diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index b7c0cedb76..97ab2edb5a 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -138,10 +138,19 @@ void Component::set_retry(const std::string &name, uint32_t initial_wait_time, u
   App.scheduler.set_retry(this, name, initial_wait_time, max_attempts, std::move(f), backoff_increase_factor);
 }
 
+void Component::set_retry(const char *name, uint32_t initial_wait_time, uint8_t max_attempts,
+                          std::function<RetryResult(uint8_t)> &&f, float backoff_increase_factor) {  // NOLINT
+  App.scheduler.set_retry(this, name, initial_wait_time, max_attempts, std::move(f), backoff_increase_factor);
+}
+
 bool Component::cancel_retry(const std::string &name) {  // NOLINT
   return App.scheduler.cancel_retry(this, name);
 }
 
+bool Component::cancel_retry(const char *name) {  // NOLINT
+  return App.scheduler.cancel_retry(this, name);
+}
+
 void Component::set_timeout(const std::string &name, uint32_t timeout, std::function<void()> &&f) {  // NOLINT
   App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, timeout, std::move(f));
 }
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index 3d45a020c4..32f594d6f8 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ class Component {
   void set_retry(const std::string &name, uint32_t initial_wait_time, uint8_t max_attempts,       // NOLINT
                  std::function<RetryResult(uint8_t)> &&f, float backoff_increase_factor = 1.0f);  // NOLINT
 
+  void set_retry(const char *name, uint32_t initial_wait_time, uint8_t max_attempts,              // NOLINT
+                 std::function<RetryResult(uint8_t)> &&f, float backoff_increase_factor = 1.0f);  // NOLINT
+
   void set_retry(uint32_t initial_wait_time, uint8_t max_attempts, std::function<RetryResult(uint8_t)> &&f,  // NOLINT
                  float backoff_increase_factor = 1.0f);                                                      // NOLINT
 
@@ -376,6 +379,7 @@ class Component {
    * @return Whether a retry function was deleted.
    */
   bool cancel_retry(const std::string &name);  // NOLINT
+  bool cancel_retry(const char *name);         // NOLINT
 
   /** Set a timeout function with a unique name.
    *