diff --git a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/climate.py b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/climate.py
index a253a778de..2e78db8356 100644
--- a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/climate.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ PROTOCOLS = {
     "sharp": Protocol.PROTOCOL_SHARP,
     "toshiba_daiseikai": Protocol.PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA_DAISEIKAI,
     "toshiba": Protocol.PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA,
+    "zhlt01": Protocol.PROTOCOL_ZHLT01,
 }
 
 CONF_HORIZONTAL_DEFAULT = "horizontal_default"
diff --git a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.cpp b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.cpp
index cd24411763..bed1dc76c0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const std::map<Protocol, std::function<HeatpumpIR *()>> PROTOCOL_CONSTRUCTOR_MAP
     {PROTOCOL_SHARP, []() { return new SharpHeatpumpIR(); }},                                // NOLINT
     {PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA_DAISEIKAI, []() { return new ToshibaDaiseikaiHeatpumpIR(); }},         // NOLINT
     {PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA, []() { return new ToshibaHeatpumpIR(); }},                            // NOLINT
+    {PROTOCOL_ZHLT01, []() { return new ZHLT01HeatpumpIR(); }},                              // NOLINT
 };
 
 void HeatpumpIRClimate::setup() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.h b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.h
index decf1eae07..c60b944111 100644
--- a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.h
+++ b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/heatpumpir.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ enum Protocol {
   PROTOCOL_SHARP,
   PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA_DAISEIKAI,
   PROTOCOL_TOSHIBA,
+  PROTOCOL_ZHLT01,
 };
 
 // Simple enum to represent horizontal directios