diff --git a/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.cpp
index 045cbcceac..1101c4d41e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ namespace duty_time_sensor {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "duty_time_sensor";
 
+#ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
 void DutyTimeSensor::set_sensor(binary_sensor::BinarySensor *const sensor) {
   sensor->add_on_state_callback([this](bool state) { this->process_state_(state); });
 }
+#endif
 
 void DutyTimeSensor::start() {
   if (!this->last_state_)
diff --git a/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.h b/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.h
index 27fa383847..1ec2f7b94f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/duty_time/duty_time_sensor.h
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
-#include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
+#ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
+#include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace duty_time_sensor {
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ class DutyTimeSensor : public sensor::Sensor, public PollingComponent {
   bool is_running() const { return this->last_state_; }
   void reset() { this->set_value_(0); }
 
-  void set_lambda(std::function<bool()> &&func) { this->func_ = func; }
+#ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
   void set_sensor(binary_sensor::BinarySensor *sensor);
+#endif
+  void set_lambda(std::function<bool()> &&func) { this->func_ = func; }
   void set_last_duty_time_sensor(sensor::Sensor *sensor) { this->last_duty_time_sensor_ = sensor; }
   void set_restore(bool restore) { this->restore_ = restore; }
 
@@ -43,44 +47,26 @@ class DutyTimeSensor : public sensor::Sensor, public PollingComponent {
   bool restore_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class StartAction : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit StartAction(DutyTimeSensor *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
+template<typename... Ts> class BaseAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<DutyTimeSensor> {};
 
+template<typename... Ts> class StartAction : public BaseAction<Ts...> {
   void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->start(); }
-
- protected:
-  DutyTimeSensor *parent_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class StopAction : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit StopAction(DutyTimeSensor *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
-
+template<typename... Ts> class StopAction : public BaseAction<Ts...> {
   void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->stop(); }
-
- protected:
-  DutyTimeSensor *parent_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class ResetAction : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit ResetAction(DutyTimeSensor *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
-
+template<typename... Ts> class ResetAction : public BaseAction<Ts...> {
   void play(Ts... x) override { this->parent_->reset(); }
-
- protected:
-  DutyTimeSensor *parent_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class RunningCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts> class RunningCondition : public Condition<Ts...>, public Parented<DutyTimeSensor> {
  public:
-  explicit RunningCondition(DutyTimeSensor *parent, bool state) : parent_(parent), state_(state) {}
-
-  bool check(Ts... x) override { return this->parent_->is_running() == this->state_; }
+  explicit RunningCondition(DutyTimeSensor *parent, bool state) : Parented(parent), state_(state) {}
 
  protected:
-  DutyTimeSensor *parent_;
+  bool check(Ts... x) override { return this->parent_->is_running() == this->state_; }
   bool state_;
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py b/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
index 5f8582d481..556cd459a5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ duty_time_sensor_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("duty_time_sensor")
 DutyTimeSensor = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_(
     "DutyTimeSensor", sensor.Sensor, cg.PollingComponent
 )
-StartAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("StartAction", Action)
-StopAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("StopAction", Action)
-ResetAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("ResetAction", Action)
-SetAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("SetAction", Action)
-RunningCondition = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("RunningCondition", Condition)
+BaseAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("BaseAction", Action, cg.Parented)
+StartAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("StartAction", BaseAction)
+StopAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("StopAction", BaseAction)
+ResetAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("ResetAction", BaseAction)
+SetAction = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_("SetAction", BaseAction)
+RunningCondition = duty_time_sensor_ns.class_(
+    "RunningCondition", Condition, cg.Parented
+)
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
@@ -89,20 +92,23 @@ DUTY_TIME_ID_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
 
 @register_action("sensor.duty_time.start", StartAction, DUTY_TIME_ID_SCHEMA)
 async def sensor_runtime_start_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
+    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
+    return var
 
 
 @register_action("sensor.duty_time.stop", StopAction, DUTY_TIME_ID_SCHEMA)
 async def sensor_runtime_stop_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
+    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
+    return var
 
 
 @register_action("sensor.duty_time.reset", ResetAction, DUTY_TIME_ID_SCHEMA)
 async def sensor_runtime_reset_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
+    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
+    return var
 
 
 @register_condition(