diff --git a/esphome/components/cover/__init__.py b/esphome/components/cover/__init__.py
index 05a9afad61..f7e029ad9e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cover/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/cover/__init__.py
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ COVER_OPERATIONS = {
 validate_cover_operation = cv.enum(COVER_OPERATIONS, upper=True)
 
 # Actions
-OpenAction = cover_ns.class_("OpenAction", automation.Action)
-CloseAction = cover_ns.class_("CloseAction", automation.Action)
-StopAction = cover_ns.class_("StopAction", automation.Action)
-ToggleAction = cover_ns.class_("ToggleAction", automation.Action)
 CoverIsOpenCondition = cover_ns.class_("CoverIsOpenCondition", Condition)
 CoverIsClosedCondition = cover_ns.class_("CoverIsClosedCondition", Condition)
 CoverOpenedTrigger = cover_ns.class_(
@@ -251,56 +247,15 @@ COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
 )
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
-    "cover.open", OpenAction, COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-async def cover_open_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-
-
-@automation.register_action(
-    "cover.close", CloseAction, COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-async def cover_close_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-
-
-@automation.register_action(
-    "cover.stop", StopAction, COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-async def cover_stop_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-
-
-@automation.register_action(
-    "cover.toggle", ToggleAction, COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-async def cover_toggle_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+for _name, _command in (
+    ("cover.open", "set_command_open()"),
+    ("cover.close", "set_command_close()"),
+    ("cover.stop", "set_command_stop()"),
+    ("cover.toggle", "set_command_toggle()"),
+):
+    automation.register_apply_action(
+        _name, COVER_ACTION_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall(_command), call="make_call"
+    )
 
 
 COVER_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
diff --git a/esphome/components/cover/automation.h b/esphome/components/cover/automation.h
index 20f56e1753..9af4a1eee5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cover/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/cover/automation.h
@@ -6,46 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome::cover {
 
-template<typename... Ts> class OpenAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit OpenAction(Cover *cover) : cover_(cover) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->cover_->make_call().set_command_open().perform(); }
-
- protected:
-  Cover *cover_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class CloseAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit CloseAction(Cover *cover) : cover_(cover) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->cover_->make_call().set_command_close().perform(); }
-
- protected:
-  Cover *cover_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class StopAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit StopAction(Cover *cover) : cover_(cover) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->cover_->make_call().set_command_stop().perform(); }
-
- protected:
-  Cover *cover_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit ToggleAction(Cover *cover) : cover_(cover) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->cover_->make_call().set_command_toggle().perform(); }
-
- protected:
-  Cover *cover_;
-};
-
 template<bool OPEN, typename... Ts> class CoverPositionCondition final : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
   CoverPositionCondition(Cover *cover) : cover_(cover) {}
diff --git a/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml b/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
index 8c07b3a2b7..fd868b9709 100644
--- a/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ cover:
       - cover.control:
           id: template_cover_actions
           stop: true
+      - cover.open: template_cover_actions
+      - cover.close: template_cover_actions
+      - cover.stop: template_cover_actions
+      - cover.toggle: template_cover_actions
       # CONF_STATE alias for position
       - cover.control:
           id: template_cover_actions