diff --git a/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts b/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
index 1f14568261..9b18057808 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export class HaAreaPicker extends LitElement {
         .hass=${this.hass}
         .autofocus=${this.autofocus}
         .label=${this.label}
+        .helper=${this.helper}
         .notFoundLabel=${this.hass.localize(
           "ui.components.area-picker.no_match"
         )}