diff --git a/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.cpp b/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.cpp
index 7e6b1d53fe..0fad151488 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,13 @@ void Tuya::handle_command_(uint8_t command, uint8_t version, const uint8_t *buff
 #ifdef USE_TIME
       if (this->time_id_.has_value()) {
         this->send_local_time_();
-        auto *time_id = *this->time_id_;
-        time_id->add_on_time_sync_callback([this] { this->send_local_time_(); });
+
+        if (!this->time_sync_callback_registered_) {
+          // tuya mcu supports time, so we let them know when our time changed
+          auto *time_id = *this->time_id_;
+          time_id->add_on_time_sync_callback([this] { this->send_local_time_(); });
+          this->time_sync_callback_registered_ = true;
+        }
       } else {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "LOCAL_TIME_QUERY is not handled because time is not configured");
       }
diff --git a/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.h b/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.h
index b9901dd5e7..26f6f65912 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.h
+++ b/esphome/components/tuya/tuya.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class Tuya : public Component, public uart::UARTDevice {
 #ifdef USE_TIME
   void send_local_time_();
   optional<time::RealTimeClock *> time_id_{};
+  bool time_sync_callback_registered_{false};
 #endif
   TuyaInitState init_state_ = TuyaInitState::INIT_HEARTBEAT;
   bool init_failed_{false};