diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a7be03edde142..326ba2b1cb8f8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ repos:
           ^airflow/hooks/.*$|
           ^airflow/operators/.*$|
           ^providers/src/airflow/providers/.*$|
-          ^airflow/sensors/.*$|
+          ^providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/.*$|
           ^dev/provider_packages/.*$
       - id: check-base-operator-usage
         language: pygrep
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ repos:
           ^airflow/hooks/.*$|
           ^airflow/operators/.*$|
           ^providers/src/airflow/providers/.*$|
-          ^airflow/sensors/.*$|
+          ^providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/.*$|
           ^dev/provider_packages/.*$
       - id: check-base-operator-usage
         language: pygrep
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ repos:
         files: >
           (?x)
           ^providers/src/airflow/providers/.*\.py$
-        exclude: ^.*/.*_vendor/|providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/bash.py|providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/python.py
+        exclude: ^.*/.*_vendor/|providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/bash.py|providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/python.py|providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
       - id: check-get-lineage-collector-providers
         language: python
         name: Check providers import hook lineage code from compat
diff --git a/airflow/example_dags/example_external_task_marker_dag.py b/airflow/example_dags/example_external_task_marker_dag.py
index abaf21770523a..0a282a834195c 100644
--- a/airflow/example_dags/example_external_task_marker_dag.py
+++ b/airflow/example_dags/example_external_task_marker_dag.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 from airflow.models.dag import DAG
 from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
-from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskMarker, ExternalTaskSensor
+from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskMarker, ExternalTaskSensor
 
 start_date = pendulum.datetime(2021, 1, 1, tz="UTC")
 
diff --git a/airflow/models/dag.py b/airflow/models/dag.py
index f8829cc6c28f9..34ed6694a0695 100644
--- a/airflow/models/dag.py
+++ b/airflow/models/dag.py
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ def _get_task_instances(
 
         if include_dependent_dags:
             # Recursively find external tasks indicated by ExternalTaskMarker
-            from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskMarker
+            from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskMarker
 
             query = tis
             if as_pk_tuple:
diff --git a/airflow/reproducible_build.yaml b/airflow/reproducible_build.yaml
index 1c13b028bb4f0..5f2d030fd0b63 100644
--- a/airflow/reproducible_build.yaml
+++ b/airflow/reproducible_build.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 release-notes-hash: c68f3fa23f84c7fc270d73baaa2cc18d
-source-date-epoch: 1731415143
+source-date-epoch: 1732690252
diff --git a/airflow/serialization/serialized_objects.py b/airflow/serialization/serialized_objects.py
index e51836036814d..2e1a5cd14f919 100644
--- a/airflow/serialization/serialized_objects.py
+++ b/airflow/serialization/serialized_objects.py
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@
 
 _OPERATOR_EXTRA_LINKS: set[str] = {
     "airflow.providers.standard.operators.trigger_dagrun.TriggerDagRunLink",
-    "airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalDagLink",
+    "airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalDagLink",
     # Deprecated names, so that existing serialized dags load straight away.
-    "airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensorLink",
+    "airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensorLink",
     "airflow.operators.dagrun_operator.TriggerDagRunLink",
-    "airflow.sensors.external_task_sensor.ExternalTaskSensorLink",
+    "airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task_sensor.ExternalTaskSensorLink",
 }
 
 
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ class DependencyDetector:
     def detect_task_dependencies(task: Operator) -> list[DagDependency]:
         """Detect dependencies caused by tasks."""
         from airflow.providers.standard.operators.trigger_dagrun import TriggerDagRunOperator
-        from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+        from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
         deps = []
         if isinstance(task, TriggerDagRunOperator):
diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/external_task_sensor.rst b/docs/apache-airflow-providers-standard/sensors/external_task_sensor.rst
similarity index 94%
rename from docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/external_task_sensor.rst
rename to docs/apache-airflow-providers-standard/sensors/external_task_sensor.rst
index 7ddbc4b2417b8..812f3b6aab9b7 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/external_task_sensor.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow-providers-standard/sensors/external_task_sensor.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ DAGs.
 ExternalTaskSensor
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Use the :class:`~airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor` to make tasks on a DAG
+Use the :class:`~airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor` to make tasks on a DAG
 wait for another task on a different DAG for a specific ``execution_date``.
 
 ExternalTaskSensor also provide options to set if the Task on a remote DAG succeeded or failed
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Also for this action you can use sensor in the deferrable mode:
 
 ExternalTaskSensor with task_group dependency
 ---------------------------------------------
-In Addition, we can also use the :class:`~airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor` to make tasks on a DAG
+In Addition, we can also use the :class:`~airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor` to make tasks on a DAG
 wait for another ``task_group`` on a different DAG for a specific ``execution_date``.
 
 .. exampleinclude:: /../../airflow/example_dags/example_external_task_marker_dag.py
diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow/core-concepts/dags.rst b/docs/apache-airflow/core-concepts/dags.rst
index 98823fbc85ad7..b76b1525be82f 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow/core-concepts/dags.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow/core-concepts/dags.rst
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ relationships, dependencies between DAGs are a bit more complex. In general, the
 in which one DAG can depend on another:
 
 - triggering - :class:`~airflow.providers.standard.operators.trigger_dagrun.TriggerDagRunOperator`
-- waiting - :class:`~airflow.sensors.external_task_sensor.ExternalTaskSensor`
+- waiting - :class:`~airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task_sensor.ExternalTaskSensor`
 
 Additional difficulty is that one DAG could wait for or trigger several runs of the other DAG
 with different data intervals. The **Dag Dependencies** view
diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/index.rst b/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/index.rst
index 5dcda247522ca..45b538874363e 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/index.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow/howto/operator/index.rst
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@ determine what actually executes when your DAG runs.
 
