diff --git a/homeassistant/components/group/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/group/config_flow.py
index 3624ebb7ef2fd..bc81a6ffe7653 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/group/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/group/config_flow.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 _STATISTIC_MEASURES = [
     "last",
+    "first",
     "max",
     "mean",
     "median",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/group/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/group/sensor.py
index cad794fd6b96a..f9cb543864d83 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/group/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/group/sensor.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 ATTR_MEDIAN = "median"
 ATTR_LAST = "last"
 ATTR_LAST_ENTITY_ID = "last_entity_id"
+ATTR_FIRST = "first"
+ATTR_FIRST_ENTITY_ID = "first_entity_id"
 ATTR_RANGE = "range"
 ATTR_STDEV = "stdev"
 ATTR_SUM = "sum"
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
     ATTR_MEAN: "mean",
     ATTR_MEDIAN: "median",
     ATTR_LAST: "last",
+    ATTR_FIRST: "first",
     ATTR_RANGE: "range",
     ATTR_STDEV: "stdev",
     ATTR_SUM: "sum",
@@ -255,6 +258,19 @@ def calc_last(
     return attributes, last
 
 
+def calc_first(
+    sensor_values: list[tuple[str, float, State]],
+) -> tuple[dict[str, str | None], float | None]:
+    """Calculate first value."""
+    first_entity_id: str | None = None
+    first: float | None = None
+    if len(sensor_values) > 0:
+        first_entity_id, first, _ = sensor_values[0]
+
+    attributes = {ATTR_FIRST_ENTITY_ID: first_entity_id}
+    return attributes, first
+
+
 def calc_range(
     sensor_values: list[tuple[str, float, State]],
 ) -> tuple[dict[str, str | None], float]:
@@ -309,6 +325,7 @@ def calc_product(
     "mean": calc_mean,
     "median": calc_median,
     "last": calc_last,
+    "first": calc_first,
     "range": calc_range,
     "stdev": calc_stdev,
     "sum": calc_sum,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/group/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/group/strings.json
index ba4cb24270095..44a4d49afe753 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/group/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/group/strings.json
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
   "selector": {
     "type": {
       "options": {
+        "first": "First",
         "last": "Most recently updated",
         "max": "Maximum",
         "mean": "Arithmetic mean",
diff --git a/tests/components/group/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/group/test_sensor.py
index acbd9c44cbfb6..a942ffbecd9b3 100644
--- a/tests/components/group/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/group/test_sensor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from homeassistant import config as hass_config
 from homeassistant.components.group import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.group.sensor import (
+    ATTR_FIRST_ENTITY_ID,
     ATTR_LAST_ENTITY_ID,
     ATTR_MAX_ENTITY_ID,
     ATTR_MIN_ENTITY_ID,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
         ("mean", MEAN, {}),
         ("median", MEDIAN, {}),
         ("last", VALUES[2], {ATTR_LAST_ENTITY_ID: "sensor.test_3"}),
+        ("first", VALUES[0], {ATTR_FIRST_ENTITY_ID: "sensor.test_1"}),
         ("range", RANGE, {}),
         ("stdev", STDEV, {}),
         ("sum", SUM_VALUE, {}),
@@ -767,6 +769,62 @@ async def test_last_sensor(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         assert entity_id == state.attributes.get("last_entity_id")
 
 
+async def test_first_sensor(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test the first sensor."""
+    config = {
+        SENSOR_DOMAIN: {
+            "platform": DOMAIN,
+            "name": "test_first",
+            "type": "first",
+            "entities": ["sensor.test_1", "sensor.test_2", "sensor.test_3"],
+            "unique_id": "very_unique_id_first_sensor",
+            "ignore_non_numeric": True,
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, "sensor", config)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    entity_ids = config["sensor"]["entities"]
+
+    # Ensure that while sensor states are being set
+    # the group will always point to the first sensor.
+
+    for entity_id, value in dict(zip(entity_ids, VALUES, strict=False)).items():
+        hass.states.async_set(entity_id, value)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_first")
+        assert str(float(VALUES[0])) == state.state
+        assert entity_ids[0] == state.attributes.get("first_entity_id")
+
+    # If the second sensor of the group becomes unavailable
+    # then the first one should still be taken.
+
+    hass.states.async_set(entity_ids[1], STATE_UNAVAILABLE)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_first")
+    assert str(float(VALUES[0])) == state.state
+    assert entity_ids[0] == state.attributes.get("first_entity_id")
+
+    # If the first sensor of the group becomes now unavailable
+    # then the third one should be taken.
+
+    hass.states.async_set(entity_ids[0], STATE_UNAVAILABLE)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_first")
+    assert str(float(VALUES[2])) == state.state
+    assert entity_ids[2] == state.attributes.get("first_entity_id")
+
+    # If all sensors of the group become unavailable
+    # then the group should also be unavailable.
+
+    hass.states.async_set(entity_ids[2], STATE_UNAVAILABLE)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_first")
+    assert state.state == STATE_UNAVAILABLE
+    assert state.attributes.get("first_entity_id") is None
+
+
 async def test_sensors_attributes_added_when_entity_info_available(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
 ) -> None: