diff --git a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/display.py b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/display.py
index 89676ddb9a..6021da5eeb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/display.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_PAGES,
     CONF_RESET_PIN,
     CONF_DIMENSIONS,
+    CONF_DATA_RATE,
 )
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["spi"]
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_COLOR_PALETTE_IMAGES, default=[]): cv.ensure_list(
                 cv.file_
             ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_DATA_RATE, default="40MHz"): spi.SPI_DATA_RATE_SCHEMA,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("1s"))
@@ -176,3 +178,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if rhs is not None:
         prog_arr = cg.progmem_array(config[CONF_RAW_DATA_ID], rhs)
         cg.add(var.set_palette(prog_arr))
+
+    spi_data_rate = str(spi.SPI_DATA_RATE_OPTIONS[config[CONF_DATA_RATE]])
+    cg.add_define("ILI9XXXDisplay_DATA_RATE", cg.RawExpression(spi_data_rate))
diff --git a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
index 9133c66a5b..15b08e6c76 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ili9xxx/ili9xxx_display.h
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ enum ILI9XXXColorMode {
   BITS_16 = 0x10,
 };
 
+#ifndef ILI9XXXDisplay_DATA_RATE
+#define ILI9XXXDisplay_DATA_RATE spi::DATA_RATE_40MHZ
+#endif  // ILI9XXXDisplay_DATA_RATE
+
 class ILI9XXXDisplay : public PollingComponent,
                        public display::DisplayBuffer,
                        public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_LOW,
-                                             spi::CLOCK_PHASE_LEADING, spi::DATA_RATE_40MHZ> {
+                                             spi::CLOCK_PHASE_LEADING, ILI9XXXDisplay_DATA_RATE> {
  public:
   void set_dc_pin(GPIOPin *dc_pin) { dc_pin_ = dc_pin; }
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/spi/__init__.py b/esphome/components/spi/__init__.py
index e0fc9efb42..1528a05734 100644
--- a/esphome/components/spi/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/spi/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 spi_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("spi")
 SPIComponent = spi_ns.class_("SPIComponent", cg.Component)
 SPIDevice = spi_ns.class_("SPIDevice")
+SPIDataRate = spi_ns.enum("SPIDataRate")
+
+SPI_DATA_RATE_OPTIONS = {
+    80e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_80MHZ,
+    40e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_40MHZ,
+    20e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_20MHZ,
+    10e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_10MHZ,
+    5e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_5MHZ,
+    2e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_2MHZ,
+    1e6: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_1MHZ,
+    2e5: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_200KHZ,
+    75e3: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_75KHZ,
+    1e3: SPIDataRate.DATA_RATE_1KHZ,
+}
+SPI_DATA_RATE_SCHEMA = cv.All(cv.frequency, cv.enum(SPI_DATA_RATE_OPTIONS))
+
 MULTI_CONF = True
 CONF_FORCE_SW = "force_sw"
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/spi/spi.h b/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
index bacdad723b..f19518caae 100644
--- a/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
+++ b/esphome/components/spi/spi.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum SPIDataRate : uint32_t {
   DATA_RATE_10MHZ = 10000000,
   DATA_RATE_20MHZ = 20000000,
   DATA_RATE_40MHZ = 40000000,
+  DATA_RATE_80MHZ = 80000000,
 };
 
 class SPIComponent : public Component {