diff --git a/esphome/components/mitsubishi_cn105/mitsubishi_cn105.cpp b/esphome/components/mitsubishi_cn105/mitsubishi_cn105.cpp
index 1a354956183..f04a5906c16 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mitsubishi_cn105/mitsubishi_cn105.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mitsubishi_cn105/mitsubishi_cn105.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void MitsubishiCN105::set_target_temperature(float target_temperature) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setting temperature out-of-range: %.1f", target_temperature);
     return;
   }
-  this->status_.target_temperature = std::round(target_temperature);
+  this->status_.target_temperature = target_temperature;
   this->pending_updates_.set(UpdateFlag::TEMPERATURE);
 }
 
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ void MitsubishiCN105::apply_settings_() {
   if (this->pending_updates_.has(UpdateFlag::TEMPERATURE)) {
     payload[1] |= 0x04;
     if (this->use_temperature_encoding_b_) {
-      payload[14] = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->status_.target_temperature * 2.0f + 128.0f);
+      payload[14] = static_cast<uint8_t>(std::round(this->status_.target_temperature * 2.0f) + 128);
     } else {
-      payload[5] = static_cast<uint8_t>(TARGET_TEMPERATURE_ENC_A_OFFSET - this->status_.target_temperature);
+      payload[5] = static_cast<uint8_t>(TARGET_TEMPERATURE_ENC_A_OFFSET - std::round(this->status_.target_temperature));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/components/mitsubishi_cn105/climate/mitsubishi_cn105_tests.cpp b/tests/components/mitsubishi_cn105/climate/mitsubishi_cn105_tests.cpp
index 7846a31193f..86faaeac784 100644
--- a/tests/components/mitsubishi_cn105/climate/mitsubishi_cn105_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/mitsubishi_cn105/climate/mitsubishi_cn105_tests.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,17 @@ TEST(MitsubishiCN105Tests, ApplySettingsTemperatureEncodedB) {
                                                   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xB4, 0x00, 0xC5));
 }
 
+TEST(MitsubishiCN105Tests, ApplySettingsHalfDegreeTemperatureEncodedB) {
+  auto ctx = TestContext{};
+
+  ctx.sut.use_temperature_encoding_b_ = true;
+  ctx.sut.set_target_temperature(26.5f);
+  ctx.sut.apply_settings();
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(ctx.uart.tx, ::testing::ElementsAre(0xFC, 0x41, 0x01, 0x30, 0x10, 0x01, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                                  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xB5, 0x00, 0xC4));
+}
+
 TEST(MitsubishiCN105Tests, ApplyModeCool) {
   auto ctx = TestContext{};