diff --git a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
index 5033f702de..c141739d2a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class ILI9XXXDisplay : public display::DisplayBuffer,
 
   void dump_config() override;
   void setup() override;
+  void on_shutdown() override { this->command(ILI9XXX_SLPIN); }
 
   display::DisplayType get_display_type() override { return display::DisplayType::DISPLAY_TYPE_COLOR; }
   void draw_pixels_at(int x_start, int y_start, int w, int h, const uint8_t *ptr, display::ColorOrder order,