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 2
-
-    external_task_sensor
diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow/operators-and-hooks-ref.rst b/docs/apache-airflow/operators-and-hooks-ref.rst
index 99f0bb17f93f0..7c238307e587d 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow/operators-and-hooks-ref.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow/operators-and-hooks-ref.rst
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ For details see: :doc:`apache-airflow-providers:operators-and-hooks-ref/index`.
    * - Sensors
      - Guides
 
-   * - :mod:`airflow.sensors.external_task`
-     - :doc:`How to use <howto/operator/external_task_sensor>`
-
+   * - :mod:`airflow.sensors.base`
+     -
 
 **Hooks:**
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/41391.significant.rst b/newsfragments/41391.significant.rst
index 6ab26848f0657..0513aa3ab93b3 100644
--- a/newsfragments/41391.significant.rst
+++ b/newsfragments/41391.significant.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 **Breaking Change**
 
-The ``airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensorLink`` class has been removed.
+The ``airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensorLink`` class has been removed.
 This class was deprecated and is no longer available. Users should now use
-the ``airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalDagLink`` class directly.
+the ``airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalDagLink`` class directly.
diff --git a/providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/provider.yaml b/providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/provider.yaml
index eea8991e2526e..a58ef13a3acc6 100644
--- a/providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/provider.yaml
+++ b/providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/provider.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ sensors:
       - airflow.providers.standard.sensors.bash
       - airflow.providers.standard.sensors.python
       - airflow.providers.standard.sensors.filesystem
+      - airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task
 hooks:
   - integration-name: Standard
     python-modules:
diff --git a/airflow/sensors/external_task.py b/providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
similarity index 100%
rename from airflow/sensors/external_task.py
rename to providers/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
diff --git a/tests/dags/test_external_task_sensor_check_existense.py b/tests/dags/test_external_task_sensor_check_existense.py
index 9de992c073b91..656f3760a248c 100644
--- a/tests/dags/test_external_task_sensor_check_existense.py
+++ b/tests/dags/test_external_task_sensor_check_existense.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from airflow.models.dag import DAG
 from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
-from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
 from tests.models import DEFAULT_DATE
 
diff --git a/tests/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py b/tests/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
index e47e88d62ef70..c67b757eaadb1 100644
--- a/tests/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
 from airflow.providers.standard.operators.bash import BashOperator
 from airflow.providers.standard.operators.python import PythonOperator
-from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.time import TimeSensor
-from airflow.providers.standard.triggers.external_task import WorkflowTrigger
-from airflow.sensors.external_task import (
+from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import (
     ExternalTaskMarker,
     ExternalTaskSensor,
 )
+from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.time import TimeSensor
+from airflow.providers.standard.triggers.external_task import WorkflowTrigger
 from airflow.serialization.serialized_objects import SerializedBaseOperator
 from airflow.utils.hashlib_wrapper import md5
 from airflow.utils.session import NEW_SESSION, create_session, provide_session
@@ -934,8 +934,8 @@ def test_external_task_group_when_there_is_no_TIs(self):
             ),
         ),
     )
-    @mock.patch("airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor.get_count")
-    @mock.patch("airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor._get_dttm_filter")
+    @mock.patch("airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor.get_count")
+    @mock.patch("airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor._get_dttm_filter")
     def test_fail_poke(
         self, _get_dttm_filter, get_count, soft_fail, expected_exception, kwargs, expected_message
     ):
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ def test_fail_poke(
             ),
         ),
     )
-    @mock.patch("airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor._get_dttm_filter")
+    @mock.patch("airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor._get_dttm_filter")
     @mock.patch("airflow.models.dagbag.DagBag.get_dag")
     @mock.patch("os.path.exists")
     @mock.patch("airflow.models.dag.DagModel.get_current")
diff --git a/tests/serialization/test_dag_serialization.py b/tests/serialization/test_dag_serialization.py
index 555124f65b049..5dbe6c968ab6f 100644
--- a/tests/serialization/test_dag_serialization.py
+++ b/tests/serialization/test_dag_serialization.py
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ def test_deps_sorted(self):
         Tests serialize_operator, make sure the deps is in order
         """
         from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
-        from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+        from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
         logical_date = datetime(2020, 1, 1)
         with DAG(dag_id="test_deps_sorted", schedule=None, start_date=logical_date) as dag:
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ def test_derived_dag_deps_sensor(self):
         Tests DAG dependency detection for sensors, including derived classes
         """
         from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
-        from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+        from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
         class DerivedSensor(ExternalTaskSensor):
             pass
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ def test_dag_deps_assets_with_duplicate_asset(self):
         """
         Check that dag_dependencies node is populated correctly for a DAG with duplicate assets.
         """
-        from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+        from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
         d1 = Asset("d1")
         d2 = Asset("d2")
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ def test_dag_deps_assets(self):
         """
         Check that dag_dependencies node is populated correctly for a DAG with assets.
         """
-        from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+        from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 
         d1 = Asset("d1")
         d2 = Asset("d2")
diff --git a/tests/system/core/example_external_task_parent_deferrable.py b/tests/system/core/example_external_task_parent_deferrable.py
index 860cec5d0896f..ff003eee12a48 100644
--- a/tests/system/core/example_external_task_parent_deferrable.py
+++ b/tests/system/core/example_external_task_parent_deferrable.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from airflow import DAG
 from airflow.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
 from airflow.providers.standard.operators.trigger_dagrun import TriggerDagRunOperator
-from airflow.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
+from airflow.providers.standard.sensors.external_task import ExternalTaskSensor
 from airflow.utils.timezone import datetime
 
 with DAG(