diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_climate.cpp b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_climate.cpp
index e16f097812..a6f4e0a201 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_climate.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_climate.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::send_discovery(JsonObject root, mqtt::SendDiscoveryCo
   // NOLINTBEGIN(clang-analyzer-cplusplus.NewDeleteLeaks) false positive with ArduinoJson
   auto traits = this->device_->get_traits();
   // current_temperature_topic
-  if (traits.get_supports_current_temperature()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE)) {
     root[MQTT_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE_TOPIC] = this->get_current_temperature_state_topic();
   }
   // current_humidity_topic
-  if (traits.get_supports_current_humidity()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_CURRENT_HUMIDITY)) {
     root[MQTT_CURRENT_HUMIDITY_TOPIC] = this->get_current_humidity_state_topic();
   }
   // mode_command_topic
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::send_discovery(JsonObject root, mqtt::SendDiscoveryCo
   if (traits.supports_mode(CLIMATE_MODE_HEAT_COOL))
     modes.add("heat_cool");
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_two_point_target_temperature()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE |
+                               climate::CLIMATE_REQUIRES_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE)) {
     // temperature_low_command_topic
     root[MQTT_TEMPERATURE_LOW_COMMAND_TOPIC] = this->get_target_temperature_low_command_topic();
     // temperature_low_state_topic
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::send_discovery(JsonObject root, mqtt::SendDiscoveryCo
     root[MQTT_TEMPERATURE_STATE_TOPIC] = this->get_target_temperature_state_topic();
   }
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_target_humidity()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TARGET_HUMIDITY)) {
     // target_humidity_command_topic
     root[MQTT_TARGET_HUMIDITY_COMMAND_TOPIC] = this->get_target_humidity_command_topic();
     // target_humidity_state_topic
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::send_discovery(JsonObject root, mqtt::SendDiscoveryCo
       presets.add(preset);
   }
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_action()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_ACTION)) {
     // action_topic
     root[MQTT_ACTION_TOPIC] = this->get_action_state_topic();
   }
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::setup() {
     call.perform();
   });
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_two_point_target_temperature()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE |
+                               climate::CLIMATE_REQUIRES_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE)) {
     this->subscribe(this->get_target_temperature_low_command_topic(),
                     [this](const std::string &topic, const std::string &payload) {
                       auto val = parse_number<float>(payload);
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ void MQTTClimateComponent::setup() {
                     });
   }
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_target_humidity()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TARGET_HUMIDITY)) {
     this->subscribe(this->get_target_humidity_command_topic(),
                     [this](const std::string &topic, const std::string &payload) {
                       auto val = parse_number<float>(payload);
@@ -290,12 +292,14 @@ bool MQTTClimateComponent::publish_state_() {
     success = false;
   int8_t target_accuracy = traits.get_target_temperature_accuracy_decimals();
   int8_t current_accuracy = traits.get_current_temperature_accuracy_decimals();
-  if (traits.get_supports_current_temperature() && !std::isnan(this->device_->current_temperature)) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE) &&
+      !std::isnan(this->device_->current_temperature)) {
     std::string payload = value_accuracy_to_string(this->device_->current_temperature, current_accuracy);
     if (!this->publish(this->get_current_temperature_state_topic(), payload))
       success = false;
   }
-  if (traits.get_supports_two_point_target_temperature()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE |
+                               climate::CLIMATE_REQUIRES_TWO_POINT_TARGET_TEMPERATURE)) {
     std::string payload = value_accuracy_to_string(this->device_->target_temperature_low, target_accuracy);
     if (!this->publish(this->get_target_temperature_low_state_topic(), payload))
       success = false;
@@ -308,12 +312,14 @@ bool MQTTClimateComponent::publish_state_() {
       success = false;
   }
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_current_humidity() && !std::isnan(this->device_->current_humidity)) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_CURRENT_HUMIDITY) &&
+      !std::isnan(this->device_->current_humidity)) {
     std::string payload = value_accuracy_to_string(this->device_->current_humidity, 0);
     if (!this->publish(this->get_current_humidity_state_topic(), payload))
       success = false;
   }
-  if (traits.get_supports_target_humidity() && !std::isnan(this->device_->target_humidity)) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_TARGET_HUMIDITY) &&
+      !std::isnan(this->device_->target_humidity)) {
     std::string payload = value_accuracy_to_string(this->device_->target_humidity, 0);
     if (!this->publish(this->get_target_humidity_state_topic(), payload))
       success = false;
@@ -357,7 +363,7 @@ bool MQTTClimateComponent::publish_state_() {
       success = false;
   }
 
-  if (traits.get_supports_action()) {
+  if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_ACTION)) {
     const char *payload;
     switch (this->device_->action) {
       case CLIMATE_ACTION_OFF: