From 0c072ae625c3d962a50a5f98893c03058ca1870e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Pragacz <49985303+arturpragacz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:05:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Include child devices when targeting a labelled parent device
 (#182664)

---
 homeassistant/helpers/target.py | 38 ++++++++++++++-------------------
 tests/helpers/test_target.py    | 23 +++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/target.py b/homeassistant/helpers/target.py
index e4150b8c624d..f19b3c719d86 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/target.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/target.py
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ class SelectedEntities:
         )
 
 
+@callback
+def _add_referenced_device(
+    dev_reg: dr.DeviceRegistry, device_id: str, selected: SelectedEntities
+) -> None:
+    """Add a device and its child devices."""
+    selected.referenced_devices.add(device_id)
+    selected.referenced_devices.update(
+        child_device.id
+        for child_device in dr.async_entries_for_parent_device(dev_reg, device_id)
+    )
+
+
 @callback
 def _resolve_referenced_devices(
     dev_reg: dr.DeviceRegistry, device_ids: set[str], selected: SelectedEntities
@@ -165,8 +177,6 @@ def _resolve_referenced_devices(
         if device is None:
             selected.missing_devices.add(device_id)
             selected.referenced_devices.add(device_id)
-        elif isinstance(device, dr.ChildDeviceEntry):
-            selected.referenced_devices.add(device_id)
         elif split_devices := dev_reg.async_get_devices_for_composite_device_id(
             device_id
         ):
@@ -174,23 +184,10 @@ def _resolve_referenced_devices(
             # it resolves to the devices it was split into so actions targeting it
             # still trickle down. Only the splits are referenced, not the composite id,
             # so a device-id consumer does not act on the same underlying device twice.
-            # Each split's children are included too, matching the direct-device branch.
             for split_device in split_devices:
-                selected.referenced_devices.add(split_device.id)
-                selected.referenced_devices.update(
-                    child_device.id
-                    for child_device in dr.async_entries_for_parent_device(
-                        dev_reg, split_device.id
-                    )
-                )
+                _add_referenced_device(dev_reg, split_device.id, selected)
         else:
-            selected.referenced_devices.add(device_id)
-            selected.referenced_devices.update(
-                child_device.id
-                for child_device in dr.async_entries_for_parent_device(
-                    dev_reg, device_id
-                )
-            )
+            _add_referenced_device(dev_reg, device_id, selected)
 
 
 def async_extract_referenced_entity_ids(
@@ -255,12 +252,9 @@ def async_extract_referenced_entity_ids(
                 if entity_entry.hidden_by is None:
                     selected.indirectly_referenced.add(entity_entry.entity_id)
 
-            # Labels are never inherited by child devices (see
-            # dr.async_entries_for_label): a labeled parent is not expanded into its
-            # children. Only devices that carry the label themselves are targeted,
-            # which is consistent with template label_devices() and search.
+            # Labeled devices expand like directly targeted devices, children included.
             for device_entry in dr.async_entries_for_label(dev_reg, label_id):
-                selected.referenced_devices.add(device_entry.id)
+                _add_referenced_device(dev_reg, device_entry.id, selected)
 
             for area_entry in area_reg.areas.get_areas_for_label(label_id):
                 selected.referenced_areas.add(area_entry.id)
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_target.py b/tests/helpers/test_target.py
index c4d9050717c1..a11f0a776559 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_target.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_target.py
@@ -1262,21 +1262,28 @@ async def test_extract_label_with_child_devices(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     child_device_setup: dict[str, str],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test labels are not inherited by child devices when targeting.
+    """Test a labeled parent device expands to its child devices when targeting.
 
-    A labeled parent targets only the parent and its own entities; a labeled child
-    targets only that child. This mirrors dr.async_entries_for_label, which
-    documents that labels are never inherited from the parent.
+    Labels are not inherited by child devices, but a labeled parent is targeted like
+    a directly targeted device, so its children are included. A labeled child
+    targets only that child.
     """
     ids = child_device_setup
 
-    # The label is on the parent; it does not expand to the child devices, and only
-    # the parent's own entities are indirectly referenced.
     selected = target.async_extract_referenced_entity_ids(
         hass, target.TargetSelection({"label_id": "strip-label"})
     )
-    assert selected.referenced_devices == {ids["parent"]}
-    assert selected.indirectly_referenced == {ids["strip_switch"]}
+    assert selected.referenced_devices == {
+        ids["parent"],
+        ids["outlet_1"],
+        ids["outlet_2"],
+    }
+    assert selected.indirectly_referenced == {
+        ids["strip_switch"],
+        ids["outlet_1_switch"],
+        ids["outlet_2_switch"],
+        ids["outlet_1_energy"],
+    }
 
     # A label on a child device targets only the child device
     selected = target.async_extract_referenced_entity_ids(