diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 7404d3a62aa..d00f428efed 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ homeassistant/components/homematicip_cloud/* @SukramJ
 homeassistant/components/honeywell/* @zxdavb
 homeassistant/components/html5/* @robbiet480
 homeassistant/components/http/* @home-assistant/core
-homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/* @scop
+homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/* @scop @fphammerle
 homeassistant/components/huawei_router/* @abmantis
 homeassistant/components/hue/* @balloob
 homeassistant/components/hunterdouglas_powerview/* @bdraco
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
index 272efa5d722..87f66f87700 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ from .const import (
     KEY_MONITORING_TRAFFIC_STATISTICS,
     KEY_NET_CURRENT_PLMN,
     KEY_NET_NET_MODE,
+    KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT,
     KEY_WLAN_HOST_LIST,
     KEY_WLAN_WIFI_FEATURE_SWITCH,
     NOTIFY_SUPPRESS_TIMEOUT,
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ class Router:
         )
         self._get_data(KEY_NET_CURRENT_PLMN, self.client.net.current_plmn)
         self._get_data(KEY_NET_NET_MODE, self.client.net.net_mode)
+        self._get_data(KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT, self.client.sms.sms_count)
         self._get_data(KEY_WLAN_HOST_LIST, self.client.wlan.host_list)
         self._get_data(
             KEY_WLAN_WIFI_FEATURE_SWITCH, self.client.wlan.wifi_feature_switch
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/const.py b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/const.py
index 583c1c7d6f1..1019d4d19cd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/const.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ KEY_MONITORING_STATUS = "monitoring_status"
 KEY_MONITORING_TRAFFIC_STATISTICS = "monitoring_traffic_statistics"
 KEY_NET_CURRENT_PLMN = "net_current_plmn"
 KEY_NET_NET_MODE = "net_net_mode"
+KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT = "sms_sms_count"
 KEY_WLAN_HOST_LIST = "wlan_host_list"
 KEY_WLAN_WIFI_FEATURE_SWITCH = "wlan_wifi_feature_switch"
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ SENSOR_KEYS = {
     KEY_MONITORING_TRAFFIC_STATISTICS,
     KEY_NET_CURRENT_PLMN,
     KEY_NET_NET_MODE,
+    KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT,
 }
 
 SWITCH_KEYS = {KEY_DIALUP_MOBILE_DATASWITCH}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/manifest.json
index 0660aa361f5..fd574784838 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/manifest.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
       "manufacturer": "Huawei"
     }
   ],
-  "codeowners": ["@scop"]
+  "codeowners": ["@scop", "@fphammerle"]
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/sensor.py
index 84d8e72c2ff..018e5236c74 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/sensor.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .const import (
     KEY_MONITORING_TRAFFIC_STATISTICS,
     KEY_NET_CURRENT_PLMN,
     KEY_NET_NET_MODE,
+    KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT,
     SENSOR_KEYS,
 )
 
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ SENSOR_META = {
             None,
         ),
     ),
+    (KEY_SMS_SMS_COUNT, "LocalUnread"): dict(
+        name="SMS unread", icon="mdi:email-receive",
+    ),
 }