diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index af23f679c8..2cd08a780e 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ esphome/components/graph/* @synco
 esphome/components/gree/* @orestismers
 esphome/components/grove_tb6612fng/* @max246
 esphome/components/growatt_solar/* @leeuwte
+esphome/components/gt911/* @clydebarrow @jesserockz
 esphome/components/haier/* @paveldn
 esphome/components/havells_solar/* @sourabhjaiswal
 esphome/components/hbridge/fan/* @WeekendWarrior
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/__init__.py b/esphome/components/gt911/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f7ecd1d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz", "@clydebarrow"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
+
+gt911_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("gt911")
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/__init__.py b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18f5c49dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import binary_sensor
+from esphome.const import CONF_INDEX
+
+from .. import gt911_ns
+from ..touchscreen import GT911Touchscreen, GT911ButtonListener
+
+CONF_GT911_ID = "gt911_id"
+
+GT911Button = gt911_ns.class_(
+    "GT911Button",
+    binary_sensor.BinarySensor,
+    cg.Component,
+    GT911ButtonListener,
+    cg.Parented.template(GT911Touchscreen),
+)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.binary_sensor_schema(GT911Button).extend(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_GT911_ID): cv.use_id(GT911Touchscreen),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_INDEX, default=0): cv.int_range(min=0, max=3),
+    }
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = await binary_sensor.new_binary_sensor(config)
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_GT911_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_index(config[CONF_INDEX]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.cpp b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35ffaecefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "gt911_button.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace gt911 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "GT911.binary_sensor";
+
+void GT911Button::setup() {
+  this->parent_->register_button_listener(this);
+  this->publish_initial_state(false);
+}
+
+void GT911Button::dump_config() {
+  LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("", "GT911 Button", this);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Index: %u", this->index_);
+}
+
+void GT911Button::update_button(uint8_t index, bool state) {
+  if (index != this->index_)
+    return;
+
+  this->publish_state(state);
+}
+
+}  // namespace gt911
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.h b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..556ed65f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/binary_sensor/gt911_button.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
+#include "esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.h"
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace gt911 {
+
+class GT911Button : public binary_sensor::BinarySensor,
+                    public Component,
+                    public GT911ButtonListener,
+                    public Parented<GT911Touchscreen> {
+ public:
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+
+  void set_index(uint8_t index) { this->index_ = index; }
+
+  void update_button(uint8_t index, bool state) override;
+
+ protected:
+  uint8_t index_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gt911
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/__init__.py b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..295e32b1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+
+from esphome import pins
+from esphome.components import i2c, touchscreen
+from esphome.const import CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN, CONF_ID, CONF_ROTATION
+from .. import gt911_ns
+
+
+GT911ButtonListener = gt911_ns.class_("GT911ButtonListener")
+GT911Touchscreen = gt911_ns.class_(
+    "GT911Touchscreen",
+    touchscreen.Touchscreen,
+    cg.Component,
+    i2c.I2CDevice,
+)
+
+ROTATIONS = {
+    0: touchscreen.TouchRotation.ROTATE_0_DEGREES,
+    90: touchscreen.TouchRotation.ROTATE_90_DEGREES,
+    180: touchscreen.TouchRotation.ROTATE_180_DEGREES,
+    270: touchscreen.TouchRotation.ROTATE_270_DEGREES,
+}
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
+    touchscreen.TOUCHSCREEN_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(GT911Touchscreen),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ROTATION): cv.enum(ROTATIONS),
+            cv.Required(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x5D))
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
+    await touchscreen.register_touchscreen(var, config)
+
+    interrupt_pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN])
+    cg.add(var.set_interrupt_pin(interrupt_pin))
+    if CONF_ROTATION in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_rotation(ROTATIONS[config[CONF_ROTATION]]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d3e7e7903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include "gt911_touchscreen.h"
+
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace gt911 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "gt911.touchscreen";
+
+static const uint8_t GET_TOUCH_STATE[2] = {0x81, 0x4E};
+static const uint8_t CLEAR_TOUCH_STATE[3] = {0x81, 0x4E, 0x00};
+static const uint8_t GET_TOUCHES[2] = {0x81, 0x4F};
+static const uint8_t GET_SWITCHES[2] = {0x80, 0x4D};
+static const size_t MAX_TOUCHES = 5;  // max number of possible touches reported
+
+#define ERROR_CHECK(err) \
+  if ((err) != i2c::ERROR_OK) { \
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to communicate!"); \
+    this->status_set_warning(); \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+void IRAM_ATTR HOT Store::gpio_intr(Store *store) { store->available = true; }
+
+void GT911Touchscreen::setup() {
+  i2c::ErrorCode err;
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up GT911 Touchscreen...");
+  // datasheet says NOT to use pullup/down on the int line.
+  this->interrupt_pin_->pin_mode(gpio::FLAG_INPUT);
+  this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+
+  // check the configuration of the int line.
+  uint8_t data;
+  err = this->write(GET_SWITCHES, 2);
+  if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+    err = this->read(&data, 1);
+    if (err == i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Read from switches: 0x%02X", data);
+      this->interrupt_pin_->attach_interrupt(Store::gpio_intr, &this->store_,
+                                             (data & 1) ? gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE : gpio::INTERRUPT_RISING_EDGE);
+    }
+  }
+  if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to communicate!");
+    this->mark_failed();
+    return;
+  }
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "GT911 Touchscreen setup complete");
+}
+
+void GT911Touchscreen::loop() {
+  i2c::ErrorCode err;
+  touchscreen::TouchPoint tp;
+  uint8_t touch_state = 0;
+  uint8_t data[MAX_TOUCHES + 1][8];  // 8 bytes each for each point, plus extra space for the key byte
+
+  if (!this->store_.available)
+    return;
+  this->store_.available = false;
+
+  err = this->write(GET_TOUCH_STATE, sizeof(GET_TOUCH_STATE), false);
+  ERROR_CHECK(err);
+  err = this->read(&touch_state, 1);
+  ERROR_CHECK(err);
+  this->write(CLEAR_TOUCH_STATE, sizeof(CLEAR_TOUCH_STATE));
+
+  if ((touch_state & 0x80) == 0)
+    return;
+  uint8_t num_of_touches = touch_state & 0x07;
+  if (num_of_touches == 0)
+    this->send_release_();
+  if (num_of_touches > MAX_TOUCHES)  // should never happen
+    return;
+
+  err = this->write(GET_TOUCHES, sizeof(GET_TOUCHES), false);
+  ERROR_CHECK(err);
+  // num_of_touches is guaranteed to be 0..5. Also read the key data
+  err = this->read(data[0], sizeof(data[0]) * num_of_touches + 1);
+  ERROR_CHECK(err);
+
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i != num_of_touches; i++) {
+    tp.id = data[i][0];
+    uint16_t x = encode_uint16(data[i][2], data[i][1]);
+    uint16_t y = encode_uint16(data[i][4], data[i][3]);
+
+    switch (this->rotation_) {
+      case touchscreen::ROTATE_0_DEGREES:
+        tp.x = x;
+        tp.y = y;
+        break;
+      case touchscreen::ROTATE_90_DEGREES:
+        tp.x = y;
+        tp.y = this->display_width_ - x;
+        break;
+      case touchscreen::ROTATE_180_DEGREES:
+        tp.x = this->display_width_ - x;
+        tp.y = this->display_height_ - y;
+        break;
+      case touchscreen::ROTATE_270_DEGREES:
+        tp.x = this->display_height_ - y;
+        tp.y = x;
+        break;
+    }
+    this->defer([this, tp]() { this->send_touch_(tp); });
+  }
+  auto keys = data[num_of_touches][0];
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != 4; i++) {
+    for (auto *listener : this->button_listeners_)
+      listener->update_button(i, (keys & (1 << i)) != 0);
+  }
+}
+
+void GT911Touchscreen::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "GT911 Touchscreen:");
+  LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
+  LOG_PIN("  Interrupt Pin: ", this->interrupt_pin_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Rotation: %d", (int) this->rotation_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace gt911
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.h b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc9248bb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/gt911/touchscreen/gt911_touchscreen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
+#include "esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h"
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace gt911 {
+
+struct Store {
+  volatile bool available;
+
+  static void gpio_intr(Store *store);
+};
+
+class GT911ButtonListener {
+ public:
+  virtual void update_button(uint8_t index, bool state) = 0;
+};
+
+class GT911Touchscreen : public touchscreen::Touchscreen, public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
+ public:
+  void setup() override;
+  void loop() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  void set_rotation(touchscreen::TouchRotation rotation) { this->rotation_ = rotation; }
+
+  void set_interrupt_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = pin; }
+  void register_button_listener(GT911ButtonListener *listener) { this->button_listeners_.push_back(listener); }
+
+ protected:
+  InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin_;
+  Store store_;
+  std::vector<GT911ButtonListener *> button_listeners_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gt911
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.cpp b/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.cpp
index 2eaa736171..20828aad8b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ void Touchscreen::set_display(display::Display *display) {
   }
 }
 
