diff --git a/homeassistant/components/kitchen_sink/lawn_mower.py b/homeassistant/components/kitchen_sink/lawn_mower.py
index 50ec70f6759376..51814fb262dde6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/kitchen_sink/lawn_mower.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/kitchen_sink/lawn_mower.py
@@ -30,18 +30,26 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
             ),
             DemoLawnMower(
                 "kitchen_sink_mower_002",
+                "Mower can return",
+                LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING,
+                LawnMowerEntityFeature.DOCK
+                | LawnMowerEntityFeature.PAUSE
+                | LawnMowerEntityFeature.START_MOWING,
+            ),
+            DemoLawnMower(
+                "kitchen_sink_mower_003",
                 "Mower can dock",
                 LawnMowerActivity.MOWING,
                 LawnMowerEntityFeature.DOCK | LawnMowerEntityFeature.START_MOWING,
             ),
             DemoLawnMower(
-                "kitchen_sink_mower_003",
+                "kitchen_sink_mower_004",
                 "Mower can pause",
                 LawnMowerActivity.DOCKED,
                 LawnMowerEntityFeature.PAUSE | LawnMowerEntityFeature.START_MOWING,
             ),
             DemoLawnMower(
-                "kitchen_sink_mower_004",
+                "kitchen_sink_mower_005",
                 "Mower can do all",
                 LawnMowerActivity.DOCKED,
                 LawnMowerEntityFeature.DOCK
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
                 | LawnMowerEntityFeature.START_MOWING,
             ),
             DemoLawnMower(
-                "kitchen_sink_mower_005",
+                "kitchen_sink_mower_006",
                 "Mower is paused",
                 LawnMowerActivity.PAUSED,
                 LawnMowerEntityFeature.DOCK
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/const.py b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/const.py
index e060abe642340c..231be83ed887ca 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/const.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class LawnMowerActivity(StrEnum):
     DOCKED = "docked"
     """Device is docked."""
 
+    RETURNING = "returning"
+    """Device is returning."""
+
 
 class LawnMowerEntityFeature(IntFlag):
     """Supported features of the lawn mower entity."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
index 15ed50ca6c5cd3..ebaea4ffd6a43d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         "error": "Error",
         "paused": "[%key:common::state::paused%]",
         "mowing": "Mowing",
-        "docked": "Docked"
+        "docked": "Docked",
+        "returning": "Returning"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/tests/components/kitchen_sink/snapshots/test_lawn_mower.ambr b/tests/components/kitchen_sink/snapshots/test_lawn_mower.ambr
index 4189de18ce4e85..e3e413c5a44c78 100644
--- a/tests/components/kitchen_sink/snapshots/test_lawn_mower.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/kitchen_sink/snapshots/test_lawn_mower.ambr
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@
       'last_updated': <ANY>,
       'state': 'docked',
     }),
+    StateSnapshot({
+      'attributes': ReadOnlyDict({
+        'friendly_name': 'Mower can return',
+        'supported_features': <LawnMowerEntityFeature: 7>,
+      }),
+      'context': <ANY>,
+      'entity_id': 'lawn_mower.mower_can_return',
+      'last_changed': <ANY>,
+      'last_reported': <ANY>,
+      'last_updated': <ANY>,
+      'state': 'returning',
+    }),
     StateSnapshot({
       'attributes': ReadOnlyDict({
         'friendly_name': 'Mower is paused',
diff --git a/tests/components/kitchen_sink/test_lawn_mower.py b/tests/components/kitchen_sink/test_lawn_mower.py
index 48914ab5a46323..e1ba201a7226a4 100644
--- a/tests/components/kitchen_sink/test_lawn_mower.py
+++ b/tests/components/kitchen_sink/test_lawn_mower.py
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ async def test_states(hass: HomeAssistant, snapshot: SnapshotAssertion) -> None:
             LawnMowerActivity.MOWING,
             LawnMowerActivity.DOCKED,
         ),
+        (
+            "lawn_mower.mower_can_return",
+            SERVICE_DOCK,
+            LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING,
+            LawnMowerActivity.DOCKED,
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_mower(
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt/test_lawn_mower.py b/tests/components/mqtt/test_lawn_mower.py
index 4906f6cfda329d..101a45787ef4ec 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt/test_lawn_mower.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt/test_lawn_mower.py
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ async def test_run_lawn_mower_setup_and_state_updates(
     state = hass.states.get("lawn_mower.test_lawn_mower")
     assert state.state == "mowing"
 
+    async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, "test/lawn_mower_stat", "returning")
+
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get("lawn_mower.test_lawn_mower")
+    assert state.state == "returning"
+
     async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, "test/lawn_mower_stat", "docked")
 
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
@@ -198,6 +205,13 @@ async def test_value_template(
     state = hass.states.get("lawn_mower.test_lawn_mower")
     assert state.state == "paused"
 
+    async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, "test/lawn_mower_stat", '{"val":"returning"}')
+
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get("lawn_mower.test_lawn_mower")
+    assert state.state == "returning"
+
     async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, "test/lawn_mower_stat", '{"val": null}')
 
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
@@ -702,7 +716,8 @@ async def test_mqtt_payload_not_a_valid_activity_warning(
 
     assert (
         "Invalid activity for lawn_mower.test_lawn_mower: 'painting' "
-        "(valid activities: ['error', 'paused', 'mowing', 'docked'])" in caplog.text
+        "(valid activities: ['error', 'paused', 'mowing', 'docked', 'returning'])"
+        in caplog.text
     )
 
 
@@ -774,6 +789,7 @@ async def test_reloadable(
     [
         ("activity_state_topic", "paused", None, "paused"),
         ("activity_state_topic", "docked", None, "docked"),
+        ("activity_state_topic", "returning", None, "returning"),
         ("activity_state_topic", "mowing", None, "mowing"),
     ],
 )