diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/icons.json
index 2a3ab0383b1..1602bff56d6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/icons.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/icons.json
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     },
     "started_mowing": {
       "trigger": "mdi:play"
+    },
+    "started_returning": {
+      "trigger": "mdi:home-import-outline"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
index 35cf8f5d161..0ca9ace458e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/strings.json
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@
         }
       },
       "name": "Lawn mower started mowing"
+    },
+    "started_returning": {
+      "description": "Triggers after one or more lawn mowers start returning to dock.",
+      "fields": {
+        "behavior": {
+          "description": "[%key:component::lawn_mower::common::trigger_behavior_description%]",
+          "name": "[%key:component::lawn_mower::common::trigger_behavior_name%]"
+        }
+      },
+      "name": "Lawn mower started returning to dock"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/trigger.py
index 7bfcf0ea31e..35e09f7175e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/trigger.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ TRIGGERS: dict[str, type[Trigger]] = {
     "started_mowing": make_entity_target_state_trigger(
         DOMAIN, LawnMowerActivity.MOWING
     ),
+    "started_returning": make_entity_target_state_trigger(
+        DOMAIN, LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING
+    ),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/triggers.yaml b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/triggers.yaml
index dc076f361ce..bc3cb321cf8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/triggers.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lawn_mower/triggers.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ docked: *trigger_common
 errored: *trigger_common
 paused_mowing: *trigger_common
 started_mowing: *trigger_common
+started_returning: *trigger_common
diff --git a/tests/components/lawn_mower/test_trigger.py b/tests/components/lawn_mower/test_trigger.py
index cb51c8529e4..1d59e789919 100644
--- a/tests/components/lawn_mower/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/components/lawn_mower/test_trigger.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ async def target_lawn_mowers(hass: HomeAssistant) -> list[str]:
         "lawn_mower.errored",
         "lawn_mower.paused_mowing",
         "lawn_mower.started_mowing",
+        "lawn_mower.started_returning",
     ],
 )
 async def test_lawn_mower_triggers_gated_by_labs_flag(
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ async def test_lawn_mower_triggers_gated_by_labs_flag(
             target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.MOWING],
             other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.MOWING),
         ),
+        *parametrize_trigger_states(
+            trigger="lawn_mower.started_returning",
+            target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING],
+            other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_lawn_mower_state_trigger_behavior_any(
@@ -143,6 +149,11 @@ async def test_lawn_mower_state_trigger_behavior_any(
             target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.MOWING],
             other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.MOWING),
         ),
+        *parametrize_trigger_states(
+            trigger="lawn_mower.started_returning",
+            target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING],
+            other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_lawn_mower_state_trigger_behavior_first(
@@ -210,6 +221,11 @@ async def test_lawn_mower_state_trigger_behavior_first(
             target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.MOWING],
             other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.MOWING),
         ),
+        *parametrize_trigger_states(
+            trigger="lawn_mower.started_returning",
+            target_states=[LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING],
+            other_states=other_states(LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_lawn_mower_state_trigger_behavior_last(