+void Touchscreen::send_release_() {
+  for (auto *listener : this->touch_listeners_)
+    listener->release();
+}
+
 void Touchscreen::send_touch_(TouchPoint tp) {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Touch (x=%d, y=%d)", tp.x, tp.y);
   this->touch_trigger_.trigger(tp);
diff --git a/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h b/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h
index 24b3191880..6e07bcfea0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h
+++ b/esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Touchscreen {
  protected:
   /// Call this function to send touch points to the `on_touch` listener and the binary_sensors.
   void send_touch_(TouchPoint tp);
+  void send_release_();
 
   uint16_t display_width_;
   uint16_t display_height_;
diff --git a/tests/test4.yaml b/tests/test4.yaml
index c27dbb65ac..63bf5bf0ae 100644
--- a/tests/test4.yaml
+++ b/tests/test4.yaml
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ binary_sensor:
     y_max: 100
     on_press:
       - logger.log: Touched
+  - platform: gt911
+    id: touch_key_911
+    index: 0
+
 
   - platform: gpio
     name: MaxIn Pin 4
@@ -725,6 +729,10 @@ touchscreen:
       - logger.log:
           format: Touch at (%d, %d)
           args: [touch.x, touch.y]
+  - platform: gt911
+    interrupt_pin: GPIO3
+    display: inkplate_display
+
 
 i2s_audio:
   i2s_lrclk_pin: GPIO26