diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index b66da4fc261f..0c371d6ee6f6 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ esphome/components/pn532_spi/* @OttoWinter @jesserockz
 esphome/components/power_supply/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/preferences/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/psram/* @esphome/core
-esphome/components/pulse_meter/* @cstaahl @stevebaxter
+esphome/components/pulse_meter/* @TrentHouliston @cstaahl @stevebaxter
 esphome/components/pvvx_mithermometer/* @pasiz
 esphome/components/qmp6988/* @andrewpc
 esphome/components/qr_code/* @wjtje
diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.cpp
index 6c4ebe002e2f..14f8e508b538 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ namespace pulse_meter {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "pulse_meter";
 
+void PulseMeterSensor::set_total_pulses(uint32_t pulses) {
+  this->total_pulses_ = pulses;
+  if (this->total_sensor_ != nullptr) {
+    this->total_sensor_->publish_state(this->total_pulses_);
+  }
+}
+
 void PulseMeterSensor::setup() {
   this->pin_->setup();
   this->isr_pin_ = pin_->to_isr();
diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.h b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.h
index fc8d47538f84..1cd02e3ca29b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/pulse_meter_sensor.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class PulseMeterSensor : public sensor::Sensor, public Component {
   void set_timeout_us(uint32_t timeout) { this->timeout_us_ = timeout; }
   void set_total_sensor(sensor::Sensor *sensor) { this->total_sensor_ = sensor; }
   void set_filter_mode(InternalFilterMode mode) { this->filter_mode_ = mode; }
-  void set_total_pulses(uint32_t pulses) { this->total_pulses_ = pulses; }
+
+  void set_total_pulses(uint32_t pulses);
 
   void setup() override;
   void loop() override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
index 26bc6b189b77..59ffa58c21a9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
 
-CODEOWNERS = ["@stevebaxter", "@cstaahl"]
+CODEOWNERS = ["@stevebaxter", "@cstaahl", "@TrentHouliston"]
 
 pulse_meter_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("pulse_meter")