diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py b/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
index 18b95113cc..e9d49b0ed0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ RESTORE_MODES = {
 }
 
 
-ControlAction = switch_ns.class_("ControlAction", automation.Action)
-ToggleAction = switch_ns.class_("ToggleAction", automation.Action)
-TurnOffAction = switch_ns.class_("TurnOffAction", automation.Action)
-TurnOnAction = switch_ns.class_("TurnOnAction", automation.Action)
-SwitchPublishAction = switch_ns.class_("SwitchPublishAction", automation.Action)
-
 SwitchCondition = switch_ns.class_("SwitchCondition", Condition)
 validate_device_class = cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True)
 
@@ -193,29 +187,19 @@ SWITCH_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
 )
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
-    "switch.control", ControlAction, SWITCH_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "switch.control",
+    SWITCH_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_STATE, "control", cg.bool_),
 )
-async def switch_control_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_STATE], args, cg.bool_)
-    cg.add(var.set_state(template_))
-    return var
-
-
-@automation.register_action(
-    "switch.toggle", ToggleAction, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-@automation.register_action(
-    "switch.turn_off", TurnOffAction, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-@automation.register_action(
-    "switch.turn_on", TurnOnAction, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
-)
-async def switch_toggle_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+for _name, _call in (
+    ("switch.toggle", "toggle()"),
+    ("switch.turn_off", "turn_off()"),
+    ("switch.turn_on", "turn_on()"),
+):
+    automation.register_apply_action(
+        _name, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall(_call)
+    )
 
 
 @automation.register_condition("switch.is_on", SwitchCondition, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA)
diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/automation.h b/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
index 158fb08baf..ce81f53475 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
@@ -6,53 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome::switch_ {
 
-template<typename... Ts> class TurnOnAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit TurnOnAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->switch_->turn_on(); }
-
- protected:
-  Switch *switch_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class TurnOffAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit TurnOffAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->switch_->turn_off(); }
-
- protected:
-  Switch *switch_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit ToggleAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->switch_->toggle(); }
-
- protected:
-  Switch *switch_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class ControlAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit ControlAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
-
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, state)
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override {
-    auto state = this->state_.optional_value(x...);
-    if (state.has_value()) {
-      this->switch_->control(*state);
-    }
-  }
-
- protected:
-  Switch *switch_;
-};
-
 template<typename... Ts> class SwitchCondition final : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
   SwitchCondition(Switch *parent, bool state) : parent_(parent), state_(state) {}
@@ -92,15 +45,4 @@ class SwitchTurnOffTrigger final : public Trigger<> {
   }
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class SwitchPublishAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  SwitchPublishAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, state)
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->switch_->publish_state(this->state_.value(x...)); }
-
- protected:
-  Switch *switch_;
-};
-
 }  // namespace esphome::switch_
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/switch/__init__.py b/esphome/components/template/switch/__init__.py
index 0b24686936..f8e509faf3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/switch/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/template/switch/__init__.py
@@ -79,20 +79,13 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add(var.set_assumed_state(True))
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
+automation.register_apply_action(
     "switch.template.publish",
-    switch.SwitchPublishAction,
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(switch.Switch),
             cv.Required(CONF_STATE): cv.templatable(cv.boolean),
         }
     ),
-    synchronous=True,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_STATE, "publish_state", cg.bool_),
 )
-async def switch_template_publish_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_STATE], args, cg.bool_)
-    cg.add(var.set_state(template_))
-    return var
diff --git a/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml b/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
index 53e1f7af6f..a87e2e980a 100644
--- a/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/template/common-base.yaml
@@ -257,8 +257,14 @@ switch:
       return false;
     turn_on_action:
       - logger.log: "turn_on_action"
+      - switch.template.publish:
+          id: test_switch
+          state: true
     turn_off_action:
       - logger.log: "turn_off_action"
+      - switch.template.publish:
+          id: test_switch
+          state: !lambda return false;
 
 button:
   - platform: template