diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api.proto b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
index d21e82f50c..e3ef2d7c9e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api.proto
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ message LightCommandRequest {
 enum SensorStateClass {
   STATE_CLASS_NONE = 0;
   STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT = 1;
+  STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING = 2;
 }
 
 enum SensorLastResetType {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
index aaeef57324..f5860bee64 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SensorStateClass>(enums::Sens
       return "STATE_CLASS_NONE";
     case enums::STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT:
       return "STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT";
+    case enums::STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING:
+      return "STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING";
     default:
       return "UNKNOWN";
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index 2395a4bec3..93bfcd9b55 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum ColorMode : uint32_t {
 enum SensorStateClass : uint32_t {
   STATE_CLASS_NONE = 0,
   STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT = 1,
+  STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING = 2,
 };
 enum SensorLastResetType : uint32_t {
   LAST_RESET_NONE = 0,
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
index 390cfcf551..1bb4e25a17 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ StateClasses = sensor_ns.enum("StateClass")
 STATE_CLASSES = {
     "": StateClasses.STATE_CLASS_NONE,
     "measurement": StateClasses.STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+    "total_increasing": StateClasses.STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING,
 }
 validate_state_class = cv.enum(STATE_CLASSES, lower=True, space="_")
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
index 6e8765a8df..1a5c76db51 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const char *state_class_to_string(StateClass state_class) {
   switch (state_class) {
     case STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT:
       return "measurement";
+    case STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING:
+      return "total_increasing";
     case STATE_CLASS_NONE:
     default:
       return "";
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ void Sensor::set_state_class(StateClass state_class) { this->state_class = state
 void Sensor::set_state_class(const std::string &state_class) {
   if (str_equals_case_insensitive(state_class, "measurement")) {
     this->state_class = STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT;
+  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(state_class, "total_increasing")) {
+    this->state_class = STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING;
   } else {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized state class %s", this->get_name().c_str(), state_class.c_str());
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h
index b9908b6cbe..f0d7ba4887 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace sensor {
 enum StateClass : uint8_t {
   STATE_CLASS_NONE = 0,
   STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT = 1,
+  STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING = 2,
 };
 
 const char *state_class_to_string(StateClass state_class);
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index b0f11d1c1a..d7cd57e05d 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@ STATE_CLASS_NONE = ""
 # The state represents a measurement in present time
 STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT = "measurement"
 
+# The state represents a total that only increases, a decrease is considered a reset.
+STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING = "total_increasing"
+
 # This sensor does not support resetting. ie, it is not accumulative
 LAST_RESET_TYPE_NONE = ""
 # This sensor is expected to never reset its value