diff --git a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.cpp b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.cpp
index 8541b41ff7..49a67d4e09 100644
--- a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "qmc5883l.h"
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include <cmath>
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ void QMC5883LComponent::setup() {
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }
+
+  if (this->get_update_interval() < App.get_loop_interval()) {
+    high_freq_.start();
+  }
 }
 void QMC5883LComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "QMC5883L:");
diff --git a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.h b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.h
index b0c0af40d2..dd2008d453 100644
--- a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.h
+++ b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/qmc5883l.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class QMC5883LComponent : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
     COMMUNICATION_FAILED,
   } error_code_;
   bool read_byte_16_(uint8_t a_register, uint16_t *data);
+  HighFrequencyLoopRequester high_freq_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace qmc5883l