diff --git a/esphome/components/globals/__init__.py b/esphome/components/globals/__init__.py
index 633ccea66b..fc400c5dd1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/globals/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/globals/__init__.py
@@ -9,30 +9,56 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_VALUE,
 )
 from esphome.core import CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 globals_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("globals")
 GlobalsComponent = globals_ns.class_("GlobalsComponent", cg.Component)
-RestoringGlobalsComponent = globals_ns.class_("RestoringGlobalsComponent", cg.Component)
+RestoringGlobalsComponent = globals_ns.class_(
+    "RestoringGlobalsComponent", cg.PollingComponent
+)
 RestoringGlobalStringComponent = globals_ns.class_(
-    "RestoringGlobalStringComponent", cg.Component
+    "RestoringGlobalStringComponent", cg.PollingComponent
 )
 GlobalVarSetAction = globals_ns.class_("GlobalVarSetAction", automation.Action)
 
 CONF_MAX_RESTORE_DATA_LENGTH = "max_restore_data_length"
 
+# Base schema fields shared by both variants
+_BASE_SCHEMA = {
+    cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(GlobalsComponent),
+    cv.Required(CONF_TYPE): cv.string_strict,
+    cv.Optional(CONF_INITIAL_VALUE): cv.string_strict,
+    cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_RESTORE_DATA_LENGTH): cv.int_range(0, 254),
+}
 
-MULTI_CONF = True
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+# Non-restoring globals: regular Component (no polling needed)
+_NON_RESTORING_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
-        cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(GlobalsComponent),
-        cv.Required(CONF_TYPE): cv.string_strict,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_INITIAL_VALUE): cv.string_strict,
+        **_BASE_SCHEMA,
         cv.Optional(CONF_RESTORE_VALUE, default=False): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_RESTORE_DATA_LENGTH): cv.int_range(0, 254),
     }
 ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 
+# Restoring globals: PollingComponent with configurable update_interval
+_RESTORING_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        **_BASE_SCHEMA,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_RESTORE_VALUE, default=True): cv.boolean,
+    }
+).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("1s"))
+
+
+def _globals_schema(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    """Select schema based on restore_value setting."""
+    if config.get(CONF_RESTORE_VALUE, False):
+        return _RESTORING_SCHEMA(config)
+    return _NON_RESTORING_SCHEMA(config)
+
+
+MULTI_CONF = True
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = _globals_schema
+
 
 # Run with low priority so that namespaces are registered first
 @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.LATE)
diff --git a/esphome/components/globals/globals_component.h b/esphome/components/globals/globals_component.h
index 1d2a08937e..3db29bea35 100644
--- a/esphome/components/globals/globals_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/globals/globals_component.h
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include <cstring>
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace globals {
+namespace esphome::globals {
 
 template<typename T> class GlobalsComponent : public Component {
  public:
@@ -24,13 +23,14 @@ template<typename T> class GlobalsComponent : public Component {
   T value_{};
 };
 
-template<typename T> class RestoringGlobalsComponent : public Component {
+template<typename T> class RestoringGlobalsComponent : public PollingComponent {
  public:
   using value_type = T;
-  explicit RestoringGlobalsComponent() = default;
-  explicit RestoringGlobalsComponent(T initial_value) : value_(initial_value) {}
+  explicit RestoringGlobalsComponent() : PollingComponent(1000) {}
+  explicit RestoringGlobalsComponent(T initial_value) : PollingComponent(1000), value_(initial_value) {}
   explicit RestoringGlobalsComponent(
-      std::array<typename std::remove_extent<T>::type, std::extent<T>::value> initial_value) {
+      std::array<typename std::remove_extent<T>::type, std::extent<T>::value> initial_value)
+      : PollingComponent(1000) {
     memcpy(this->value_, initial_value.data(), sizeof(T));
   }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ template<typename T> class RestoringGlobalsComponent : public Component {
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
-  void loop() override { store_value_(); }
+  void update() override { store_value_(); }
 
   void on_shutdown() override { store_value_(); }
 
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ template<typename T> class RestoringGlobalsComponent : public Component {
 };
 
 // Use with string or subclasses of strings
-template<typename T, uint8_t SZ> class RestoringGlobalStringComponent : public Component {
+template<typename T, uint8_t SZ> class RestoringGlobalStringComponent : public PollingComponent {
  public:
   using value_type = T;
-  explicit RestoringGlobalStringComponent() = default;
-  explicit RestoringGlobalStringComponent(T initial_value) { this->value_ = initial_value; }
+  explicit RestoringGlobalStringComponent() : PollingComponent(1000) {}
+  explicit RestoringGlobalStringComponent(T initial_value) : PollingComponent(1000) { this->value_ = initial_value; }
   explicit RestoringGlobalStringComponent(
-      std::array<typename std::remove_extent<T>::type, std::extent<T>::value> initial_value) {
+      std::array<typename std::remove_extent<T>::type, std::extent<T>::value> initial_value)
+      : PollingComponent(1000) {
     memcpy(this->value_, initial_value.data(), sizeof(T));
   }
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ template<typename T, uint8_t SZ> class RestoringGlobalStringComponent : public C
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
-  void loop() override { store_value_(); }
+  void update() override { store_value_(); }
 
   void on_shutdown() override { store_value_(); }
 
@@ -144,5 +145,4 @@ template<typename T> T &id(GlobalsComponent<T> *value) { return value->value();
 template<typename T> T &id(RestoringGlobalsComponent<T> *value) { return value->value(); }
 template<typename T, uint8_t SZ> T &id(RestoringGlobalStringComponent<T, SZ> *value) { return value->value(); }
 
-}  // namespace globals
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::globals
diff --git a/tests/components/globals/common.yaml b/tests/components/globals/common.yaml
index 224a91a270..efa3cba076 100644
--- a/tests/components/globals/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/globals/common.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ globals:
     type: int
     restore_value: true
     initial_value: "0"
+    update_interval: 5s
   - id: glob_float
     type: float
     restore_value: true