diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
index 708a123d029..bf778812453 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/core/const.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ CHANNEL_HUMIDITY = "humidity"
 CHANNEL_IAS_WD = "ias_wd"
 CHANNEL_ILLUMINANCE = "illuminance"
 CHANNEL_LEVEL = ATTR_LEVEL
+CHANNEL_MULTISTATE_INPUT = "multistate_input"
 CHANNEL_OCCUPANCY = "occupancy"
 CHANNEL_ON_OFF = "on_off"
 CHANNEL_POWER_CONFIGURATION = "power"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
index 3b73a9793c9..ce02bf11d9d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from .core.const import (
     CHANNEL_ELECTRICAL_MEASUREMENT,
     CHANNEL_HUMIDITY,
     CHANNEL_ILLUMINANCE,
+    CHANNEL_MULTISTATE_INPUT,
     CHANNEL_POWER_CONFIGURATION,
     CHANNEL_PRESSURE,
     CHANNEL_SMARTENERGY_METERING,
@@ -227,6 +228,18 @@ class ElectricalMeasurement(Sensor):
         return round(value * self._channel.multiplier / self._channel.divisor)
 
 
+@STRICT_MATCH(channel_names=CHANNEL_MULTISTATE_INPUT)
+class Text(Sensor):
+    """Sensor that displays string values."""
+
+    _device_class = None
+    _unit = None
+
+    def formatter(self, value) -> str:
+        """Return string value."""
+        return value
+
+
 @STRICT_MATCH(generic_ids=CHANNEL_ST_HUMIDITY_CLUSTER)
 @STRICT_MATCH(channel_names=CHANNEL_HUMIDITY)
 class Humidity(Sensor):