diff --git a/homeassistant/components/elkm1/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/manifest.json
index c36c5aa9a68654..f0a7e68ba99703 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/elkm1/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/manifest.json
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/elkm1",
   "iot_class": "local_push",
   "loggers": ["elkm1_lib"],
+  "quality_scale": "bronze",
   "requirements": ["elkm1-lib==2.2.13"]
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/elkm1/quality_scale.yaml b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/quality_scale.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6bb02fd50ab34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/quality_scale.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+rules:
+  # Bronze
+  action-setup: done
+  appropriate-polling: done
+  brands: done
+  common-modules: done
+  config-flow-test-coverage: done
+  config-flow: done
+  dependency-transparency: done
+  docs-actions: done
+  docs-high-level-description: done
+  docs-installation-instructions: done
+  docs-removal-instructions: done
+  entity-event-setup: done
+  entity-unique-id: done
+  has-entity-name: done
+  runtime-data: done
+  test-before-configure: done
+  test-before-setup: done
+  unique-config-entry: done
+
+  # Silver
+  action-exceptions: done
+  config-entry-unloading: done
+  docs-configuration-parameters: done
+  docs-installation-parameters: done
+  entity-unavailable: done
+  integration-owner: done
+  log-when-unavailable: todo
+  parallel-updates: todo
+  reauthentication-flow: todo
+  test-coverage: todo
+
+  # Gold
+  devices: done
+  diagnostics: todo
+  discovery-update-info: done
+  discovery: done
+  docs-data-update: todo
+  docs-examples: done
+  docs-known-limitations: done
+  docs-supported-devices: done
+  docs-supported-functions: done
+  docs-troubleshooting: done
+  docs-use-cases: todo
+  dynamic-devices: todo
+  entity-category: done
+  entity-device-class: done
+  entity-disabled-by-default: todo
+  entity-translations: todo
+  exception-translations: todo
+  icon-translations: todo
+  reconfiguration-flow: done
+  repair-issues: todo
+  stale-devices: todo
+
+  # Platinum
+  async-dependency: done
+  inject-websession:
+    status: exempt
+    comment: Integration does not use HTTP/websession (uses elkm1_lib for Elk panel protocol).
+  strict-typing: done
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/elkm1/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/strings.json
index fb3e09ee2fb53f..1d2c533f224279 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/elkm1/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/elkm1/strings.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
           "temperature_unit": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data::temperature_unit%]",
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]"
         },
+        "data_description": {
+          "password": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::password%]",
+          "protocol": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::protocol%]",
+          "temperature_unit": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::temperature_unit%]",
+          "username": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::username%]"
+        },
         "description": "Connect to the discovered system: {mac_address} ({host})",
         "title": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::user::title%]"
       },
@@ -36,6 +42,14 @@
           "temperature_unit": "The temperature unit Elk-M1 uses.",
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]"
         },
+        "data_description": {
+          "address": "IP address, domain name, or serial device path. For serial use format 'tty[:baud]'.",
+          "password": "The password to authenticate with the Elk-M1 panel.",
+          "prefix": "Optional unique prefix to distinguish multiple Elk-M1 panels.",
+          "protocol": "Protocol to use when connecting to the Elk-M1 (secure, non-secure, serial, etc.).",
+          "temperature_unit": "Unit used by the Elk-M1 for temperature values (C or F).",
+          "username": "The username to authenticate with the Elk-M1 panel."
+        },
         "description": "The address string must be in the form 'address[:port]' for 'secure' and 'non-secure'. Example: '192.168.1.1'. The port is optional and defaults to 2101 for 'non-secure' and 2601 for 'secure'. For the serial protocol, the address must be in the form 'tty[:baud]'. Example: '/dev/ttyS1'. The baud is optional and defaults to 115200.",
         "title": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::user::title%]"
       },
@@ -46,6 +60,12 @@
           "protocol": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data::protocol%]",
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]"
         },
+        "data_description": {
+          "address": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::address%]",
+          "password": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::password%]",
+          "protocol": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::protocol%]",
+          "username": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::data_description::username%]"
+        },
         "description": "[%key:component::elkm1::config::step::manual_connection::description%]",
         "title": "Reconfigure Elk-M1 Control"
       },
@@ -53,6 +73,9 @@
         "data": {
           "device": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::device%]"
         },
+        "data_description": {
+          "device": "Select a discovered Elk-M1 control system to configure or choose Manual Entry to enter connection details."
+        },
         "description": "Choose a discovered system or 'Manual Entry' if no devices have been discovered.",
         "title": "Connect to Elk-M1 Control"
       }
diff --git a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
index cf88614128fbf3..8840c241ebebe8 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ class Rule:
     "eight_sleep",
     "electrasmart",
     "eliqonline",
-    "elkm1",
     "elmax",
     "elv",
     "elvia",
@@ -1324,7 +1323,6 @@ class Rule:
     "electrasmart",
     "elevenlabs",
     "eliqonline",
-    "elkm1",
     "elmax",
     "elgato",
     "elv",