diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1f97e4a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import text_sensor, ble_client, esp32_ble_tracker
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
+    CONF_SERVICE_UUID,
+)
+from esphome import automation
+from .. import ble_client_ns
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["ble_client"]
+
+CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID = "characteristic_uuid"
+CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID = "descriptor_uuid"
+
+CONF_NOTIFY = "notify"
+CONF_ON_NOTIFY = "on_notify"
+
+adv_data_t = cg.std_vector.template(cg.uint8)
+adv_data_t_const_ref = adv_data_t.operator("ref").operator("const")
+
+BLETextSensor = ble_client_ns.class_(
+    "BLETextSensor",
+    text_sensor.TextSensor,
+    cg.PollingComponent,
+    ble_client.BLEClientNode,
+)
+BLETextSensorNotifyTrigger = ble_client_ns.class_(
+    "BLETextSensorNotifyTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.std_string)
+)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    text_sensor.TEXT_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(BLETextSensor),
+            cv.Required(CONF_SERVICE_UUID): esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid,
+            cv.Required(CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID): esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID): esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_NOTIFY, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_NOTIFY): automation.validate_automation(
+                {
+                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
+                        BLETextSensorNotifyTrigger
+                    ),
+                }
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s"))
+    .extend(ble_client.BLE_CLIENT_SCHEMA)
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    if len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid16_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_service_uuid16(esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]))
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid32_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_service_uuid32(esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]))
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid128_format):
+        uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(config[CONF_SERVICE_UUID])
+        cg.add(var.set_service_uuid128(uuid128))
+
+    if len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid16_format):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_char_uuid16(
+                esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID])
+            )
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(
+        esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid32_format
+    ):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_char_uuid32(
+                esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID])
+            )
+        )
+    elif len(config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]) == len(
+        esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid128_format
+    ):
+        uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(
+            config[CONF_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID]
+        )
+        cg.add(var.set_char_uuid128(uuid128))
+
+    if CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID in config:
+        if len(config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID]) == len(esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid16_format):
+            cg.add(
+                var.set_descr_uuid16(
+                    esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID])
+                )
+            )
+        elif len(config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID]) == len(
+            esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid32_format
+        ):
+            cg.add(
+                var.set_descr_uuid32(
+                    esp32_ble_tracker.as_hex(config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID])
+                )
+            )
+        elif len(config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID]) == len(
+            esp32_ble_tracker.bt_uuid128_format
+        ):
+            uuid128 = esp32_ble_tracker.as_reversed_hex_array(
+                config[CONF_DESCRIPTOR_UUID]
+            )
+            cg.add(var.set_descr_uuid128(uuid128))
+
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await ble_client.register_ble_node(var, config)
+    cg.add(var.set_enable_notify(config[CONF_NOTIFY]))
+    await text_sensor.register_text_sensor(var, config)
+    for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_NOTIFY, []):
+        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
+        await ble_client.register_ble_node(trigger, config)
+        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [(cg.std_string, "x")], conf)
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/automation.h b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/automation.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be85892c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/automation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
+#include "esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace ble_client {
+
+class BLETextSensorNotifyTrigger : public Trigger<std::string>, public BLETextSensor {
+ public:
+  explicit BLETextSensorNotifyTrigger(BLETextSensor *sensor) { sensor_ = sensor; }
+  void gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
+                           esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t *param) override {
+    switch (event) {
+      case ESP_GATTC_SEARCH_CMPL_EVT: {
+        this->sensor_->node_state = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
+        break;
+      }
+      case ESP_GATTC_NOTIFY_EVT: {
+        if (param->notify.conn_id != this->sensor_->parent()->conn_id || param->notify.handle != this->sensor_->handle)
+          break;
+        this->trigger(this->sensor_->parse_data(param->notify.value, param->notify.value_len));
+      }
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  BLETextSensor *sensor_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace ble_client
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4d175faa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#include "ble_text_sensor.h"
+
+#include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace ble_client {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "ble_text_sensor";
+
+static const std::string EMPTY = "";
+
+uint32_t BLETextSensor::hash_base() { return 193967603UL; }
+
+void BLETextSensor::loop() {}
+
+void BLETextSensor::dump_config() {
+  LOG_TEXT_SENSOR("", "BLE Text Sensor", this);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  MAC address        : %s", this->parent()->address_str().c_str());
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Service UUID       : %s", this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Characteristic UUID: %s", this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Descriptor UUID    : %s", this->descr_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Notifications      : %s", YESNO(this->notify_));
