diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
index ca866a43d2..97c08dae24 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
@@ -591,6 +591,18 @@ void Animation::prev_frame() {
   }
 }
 
+void Animation::set_frame(int frame) {
+  unsigned abs_frame = abs(frame);
+
+  if (abs_frame < this->animation_frame_count_) {
+    if (frame >= 0) {
+      this->current_frame_ = frame;
+    } else {
+      this->current_frame_ = this->animation_frame_count_ - abs_frame;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 DisplayPage::DisplayPage(display_writer_t writer) : writer_(std::move(writer)) {}
 void DisplayPage::show() { this->parent_->show_page(this); }
 void DisplayPage::show_next() { this->next_->show(); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
index dc6bbdf350..d2d3f2ed77 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
@@ -491,6 +491,12 @@ class Animation : public Image {
   void next_frame();
   void prev_frame();
 
+  /** Selects a specific frame within the animation.
+   *
+   * @param frame If possitive, advance to the frame. If negative, recede to that frame from the end frame.
+   */
+  void set_frame(int frame);
+
  protected:
   int current_frame_;
   int animation_frame_count_;