diff --git a/esphome/components/am43/cover/am43_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/am43/cover/am43_cover.cpp
index d0ef4a2fbb..93c77ea364 100644
--- a/esphome/components/am43/cover/am43_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/am43/cover/am43_cover.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void Am43Component::loop() {
 
 CoverTraits Am43Component::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   traits.set_supports_tilt(false);
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(false);
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api.proto b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
index f31ef3ffc0..1fafc56e59 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api.proto
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ message ListEntitiesCoverResponse {
   bool disabled_by_default = 9;
   string icon = 10;
   EntityCategory entity_category = 11;
+  bool supports_stop = 12;
 }
 
 enum LegacyCoverState {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 96fb3ea9fa..ff8f97b34b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ HelloResponse APIConnection::hello(const HelloRequest &msg) {
 
   HelloResponse resp;
   resp.api_version_major = 1;
-  resp.api_version_minor = 7;
+  resp.api_version_minor = 8;
   resp.server_info = App.get_name() + " (esphome v" ESPHOME_VERSION ")";
   resp.name = App.get_name();
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
index 334cde16b3..82301456f7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ bool ListEntitiesCoverResponse::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, ProtoVarInt val
       this->entity_category = value.as_enum<enums::EntityCategory>();
       return true;
     }
+    case 12: {
+      this->supports_stop = value.as_bool();
+      return true;
+    }
     default:
       return false;
   }
@@ -993,6 +997,7 @@ void ListEntitiesCoverResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const {
   buffer.encode_bool(9, this->disabled_by_default);
   buffer.encode_string(10, this->icon);
   buffer.encode_enum<enums::EntityCategory>(11, this->entity_category);
+  buffer.encode_bool(12, this->supports_stop);
 }
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
 void ListEntitiesCoverResponse::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
@@ -1042,6 +1047,10 @@ void ListEntitiesCoverResponse::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   out.append("  entity_category: ");
   out.append(proto_enum_to_string<enums::EntityCategory>(this->entity_category));
   out.append("\n");
+
+  out.append("  supports_stop: ");
+  out.append(YESNO(this->supports_stop));
+  out.append("\n");
   out.append("}");
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index 9f71c07913..b386cfb4fd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ class ListEntitiesCoverResponse : public ProtoMessage {
   bool disabled_by_default{false};
   std::string icon{};
   enums::EntityCategory entity_category{};
+  bool supports_stop{false};
   void encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const override;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   void dump_to(std::string &out) const override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/copy/cover/copy_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/copy/cover/copy_cover.cpp
index cf50473018..28f8c9877c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/copy/cover/copy_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/copy/cover/copy_cover.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ cover::CoverTraits CopyCover::get_traits() {
   // copy traits manually so it doesn't break when new options are added
   // but the control() method hasn't implemented them yet.
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(base.get_is_assumed_state());
+  traits.set_supports_stop(base.get_supports_stop());
   traits.set_supports_position(base.get_supports_position());
   traits.set_supports_tilt(base.get_supports_tilt());
   traits.set_supports_toggle(base.get_supports_toggle());
diff --git a/esphome/components/cover/cover_traits.h b/esphome/components/cover/cover_traits.h
index fb30883f77..79001c3b03 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cover/cover_traits.h
+++ b/esphome/components/cover/cover_traits.h
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ class CoverTraits {
   void set_supports_tilt(bool supports_tilt) { this->supports_tilt_ = supports_tilt; }
   bool get_supports_toggle() const { return this->supports_toggle_; }
   void set_supports_toggle(bool supports_toggle) { this->supports_toggle_ = supports_toggle; }
+  bool get_supports_stop() const { return this->supports_stop_; }
+  void set_supports_stop(bool supports_stop) { this->supports_stop_ = supports_stop; }
 
  protected:
   bool is_assumed_state_{false};
   bool supports_position_{false};
   bool supports_tilt_{false};
   bool supports_toggle_{false};
+  bool supports_stop_{false};
 };
 
 }  // namespace cover
diff --git a/esphome/components/current_based/current_based_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/current_based/current_based_cover.cpp
index 7edbdf5a72..ff5ad43997 100644
--- a/esphome/components/current_based/current_based_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/current_based/current_based_cover.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using namespace esphome::cover;
 
