diff --git a/miio/integrations/vacuum/dreame/dreamevacuum_miot.py b/miio/integrations/vacuum/dreame/dreamevacuum_miot.py
index 0c702fba7..838ec24f8 100644
--- a/miio/integrations/vacuum/dreame/dreamevacuum_miot.py
+++ b/miio/integrations/vacuum/dreame/dreamevacuum_miot.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from miio.click_common import command, format_output
 from miio.exceptions import DeviceException
+from miio.interfaces import VacuumInterface
 from miio.miot_device import DeviceStatus as DeviceStatusContainer
 from miio.miot_device import MiotDevice, MiotMapping
 
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ def is_water_box_carriage_attached(self) -> Optional[bool]:
         return None
 
 
-class DreameVacuum(MiotDevice):
+class DreameVacuum(MiotDevice, VacuumInterface):
     _mappings = MIOT_MAPPING
 
     @command(
diff --git a/miio/integrations/vacuum/mijia/g1vacuum.py b/miio/integrations/vacuum/mijia/g1vacuum.py
index 344be83f6..cc1c20016 100644
--- a/miio/integrations/vacuum/mijia/g1vacuum.py
+++ b/miio/integrations/vacuum/mijia/g1vacuum.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import click
 
 from miio.click_common import EnumType, command, format_output
+from miio.interfaces import VacuumInterface
 from miio.miot_device import DeviceStatus, MiotDevice
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ def total_clean_time(self) -> timedelta:
         return timedelta(hours=self.data["total_clean_area"])
 
 
-class G1Vacuum(MiotDevice):
+class G1Vacuum(MiotDevice, VacuumInterface):
     """Support for G1 vacuum (G1, mijia.vacuum.v2)."""
 
     _mappings = MIOT_MAPPING
diff --git a/miio/integrations/vacuum/roborock/vacuum.py b/miio/integrations/vacuum/roborock/vacuum.py
index aebe63ac0..7d48c4f30 100644
--- a/miio/integrations/vacuum/roborock/vacuum.py
+++ b/miio/integrations/vacuum/roborock/vacuum.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 )
 from miio.device import Device, DeviceInfo
 from miio.exceptions import DeviceException, DeviceInfoUnavailableException
+from miio.interfaces import VacuumInterface
 
 from .vacuumcontainers import (
     CarpetModeStatus,
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ class CarpetCleaningMode(enum.Enum):
 ]
 
 
-class RoborockVacuum(Device):
+class RoborockVacuum(Device, VacuumInterface):
     """Main class for roborock vacuums (roborock.vacuum.*)."""
 
     _supported_models = SUPPORTED_MODELS
diff --git a/miio/integrations/vacuum/roidmi/roidmivacuum_miot.py b/miio/integrations/vacuum/roidmi/roidmivacuum_miot.py
index d96275879..39b540508 100644
--- a/miio/integrations/vacuum/roidmi/roidmivacuum_miot.py
+++ b/miio/integrations/vacuum/roidmi/roidmivacuum_miot.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from miio.click_common import EnumType, command
 from miio.integrations.vacuum.roborock.vacuumcontainers import DNDStatus
+from miio.interfaces import VacuumInterface
 from miio.miot_device import DeviceStatus, MiotDevice, MiotMapping
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ def sensor_dirty_left(self) -> timedelta:
         return timedelta(minutes=self.data["sensor_dirty_time_left_minutes"])
 
 
-class RoidmiVacuumMiot(MiotDevice):
+class RoidmiVacuumMiot(MiotDevice, VacuumInterface):
     """Interface for Vacuum Eve Plus (roidmi.vacuum.v60)"""
 
     _mappings = _MAPPINGS
diff --git a/miio/integrations/vacuum/viomi/viomivacuum.py b/miio/integrations/vacuum/viomi/viomivacuum.py
index 28d622eb5..9de4617de 100644
--- a/miio/integrations/vacuum/viomi/viomivacuum.py
+++ b/miio/integrations/vacuum/viomi/viomivacuum.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     ConsumableStatus,
     DNDStatus,
 )
+from miio.interfaces import VacuumInterface
 from miio.utils import pretty_seconds
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ def _get_rooms_from_schedules(schedules: List[str]) -> Tuple[bool, Dict]:
     return scheduled_found, rooms
 
 
-class ViomiVacuum(Device):
+class ViomiVacuum(Device, VacuumInterface):
     """Interface for Viomi vacuums (viomi.vacuum.v7)."""
 
     _supported_models = SUPPORTED_MODELS
diff --git a/miio/interfaces/__init__.py b/miio/interfaces/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..156774fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miio/interfaces/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Interfaces API."""
+
+from .vacuuminterface import VacuumInterface
+
+__all__ = ["VacuumInterface"]
diff --git a/miio/interfaces/vacuuminterface.py b/miio/interfaces/vacuuminterface.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..842ed5775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miio/interfaces/vacuuminterface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""`VacuumInterface` is an interface (abstract class) with shared API for all vacuum
+devices."""
+from abc import abstractmethod
+
+
+class VacuumInterface:
+    """Vacuum API interface."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def home(self):
+        """Return to home."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def start(self):
+        """Start cleaning."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def stop(self):
+        """Validate that Stop cleaning."""
+
+    def pause(self):
+        """Pause cleaning."""
+        raise RuntimeError("`pause` not supported")
diff --git a/miio/tests/test_device.py b/miio/tests/test_device.py
index 4d97fc260..83d2b3d9c 100644
--- a/miio/tests/test_device.py
+++ b/miio/tests/test_device.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from miio.exceptions import DeviceInfoUnavailableException, PayloadDecodeException
 
 DEVICE_CLASSES = Device.__subclasses__() + MiotDevice.__subclasses__()  # type: ignore
+DEVICE_CLASSES.remove(MiotDevice)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("max_properties", [None, 1, 15])
@@ -144,7 +145,4 @@ def test_device_ctor_model(cls):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cls", DEVICE_CLASSES)
 def test_device_supported_models(cls):
     """Make sure that every device subclass has a non-empty supported models."""
-    if cls.__name__ == "MiotDevice":  # skip miotdevice
-        return
-
     assert cls.supported_models