diff --git a/esphome/components/kt0803/__init__.py b/esphome/components/kt0803/__init__.py
index 4320daf531..85f5c3a826 100644
--- a/esphome/components/kt0803/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/kt0803/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@gabest11"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
-AUTO_LOAD = ["binary_sensor", "number", "switch", "select", "text"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["sensor", "binary_sensor", "number", "switch", "select", "text"]
 MULTI_CONF = True
 
 UNIT_MEGA_HERTZ = "MHz"