diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/const.py b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/const.py
index 7e246209733a..31265611dd3f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/const.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ NANOLEAF_EVENT = f"{DOMAIN}_event"
 TOUCH_MODELS = {"NL29", "NL42", "NL52"}
 
 TOUCH_GESTURE_TRIGGER_MAP = {
+    0: "single_tap",
+    1: "double_tap",
     2: "swipe_up",
     3: "swipe_down",
     4: "swipe_left",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
index 40e1bdaa0281..2acfe20d627d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/event.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class NanoleafGestureEvent(NanoleafEntity, EventEntity):
     """Representation of a Nanoleaf event entity."""
 
     _attr_event_types = [
+        "single_tap",
+        "double_tap",
         "swipe_up",
         "swipe_down",
         "swipe_left",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
index 9744bf0dff32..e280a1a70521 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nanoleaf/strings.json
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
   },
   "device_automation": {
     "trigger_type": {
+      "double_tap": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::double_tap%]",
+      "single_tap": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::single_tap%]",
       "swipe_down": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_down%]",
       "swipe_left": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_left%]",
       "swipe_right": "[%key:component::nanoleaf::entity::event::touch::state_attributes::event_type::state::swipe_right%]",
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@
         "state_attributes": {
           "event_type": {
             "state": {
+              "double_tap": "Double tap",
+              "single_tap": "Single tap",
               "swipe_down": "Swipe down",
               "swipe_left": "Swipe left",
               "swipe_right": "Swipe right",
diff --git a/tests/components/nanoleaf/test_event.py b/tests/components/nanoleaf/test_event.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77e21017e471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/nanoleaf/test_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""Tests for the Nanoleaf event platform."""
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+from aionanoleaf2 import TouchEvent
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+
+from . import setup_integration
+
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("gesture_id", "gesture", "panel_id"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(0, "single_tap", 7, id="single_tap"),
+        pytest.param(1, "double_tap", 7, id="double_tap"),
+        pytest.param(2, "swipe_up", -1, id="swipe_up"),
+        pytest.param(3, "swipe_down", -1, id="swipe_down"),
+        pytest.param(4, "swipe_left", -1, id="swipe_left"),
+        pytest.param(5, "swipe_right", -1, id="swipe_right"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_touch_events(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_nanoleaf: AsyncMock,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    gesture_id: int,
+    gesture: str,
+    panel_id: int,
+) -> None:
+    """Test documented gestures update the entity state."""
+    mock_nanoleaf.model = "NL42"
+    await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
+
+    touch_callback = mock_nanoleaf.listen_events.call_args.kwargs["touch_callback"]
+    await touch_callback(TouchEvent({"gesture": gesture_id, "panelId": panel_id}))
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get("event.nanoleaf_touch_gesture")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state != STATE_UNKNOWN
+    assert state.attributes["event_type"] == gesture
+    assert "Received unknown touch gesture" not in caplog.text
+
+
+async def test_unknown_touch_event(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_nanoleaf: AsyncMock,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """Test an undocumented gesture preserves the last event and is logged."""
+    mock_nanoleaf.model = "NL42"
+    await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
+
+    touch_callback = mock_nanoleaf.listen_events.call_args.kwargs["touch_callback"]
+    await touch_callback(TouchEvent({"gesture": 2, "panelId": -1}))
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    previous_state = hass.states.get("event.nanoleaf_touch_gesture")
+    assert previous_state is not None
+    assert previous_state.state != STATE_UNKNOWN
+    assert previous_state.attributes["event_type"] == "swipe_up"
+
+    await touch_callback(TouchEvent({"gesture": 6, "panelId": 7}))
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert hass.states.get("event.nanoleaf_touch_gesture") == previous_state
+    assert "Received unknown touch gesture ID 6" in caplog.text