diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
index 64382194ec..e70e010748 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES = []
 CONF_LOG_INTERVAL = "log_interval"
 
 runtime_stats_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("runtime_stats")
-RuntimeStatsCollector = runtime_stats_ns.class_("RuntimeStatsCollector")
+RuntimeStatsCollector = runtime_stats_ns.class_("RuntimeStatsCollector", cg.Component)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
index 24dae46b2e..9ec4ec49a9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct ComponentStatPair {
   }
 };
 
-class RuntimeStatsCollector {
+class RuntimeStatsCollector : public Component {
  public:
   RuntimeStatsCollector();