diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/cluster_handlers/closures.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/cluster_handlers/closures.py
index 13ca6f92aaf..879765aec3c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/cluster_handlers/closures.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/cluster_handlers/closures.py
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ class WindowCoveringClusterHandler(ClusterHandler):
         )
 
     @property
-    def window_covering_type(self) -> WindowCovering.WindowCoveringType:
+    def window_covering_type(self) -> WindowCovering.WindowCoveringType | None:
         """Return the window covering type."""
-        return WindowCovering.WindowCoveringType(
-            self.cluster.get(WindowCovering.AttributeDefs.window_covering_type.name)
-        )
+        return self.cluster.get(WindowCovering.AttributeDefs.window_covering_type.name)