diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/sensor.py
index 86c6b0d6352..f07269dfdd2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/sensor.py
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
     SensorDeviceClass,
     SensorEntity,
     SensorEntityDescription,
+    SensorStateClass,
     UnitOfTemperature,
 )
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import EntityCategory, UnitOfInformation, UnitOfPower
+from homeassistant.const import EntityCategory, UnitOfDataRate, UnitOfPower
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
@@ -133,8 +134,10 @@ class UnifiSensorEntityDescription(
 ENTITY_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[UnifiSensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
     UnifiSensorEntityDescription[Clients, Client](
         key="Bandwidth sensor RX",
-        entity_category=EntityCategory.DIAGNOSTIC,
-        native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfInformation.MEGABYTES,
+        device_class=SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE,
+        state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
+        native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfDataRate.MEGABYTES_PER_SECOND,
+        icon="mdi:upload",
         has_entity_name=True,
         allowed_fn=lambda controller, _: controller.option_allow_bandwidth_sensors,
         api_handler_fn=lambda api: api.clients,
@@ -151,8 +154,10 @@ ENTITY_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[UnifiSensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     UnifiSensorEntityDescription[Clients, Client](
         key="Bandwidth sensor TX",
-        entity_category=EntityCategory.DIAGNOSTIC,
-        native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfInformation.MEGABYTES,
+        device_class=SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE,
+        state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
+        native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfDataRate.MEGABYTES_PER_SECOND,
+        icon="mdi:download",
         has_entity_name=True,
         allowed_fn=lambda controller, _: controller.option_allow_bandwidth_sensors,
         api_handler_fn=lambda api: api.clients,
diff --git a/tests/components/unifi/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/unifi/test_sensor.py
index b652c38abdb..f4366b98fc3 100644
--- a/tests/components/unifi/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/unifi/test_sensor.py
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import pytest
 
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import DOMAIN as TRACKER_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
+    ATTR_STATE_CLASS,
     DOMAIN as SENSOR_DOMAIN,
     SCAN_INTERVAL,
     SensorDeviceClass,
+    SensorStateClass,
 )
 from homeassistant.components.unifi.const import (
     CONF_ALLOW_BANDWIDTH_SENSORS,
@@ -354,16 +356,28 @@ async def test_bandwidth_sensors(
 
     assert len(hass.states.async_all()) == 5
     assert len(hass.states.async_entity_ids(SENSOR_DOMAIN)) == 4
-    assert hass.states.get("sensor.wired_client_rx").state == "1234.0"
-    assert hass.states.get("sensor.wired_client_tx").state == "5678.0"
-    assert hass.states.get("sensor.wireless_client_rx").state == "2345.0"
-    assert hass.states.get("sensor.wireless_client_tx").state == "6789.0"
 
-    ent_reg = er.async_get(hass)
-    assert (
-        ent_reg.async_get("sensor.wired_client_rx").entity_category
-        is EntityCategory.DIAGNOSTIC
-    )
+    # Verify sensor attributes and state
+
+    wrx_sensor = hass.states.get("sensor.wired_client_rx")
+    assert wrx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS) == SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE
+    assert wrx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_STATE_CLASS) == SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT
+    assert wrx_sensor.state == "1234.0"
+
+    wtx_sensor = hass.states.get("sensor.wired_client_tx")
+    assert wtx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS) == SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE
+    assert wtx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_STATE_CLASS) == SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT
+    assert wtx_sensor.state == "5678.0"
+
+    wlrx_sensor = hass.states.get("sensor.wireless_client_rx")
+    assert wlrx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS) == SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE
+    assert wlrx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_STATE_CLASS) == SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT
+    assert wlrx_sensor.state == "2345.0"
+
+    wltx_sensor = hass.states.get("sensor.wireless_client_tx")
+    assert wltx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS) == SensorDeviceClass.DATA_RATE
+    assert wltx_sensor.attributes.get(ATTR_STATE_CLASS) == SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT
+    assert wltx_sensor.state == "6789.0"
 
     # Verify state update