From 086aa5fa2853bf903bdcd6e221bc0dde38e4b8fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: karwosts <32912880+karwosts@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 22:38:39 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Delete stop response variable on empty (#28362)

---
 .../automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-stop.ts | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-stop.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-stop.ts
index c8d15c3e95..8e4af79235 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-stop.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-stop.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,15 @@ export class HaStopAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
 
   private _responseChanged(ev: Event) {
     ev.stopPropagation();
+    const newAction = { ...this.action };
+    const newValue = (ev.target as any).value;
+    if (newValue) {
+      newAction.response_variable = newValue;
+    } else {
+      delete newAction.response_variable;
+    }
     fireEvent(this, "value-changed", {
-      value: { ...this.action, response_variable: (ev.target as any).value },
+      value: newAction,
     });
   }