diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h b/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
index 84f8c5d19e..e6fffa2511 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ template<typename... Ts> class MideaActionBase : public Action<Ts...> {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class FollowMeAction : public MideaActionBase<Ts...> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(float, temperature)
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, fahrenheit)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, use_fahrenheit)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, beeper)
 
   void play(Ts... x) override {
-    this->parent_->do_follow_me(this->temperature_.value(x...), this->fahrenheit_.value(x...),
+    this->parent_->do_follow_me(this->temperature_.value(x...), this->use_fahrenheit_.value(x...),
                                 this->beeper_.value(x...));
   }
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
index 2dc010a31d..8532d70725 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void AirConditioner::dump_config() {
 
 /* ACTIONS */
 
-void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beeper) {
+void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool use_fahrenheit, bool beeper) {
 #ifdef USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
   // Check if temperature is finite (not NaN or infinite)
   if (!std::isfinite(temperature)) {
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beepe
   uint8_t temp_uint8 =
       static_cast<uint8_t>(esphome::clamp<long>(std::lroundf(temperature), 0L, static_cast<long>(UINT8_MAX)));
 
-  char temp_symbol = fahrenheit ? 'F' : 'C';
+  char temp_symbol = use_fahrenheit ? 'F' : 'C';
   ESP_LOGD(Constants::TAG, "Follow me action called with temperature: %f °%c, rounded to: %u °%c", temperature,
            temp_symbol, temp_uint8, temp_symbol);
 
   // Create and transmit the data
-  IrFollowMeData data(temp_uint8, fahrenheit, beeper);
+  IrFollowMeData data(temp_uint8, use_fahrenheit, beeper);
   this->transmitter_.transmit(data);
 #else
   ESP_LOGW(Constants::TAG, "Action needs remote_transmitter component");
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
index f5248f4bc4..e70bd34e71 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AirConditioner : public ApplianceBase<dudanov::midea::ac::AirConditioner>,
   /* ### ACTIONS ### */
   /* ############### */
 
-  void do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beeper = false);
+  void do_follow_me(float temperature, bool use_fahrenheit, bool beeper = false);
   void do_display_toggle();
   void do_swing_step();
   void do_beeper_on() { this->set_beeper_feedback(true); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
index 24b7976963..b7fef5e1ab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async def follow_me_to_code(var, config, args):
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_BEEPER], args, cg.bool_)
     cg.add(var.set_beeper(template_))
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_USE_FAHRENHEIT], args, cg.bool_)
-    cg.add(var.set_fahrenheit(template_))
+    cg.add(var.set_use_fahrenheit(template_))
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_TEMPERATURE], args, cg.float_)
     cg.add(var.set_temperature(template_))