diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
index 8f09a3a6d0..baee403b57 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ CONF_GRID_ROWS = "grid_rows"
 CONF_HEADER_MODE = "header_mode"
 CONF_HOME = "home"
 CONF_INITIAL_FOCUS = "initial_focus"
+CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT = "selected_digit"
 CONF_KEY_CODE = "key_code"
 CONF_KEYPADS = "keypads"
 CONF_LAYOUT = "layout"
diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
index bb6155234c..1f9cdde0a0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Widget:
         self.type = wtype
         self.config = config
         self.scale = 1.0
-        self.step = 1.0
         self.range_from = -sys.maxsize
         self.range_to = sys.maxsize
         if wtype.is_compound():
diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/spinbox.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/spinbox.py
index b84dc7cd23..26ad149c6f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/spinbox.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/spinbox.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ..defines import (
     CONF_ROLLOVER,
     CONF_SCROLLBAR,
     CONF_SELECTED,
+    CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT,
     CONF_TEXTAREA_PLACEHOLDER,
 )
 from ..lv_validation import lv_bool, lv_float
@@ -38,18 +39,24 @@ def validate_spinbox(config):
     min_val = -1 - max_val
     range_from = int(config[CONF_RANGE_FROM])
     range_to = int(config[CONF_RANGE_TO])
-    step = int(config[CONF_STEP])
+    step = config[CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT]
+    digits = config[CONF_DIGITS]
     if (
         range_from > max_val
         or range_from < min_val
         or range_to > max_val
         or range_to < min_val
     ):
-        raise cv.Invalid("Range outside allowed limits")
-    if step <= 0 or step >= (range_to - range_from) / 2:
-        raise cv.Invalid("Invalid step value")
-    if config[CONF_DIGITS] <= config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]:
-        raise cv.Invalid("Number of digits must exceed number of decimal places")
+        raise cv.Invalid("Range outside allowed limits", path=[CONF_RANGE_FROM])
+    if digits <= config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            "Number of digits must exceed number of decimal places", path=[CONF_DIGITS]
+        )
+    if step >= digits:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            "Initial selected digit must be less than number of digits",
+            path=[CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT],
+        )
     return config
 
 
@@ -59,7 +66,10 @@ SPINBOX_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.Optional(CONF_RANGE_FROM, default=0): cv.float_,
         cv.Optional(CONF_RANGE_TO, default=100): cv.float_,
         cv.Optional(CONF_DIGITS, default=4): cv.int_range(1, 10),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_STEP, default=1.0): cv.positive_float,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_STEP): cv.invalid(
+            f"{CONF_STEP} has been replaced by {CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT}"
+        ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT, default=0): cv.positive_int,
         cv.Optional(CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES, default=0): cv.int_range(0, 6),
         cv.Optional(CONF_ROLLOVER, default=False): lv_bool,
     }
@@ -93,13 +103,12 @@ class SpinboxType(WidgetType):
             scale = 10 ** config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]
             range_from = int(config[CONF_RANGE_FROM]) * scale
             range_to = int(config[CONF_RANGE_TO]) * scale
-            step = int(config[CONF_STEP]) * scale
+            step = config[CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT]
             w.scale = scale
-            w.step = step
             w.range_to = range_to
             w.range_from = range_from
             lv.spinbox_set_range(w.obj, range_from, range_to)
-            await w.set_property(CONF_STEP, step)
+            await w.set_property("step", 10**step)
             await w.set_property(CONF_ROLLOVER, config)
             lv.spinbox_set_digit_format(
                 w.obj, digits, digits - config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ class SpinboxType(WidgetType):
         return config[CONF_RANGE_FROM]
 
     def get_step(self, config: dict):
-        return config[CONF_STEP]
+        return 10 ** config[CONF_SELECTED_DIGIT]
 
 
 spinbox_spec = SpinboxType()
diff --git a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
index feee96672c..582531e943 100644
--- a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ lvgl:
             width: 120
             range_from: -10
             range_to: 1000
-            step: 5.0
+            selected_digit: 2
             rollover: false
             digits: 6
             decimal_places: 2