diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
index fbd49cecb399..95f9165f8cfd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_TIMEOUT, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryAuthFailed, ConfigEntryNotReady
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 
 from .const import (
     ACTIVE_UPDATE_RATE,
+    DOMAIN,
     SENSE_CONNECT_EXCEPTIONS,
     SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS,
     SENSE_WEBSOCKET_EXCEPTIONS,
@@ -117,6 +119,19 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: SenseConfigEntry) -> boo
         rt=realtime_coordinator,
     )
 
+    # Register the monitor device up front so child devices can reference it via
+    # via_device_id; child entities are added by concurrently-loaded platforms
+    # before any of them registers the monitor device.
+    sense_monitor_id = gateway.sense_monitor_id
+    dr.async_get(hass).async_get_or_create(
+        config_entry_id=entry.entry_id,
+        name=f"Sense {sense_monitor_id}",
+        identifiers={(DOMAIN, sense_monitor_id)},
+        model="Sense",
+        manufacturer="Sense Labs, Inc.",
+        configuration_url="https://home.sense.com",
+    )
+
     await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
     return True
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sense/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/sense/entity.py
index 35c556a51f2c..b9ae487ebb38 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sense/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sense/entity.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from sense_energy import ASyncSenseable
 from sense_energy.sense_api import SenseDevice
 
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceInfo
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 
@@ -67,5 +68,9 @@ class SenseDeviceEntity(CoordinatorEntity[SenseCoordinator]):
             model="Sense",
             manufacturer="Sense Labs, Inc.",
             configuration_url="https://home.sense.com",
-            via_device=(DOMAIN, sense_monitor_id),
+            via_device_id=dr.async_get_device_id_by_identifier(
+                coordinator.hass,
+                (DOMAIN, sense_monitor_id),
+                config_entry_id=coordinator.config_entry.entry_id,
+            ),
         )
diff --git a/tests/components/sense/test_init.py b/tests/components/sense/test_init.py
index 0575044cdc17..d50b23a2e363 100644
--- a/tests/components/sense/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/sense/test_init.py
@@ -12,12 +12,40 @@ from sense_energy import (
     SenseWebsocketException,
 )
 
+from homeassistant.components.sense.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
+
+from .const import DEVICE_1_ID, MONITOR_ID
 
 from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_sense")
+async def test_device_via_device_link(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    device_registry: dr.DeviceRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test child devices link to the monitor device via via_device_id."""
+    config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(config_entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    monitor_device = device_registry.async_get_device_by_identifier(
+        (DOMAIN, MONITOR_ID), config_entry.entry_id
+    )
+    assert monitor_device is not None
+
+    child_device = device_registry.async_get_device_by_identifier(
+        (DOMAIN, f"{MONITOR_ID}:{DEVICE_1_ID}"), config_entry.entry_id
+    )
+    assert child_device is not None
+    assert child_device.via_device_id == monitor_device.id
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "exception",
     [