diff --git a/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.cpp b/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.cpp
index c1e3f07e38..f29182e634 100644
--- a/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace st7789v {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "st7789v";
+static const size_t TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE = 128;
 
 void ST7789V::setup() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up SPI ST7789V...");
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ void ST7789V::setup() {
 
   this->write_command_(ST7789_SLPOUT);  // Sleep out
   delay(120);                           // NOLINT
-  this->write_command_(ST7789_SLPOUT);  //
 
   this->write_command_(ST7789_NORON);  // Normal display mode on
 
@@ -206,15 +206,23 @@ void ST7789V::write_display_data() {
   this->dc_pin_->digital_write(true);
 
   if (this->eightbitcolor_) {
+    uint8_t temp_buffer[TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    size_t temp_index = 0;
     for (int line = 0; line < this->get_buffer_length_(); line = line + this->get_width_internal()) {
       for (int index = 0; index < this->get_width_internal(); ++index) {
         auto color = display::ColorUtil::color_to_565(
             display::ColorUtil::to_color(this->buffer_[index + line], display::ColorOrder::COLOR_ORDER_RGB,
                                          display::ColorBitness::COLOR_BITNESS_332, true));
-        this->write_byte((color >> 8) & 0xff);
-        this->write_byte(color & 0xff);
+        temp_buffer[temp_index++] = (uint8_t) (color >> 8);
+        temp_buffer[temp_index++] = (uint8_t) color;
+        if (temp_index == TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+          this->write_array(temp_buffer, TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE);
+          temp_index = 0;
+        }
       }
     }
+    if (temp_index != 0)
+      this->write_array(temp_buffer, temp_index);
   } else {
     this->write_array(this->buffer_, this->get_buffer_length_());
   }
@@ -229,9 +237,10 @@ void ST7789V::init_reset_() {
     delay(1);
     // Trigger Reset
     this->reset_pin_->digital_write(false);
-    delay(10);
+    delay(1);
     // Wake up
     this->reset_pin_->digital_write(true);
+    delay(5);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.h b/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.h
index ccbe50cf85..56132e8ea2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.h
+++ b/esphome/components/st7789v/st7789v.h
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ static const uint8_t ST7789_MADCTL_COLOR_ORDER = ST7789_MADCTL_BGR;
 
 class ST7789V : public PollingComponent,
                 public display::DisplayBuffer,
-                public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_HIGH, spi::CLOCK_PHASE_TRAILING,
-                                      spi::DATA_RATE_10MHZ> {
+                public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_LOW, spi::CLOCK_PHASE_LEADING,
+                                      spi::DATA_RATE_20MHZ> {
  public:
   void set_model(ST7789VModel model);
   void set_dc_pin(GPIOPin *dc_pin) { this->dc_pin_ = dc_pin; }