diff --git a/esphome/components/sx126x/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sx126x/__init__.py
index f8f51296a1..ce47a57050 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sx126x/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sx126x/__init__.py
@@ -131,24 +131,9 @@ SHAPING = {
     "NONE": SX126xPulseShape.NO_FILTER,
 }
 
-RunImageCalAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
-    "RunImageCalAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
-)
 SendPacketAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
     "SendPacketAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
 )
-SetModeTxAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
-    "SetModeTxAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
-)
-SetModeRxAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
-    "SetModeRxAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
-)
-SetModeSleepAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
-    "SetModeSleepAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
-)
-SetModeStandbyAction = sx126x_ns.class_(
-    "SetModeStandbyAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(SX126x)
-)
 
 
 def validate_raw_data(value: Any) -> bytes | list[int]:
@@ -302,37 +287,15 @@ NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
 )
 
 
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sx126x.run_image_cal",
-    RunImageCalAction,
-    NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
-)
-
-
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sx126x.set_mode_tx",
-    SetModeTxAction,
-    NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
-)
-
-
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sx126x.set_mode_rx",
-    SetModeRxAction,
-    NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
-)
-
-
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sx126x.set_mode_standby",
-    SetModeStandbyAction,
-    NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
-)
-
+for _name, _call in (
+    ("sx126x.run_image_cal", "run_image_cal()"),
+    ("sx126x.set_mode_tx", "set_mode_tx()"),
+    ("sx126x.set_mode_rx", "set_mode_rx()"),
+    ("sx126x.set_mode_standby", "set_mode_standby(sx126x::STDBY_XOSC)"),
+):
+    automation.register_apply_action(
+        _name, NO_ARGS_ACTION_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall(_call)
+    )
 
 SET_MODE_SLEEP_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
     {
@@ -341,24 +304,11 @@ SET_MODE_SLEEP_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
     }
 )
 
-
-@automation.register_action(
+automation.register_apply_action(
     "sx126x.set_mode_sleep",
-    SetModeSleepAction,
     SET_MODE_SLEEP_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_COLD, "set_mode_sleep", cg.bool_),
 )
-async def set_mode_sleep_action_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
-    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
-    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_COLD], args, bool)
-    cg.add(var.set_cold(template_))
-    return var
 
 
 SEND_PACKET_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.maybe_simple_value(
diff --git a/esphome/components/sx126x/automation.h b/esphome/components/sx126x/automation.h
index 4eb33abaa1..411de12341 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sx126x/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sx126x/automation.h
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome::sx126x {
 
-template<typename... Ts> class RunImageCalAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->run_image_cal(); }
-};
-
 template<typename... Ts> class SendPacketAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
  public:
   void set_data_template(std::vector<uint8_t> (*func)(Ts...)) {
@@ -43,25 +38,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class SendPacketAction final : public Action<Ts...>, pu
   } data_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class SetModeTxAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->set_mode_tx(); }
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class SetModeRxAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->set_mode_rx(); }
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class SetModeSleepAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
- public:
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, cold)
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->set_mode_sleep(this->cold_.value(x...)); }
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class SetModeStandbyAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SX126x> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->set_mode_standby(STDBY_XOSC); }
-};
-
 }  // namespace esphome::sx126x
diff --git a/tests/components/sx126x/common-actions.yaml b/tests/components/sx126x/common-actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2612095cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sx126x/common-actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+button:
+  - platform: template
+    name: SX126x Mode Actions
+    on_press:
+      - sx126x.set_mode_tx
+      - sx126x.set_mode_sleep:
+          cold: true
+      - sx126x.set_mode_sleep:
+          cold: !lambda return id(sx126x_my_number).state > 1;
diff --git a/tests/components/sx126x/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/sx126x/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d412d5896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sx126x/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+substitutions:
+  clk_pin: GPIO0
+  mosi_pin: GPIO15
+  miso_pin: GPIO16
+  cs_pin: GPIO1
+  rst_pin: GPIO2
+  busy_pin: GPIO4
+  dio1_pin: GPIO3
+
+packages:
+  spi: !include ../../test_build_components/common/spi/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  sx126x: !include common.yaml
+  actions: !include common-actions.yaml