 CoverTraits CurrentBasedCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   traits.set_supports_toggle(true);
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(false);
diff --git a/esphome/components/demo/demo_cover.h b/esphome/components/demo/demo_cover.h
index ab039736fb..ec266d46ab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/demo/demo_cover.h
+++ b/esphome/components/demo/demo_cover.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class DemoCover : public cover::Cover, public Component {
         traits.set_supports_tilt(true);
         break;
       case DemoCoverType::TYPE_4:
+        traits.set_supports_stop(true);
         traits.set_is_assumed_state(true);
         traits.set_supports_tilt(true);
         break;
diff --git a/esphome/components/endstop/endstop_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/endstop/endstop_cover.cpp
index f468d13492..1190acc46b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/endstop/endstop_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/endstop/endstop_cover.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using namespace esphome::cover;
 
 CoverTraits EndstopCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   traits.set_supports_toggle(true);
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(false);
diff --git a/esphome/components/feedback/feedback_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/feedback/feedback_cover.cpp
index 213ce7ff8f..117c626f58 100644
--- a/esphome/components/feedback/feedback_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/feedback/feedback_cover.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void FeedbackCover::setup() {
 
 CoverTraits FeedbackCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   traits.set_supports_toggle(true);
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(this->assumed_state_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/cover/__init__.py b/esphome/components/template/cover/__init__.py
index a628da70d2..8844ddd6ab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/cover/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/template/cover/__init__.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
         await automation.build_automation(
             var.get_stop_trigger(), [], config[CONF_STOP_ACTION]
         )
+        cg.add(var.set_has_stop(True))
     if CONF_TILT_ACTION in config:
         await automation.build_automation(
             var.get_tilt_trigger(), [(float, "tilt")], config[CONF_TILT_ACTION]
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.cpp
index 47c651e643..b16e439943 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void TemplateCover::control(const CoverCall &call) {
 CoverTraits TemplateCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(this->assumed_state_);
+  traits.set_supports_stop(this->has_stop_);
   traits.set_supports_position(this->has_position_);
   traits.set_supports_tilt(this->has_tilt_);
   return traits;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ CoverTraits TemplateCover::get_traits() {
 Trigger<float> *TemplateCover::get_position_trigger() const { return this->position_trigger_; }
 Trigger<float> *TemplateCover::get_tilt_trigger() const { return this->tilt_trigger_; }
 void TemplateCover::set_tilt_lambda(std::function<optional<float>()> &&tilt_f) { this->tilt_f_ = tilt_f; }
+void TemplateCover::set_has_stop(bool has_stop) { this->has_stop_ = has_stop; }
 void TemplateCover::set_has_position(bool has_position) { this->has_position_ = has_position; }
 void TemplateCover::set_has_tilt(bool has_tilt) { this->has_tilt_ = has_tilt; }
 void TemplateCover::stop_prev_trigger_() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
index 3b9dcea50b..4ff5caf1db 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class TemplateCover : public cover::Cover, public Component {
   void set_optimistic(bool optimistic);
   void set_assumed_state(bool assumed_state);
   void set_tilt_lambda(std::function<optional<float>()> &&tilt_f);
+  void set_has_stop(bool has_stop);
   void set_has_position(bool has_position);
   void set_has_tilt(bool has_tilt);
   void set_restore_mode(TemplateCoverRestoreMode restore_mode) { restore_mode_ = restore_mode; }
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class TemplateCover : public cover::Cover, public Component {
   bool optimistic_{false};
   Trigger<> *open_trigger_;
   Trigger<> *close_trigger_;
+  bool has_stop_{false};
   Trigger<> *stop_trigger_;
   Trigger<> *prev_command_trigger_{nullptr};
   Trigger<float> *position_trigger_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/time_based/time_based_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/time_based/time_based_cover.cpp
index a7ba6d0595..50376224a9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time_based/time_based_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/time_based/time_based_cover.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void TimeBasedCover::loop() {
 float TimeBasedCover::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }
 CoverTraits TimeBasedCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   traits.set_supports_toggle(true);
   traits.set_is_assumed_state(this->assumed_state_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/tuya/cover/tuya_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/tuya/cover/tuya_cover.cpp
index 11a458449f..fcb961f45e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tuya/cover/tuya_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/tuya/cover/tuya_cover.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void TuyaCover::dump_config() {
 
 cover::CoverTraits TuyaCover::get_traits() {
   auto traits = cover::CoverTraits();
+  traits.set_supports_stop(true);
   traits.set_supports_position(true);
   return traits;
 }