diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index 4a428c4f54..dc6c5e5d16 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ void Mcp4461Component::set_wiper_level(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, uint16_t value) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "ignoring invalid wiper level %" PRIu16 "!");
     return;
   }
+  if (!(this->reg_[wiper_idx].enabled)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "writing to disabled volatile wiper %" PRIu8 " is prohibited", wiper_idx);
+    return static_cast<uint16_t>(0);
+  }
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Setting MCP4461 wiper %" PRIu8 " to %" PRIu16 "!", wiper_idx, value);
   this->reg_[wiper_idx].state = value;
   this->update_ = true;