STATES: EsphomeEnumMapper[EspMediaPlayerState, MediaPlayerState] = EsphomeEnumM
         EspMediaPlayerState.IDLE: MediaPlayerState.IDLE,
         EspMediaPlayerState.PLAYING: MediaPlayerState.PLAYING,
         EspMediaPlayerState.PAUSED: MediaPlayerState.PAUSED,
+        EspMediaPlayerState.OFF: MediaPlayerState.OFF,
+        EspMediaPlayerState.ON: MediaPlayerState.ON,
     }
 )
 
@@ -279,6 +281,24 @@ class EsphomeMediaPlayer(
             device_id=self._static_info.device_id,
         )
 
+    @convert_api_error_ha_error
+    async def async_turn_on(self) -> None:
+        """Send turn on command."""
+        self._client.media_player_command(
+            self._key,
+            command=MediaPlayerCommand.TURN_ON,
+            device_id=self._static_info.device_id,
+        )
+
+    @convert_api_error_ha_error
+    async def async_turn_off(self) -> None:
+        """Send turn off command."""
+        self._client.media_player_command(
+            self._key,
+            command=MediaPlayerCommand.TURN_OFF,
+            device_id=self._static_info.device_id,
+        )
+
 
 def _is_url(url: str) -> bool:
     """Validate the URL can be parsed and at least has scheme + netloc."""
diff --git a/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
index efc060bb136..b5805298b97 100644
--- a/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/esphome/test_media_player.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAY,
     SERVICE_MEDIA_STOP,
     SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
+    SERVICE_TURN_OFF,
+    SERVICE_TURN_ON,
     SERVICE_VOLUME_MUTE,
     SERVICE_VOLUME_SET,
     STATE_PLAYING,
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ async def test_media_player_entity(
             key=1,
             name="my media_player",
             supports_pause=True,
-            # PLAY_MEDIA,BROWSE_MEDIA,STOP,VOLUME_SET,VOLUME_MUTE,MEDIA_ANNOUNCE,PAUSE,PLAY
-            feature_flags=1200653,
+            # PLAY_MEDIA,BROWSE_MEDIA,STOP,VOLUME_SET,VOLUME_MUTE,MEDIA_ANNOUNCE,PAUSE,PLAY,TURN_OFF,TURN_ON
+            feature_flags=1201037,
         )
     ]
     states = [
@@ -158,6 +160,31 @@ async def test_media_player_entity(
     )
     mock_client.media_player_command.reset_mock()
 
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        MEDIA_PLAYER_DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_TURN_OFF,
+        {
+            ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.test_my_media_player",
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+    mock_client.media_player_command.assert_has_calls(
+        [call(1, command=MediaPlayerCommand.TURN_OFF, device_id=0)]
+    )
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        MEDIA_PLAYER_DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_TURN_ON,
+        {
+            ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.test_my_media_player",
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+    mock_client.media_player_command.assert_has_calls(
+        [call(1, command=MediaPlayerCommand.TURN_ON, device_id=0)]
+    )
+    mock_client.media_player_command.reset_mock()
+
 
 async def test_media_player_entity_with_undefined_flags(
     hass: HomeAssistant,