diff --git a/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.h b/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.h
index f63738d93f8..0373f898a89 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
index 57a5e11c5cd..56ab61c3fbb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/cover/template_cover.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/cover/cover.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_date.h b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_date.h
index b0fdbcbfbbc..7fed704d0ee 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_date.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_date.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 #include "esphome/core/time.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_datetime.h b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_datetime.h
index b1c94d7d34b..ec45bf0326e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_datetime.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_datetime.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 #include "esphome/core/time.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_time.h b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_time.h
index c6938fe7a00..ea7474c0bad 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_time.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/datetime/template_time.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 #include "esphome/core/time.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/lock/template_lock.h b/esphome/components/template/lock/template_lock.h
index 2bb11bfef6c..347c4effb3b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/lock/template_lock.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/lock/template_lock.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/lock/lock.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/number/template_number.h b/esphome/components/template/number/template_number.h
index 1a6e9d964f2..a9307e9246e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/number/template_number.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/number/template_number.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/select/template_select.h b/esphome/components/template/select/template_select.h
index 53cadfa303e..1c331538723 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/select/template_select.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/select/template_select.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/sensor/template_sensor.h b/esphome/components/template/sensor/template_sensor.h
index 27980414f9f..793d754a0f8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/sensor/template_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/sensor/template_sensor.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/switch/template_switch.h b/esphome/components/template/switch/template_switch.h
index f436f657ae8..47154fd0473 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/switch/template_switch.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/switch/template_switch.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/switch/switch.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
index fd28800babb..c12021f80eb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace template_ {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/text_sensor/template_text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/template/text_sensor/template_text_sensor.h
index fda28f53c74..0d01c72023f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/text_sensor/template_text_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/text_sensor/template_text_sensor.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/valve/template_valve.h b/esphome/components/template/valve/template_valve.h
index 77130916734..23a77ff9188 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/valve/template_valve.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/valve/template_valve.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "../template_lambda.h"
+#include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 #include "esphome/components/valve/valve.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/template_lambda.h b/esphome/core/template_lambda.h
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/template/template_lambda.h
rename to esphome/core/template_lambda.h