diff --git a/src/components/ha-md-list-item.ts b/src/components/ha-md-list-item.ts
index 2440c57805..f897b1d4d5 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-md-list-item.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-md-list-item.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { ListItemEl } from "@material/web/list/internal/listitem/list-item";
 import { styles } from "@material/web/list/internal/listitem/list-item-styles";
-import { css } from "lit";
+import { css, html, nothing, type TemplateResult } from "lit";
 import { customElement } from "lit/decorators";
+import "./ha-ripple";
 
 export const haMdListStyles = [
   styles,
@@ -25,6 +26,18 @@ export const haMdListStyles = [
 @customElement("ha-md-list-item")
 export class HaMdListItem extends ListItemEl {
   static override styles = haMdListStyles;
+
+  protected renderRipple(): TemplateResult | typeof nothing {
+    if (this.type === "text") {
+      return nothing;
+    }
+
+    return html`<ha-ripple
+      part="ripple"
+      for="item"
+      ?disabled=${this.disabled && this.type !== "link"}
+    ></ha-ripple>`;
+  }
 }
 
 declare global {