diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 0dc5339193..82f61c3b80 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ esphome/components/homeassistant/* @OttoWinter
 esphome/components/honeywell_hih_i2c/* @Benichou34
 esphome/components/honeywellabp/* @RubyBailey
 esphome/components/honeywellabp2_i2c/* @jpfaff
-esphome/components/host/* @esphome/core
+esphome/components/host/* @clydebarrow @esphome/core
+esphome/components/host/time/* @clydebarrow
 esphome/components/hrxl_maxsonar_wr/* @netmikey
 esphome/components/hte501/* @Stock-M
 esphome/components/htu31d/* @betterengineering
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/__init__.py b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
index 3bd3b6b172..39e418c9ea 100644
--- a/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/host/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .const import KEY_HOST
 # force import gpio to register pin schema
 from .gpio import host_pin_to_code  # noqa
 
-CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
+CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core", "@clydebarrow"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/time/__init__.py b/esphome/components/host/time/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76a88d98a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/time/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import time as time_
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@clydebarrow"]
+
+time_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("host")
+HostTime = time_ns.class_("HostTime", time_.RealTimeClock)
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = time_.TIME_SCHEMA.extend(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(HostTime),
+    }
+).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await time_.register_time(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/host/time/host_time.h b/esphome/components/host/time/host_time.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f1473b809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/host/time/host_time.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace host {
+
+class HostTime : public time::RealTimeClock {
+ public:
+  void update() override {}
+};
+
+}  // namespace host
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
index a0e791be75..4ded98d483 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace sntp {
 static const char *const TAG = "sntp";
 
 void SNTPComponent::setup() {
-#ifndef USE_HOST
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up SNTP...");
 #if defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   if (esp_sntp_enabled()) {
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ void SNTPComponent::setup() {
 #endif
 
   sntp_init();
-#endif
 }
 void SNTPComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "SNTP Time:");
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ void SNTPComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Timezone: '%s'", this->timezone_.c_str());
 }
 void SNTPComponent::update() {
-#if !defined(USE_ESP_IDF) && !defined(USE_HOST)
+#if !defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   // force resync
   if (sntp_enabled()) {
     sntp_stop();
diff --git a/esphome/components/sntp/time.py b/esphome/components/sntp/time.py
index b1362f5421..7cc82e3dff 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sntp/time.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sntp/time.py
@@ -2,24 +2,41 @@ from esphome.components import time as time_
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.core import CORE
-from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_SERVERS
-
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_SERVERS,
+    PLATFORM_ESP32,
+    PLATFORM_ESP8266,
+    PLATFORM_RP2040,
+    PLATFORM_RTL87XX,
+    PLATFORM_BK72XX,
+)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
 sntp_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("sntp")
 SNTPComponent = sntp_ns.class_("SNTPComponent", time_.RealTimeClock)
 
-
 DEFAULT_SERVERS = ["0.pool.ntp.org", "1.pool.ntp.org", "2.pool.ntp.org"]
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = time_.TIME_SCHEMA.extend(
-    {
-        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(SNTPComponent),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SERVERS, default=DEFAULT_SERVERS): cv.All(
-            cv.ensure_list(cv.Any(cv.domain, cv.hostname)), cv.Length(min=1, max=3)
-        ),
-    }
-).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    time_.TIME_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(SNTPComponent),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SERVERS, default=DEFAULT_SERVERS): cv.All(
+                cv.ensure_list(cv.Any(cv.domain, cv.hostname)), cv.Length(min=1, max=3)
+            ),
+        }
+    ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
+    cv.only_on(
+        [
+            PLATFORM_ESP32,
+            PLATFORM_ESP8266,
+            PLATFORM_RP2040,
+            PLATFORM_BK72XX,
+            PLATFORM_RTL87XX,
+        ]
+    ),
+)
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
diff --git a/tests/components/host/common.yaml b/tests/components/host/common.yaml
index 3d14c190a6..fca0c5d597 100644
--- a/tests/components/host/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/host/common.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 time:
-  - platform: sntp
+  - platform: host
     id: esptime
     timezone: Australia/Sydney
 
 logger:
   level: VERBOSE
-  logs:
-    lvgl: INFO
-    display: DEBUG
-    sensor: INFO
-    vnc: DEBUG
 
 host:
   mac_address: "62:23:45:AF:B3:DD"
diff --git a/tests/components/sntp/test.bk72xx.yaml b/tests/components/sntp/test.bk72xx.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dade44d145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sntp/test.bk72xx.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml