diff --git a/esphome/components/cst226/touchscreen/cst226_touchscreen.cpp b/esphome/components/cst226/touchscreen/cst226_touchscreen.cpp
index d4e43d30f5..a25859fe17 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cst226/touchscreen/cst226_touchscreen.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/cst226/touchscreen/cst226_touchscreen.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ void CST226Touchscreen::continue_setup_() {
     if (this->read16_(0xD1F8, buffer, 4)) {
       this->x_raw_max_ = buffer[0] + (buffer[1] << 8);
       this->y_raw_max_ = buffer[2] + (buffer[3] << 8);
+      if (this->swap_x_y_)
+        std::swap(this->x_raw_max_, this->y_raw_max_);
     } else {
       this->x_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_width();
       this->y_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_height();
diff --git a/esphome/components/ektf2232/touchscreen/ektf2232.cpp b/esphome/components/ektf2232/touchscreen/ektf2232.cpp
index ef8f1c6802..603b554273 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ektf2232/touchscreen/ektf2232.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ektf2232/touchscreen/ektf2232.cpp
@@ -34,26 +34,29 @@ void EKTF2232Touchscreen::setup() {
 
   // Get touch resolution
   uint8_t received[4];
-  if (this->x_raw_max_ == this->x_raw_min_) {
-    this->write(GET_X_RES, 4);
-    if (this->read(received, 4)) {
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to read X resolution!");
+  if (this->x_raw_max_ == 0 || this->y_raw_max_ == 0) {
+    auto err = this->write(GET_X_RES, 4);
+    if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+      err = this->read(received, 4);
+      if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+        this->x_raw_max_ = ((received[2])) | ((received[3] & 0xf0) << 4);
+        err = this->write(GET_Y_RES, 4);
+        if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+          err = this->read(received, 4);
+          if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+            this->y_raw_max_ = ((received[2])) | ((received[3] & 0xf0) << 4);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to read calibration values!");
       this->interrupt_pin_->detach_interrupt();
       this->mark_failed();
       return;
     }
-    this->x_raw_max_ = ((received[2])) | ((received[3] & 0xf0) << 4);
-  }
-
-  if (this->y_raw_max_ == this->y_raw_min_) {
-    this->write(GET_Y_RES, 4);
-    if (this->read(received, 4)) {
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to read Y resolution!");
-      this->interrupt_pin_->detach_interrupt();
-      this->mark_failed();
-      return;
-    }
-    this->y_raw_max_ = ((received[2])) | ((received[3] & 0xf0) << 4);
+    if (this->swap_x_y_)
+      std::swap(this->x_raw_max_, this->y_raw_max_);
   }
   this->set_power_state(true);
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp
index 84811b818f..674ef51d64 100644
--- a/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp
@@ -60,20 +60,25 @@ void GT911Touchscreen::setup() {
       }
     }
   }
-  if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-    err = this->write(GET_MAX_VALUES, 2);
+  if (this->x_raw_max_ == 0 || this->y_raw_max_ == 0) {
+    // no calibration? Attempt to read the max values from the touchscreen.
     if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-      err = this->read(data, sizeof(data));
+      err = this->write(GET_MAX_VALUES, 2);
       if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-        if (this->x_raw_max_ == this->x_raw_min_) {
+        err = this->read(data, sizeof(data));
+        if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
           this->x_raw_max_ = encode_uint16(data[1], data[0]);
-        }
-        if (this->y_raw_max_ == this->y_raw_min_) {
           this->y_raw_max_ = encode_uint16(data[3], data[2]);
+          if (this->swap_x_y_)
+            std::swap(this->x_raw_max_, this->y_raw_max_);
         }
-        esph_log_d(TAG, "calibration max_x/max_y %d/%d", this->x_raw_max_, this->y_raw_max_);
       }
     }
+    if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to read calibration values from touchscreen!");
+      this->mark_failed();
+      return;
+    }
   }
   if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to communicate!");