diff --git a/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.cpp
index 0bcab90843..5d47e7465a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void TextSensor::add_on_raw_state_callback(std::function<void(std::string)> call
 std::string TextSensor::get_state() const { return this->state; }
 std::string TextSensor::get_raw_state() const { return this->raw_state; }
 void TextSensor::internal_send_state_to_frontend(const std::string &state) {
-  this->state = this->raw_state;
+  this->state = state;
   this->has_state_ = true;
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s': Sending state '%s'", this->name_.c_str(), state.c_str());
   this->callback_.call(state);