diff --git a/esphome/components/st7735/st7735.cpp b/esphome/components/st7735/st7735.cpp
index e433a08334..2a3d8fc903 100644
--- a/esphome/components/st7735/st7735.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/st7735/st7735.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ void HOT ST7735::write_display_data_() {
   } else {
     this->write_array(this->buffer_, this->get_buffer_length());
   }
+  this->disable();
 }
 
 void ST7735::spi_master_write_addr_(uint16_t addr1, uint16_t addr2) {