diff --git a/homeassistant/components/airnow/quality_scale.yaml b/homeassistant/components/airnow/quality_scale.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ba7c6daf16fcb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/airnow/quality_scale.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+rules:
+  # Bronze
+  action-setup:
+    status: exempt
+    comment: Integration does not register custom actions.
+  appropriate-polling:
+    status: done
+    comment: Reports are polled every 30 minutes so newly published hourly AirNow reports are picked up promptly.
+  brands: done
+  common-modules: done
+  config-flow-test-coverage: todo
+  config-flow: done
+  dependency-transparency: done
+  docs-actions:
+    status: exempt
+    comment: Integration does not register custom actions.
+  docs-high-level-description: done
+  docs-installation-instructions: done
+  docs-removal-instructions: done
+  entity-event-setup:
+    status: exempt
+    comment: Integration does not subscribe to events.
+  entity-unique-id: done
+  has-entity-name: done
+  runtime-data: done
+  test-before-configure: done
+  test-before-setup: done
+  unique-config-entry: done
+  # Silver
+  action-exceptions: todo
+  config-entry-unloading: done
+  docs-configuration-parameters: todo
+  docs-installation-parameters: todo
+  entity-unavailable: todo
+  integration-owner: todo
+  log-when-unavailable: todo
+  parallel-updates: done
+  reauthentication-flow: todo
+  test-coverage: todo
+  # Gold
+  devices: todo
+  diagnostics: done
+  discovery: todo
+  discovery-update-info: todo
+  docs-data-update: todo
+  docs-examples: todo
+  docs-known-limitations: todo
+  docs-supported-devices: todo
+  docs-supported-functions: todo
+  docs-troubleshooting: todo
+  docs-use-cases: todo
+  dynamic-devices: todo
+  entity-category: todo
+  entity-device-class:
+    status: todo
+    comment: The ozone sensor can still use the ozone device class.
+  entity-disabled-by-default: todo
+  entity-translations: todo
+  exception-translations: todo
+  icon-translations: todo
+  reconfiguration-flow: todo
+  stale-devices: todo
+  repair-issues: todo
+  # Platinum
+  async-dependency: done
+  inject-websession: done
+  strict-typing: todo
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/airnow/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/airnow/strings.json
index 2b3d417abcf467..6b2a6a0b995b6d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/airnow/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/airnow/strings.json
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
       "init": {
         "data": {
           "radius": "Station radius (miles)"
+        },
+        "data_description": {
+          "radius": "The radius in miles around your location to search for reporting stations."
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
index dd88ac6703520f..84857ca899efec 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class Rule:
     "aftership",
     "agent_dvr",
     "airly",
-    "airnow",
     "airq",
     "airthings",
     "airthings_ble",