diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
index 7e63f9dc5a..7469d4f1b8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ namespace mcp4461 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "mcp4461.output";
 
+void Mcp4461Wiper::setup() {
+  if (this->initial_value_.has_value()) {
+      // Use the value
+      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting initial value %.3f", %this->initial_value_);
+      this->_parent->set_wiper_level(wiper, this->initial_value_);
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "No initial value set, retaining previous wiper level.");
+    }
+}
+
 void Mcp4461Wiper::write_state(float state) {
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Got value %02f from frontend", state);