diff --git a/esphome/components/animation/animation.h b/esphome/components/animation/animation.h
index 64cddbf09c..4ee060c121 100644
--- a/esphome/components/animation/animation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/animation/animation.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "esphome/components/image/image.h"
 
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-
 namespace esphome::animation {
 
 class Animation final : public image::Image {
@@ -35,32 +33,4 @@ class Animation final : public image::Image {
   int loop_current_iteration_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class AnimationNextFrameAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  AnimationNextFrameAction(Animation *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->next_frame(); }
-
- protected:
-  Animation *parent_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class AnimationPrevFrameAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  AnimationPrevFrameAction(Animation *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->prev_frame(); }
-
- protected:
-  Animation *parent_;
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class AnimationSetFrameAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  AnimationSetFrameAction(Animation *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, frame)
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->set_frame(this->frame_.value(x...)); }
-
- protected:
-  Animation *parent_;
-};
-
 }  // namespace esphome::animation
diff --git a/esphome/components/animation/image.py b/esphome/components/animation/image.py
index 0265a350f7..09e0e8753c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/animation/image.py
+++ b/esphome/components/animation/image.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from esphome.components.file.image import image_schema, write_image
 from esphome.components.image import Image_, validate_settings
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_REPEAT
-from esphome.core import ID
-from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, TemplateArgsType
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@syndlex"]
@@ -26,17 +24,6 @@ animation_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("animation")
 
 Animation_ = animation_ns.class_("Animation", Image_)
 
-# Actions
-NextFrameAction = animation_ns.class_(
-    "AnimationNextFrameAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(Animation_)
-)
-PrevFrameAction = animation_ns.class_(
-    "AnimationPrevFrameAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(Animation_)
-)
-SetFrameAction = animation_ns.class_(
-    "AnimationSetFrameAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(Animation_)
-)
-
 ANIMATION_SCHEMA = image_schema(Animation_).extend(
     {
         cv.Optional(CONF_LOOP): cv.All(
@@ -72,28 +59,17 @@ SET_FRAME_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
-    "animation.next_frame", NextFrameAction, NEXT_FRAME_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "animation.next_frame", NEXT_FRAME_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall("next_frame()")
 )
-@automation.register_action(
-    "animation.prev_frame", PrevFrameAction, PREV_FRAME_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "animation.prev_frame", PREV_FRAME_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall("prev_frame()")
 )
-@automation.register_action(
-    "animation.set_frame", SetFrameAction, SET_FRAME_SCHEMA, synchronous=True
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "animation.set_frame",
+    SET_FRAME_SCHEMA,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_FRAME, "set_frame", cg.uint16),
 )
-async def animation_action_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-
-    if (frame := config.get(CONF_FRAME)) is not None:
-        template_ = await cg.templatable(frame, args, cg.uint16)
-        cg.add(var.set_frame(template_))
-    return var
 
 
 async def setup_animation(config: ConfigType) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/components/animation/common-actions.yaml b/tests/components/animation/common-actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4581237483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/animation/common-actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+button:
+  - platform: template
+    name: Animation Actions
+    on_press:
+      - animation.next_frame: rgb_animation
+      - animation.prev_frame: rgb_animation
+      - animation.set_frame:
+          id: rgb_animation
+          frame: 2
diff --git a/tests/components/animation/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/animation/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8a73f8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/animation/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+packages:
+  spi: !include ../../test_build_components/common/spi/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  animation: !include common.yaml
+  actions: !include common-actions.yaml
+
+display:
+  - platform: ili9xxx
+    id: animation_main_lcd
+    spi_id: spi_bus
+    model: ili9342
+    cs_pin: 5
+    dc_pin: 15
+    reset_pin: 16
+    invert_colors: false