diff --git a/esphome/components/pcf8574/__init__.py b/esphome/components/pcf8574/__init__.py
index ff7c314bcd..f387d0a610 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcf8574/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pcf8574/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_OUTPUT,
 )
 
+AUTO_LOAD = ["gpio_expander"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
 MULTI_CONF = True
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.cpp b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.cpp
index 848fbed484..72d8865d7f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ void PCF8574Component::setup() {
   this->write_gpio_();
   this->read_gpio_();
 }
+void PCF8574Component::loop() {
+  // Invalidate the cache at the start of each loop
+  this->reset_pin_cache_();
+}
 void PCF8574Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "PCF8574:");
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this)
@@ -24,17 +28,19 @@ void PCF8574Component::dump_config() {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
   }
 }
-bool PCF8574Component::digital_read(uint8_t pin) {
-  this->read_gpio_();
-  return this->input_mask_ & (1 << pin);
+bool PCF8574Component::digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) {
+  // Read all pins from hardware into input_mask_
+  return this->read_gpio_();  // Return true if I2C read succeeded, false on error
 }
-void PCF8574Component::digital_write(uint8_t pin, bool value) {
+
+bool PCF8574Component::digital_read_cache(uint8_t pin) { return this->input_mask_ & (1 << pin); }
+
+void PCF8574Component::digital_write_hw(uint8_t pin, bool value) {
   if (value) {
     this->output_mask_ |= (1 << pin);
   } else {
     this->output_mask_ &= ~(1 << pin);
   }
-
   this->write_gpio_();
 }
 void PCF8574Component::pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
@@ -91,6 +97,9 @@ bool PCF8574Component::write_gpio_() {
 }
 float PCF8574Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::IO; }
 
+// Run our loop() method early to invalidate cache before any other components access the pins
+float PCF8574Component::get_loop_priority() const { return 9.0f; }  // Just after WIFI
+
 void PCF8574GPIOPin::setup() { pin_mode(flags_); }
 void PCF8574GPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) { this->parent_->pin_mode(this->pin_, flags); }
 bool PCF8574GPIOPin::digital_read() { return this->parent_->digital_read(this->pin_) != this->inverted_; }
diff --git a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
index 6edc67fc96..fd1ea8af63 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pcf8574/pcf8574.h
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
+#include "esphome/components/gpio_expander/cached_gpio.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace pcf8574 {
 
-class PCF8574Component : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
+// PCF8574(8 pins)/PCF8575(16 pins) always read/write all pins in a single I2C transaction
+// so we use uint16_t as bank type to ensure all pins are in one bank and cached together
+class PCF8574Component : public Component,
+                         public i2c::I2CDevice,
+                         public gpio_expander::CachedGpioExpander<uint16_t, 16> {
  public:
   PCF8574Component() = default;
 
@@ -15,20 +20,22 @@ class PCF8574Component : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
 
   /// Check i2c availability and setup masks
   void setup() override;
-  /// Helper function to read the value of a pin.
-  bool digital_read(uint8_t pin);
-  /// Helper function to write the value of a pin.
-  void digital_write(uint8_t pin, bool value);
+  /// Invalidate cache at start of each loop
+  void loop() override;
   /// Helper function to set the pin mode of a pin.
   void pin_mode(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags);
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
+  float get_loop_priority() const override;
 
   void dump_config() override;
 
  protected:
-  bool read_gpio_();
+  bool digital_read_hw(uint8_t pin) override;
+  bool digital_read_cache(uint8_t pin) override;
+  void digital_write_hw(uint8_t pin, bool value) override;
 
+  bool read_gpio_();
   bool write_gpio_();
 
   /// Mask for the pin mode - 1 means output, 0 means input