diff --git a/esphome/components/bq25186/button.py b/esphome/components/bq25186/button.py
index 25527ff9a27..c2664e954a3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bq25186/button.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bq25186/button.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import button
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
@@ -10,11 +9,10 @@ from esphome.const import (
 )
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
-from . import BQ25186_CHILD_SCHEMA, CONF_BQ25186_ID, bq25186_ns
+from . import BQ25186_CHILD_SCHEMA, CONF_BQ25186_ID
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["bq25186"]
 
-BQ25186Button = bq25186_ns.class_("BQ25186Button", button.Button)
 
 # SHIP_RST: bit 7 is the software reset, bits 6:5 the shutdown, ship and hardware reset codes
 SOFTWARE_RESET_MASK = 0x80
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     BQ25186_CHILD_SCHEMA.extend(
         {
             cv.Optional(key): button.button_schema(
-                BQ25186Button,
+                button.ApplyButton,
                 entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_CONFIG,
                 icon=icon,
                 device_class=device_class,
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    buttons = button.sub_buttons(config, parent=config[CONF_BQ25186_ID])
     for key, mask, value, _, _ in _BUTTONS:
-        if (conf := config.get(key)) is not None:
-            var = await button.new_button(conf, mask, value)
-            await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_BQ25186_ID])
+        await buttons(key, None, apply=f"write_ship_rst({mask:#04x}, {value:#04x})")