diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/config_flow.py
index 2b1e20d645e..9e6c510c8b6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/config_flow.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigFlow
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_NAME
 from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResult
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
+from homeassistant.helpers.selector import TextSelector
 
 from .const import DOMAIN
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class PureEnergieFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             step_id="user",
             data_schema=vol.Schema(
                 {
-                    vol.Required(CONF_HOST): str,
+                    vol.Required(CONF_HOST): TextSelector(),
                 }
             ),
             errors=errors or {},
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/strings.json
index 4f65d2d8be1..a76b4a001e6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/strings.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
       "user": {
         "data": {
           "host": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::host%]"
+        },
+        "data_description": {
+          "host": "The IP address or hostname of your Pure Energie Meter."
         }
       },
       "zeroconf_confirm": {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/translations/en.json
index 6773cf51478..0c4ebcc6e6e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pure_energie/translations/en.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
             "user": {
                 "data": {
                     "host": "Host"
+                },
+                "data_description": {
+                    "host": "The IP address or hostname of your Pure Energie Meter."
                 }
             },
             "zeroconf_confirm": {