diff --git a/esphome/components/stepper/stepper.h b/esphome/components/stepper/stepper.h
index 084deaab40..40c4e0d8c9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/stepper/stepper.h
+++ b/esphome/components/stepper/stepper.h
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace stepper {
 
+// Possible rotations
+enum Rotations {
+  ROTATION_CCW = -1,  /// Only rotate counter-clockwise
+  ROTATION_BOTH = 0,  /// Rotation possible in 2 directions
+  ROTATION_CW = 1,    /// Only rotate clockwise
+};
+
 #define LOG_STEPPER(this) \
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Acceleration: %.0f steps/s^2", this->acceleration_); \
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Deceleration: %.0f steps/s^2", this->deceleration_); \
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ class Stepper {
   void set_acceleration(float acceleration) { this->acceleration_ = acceleration; }
   void set_deceleration(float deceleration) { this->deceleration_ = deceleration; }
   void set_max_speed(float max_speed) { this->max_speed_ = max_speed; }
-  void set_rotation(int rotation) { this->rotation_ = rotation; }
+  void set_rotation(Rotations rotation) { this->rotation_ = rotation; }
   virtual void on_update_speed() {}
   bool has_reached_target() { return this->current_position == this->target_position; }
 
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ class Stepper {
   float deceleration_{1e6f};
   float current_speed_{0.0f};
   float max_speed_{1e6f};
-  int rotation_{0};
+  Rotations rotation_{ROTATION_BOTH};
   uint32_t last_calculation_{0};
   uint32_t last_step_{0};
 };
@@ -114,10 +121,10 @@ template<typename... Ts> class SetRotationAction : public Action<Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit SetRotationAction(Stepper *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
 
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int, rotation);
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(Rotations, rotation);
 
   void play(Ts... x) override {
-    int rotation = this->rotation_.value(x...);
+    Rotations rotation = this->rotation_.value(x...);
     this->parent_->set_rotation(rotation);
   }