diff --git a/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.cpp b/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.cpp
index 599ec16e4f..2f33768132 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void DS1307Component::setup() {
   }
 }
 
-void DS1307Component::update() { this->read(); }
+void DS1307Component::update() { this->read_time(); }
 
 void DS1307Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "DS1307:");
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void DS1307Component::dump_config() {
 
 float DS1307Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }
 
-void DS1307Component::read() {
+void DS1307Component::read_time() {
   if (!this->read_rtc_()) {
     return;
   }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void DS1307Component::read() {
   time::RealTimeClock::synchronize_epoch_(rtc_time.timestamp);
 }
 
-void DS1307Component::write() {
+void DS1307Component::write_time() {
   auto now = time::RealTimeClock::utcnow();
   if (!now.is_valid()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid system time, not syncing to RTC.");
diff --git a/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.h b/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.h
index 8e318bf395..2e9ac2275c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class DS1307Component : public time::RealTimeClock, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   void update() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
-  void read();
-  void write();
+  void read_time();
+  void write_time();
 
  protected:
   bool read_rtc_();
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ class DS1307Component : public time::RealTimeClock, public i2c::I2CDevice {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class WriteAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<DS1307Component> {
  public:
-  void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->write(); }
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->write_time(); }
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class ReadAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<DS1307Component> {
  public:
-  void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->read(); }
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->read_time(); }
 };
 }  // namespace ds1307
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/ds1307/time.py b/esphome/components/ds1307/time.py
index c381fb7b2a..371dc85be8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ds1307/time.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ds1307/time.py
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = time.TIME_SCHEMA.extend({
 }).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x68))
 
 
-@automation.register_action('ds1307.write', WriteAction, cv.Schema({
+@automation.register_action('ds1307.write_time', WriteAction, cv.Schema({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(DS1307Component),
 }))
-def ds1307_write_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
+def ds1307_write_time_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
     yield cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
     yield var
 
 
-@automation.register_action('ds1307.read', ReadAction, automation.maybe_simple_id({
+@automation.register_action('ds1307.read_time', ReadAction, automation.maybe_simple_id({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(DS1307Component),
 }))
-def ds1307_read_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
+def ds1307_read_time_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
     yield cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
     yield var
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index ae10e0e0c7..5aed1dac44 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ time:
   - platform: gps
     on_time_sync:
       then:
-        ds1307.write:
+        ds1307.write_time:
           id: ds1307_time
   - platform: ds1307
     id: ds1307_time
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ time:
     on_time:
       seconds: 0
       then:
-          ds1307.read
+        ds1307.read_time
 
 cover:
   - platform: template