diff --git a/esphome/components/font/font.h b/esphome/components/font/font.h
index 91bcd399ba..57002cf510 100644
--- a/esphome/components/font/font.h
+++ b/esphome/components/font/font.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Glyph {
 
   void scan_area(int *x1, int *y1, int *width, int *height) const;
 
+  const GlyphData *get_glyph_data() const { return this->glyph_data_; }
+
  protected:
   friend Font;