diff --git a/esphome/components/pcd8544/display.py b/esphome/components/pcd8544/display.py
index 8cc92065ec..f4b625fe8b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcd8544/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pcd8544/display.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import pins
 from esphome.components import display, spi
 from esphome.const import (
-    CONF_DC_PIN, CONF_ID, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_PAGES, CONF_RESET_PIN, CONF_CS_PIN,
+    CONF_DC_PIN, CONF_ID, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_PAGES, CONF_RESET_PIN, CONF_CS_PIN, CONF_CONTRAST
 )
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['spi']
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(display.FULL_DISPLAY_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.Required(CONF_DC_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
     cv.Required(CONF_RESET_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
     cv.Required(CONF_CS_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,  # CE
+    cv.Optional(CONF_CONTRAST, default=0x7f): cv.int_,
 }).extend(cv.polling_component_schema('1s')).extend(spi.spi_device_schema()),
-                       cv.has_at_most_one_key(CONF_PAGES, CONF_LAMBDA))
+    cv.has_at_most_one_key(CONF_PAGES, CONF_LAMBDA))
 
 
 def to_code(config):
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ def to_code(config):
     reset = yield cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_RESET_PIN])
     cg.add(var.set_reset_pin(reset))
 
+    cg.add(var.set_contrast(config[CONF_CONTRAST]))
+
     if CONF_LAMBDA in config:
         lambda_ = yield cg.process_lambda(config[CONF_LAMBDA], [(display.DisplayBufferRef, 'it')],
                                           return_type=cg.void)
diff --git a/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.cpp b/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.cpp
index e47d71e8af..85614874ee 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ void PCD8544::initialize() {
   this->command(this->PCD8544_SETBIAS | 0x04);
 
   // contrast
-  // TODO: in future version we may add a user a control over contrast
-  this->command(this->PCD8544_SETVOP | 0x7f);  // Experimentally determined
+  this->command(this->PCD8544_SETVOP | this->contrast_);
 
   // normal mode
   this->command(this->PCD8544_FUNCTIONSET);
diff --git a/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.h b/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.h
index 4c590b402c..b57662bbd9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pcd8544/pcd_8544.h
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ class PCD8544 : public PollingComponent,
   const uint8_t PCD8544_SETTEMP = 0x04;
   const uint8_t PCD8544_SETBIAS = 0x10;
   const uint8_t PCD8544_SETVOP = 0x80;
+  uint8_t contrast_;
 
   void set_dc_pin(GPIOPin *dc_pin) { this->dc_pin_ = dc_pin; }
   void set_reset_pin(GPIOPin *reset) { this->reset_pin_ = reset; }
+  void set_contrast(uint8_t contrast) { this->contrast_ = contrast; }
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::PROCESSOR; }
 
   void command(uint8_t value);
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index 6208f8ec70..38185acd7c 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ display:
   cs_pin: GPIO23
   dc_pin: GPIO23
   reset_pin: GPIO23
+  contrast: 60
   lambda: |-
     it.rectangle(0, 0, it.get_width(), it.get_height());
 - platform: ssd1306_i2c