diff --git a/src/devices/thermostat.cpp b/src/devices/thermostat.cpp
index befac9bd5..46613654b 100644
--- a/src/devices/thermostat.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/thermostat.cpp
@@ -2503,6 +2503,29 @@ bool Thermostat::set_RC30Vacation(const char * value, const int8_t id) {
     return true;
 }
 
+// set R3000 holiday as string dd.mm.yyyy-dd.mm.yyyy
+// RC30 and rego 3000
+bool Thermostat::set_R3000Holiday(const char * value, const int8_t id) {
+    if (strlen(value) != 21) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t data[6];
+    data[2] = (value[0] - '0') * 10 + (value[1] - '0');
+    data[1] = (value[3] - '0') * 10 + (value[4] - '0');
+    data[0] = (value[7] - '0') * 100 + (value[8] - '0') * 10 + (value[9] - '0');
+    data[5] = (value[11] - '0') * 10 + (value[12] - '0');
+    data[4] = (value[14] - '0') * 10 + (value[15] - '0');
+    data[3] = (value[18] - '0') * 100 + (value[19] - '0') * 10 + (value[20] - '0');
+
+    if (!data[2] || data[2] > 31 || !data[1] || data[1] > 12 || !data[5] || data[5] > 31 || !data[4] || data[4] > 12) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    write_command(0x269, 0, data, 6, 0x269);
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 // set pause in hours
 bool Thermostat::set_pause(const char * value, const int8_t id) {
     auto hc = heating_circuit(id);
@@ -3934,9 +3957,9 @@ void Thermostat::register_device_values() {
                                   &vacation[0],
                                   DeviceValueType::STRING,
                                   FL_(tpl_holidays),
-                                  FL_(holiday),
+                                  FL_(vacations),
                                   DeviceValueUOM::NONE,
-                                  MAKE_CF_CB(set_RC30Vacation));
+                                  MAKE_CF_CB(set_R3000Holiday));
         }
         register_device_value(DeviceValueTAG::TAG_DEVICE_DATA,
                               &hybridStrategy_,
diff --git a/src/devices/thermostat.h b/src/devices/thermostat.h
index 757d59a3b..74e5cba14 100644
--- a/src/devices/thermostat.h
+++ b/src/devices/thermostat.h
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ class Thermostat : public EMSdevice {
     bool        set_wwDailyHeating(const char * value, const int8_t id);
     bool        set_wwDailyHeatTime(const char * value, const int8_t id);
     bool        set_wwwhenmodeoff(const char * value, const int8_t id);
+    bool        set_R3000Holiday(const char * value, const int8_t id);
     inline bool set_wwVacation(const char * value, const int8_t id) {
         return set_holiday(value, DeviceValueTAG::TAG_DHW1, true);
     }