diff --git a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/const.py b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/const.py
index 0719d41c65e..14e675b7e95 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/const.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ BSH_EVENT_PRESENT_STATE_CONFIRMED = "BSH.Common.EnumType.EventPresentState.Confi
 BSH_EVENT_PRESENT_STATE_OFF = "BSH.Common.EnumType.EventPresentState.Off"
 
 
+BSH_OPERATION_STATE_DELAYED_START = "BSH.Common.EnumType.OperationState.DelayedStart"
 BSH_OPERATION_STATE_RUN = "BSH.Common.EnumType.OperationState.Run"
 BSH_OPERATION_STATE_PAUSE = "BSH.Common.EnumType.OperationState.Pause"
 BSH_OPERATION_STATE_FINISHED = "BSH.Common.EnumType.OperationState.Finished"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/sensor.py
index a88ad6df746..283fc7dfea4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/sensor.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util, slugify
 from .common import setup_home_connect_entry
 from .const import (
     APPLIANCES_WITH_PROGRAMS,
+    BSH_OPERATION_STATE_DELAYED_START,
     BSH_OPERATION_STATE_FINISHED,
     BSH_OPERATION_STATE_PAUSE,
     BSH_OPERATION_STATE_RUN,
@@ -624,6 +625,7 @@ class HomeConnectProgramSensor(HomeConnectSensor):
         """Return whether a program is running, paused or finished."""
         status = self.appliance.status.get(StatusKey.BSH_COMMON_OPERATION_STATE)
         return status is not None and status.value in [
+            BSH_OPERATION_STATE_DELAYED_START,
             BSH_OPERATION_STATE_RUN,
             BSH_OPERATION_STATE_PAUSE,
             BSH_OPERATION_STATE_FINISHED,
diff --git a/tests/components/home_connect/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/home_connect/test_sensor.py
index 0fac889237b..1683dde4334 100644
--- a/tests/components/home_connect/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/home_connect/test_sensor.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ EVENT_PROG_DELAYED_START = {
     EventType.STATUS: {
         EventKey.BSH_COMMON_STATUS_OPERATION_STATE: "BSH.Common.EnumType.OperationState.DelayedStart",
     },
+    EventType.EVENT: {
+        EventKey.BSH_COMMON_OPTION_REMAINING_PROGRAM_TIME: 30,
+        EventKey.BSH_COMMON_OPTION_PROGRAM_PROGRESS: 0,
+    },
 }
 
 
@@ -292,20 +296,20 @@ ENTITY_ID_STATES = {
         "ready",
     ),
     "sensor.dishwasher_program_finish_time": (
-        "unavailable",
+        "2021-01-09T12:00:30+00:00",
         "2021-01-09T12:00:00+00:00",
         "2021-01-09T12:00:00+00:00",
         "2021-01-09T12:00:20+00:00",
         STATE_UNKNOWN,
-        "unavailable",
+        STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
     ),
     "sensor.dishwasher_program_progress": (
-        "unavailable",
+        "0",
         "60",
         "80",
         "99",
         "99",
-        "unavailable",
+        STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
     ),
 }
 
@@ -460,10 +464,10 @@ PROGRAM_SEQUENCE_EDGE_CASE = [
 
 # Expected state at each sequence.
 ENTITY_ID_EDGE_CASE_STATES = [
-    "unavailable",
+    "2021-01-09T12:00:30+00:00",
     "2021-01-09T12:00:01+00:00",
-    "unavailable",
-    "unavailable",
+    STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+    STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
 ]