diff --git a/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
index 2a5fcee34dc3..e4891dca68af 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 """Combination of multiple media players for a universal controller."""
 from copy import copy
+from typing import Optional
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components.media_player import PLATFORM_SCHEMA, MediaPlayerEntity
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
+    DEVICE_CLASSES_SCHEMA,
+    PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
+    MediaPlayerEntity,
+)
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     ATTR_APP_ID,
     ATTR_APP_NAME,
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     ATTR_ENTITY_ID,
     ATTR_ENTITY_PICTURE,
     ATTR_SUPPORTED_FEATURES,
+    CONF_DEVICE_CLASS,
     CONF_NAME,
     CONF_STATE,
     CONF_STATE_TEMPLATE,
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
         vol.Optional(CONF_ATTRS, default={}): vol.Or(
             cv.ensure_list(ATTRS_SCHEMA), ATTRS_SCHEMA
         ),
+        vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): DEVICE_CLASSES_SCHEMA,
         vol.Optional(CONF_STATE_TEMPLATE): cv.template,
     },
     extra=vol.REMOVE_EXTRA,
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities, discovery_info=
         config.get(CONF_CHILDREN),
         config.get(CONF_COMMANDS),
         config.get(CONF_ATTRS),
+        config.get(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS),
         config.get(CONF_STATE_TEMPLATE),
     )
 
@@ -135,7 +143,16 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities, discovery_info=
 class UniversalMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
     """Representation of an universal media player."""
 
-    def __init__(self, hass, name, children, commands, attributes, state_template=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        hass,
+        name,
+        children,
+        commands,
+        attributes,
+        device_class=None,
+        state_template=None,
+    ):
         """Initialize the Universal media device."""
         self.hass = hass
         self._name = name
@@ -150,6 +167,7 @@ class UniversalMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self._child_state = None
         self._state_template_result = None
         self._state_template = state_template
+        self._device_class = device_class
 
     async def async_added_to_hass(self):
         """Subscribe to children and template state changes."""
@@ -255,6 +273,11 @@ class UniversalMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
         """No polling needed."""
         return False
 
+    @property
+    def device_class(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Return the class of this device."""
+        return self._device_class
+
     @property
     def master_state(self):
         """Return the master state for entity or None."""
diff --git a/tests/components/universal/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/universal/test_media_player.py
index 75cf029af40d..8d8bc80234e2 100644
--- a/tests/components/universal/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/universal/test_media_player.py
@@ -872,6 +872,25 @@ async def test_state_template(hass):
     assert hass.states.get("media_player.tv").state == STATE_OFF
 
 
+async def test_device_class(hass):
+    """Test device_class property."""
+    hass.states.async_set("sensor.test_sensor", "on")
+
+    await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        "media_player",
+        {
+            "media_player": {
+                "platform": "universal",
+                "name": "tv",
+                "device_class": "tv",
+            }
+        },
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert hass.states.get("media_player.tv").attributes["device_class"] == "tv"
+
+
 async def test_invalid_state_template(hass):
     """Test invalid state template sets state to None."""
     hass.states.async_set("sensor.test_sensor", "on")
@@ -1001,6 +1020,9 @@ async def test_reload(hass):
     assert hass.states.get("media_player.tv") is None
     assert hass.states.get("media_player.master_bed_tv").state == "on"
     assert hass.states.get("media_player.master_bed_tv").attributes["source"] == "act2"
+    assert (
+        "device_class" not in hass.states.get("media_player.master_bed_tv").attributes
+    )
 
 
 def _get_fixtures_base_path():