diff --git a/.strict-typing b/.strict-typing
index ab4cc944ea1..ce1491b33eb 100644
--- a/.strict-typing
+++ b/.strict-typing
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ homeassistant.components.analytics.*
 homeassistant.components.anova.*
 homeassistant.components.anthemav.*
 homeassistant.components.apcupsd.*
+homeassistant.components.apprise.*
 homeassistant.components.aqualogic.*
 homeassistant.components.aseko_pool_live.*
 homeassistant.components.assist_pipeline.*
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/apprise/notify.py b/homeassistant/components/apprise/notify.py
index b215f93aeb1..e4b350c4da8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/apprise/notify.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/apprise/notify.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+from typing import Any
 
 import apprise
 import voluptuous as vol
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ def get_service(
 class AppriseNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
     """Implement the notification service for Apprise."""
 
-    def __init__(self, a_obj):
+    def __init__(self, a_obj: apprise.Apprise) -> None:
         """Initialize the service."""
         self.apprise = a_obj
 
-    def send_message(self, message="", **kwargs):
+    def send_message(self, message: str = "", **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Send a message to a specified target.
 
         If no target/tags are specified, then services are notified as is
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 3e882d15812..df774c3a167 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -390,6 +390,16 @@ disallow_untyped_defs = true
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unreachable = true
 
+[mypy-homeassistant.components.apprise.*]
+check_untyped_defs = true
+disallow_incomplete_defs = true
+disallow_subclassing_any = true
+disallow_untyped_calls = true
+disallow_untyped_decorators = true
+disallow_untyped_defs = true
+warn_return_any = true
+warn_unreachable = true
+
 [mypy-homeassistant.components.aqualogic.*]
 check_untyped_defs = true
 disallow_incomplete_defs = true