+  LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
+}
+
+void BLETextSensor::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
+                                        esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t *param) {
+  switch (event) {
+    case ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT: {
+      if (param->open.status == ESP_GATT_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%s] Connected successfully!", this->get_name().c_str());
+        break;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case ESP_GATTC_DISCONNECT_EVT: {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%s] Disconnected!", this->get_name().c_str());
+      this->status_set_warning();
+      this->publish_state(EMPTY);
+      break;
+    }
+    case ESP_GATTC_SEARCH_CMPL_EVT: {
+      this->handle = 0;
+      auto *chr = this->parent()->get_characteristic(this->service_uuid_, this->char_uuid_);
+      if (chr == nullptr) {
+        this->status_set_warning();
+        this->publish_state(EMPTY);
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No sensor characteristic found at service %s char %s", this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str(),
+                 this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+        break;
+      }
+      this->handle = chr->handle;
+      if (this->descr_uuid_.get_uuid().len > 0) {
+        auto *descr = chr->get_descriptor(this->descr_uuid_);
+        if (descr == nullptr) {
+          this->status_set_warning();
+          this->publish_state(EMPTY);
+          ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No sensor descriptor found at service %s char %s descr %s",
+                   this->service_uuid_.to_string().c_str(), this->char_uuid_.to_string().c_str(),
+                   this->descr_uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+          break;
+        }
+        this->handle = descr->handle;
+      }
+      if (this->notify_) {
+        auto status =
+            esp_ble_gattc_register_for_notify(this->parent()->gattc_if, this->parent()->remote_bda, chr->handle);
+        if (status) {
+          ESP_LOGW(TAG, "esp_ble_gattc_register_for_notify failed, status=%d", status);
+        }
+      } else {
+        this->node_state = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case ESP_GATTC_READ_CHAR_EVT: {
+      if (param->read.conn_id != this->parent()->conn_id)
+        break;
+      if (param->read.status != ESP_GATT_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Error reading char at handle %d, status=%d", param->read.handle, param->read.status);
+        break;
+      }
+      if (param->read.handle == this->handle) {
+        this->status_clear_warning();
+        this->publish_state(this->parse_data(param->read.value, param->read.value_len));
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case ESP_GATTC_NOTIFY_EVT: {
+      if (param->notify.conn_id != this->parent()->conn_id || param->notify.handle != this->handle)
+        break;
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%s] ESP_GATTC_NOTIFY_EVT: handle=0x%x, value=0x%x", this->get_name().c_str(),
+               param->notify.handle, param->notify.value[0]);
+      this->publish_state(this->parse_data(param->notify.value, param->notify.value_len));
+      break;
+    }
+    case ESP_GATTC_REG_FOR_NOTIFY_EVT: {
+      this->node_state = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+std::string BLETextSensor::parse_data(uint8_t *value, uint16_t value_len) {
+  std::string text(value, value + value_len);
+  return text;
+}
+
+void BLETextSensor::update() {
+  if (this->node_state != espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%s] Cannot poll, not connected", this->get_name().c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+  if (this->handle == 0) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%s] Cannot poll, no service or characteristic found", this->get_name().c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto status =
+      esp_ble_gattc_read_char(this->parent()->gattc_if, this->parent()->conn_id, this->handle, ESP_GATT_AUTH_REQ_NONE);
+  if (status) {
+    this->status_set_warning();
+    this->publish_state(EMPTY);
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%s] Error sending read request for sensor, status=%d", this->get_name().c_str(), status);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace ble_client
+}  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37537307de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/text_sensor/ble_text_sensor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/components/ble_client/ble_client.h"
+#include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
+#include "esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <esp_gattc_api.h>
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace ble_client {
+
+namespace espbt = esphome::esp32_ble_tracker;
+
+class BLETextSensor : public text_sensor::TextSensor, public PollingComponent, public BLEClientNode {
+ public:
+  void loop() override;
+  void update() override;
+  void gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
+                           esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t *param) override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::DATA; }
+  void set_service_uuid16(uint16_t uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint16(uuid); }
+  void set_service_uuid32(uint32_t uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint32(uuid); }
+  void set_service_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->service_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
+  void set_char_uuid16(uint16_t uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint16(uuid); }
+  void set_char_uuid32(uint32_t uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint32(uuid); }
+  void set_char_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->char_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
+  void set_descr_uuid16(uint16_t uuid) { this->descr_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint16(uuid); }
+  void set_descr_uuid32(uint32_t uuid) { this->descr_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uint32(uuid); }
+  void set_descr_uuid128(uint8_t *uuid) { this->descr_uuid_ = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_raw(uuid); }
+  void set_enable_notify(bool notify) { this->notify_ = notify; }
+  std::string parse_data(uint8_t *value, uint16_t value_len);
+  uint16_t handle;
+
+ protected:
+  uint32_t hash_base() override;
+  bool notify_;
+  espbt::ESPBTUUID service_uuid_;
+  espbt::ESPBTUUID char_uuid_;
+  espbt::ESPBTUUID descr_uuid_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace ble_client
+}  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index 9b38d549b3..3d533f33fc 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -2496,6 +2496,18 @@ globals:
     initial_value: "false"
 
 text_sensor:
+  - platform: ble_client
+    ble_client_id: ble_foo
+    name: 'Sensor Location'
+    service_uuid: '180d'
+    characteristic_uuid: '2a38'
+    descriptor_uuid: '2902'
+    notify: true
+    update_interval: never
+    on_notify:
+      then:
+        - lambda: |-
+            ESP_LOGD("green_btn", "Location changed: %s", x);
   - platform: mqtt_subscribe
     name: "MQTT Subscribe Text"
     topic: "the/topic"