diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
index fe56f728aa..9cfeae86fa 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ namespace mcp4461 {
 static const char *const TAG = "mcp4461.output";
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::write_state(float state) {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Got value %02f from frontend", state);
   const float max_taps = 256.0;
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ void Mcp4461Wiper::write_state(float state) {
 }
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::set_initial_value(float initial_value) {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   if (initial_value >= 0.000 && initial_value <= 0.256) {
     this->initial_value_ = static_cast<uint16_t>(initial_value * 1000);
     // Use the value
@@ -40,17 +48,26 @@ void Mcp4461Wiper::set_initial_value(float initial_value) {
 uint16_t Mcp4461Wiper::get_wiper_level() { return this->parent_->get_wiper_level(this->wiper_); }
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::save_level() {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   if (wiper_idx > 3) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot save level for nonvolatile wiper %" PRIu8 " !", wiper_idx);
     return;
   }
   uint8_t nonvolatile_wiper_idx = wiper_idx + 4;
+  this->parent_->reg[nonvolatile_wiper_idx].state = this->parent_->reg_[wiper_idx].state;
   Mcp4461WiperIdx nonvolatile_wiper = static_cast<Mcp4461WiperIdx>(nonvolatile_wiper_idx);
   this->parent_->set_wiper_level(nonvolatile_wiper, this->state_);
 }
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::enable_wiper() {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   if (wiper_idx > 3) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot enable nonvolatile wiper %" PRIu8 " !", wiper_idx);
@@ -69,20 +86,30 @@ void Mcp4461Wiper::disable_wiper() {
 }
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::increase_wiper() {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   if (wiper_idx > 3) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot increase nonvolatile wiper %" PRIu8 " !", wiper_idx);
     return;
   }
+  this->state_ = this->state_ + 1.0;
   this->parent_->increase_wiper(this->wiper_);
 }
 
 void Mcp4461Wiper::decrease_wiper() {
+  if (this->parent_->is_failed()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Parent MCP4461 component has failed! Aborting");
+    return;
+  }
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(this->wiper_);
   if (wiper_idx > 3) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot decrease nonvolatile wiper %" PRIu8 " !", wiper_idx);
     return;
   }
+  this->state_ = this->state_ - 1.0;
   this->parent_->decrease_wiper(this->wiper_);
 }