diff --git a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
index 0ab3237aeb..9ddc8419bf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ void I2SAudioMediaPlayer::control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call) {
       case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE:
         this->unmute_();
         break;
+      case media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE:
+        this->audio_->pauseResume();
+        if (this->audio_->isRunning()) {
+          this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING;
+        } else {
+          this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PAUSED;
+        }
+        break;
     }
   }
   this->publish_state();
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py b/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
index 91cf613ed9..98b93a7ee7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ MediaPlayer = media_player_ns.class_("MediaPlayer")
 PlayAction = media_player_ns.class_(
     "PlayAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(MediaPlayer)
 )
+ToggleAction = media_player_ns.class_(
+    "ToggleAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(MediaPlayer)
+)
 PauseAction = media_player_ns.class_(
     "PauseAction", automation.Action, cg.Parented.template(MediaPlayer)
 )
@@ -42,12 +45,15 @@ async def register_media_player(var, config):
 MEDIA_PLAYER_SCHEMA = cv.ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(cv.Schema({}))
 
 
-MEDIA_PLAYER_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id()(
+MEDIA_PLAYER_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
     {cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(MediaPlayer)}
 )
 
 
 @automation.register_action("media_player.play", PlayAction, MEDIA_PLAYER_ACTION_SCHEMA)
+@automation.register_action(
+    "media_player.toggle", ToggleAction, MEDIA_PLAYER_ACTION_SCHEMA
+)
 @automation.register_action(
     "media_player.pause", PauseAction, MEDIA_PLAYER_ACTION_SCHEMA
 )
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h b/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2b40d6a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/automation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
+#include "media_player.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+namespace media_player {
+
+template<typename... Ts> class PlayAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<MediaPlayer> {
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    this->parent_->make_call().set_command(MediaPlayerCommand::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PLAY).perform();
+  }
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<MediaPlayer> {
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    this->parent_->make_call().set_command(MediaPlayerCommand::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE).perform();
+  }
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class PauseAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<MediaPlayer> {
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    this->parent_->make_call().set_command(MediaPlayerCommand::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PAUSE).perform();
+  }
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class StopAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<MediaPlayer> {
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    this->parent_->make_call().set_command(MediaPlayerCommand::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_STOP).perform();
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace media_player
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
index b05423c2bd..81cb6ca751 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const char *media_player_command_to_string(MediaPlayerCommand command) {
       return "MUTE";
     case MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE:
       return "UNMUTE";
+    case MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE:
+      return "TOGGLE";
     default:
       return "UNKNOWN";
   }
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ MediaPlayerCall &MediaPlayerCall::set_command(const std::string &command) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_MUTE);
   } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "UNMUTE")) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE);
+  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "TOGGLE")) {
+    this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE);
   } else {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized command %s", this->parent_->get_name().c_str(), command.c_str());
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
index 12e0b5c17d..6a2643b713 100644
--- a/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
+++ b/esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ enum MediaPlayerCommand : uint8_t {
   MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PAUSE = 1,
   MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_STOP = 2,
   MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_MUTE = 3,
-  MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE = 4
+  MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE = 4,
+  MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE = 5
 };
 const char *media_player_command_to_string(MediaPlayerCommand command);