diff --git a/src/common/entity/get_states.ts b/src/common/entity/get_states.ts
index 17140b21660e..9ac8bcfbaade 100644
--- a/src/common/entity/get_states.ts
+++ b/src/common/entity/get_states.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ export const FIXED_DOMAIN_STATES = {
   input_button: [],
   light: ["on", "off"],
   lock: ["jammed", "locked", "locking", "unlocked", "unlocking"],
-  media_player: ["idle", "off", "paused", "playing", "standby"],
+  media_player: [
+    "off",
+    "on",
+    "idle",
+    "playing",
+    "paused",
+    "standby",
+    "buffering",
+  ],
   person: ["home", "not_home"],
   plant: ["ok", "problem"],
   remote: ["on", "off"],