diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 2c637b0d20..99a12f839f 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ esphome/components/analog_threshold/* @ianchi
 esphome/components/animation/* @syndlex
 esphome/components/anova/* @buxtronix
 esphome/components/apds9306/* @aodrenah
+esphome/components/apds9930/* @iyesin
 esphome/components/api/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/aqi/* @freekode @jasstrong @ximex
 esphome/components/as5600/* @ammmze
diff --git a/esphome/components/apds9930/__init__.py b/esphome/components/apds9930/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e6330bd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/apds9930/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CODEOWNERS = ["@iyesin"]
+DOMAIN = "apds9930"
diff --git a/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.cpp b/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6debc0d9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include "apds9930.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace esphome::apds9930 {
+
+ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "apds9930");
+
+// Register addresses
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_ENABLE = 0x00;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_ATIME = 0x01;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PTIME = 0x02;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PPULSE = 0x0E;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_CONTROL = 0x0F;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_ID = 0x12;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_STATUS = 0x13;
+
+// Command byte: repeated byte and auto-increment protocols
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_CMD = 0x80;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_CMD_AUTO_INCREMENT = 0xA0;
+
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_CHIP_ID = 0x39;
+
+// ENABLE register bits
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PON = 0x01;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_AEN = 0x02;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PEN = 0x04;
+
+// STATUS register bits
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_AVALID = 0x01;
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PVALID = 0x02;
+
+// CONTROL register fields
+static constexpr uint8_t CONTROL_PDRIVE_SHIFT = 6;
+static constexpr uint8_t CONTROL_PDIODE_SHIFT = 4;
+static constexpr uint8_t CONTROL_PGAIN_SHIFT = 2;
+static constexpr uint8_t CONTROL_AGAIN_SHIFT = 0;
+static constexpr uint8_t CONTROL_PDIODE_CH1 = 0b10;  // The only supported proximity diode
+
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_ATIME_VALUE = 0xED;   // 19 cycles, about 52 ms
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PTIME_VALUE = 0xFF;   // 2.73 ms
+static constexpr uint8_t APDS9930_PPULSE_VALUE = 0x08;  // 8 pulses
+
+// Lux calculation coefficients
+static constexpr float APDS9930_DF = 52.0f;
+static constexpr float APDS9930_GA = 0.49f;
+static constexpr float APDS9930_ALS_B = 1.862f;
+static constexpr float APDS9930_ALS_C = 0.746f;
+static constexpr float APDS9930_ALS_D = 1.291f;
+static constexpr float APDS9930_ALSIT_MS = 2.73f * (256 - APDS9930_ATIME_VALUE);
+
+static constexpr uint8_t AMBIENT_GAINS[4] PROGMEM = {1, 8, 16, 120};
+static constexpr uint8_t PROXIMITY_GAINS[4] PROGMEM = {1, 2, 4, 8};
+static constexpr float LED_CURRENT_MAX_MA = 100.0f;  // halved for each drive step
+
+// Lux per count at 1x gain and the fixed integration time
+static constexpr float LUX_PER_COUNT_1X = APDS9930_GA * APDS9930_DF / APDS9930_ALSIT_MS;
+// Each integration cycle adds up to 1024 counts, so this is the ceiling of both light channels
+static constexpr uint16_t ALS_SATURATION = 1024 * (256 - APDS9930_ATIME_VALUE);
+
+bool APDS9930Component::write_reg_(uint8_t reg, uint8_t value) { return this->write_byte(reg | APDS9930_CMD, value); }
+
+void APDS9930Component::setup() {
+  uint8_t id;
+  if (!this->read_byte(APDS9930_ID | APDS9930_CMD, &id)) {
+    this->mark_failed(LOG_STR("Communication failed"));
+    return;
+  }
+  if (id != APDS9930_CHIP_ID) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Wrong ID 0x%02X (expected 0x%02X)", id, APDS9930_CHIP_ID);
+    this->mark_failed(LOG_STR("Wrong chip ID"));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const uint8_t control =
+      (this->led_drive_ & 0b11) << CONTROL_PDRIVE_SHIFT | CONTROL_PDIODE_CH1 << CONTROL_PDIODE_SHIFT |
+      (this->proximity_gain_ & 0b11) << CONTROL_PGAIN_SHIFT | (this->ambient_gain_ & 0b11) << CONTROL_AGAIN_SHIFT;
+
+  uint8_t enable = APDS9930_PON;
+  if (this->illuminance_sensor_ != nullptr)
+    enable |= APDS9930_AEN;
+  if (this->proximity_sensor_ != nullptr)
+    enable |= APDS9930_PEN;
+
+  if (!this->write_reg_(APDS9930_ENABLE, 0x00) || !this->write_reg_(APDS9930_ATIME, APDS9930_ATIME_VALUE) ||
+      !this->write_reg_(APDS9930_PTIME, APDS9930_PTIME_VALUE) ||
+      !this->write_reg_(APDS9930_PPULSE, APDS9930_PPULSE_VALUE) || !this->write_reg_(APDS9930_CONTROL, control) ||
+      !this->write_reg_(APDS9930_ENABLE, enable)) {
+    this->mark_failed(LOG_STR("Configuration failed"));
+  }
+}
+
+void APDS9930Component::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
+                "APDS9930:\n"
+                "  LED Drive: %.1f mA\n"
+                "  Proximity Gain: %ux\n"
+                "  Ambient Light Gain: %ux",
+                LED_CURRENT_MAX_MA / (1 << this->led_drive_),
+                progmem_read_byte(&PROXIMITY_GAINS[this->proximity_gain_]),
+                progmem_read_byte(&AMBIENT_GAINS[this->ambient_gain_]));
+  LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
+  LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
+  LOG_SENSOR("  ", "Illuminance", this->illuminance_sensor_);
+  LOG_SENSOR("  ", "Proximity", this->proximity_sensor_);
+}
+
+void APDS9930Component::update() {
+  // STATUS, CH0DATAL/H, CH1DATAL/H, PDATAL/H
+  uint8_t raw[7];
+  if (!this->read_bytes(APDS9930_STATUS | APDS9930_CMD_AUTO_INCREMENT, raw, sizeof(raw))) {
+    this->status_set_warning(LOG_STR("Reading data failed"));
+    return;
