diff --git a/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.cpp b/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.cpp
index 59491c7d5a..e3002da25d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ namespace lcd_pcf8574 {
 
 static const char *TAG = "lcd_pcf8574";
 
+static const uint8_t LCD_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_ON = 0x08;
+static const uint8_t LCD_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_OFF = 0x00;
+
 void PCF8574LCDDisplay::setup() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up PCF8574 LCD Display...");
-  if (!this->write_bytes(0x08, nullptr, 0)) {
+  this->backlight_value_ = LCD_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_ON;
+  if (!this->write_bytes(this->backlight_value_, nullptr, 0)) {
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ void PCF8574LCDDisplay::write_n_bits(uint8_t value, uint8_t n) {
     // Ugly fix: in the super setup() with n == 4 value needs to be shifted left
     value <<= 4;
   }
-  uint8_t data = value | 0x08;  // Enable backlight
+  uint8_t data = value | this->backlight_value_;  // Set backlight state
   this->write_bytes(data, nullptr, 0);
   // Pulse ENABLE
   this->write_bytes(data | 0x04, nullptr, 0);
@@ -41,6 +45,14 @@ void PCF8574LCDDisplay::send(uint8_t value, bool rs) {
   this->write_n_bits((value & 0xF0) | rs, 0);
   this->write_n_bits(((value << 4) & 0xF0) | rs, 0);
 }
+void PCF8574LCDDisplay::backlight() {
+  this->backlight_value_ = LCD_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_ON;
+  this->write_bytes(this->backlight_value_, nullptr, 0);
+}
+void PCF8574LCDDisplay::no_backlight() {
+  this->backlight_value_ = LCD_DISPLAY_BACKLIGHT_OFF;
+  this->write_bytes(this->backlight_value_, nullptr, 0);
+}
 
 }  // namespace lcd_pcf8574
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.h b/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.h
index 133679c501..61aaeba7f3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.h
+++ b/esphome/components/lcd_pcf8574/pcf8574_display.h
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@ class PCF8574LCDDisplay : public lcd_base::LCDDisplay, public i2c::I2CDevice {
  public:
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
+  void backlight();
+  void no_backlight();
 
  protected:
   bool is_four_bit_mode() override { return true; }
   void write_n_bits(uint8_t value, uint8_t n) override;
   void send(uint8_t value, bool rs) override;
+
+  // Stores the current state of the backlight.
+  uint8_t backlight_value_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace lcd_pcf8574