diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/base_component.py b/esphome/components/nextion/base_component.py
index b2a857c888..f1c3a1d227 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/base_component.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/base_component.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CONF_ON_SETUP = "on_setup"
 CONF_ON_PAGE = "on_page"
 CONF_TOUCH_SLEEP_TIMEOUT = "touch_sleep_timeout"
 CONF_WAKE_UP_PAGE = "wake_up_page"
+CONF_START_UP_PAGE = "start_up_page"
 CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH = "auto_wake_on_touch"
 CONF_WAVE_MAX_LENGTH = "wave_max_length"
 CONF_BACKGROUND_COLOR = "background_color"
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/display.py b/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
index 72f56bd6f3..afb64ceeea 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .base_component import (
     CONF_TFT_URL,
     CONF_TOUCH_SLEEP_TIMEOUT,
     CONF_WAKE_UP_PAGE,
+    CONF_START_UP_PAGE,
     CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH,
 )
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
             ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_TOUCH_SLEEP_TIMEOUT): cv.int_range(min=3, max=65535),
             cv.Optional(CONF_WAKE_UP_PAGE): cv.positive_int,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_START_UP_PAGE): cv.positive_int,
             cv.Optional(CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH, default=True): cv.boolean,
         }
     )
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if CONF_WAKE_UP_PAGE in config:
         cg.add(var.set_wake_up_page_internal(config[CONF_WAKE_UP_PAGE]))
 
+    if CONF_START_UP_PAGE in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_start_up_page_internal(config[CONF_START_UP_PAGE]))
+
     if CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH in config:
         cg.add(var.set_auto_wake_on_touch_internal(config[CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH]))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
index 78c07be890..76bdb283f6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ void Nextion::dump_config() {
   if (this->wake_up_page_ != -1) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Wake Up Page :       %d", this->wake_up_page_);
   }
+
+  if (this->start_up_page_ != -1) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Start Up Page :      %d", this->start_up_page_);
+  }
 }
 
 float Nextion::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }
@@ -231,7 +235,11 @@ void Nextion::loop() {
     this->send_command_("bkcmd=3");  // Always, returns 0x00 to 0x23 result of serial command.
 
     this->set_backlight_brightness(this->brightness_);
-    this->goto_page("0");
+
+    // Check if a startup page has been set and send the command
+    if (this->start_up_page_ != -1) {
+      this->goto_page(this->start_up_page_);
+    }
 
     this->set_auto_wake_on_touch(this->auto_wake_on_touch_);
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h
index 92ff3fe235..7b5641b711 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h
@@ -334,6 +334,18 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
    * Switches to the page named `main`. Pages are named in the Nextion Editor.
    */
   void goto_page(const char *page);
+  /**
+   * Show the page with a given id.
+   * @param page The id of the page.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * ```cpp
+   * it.goto_page(2);
+   * ```
+   *
+   * Switches to the page named `main`. Pages are named in the Nextion Editor.
+   */
+  void goto_page(uint8_t page);
   /**
    * Hide a component.
    * @param component The component name.
@@ -605,6 +617,20 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
    * The display will wake up to page 2.
    */
   void set_wake_up_page(uint8_t page_id = 255);
+  /**
+   * Sets which page Nextion loads when connecting to ESPHome.
+   * @param page_id The page id, from 0 to the lage page in Nextion. Set 255 (not set to any existing page) to
+   * wakes up to current page.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * ```cpp
+   * it.set_start_up_page(2);
+   * ```
+   *
+   * The display will go to page 2 when it establishes a connection to ESPHome.
+   */
+  void set_start_up_page(uint8_t page_id = 255);
+
   /**
    * Sets if Nextion should auto-wake from sleep when touch press occurs.
    * @param auto_wake True or false. When auto_wake is true and Nextion is in sleep mode,
@@ -736,6 +762,7 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
     this->touch_sleep_timeout_ = touch_sleep_timeout;
   }
   void set_wake_up_page_internal(uint8_t wake_up_page) { this->wake_up_page_ = wake_up_page; }
+  void set_start_up_page_internal(uint8_t start_up_page) { this->start_up_page_ = start_up_page; }
   void set_auto_wake_on_touch_internal(bool auto_wake_on_touch) { this->auto_wake_on_touch_ = auto_wake_on_touch; }
 
  protected:
@@ -758,6 +785,7 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
   bool is_updating_ = false;
   uint32_t touch_sleep_timeout_ = 0;
   int wake_up_page_ = -1;
+  int start_up_page_ = -1;
   bool auto_wake_on_touch_ = true;
 
   /**
diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_commands.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_commands.cpp
index c4caf29287..a3157c731a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_commands.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_commands.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ void Nextion::set_wake_up_page(uint8_t page_id) {
   this->add_no_result_to_queue_with_set_internal_("wake_up_page", "wup", page_id, true);
 }
 
+void Nextion::set_start_up_page(uint8_t page_id) { this->start_up_page_ = page_id; }
+
 void Nextion::set_touch_sleep_timeout(uint16_t timeout) {
   if (timeout < 3) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Sleep timeout out of bounds, range 3-65535");
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ void Nextion::set_component_text_printf(const char *component, const char *forma
 
 // General Nextion
 void Nextion::goto_page(const char *page) { this->add_no_result_to_queue_with_printf_("goto_page", "page %s", page); }
+void Nextion::goto_page(uint8_t page) { this->add_no_result_to_queue_with_printf_("goto_page", "page %i", page); }
 
 void Nextion::set_backlight_brightness(float brightness) {
   if (brightness < 0 || brightness > 1.0) {