diff --git a/esphome/components/lcd_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lcd_base/__init__.py
index 0ed2036c55..92fd0b5563 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lcd_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lcd_base/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import display
-from esphome.const import CONF_DIMENSIONS
+from esphome.const import CONF_DIMENSIONS, CONF_POSITION, CONF_DATA
+
+CONF_USER_CHARACTERS = "user_characters"
 
 lcd_base_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("lcd_base")
 LCDDisplay = lcd_base_ns.class_("LCDDisplay", cg.PollingComponent)
@@ -16,9 +18,35 @@ def validate_lcd_dimensions(value):
     return value
 
 
+def validate_user_characters(value):
+    positions = set()
+    for conf in value:
+        if conf[CONF_POSITION] in positions:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Duplicate user defined character at position {conf[CONF_POSITION]}"
+            )
+        positions.add(conf[CONF_POSITION])
+    return value
+
+
 LCD_SCHEMA = display.BASIC_DISPLAY_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         cv.Required(CONF_DIMENSIONS): validate_lcd_dimensions,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_USER_CHARACTERS): cv.All(
+            cv.ensure_list(
+                cv.Schema(
+                    {
+                        cv.Required(CONF_POSITION): cv.int_range(min=0, max=7),
+                        cv.Required(CONF_DATA): cv.All(
+                            cv.ensure_list(cv.int_range(min=0, max=31)),
+                            cv.Length(min=8, max=8),
+                        ),
+                    }
+                ),
+            ),
+            cv.Length(max=8),
+            validate_user_characters,
+        ),
     }
 ).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("1s"))
 
@@ -27,3 +55,6 @@ async def setup_lcd_display(var, config):
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await display.register_display(var, config)
     cg.add(var.set_dimensions(config[CONF_DIMENSIONS][0], config[CONF_DIMENSIONS][1]))
+    if CONF_USER_CHARACTERS in config:
+        for usr in config[CONF_USER_CHARACTERS]:
+            cg.add(var.set_user_defined_char(usr[CONF_POSITION], usr[CONF_DATA]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.cpp b/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.cpp
index ddd7d6a6b3..b937e36c6c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ void LCDDisplay::setup() {
     this->command_(LCD_DISPLAY_COMMAND_FUNCTION_SET | display_function);
   }
 
+  // store user defined characters
+  for (auto &user_defined_char : this->user_defined_chars_) {
+    this->command_(LCD_DISPLAY_COMMAND_SET_CGRAM_ADDR | (user_defined_char.first << 3));
+    for (auto data : user_defined_char.second)
+      this->send(data, true);
+  }
+
   this->command_(LCD_DISPLAY_COMMAND_FUNCTION_SET | display_function);
   uint8_t display_control = LCD_DISPLAY_DISPLAY_ON;
   this->command_(LCD_DISPLAY_COMMAND_DISPLAY_CONTROL | display_control);
diff --git a/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.h b/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.h
index ee150059c6..0c9e59758c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.h
+++ b/esphome/components/lcd_base/lcd_display.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <map>
+
 namespace esphome {
 namespace lcd_base {
 
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ class LCDDisplay : public PollingComponent {
     this->rows_ = rows;
   }
 
+  void set_user_defined_char(uint8_t pos, const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) { this->user_defined_chars_[pos] = data; }
+
   void setup() override;
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
   void update() override;
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ class LCDDisplay : public PollingComponent {
   uint8_t columns_;
   uint8_t rows_;
   uint8_t *buffer_{nullptr};
+  std::map<uint8_t, std::vector<uint8_t> > user_defined_chars_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace lcd_base
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index bd4c919e67..181f62d3f4 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -2218,6 +2218,17 @@ display:
   - platform: lcd_pcf8574
     dimensions: 18x4
     address: 0x3F
+    user_characters:
+      - position: 0
+        data:
+          - 0b00000
+          - 0b01010
+          - 0b00000
+          - 0b00100
+          - 0b00100
+          - 0b10001
+          - 0b01110
+          - 0b00000
     lambda: |-
       it.print("Hello World!");
     i2c_id: i2c_bus