diff --git a/homeassistant/components/melcloud/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/melcloud/climate.py
index 9d2a4f08257..ed37ff76b76 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/melcloud/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/melcloud/climate.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class MelCloudClimate(ClimateEntity):
     _attr_temperature_unit = UnitOfTemperature.CELSIUS
     _attr_has_entity_name = True
     _attr_name = None
+    _enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
 
     def __init__(self, device: MelCloudDevice) -> None:
         """Initialize the climate."""
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ class AtaDeviceClimate(MelCloudClimate):
         ClimateEntityFeature.FAN_MODE
         | ClimateEntityFeature.TARGET_TEMPERATURE
         | ClimateEntityFeature.SWING_MODE
+        | ClimateEntityFeature.TURN_OFF
+        | ClimateEntityFeature.TURN_ON
     )
 
     def __init__(self, device: MelCloudDevice, ata_device: AtaDevice) -> None: