Motion sensor do not appear in Security panel

[BBE-FR]

Checklist

• I have updated to the latest available Home Assistant version.
• I have cleared the cache of my browser.
• I have tried a different browser to see if it is related to my browser.
• I have tried reproducing the issue in safe mode to rule out problems with unsupported custom resources.

Describe the issue you are experiencing

My template security type sensor do not appear in security pannel.

I tried to change the device class from motion to occupancy, but the resut is the same.

The code of the sensor (based on a switch manipulated by other automation means), in my templates.yaml file:

- binary_sensor:
    - name: "Echo salon mouvement"
      unique_id: sensor.echo_salon_mouvement
      state: "{{ is_state('switch.echo_salon_presence', 'on') }}"
      device_class: motion

Worth mentioning, in the area subview, they appear under the "other" category, not the security section.

I tried to change the "display as" in the UI also, without effect.

Describe the behavior you expected

I would have expected to see in the security part all sensor related to security, including the templates.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. create a template:

- template:
  - binary_sensor:
      - name: "fake motion sensor"
        unique_id: sensor.fake_motion_sensor
        state: "{{ is_state('switch.any_convenient_switch', 'on') }}"
        device_class: motion

2. attribute it to an area
3. look into the attributed area view of the home dashboard or the security panel to check if the fake motion sensor appear

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2025.12.2

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

none

In which browser are you experiencing the issue?

all of them

Which operating system are you using to run this browser?

window (not related)

State of relevant entities

on or off show same result.

Problem-relevant frontend configuration

home dashboard (no yaml, no customisation)

JavaScript errors shown in your browser console/inspector

no error reported

Additional information

No response

[karwosts]

It's got nothing to do with the template, just that motion or presence simply aren't classified as security. This is what we pick for binary_sensors:

  {
    domain: "binary_sensor",
    device_class: [
      // Locks
      "lock",
      // Openings
      "door",
      "window",
      "garage_door",
      "opening",
      // Safety
      "carbon_monoxide",
      "gas",
      "moisture",
      "safety",
      "smoke",
      "tamper",
    ],
    entity_category: "none",
  },
  // We also want the tamper sensors when they are diagnostic
  {
    domain: "binary_sensor",
    device_class: ["tamper"],
    entity_category: "diagnostic",
  },

[BBE-FR]

You are 100% right (as usual)

I was fooled by this sensor

I believed it was the occupancy sensor of the garage... But it was the tamper sensor of the device !

My question becomes even more simple : why not to have motion / occupancy / detector into security ?

Security and Safety are different notions, but the panel is named "Security" not safety and :

• Many things here are safety related (gas, water etc...)
• Some basic security stuff are not there

Safety focuses on protection against unintentional harm, such as accidents, natural disasters, or human error.
Security focuses on protection against intentional harm, such as theft, vandalism, or malicious attacks.

Thus:

• either the panel is not properly named and should be renamed safety (nota here: Translation error in french OR bad naming of security new panel #28507 in French it is named "Securité" which is the translation for safety not security)
• Or the panel does not have the appropriate content with regard to its name.