+  }
+  this->status_clear_warning();
+  const uint8_t status = raw[0];
+
+  if (this->illuminance_sensor_ != nullptr && (status & APDS9930_AVALID) != 0) {
+    const uint16_t ch0 = encode_uint16(raw[2], raw[1]);
+    const uint16_t ch1 = encode_uint16(raw[4], raw[3]);
+    if (ch0 >= ALS_SATURATION || ch1 >= ALS_SATURATION) {
+      // A saturated channel would give a lux value that is too low, not too high
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Light channel saturated, lower ambient_light_gain");
+      this->illuminance_sensor_->publish_state(NAN);
+    } else {
+      const float iac = std::max({ch0 - APDS9930_ALS_B * ch1, APDS9930_ALS_C * ch0 - APDS9930_ALS_D * ch1, 0.0f});
+      this->illuminance_sensor_->publish_state(iac * LUX_PER_COUNT_1X /
+                                               progmem_read_byte(&AMBIENT_GAINS[this->ambient_gain_]));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (this->proximity_sensor_ != nullptr && (status & APDS9930_PVALID) != 0) {
+    this->proximity_sensor_->publish_state(encode_uint16(raw[6], raw[5]));
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome::apds9930
diff --git a/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.h b/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc7f77d3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/apds9930/apds9930.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
+#include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+
+namespace esphome::apds9930 {
+
+class APDS9930Component final : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
+  SUB_SENSOR(illuminance)
+  SUB_SENSOR(proximity)
+
+ public:
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  void update() override;
+
+  void set_led_drive(uint8_t level) { this->led_drive_ = level; }
+  void set_proximity_gain(uint8_t gain) { this->proximity_gain_ = gain; }
+  void set_ambient_gain(uint8_t gain) { this->ambient_gain_ = gain; }
+
+ protected:
+  bool write_reg_(uint8_t reg, uint8_t value);
+
+  uint8_t led_drive_{0};
+  uint8_t proximity_gain_{0};
+  uint8_t ambient_gain_{0};
+};
+
+}  // namespace esphome::apds9930
diff --git a/esphome/components/apds9930/sensor.py b/esphome/components/apds9930/sensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b169271c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/apds9930/sensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components import i2c, sensor
+from esphome.components.const import UNIT_COUNTS
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_ILLUMINANCE,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_ILLUMINANCE,
+    STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+    UNIT_LUX,
+)
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
+
+CONF_AMBIENT_LIGHT_GAIN = "ambient_light_gain"
+CONF_LED_DRIVE = "led_drive"
+CONF_PROXIMITY = "proximity"
+CONF_PROXIMITY_GAIN = "proximity_gain"
+
+DRIVE_LEVELS = {"100ma": 0, "50ma": 1, "25ma": 2, "12.5ma": 3}
+PROXIMITY_LEVELS = {"1x": 0, "2x": 1, "4x": 2, "8x": 3}
+AMBIENT_LEVELS = {"1x": 0, "8x": 1, "16x": 2, "120x": 3}
+
+apds9930_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("apds9930")
+APDS9930Component = apds9930_ns.class_(
+    "APDS9930Component", cg.PollingComponent, i2c.I2CDevice
+)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(APDS9930Component),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_LED_DRIVE, default="100ma"): cv.enum(
+                DRIVE_LEVELS, lower=True
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PROXIMITY_GAIN, default="8x"): cv.enum(
+                PROXIMITY_LEVELS, lower=True
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_AMBIENT_LIGHT_GAIN, default="1x"): cv.enum(
+                AMBIENT_LEVELS, lower=True
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ILLUMINANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
+                unit_of_measurement=UNIT_LUX,
+                accuracy_decimals=1,
+                device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_ILLUMINANCE,
+                state_class=STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PROXIMITY): sensor.sensor_schema(
+                unit_of_measurement=UNIT_COUNTS,
+                accuracy_decimals=0,
+                state_class=STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s"))
+    .extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x39))
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
+    cg.add(var.set_led_drive(config[CONF_LED_DRIVE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_proximity_gain(config[CONF_PROXIMITY_GAIN]))
+    cg.add(var.set_ambient_gain(config[CONF_AMBIENT_LIGHT_GAIN]))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_ILLUMINANCE, var.set_illuminance_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_PROXIMITY, var.set_proximity_sensor)
diff --git a/tests/components/apds9930/common.yaml b/tests/components/apds9930/common.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cb9547e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/apds9930/common.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+sensor:
+  - platform: apds9930
+    i2c_id: i2c_bus
+    id: apds9930_sensor
+    address: 0x39
+    update_interval: 30s
+    led_drive: 25ma
+    proximity_gain: 4x
+    ambient_light_gain: 16x
+    illuminance:
+      name: APDS9930 Illuminance
+    proximity:
+      name: APDS9930 Proximity
diff --git a/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp32-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8226f36aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml
+  apds9930: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..913a4adeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/apds9930/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  apds9930: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/apds9930/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/apds9930/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be77d931df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/apds9930/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/rp2040-ard.yaml
+  apds9930: !include common.yaml