diff --git a/esphome/components/ch422g/ch422g.h b/esphome/components/ch422g/ch422g.h
index 30780e09ad..1193a3db27 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ch422g/ch422g.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ch422g/ch422g.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class CH422GGPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags);
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   CH422GComponent *parent_{};
   uint8_t pin_{};
diff --git a/esphome/components/max6956/max6956.h b/esphome/components/max6956/max6956.h
index 759fa45b07..0a1fd5e4b5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/max6956/max6956.h
+++ b/esphome/components/max6956/max6956.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class MAX6956GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   MAX6956 *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
index a4890b4120..e4ed47a3b2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp23016/mcp23016.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class MCP23016GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   MCP23016 *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp23xxx_base/mcp23xxx_base.h b/esphome/components/mcp23xxx_base/mcp23xxx_base.h
index a522ea28c5..9686c9fd33 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp23xxx_base/mcp23xxx_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp23xxx_base/mcp23xxx_base.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class MCP23XXXGPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
   void set_interrupt_mode(MCP23XXXInterruptMode interrupt_mode) { interrupt_mode_ = interrupt_mode; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   MCP23XXXBase *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121.h b/esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121.h
index f2dc2fe9c9..eb2e2edc57 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class MPR121GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   MPR121Component *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
index 247f443e87..1e8015c40a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pca6416a/pca6416a.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class PCA6416AGPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   PCA6416AComponent *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca9554/pca9554.h b/esphome/components/pca9554/pca9554.h
index c548bec619..efeec4d306 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca9554/pca9554.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pca9554/pca9554.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class PCA9554GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   PCA9554Component *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
index c201e0615f..6edc67fc96 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class PCF8574GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   PCF8574Component *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/sn74hc165/sn74hc165.h b/esphome/components/sn74hc165/sn74hc165.h
index c349d079ae..4684844687 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sn74hc165/sn74hc165.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sn74hc165/sn74hc165.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class SN74HC165GPIOPin : public GPIOPin, public Parented<SN74HC165Component> {
   void set_pin(uint16_t pin) { pin_ = pin; }
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
 
+  /// Always returns `gpio::Flags::FLAG_INPUT`.
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return gpio::Flags::FLAG_INPUT; }
+
  protected:
   uint16_t pin_;
   bool inverted_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/sn74hc595/sn74hc595.h b/esphome/components/sn74hc595/sn74hc595.h
index cb9d7bf140..181015b1e6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sn74hc595/sn74hc595.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sn74hc595/sn74hc595.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class SN74HC595GPIOPin : public GPIOPin, public Parented<SN74HC595Component> {
   void set_pin(uint16_t pin) { pin_ = pin; }
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
 
+  /// Always returns `gpio::Flags::FLAG_OUTPUT`.
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return gpio::Flags::FLAG_OUTPUT; }
+
  protected:
   uint16_t pin_;
   bool inverted_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/spi/spi.h b/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
index f581dc3f56..64463747a2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
+++ b/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class NullPin : public GPIOPin {
 
   void pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) override {}
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE; }
+
   bool digital_read() override { return false; }
 
   void digital_write(bool value) override {}
diff --git a/esphome/components/sx1509/sx1509_gpio_pin.h b/esphome/components/sx1509/sx1509_gpio_pin.h
index 1cfa341ee7..eb9207e882 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sx1509/sx1509_gpio_pin.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sx1509/sx1509_gpio_pin.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class SX1509GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   SX1509Component *parent_;
   uint8_t pin_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
index ea464db043..0c236ae4e3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
+++ b/esphome/components/tca9555/tca9555.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class TCA9555GPIOPin : public GPIOPin, public Parented<TCA9555Component> {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
  protected:
   uint8_t pin_;
   bool inverted_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
index 175a067b27..987278213a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
+++ b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ class WeikaiGPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
   void setup() override;
   std::string dump_summary() const override;
   void pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) override { this->parent_->set_pin_direction_(this->pin_, flags); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/xl9535/xl9535.h b/esphome/components/xl9535/xl9535.h
index dd67990fa8..3b511fd9b3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/xl9535/xl9535.h
+++ b/esphome/components/xl9535/xl9535.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class XL9535GPIOPin : public GPIOPin {
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->inverted_ = inverted; }
   void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+
   void setup() override;
   std::string dump_summary() const override;
   void pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) override;
diff --git a/esphome/core/gpio.h b/esphome/core/gpio.h
index 19d57a0af8..dd6f14fef9 100644
--- a/esphome/core/gpio.h
+++ b/esphome/core/gpio.h
@@ -56,12 +56,9 @@ class GPIOPin {
   /**
    * @brief Retrieve GPIO pin flags.
    *
-   * @note This is currently optional to limit changes but will be mandatory in a future update.
-   * It is primarily applied to internal pins for now.
-   *
-   * @return The GPIO flags describing the pin mode and properties. Returns `gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE` if not overridden.
+   * @return The GPIO flags describing the pin mode and properties.
    */
-  virtual gpio::Flags get_flags() const { return gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE; }
+  virtual gpio::Flags get_flags() const = 0;
 
   virtual bool digital_read() = 0;