diff --git a/esphome/components/sen5x/sen5x.cpp b/esphome/components/sen5x/sen5x.cpp
index fc4932d867..09dda8bca4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sen5x/sen5x.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sen5x/sen5x.cpp
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@ static const LogString *rht_accel_mode_to_string(RhtAccelerationMode mode) {
   }
 }
 
-// This function performs an in-place conversion of the provided buffer
-// from uint16_t values to big endianness
-static inline const char *sensirion_convert_to_string_in_place(uint16_t *array, size_t length) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-    array[i] = convert_big_endian(array[i]);
-  }
-  return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(array);
-}
-
 void SEN5XComponent::setup() {
   // the sensor needs 1000 ms to enter the idle state
   this->set_timeout(1000, [this]() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensirion_common/i2c_sensirion.h b/esphome/components/sensirion_common/i2c_sensirion.h
index f3eb3761f6..3c2c14ccb8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensirion_common/i2c_sensirion.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sensirion_common/i2c_sensirion.h
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ class SensirionI2CDevice : public i2c::I2CDevice {
  public:
   enum CommandLen : uint8_t { ADDR_8_BIT = 1, ADDR_16_BIT = 2 };
 
+  /**
+   * This function performs an in-place conversion of the provided buffer
+   * from uint16_t values to big endianness. Useful for Sensirion strings in SEN5X and SEN6X
+   */
+  static inline const char *sensirion_convert_to_string_in_place(uint16_t *array, size_t length) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+      array[i] = convert_big_endian(array[i]);
+    }
+    return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(array);
+  }
+
   /** Read data words from I2C device.
    * handles CRC check used by Sensirion sensors
    * @param data pointer to raw result