diff --git a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/sensor.py b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/sensor.py
index 6a8a416b81..0c20ccd27c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/sensor.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from esphome.components import sensor, time
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ICON,
     CONF_ID,
+    CONF_RESTORE,
     CONF_TIME_ID,
     DEVICE_CLASS_ENERGY,
     CONF_METHOD,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(TotalDailyEnergy),
             cv.GenerateID(CONF_TIME_ID): cv.use_id(time.RealTimeClock),
             cv.Required(CONF_POWER_ID): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_RESTORE, default=True): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_MIN_SAVE_INTERVAL, default="0s"
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
@@ -70,5 +72,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_parent(sens))
     time_ = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TIME_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_time(time_))
+    cg.add(var.set_restore(config[CONF_RESTORE]))
     cg.add(var.set_min_save_interval(config[CONF_MIN_SAVE_INTERVAL]))
     cg.add(var.set_method(config[CONF_METHOD]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.cpp b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.cpp
index 178dc7cbe0..3746301715 100644
--- a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.cpp
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ namespace total_daily_energy {
 static const char *const TAG = "total_daily_energy";
 
 void TotalDailyEnergy::setup() {
-  this->pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<float>(this->get_object_id_hash());
+  float initial_value = 0;
 
-  float recovered;
-  if (this->pref_.load(&recovered)) {
-    this->publish_state_and_save(recovered);
-  } else {
-    this->publish_state_and_save(0);
+  if (this->restore_) {
+    this->pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<float>(this->get_object_id_hash());
+    this->pref_.load(&initial_value);
   }
+  this->publish_state_and_save(initial_value);
+
   this->last_update_ = millis();
   this->last_save_ = this->last_update_;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.h b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.h
index fedceafbd3..498f65891e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.h
+++ b/esphome/components/total_daily_energy/total_daily_energy.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum TotalDailyEnergyMethod {
 
 class TotalDailyEnergy : public sensor::Sensor, public Component {
  public:
+  void set_restore(bool restore) { restore_ = restore; }
   void set_min_save_interval(uint32_t min_interval) { this->min_save_interval_ = min_interval; }
   void set_time(time::RealTimeClock *time) { time_ = time; }
   void set_parent(Sensor *parent) { parent_ = parent; }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class TotalDailyEnergy : public sensor::Sensor, public Component {
   uint32_t last_update_{0};
   uint32_t last_save_{0};
   uint32_t min_save_interval_{0};
+  bool restore_;
   float total_energy_{0.0f};
   float last_power_state_{0.0f};
 };