diff --git a/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/__init__.py
index adeeac0d1a..4ceb50c709 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 from esphome.components import i2c, touchscreen
-from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN
 from .. import ft5x06_ns
 
 FT5x06ButtonListener = ft5x06_ns.class_("FT5x06ButtonListener")
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ FT5x06Touchscreen = ft5x06_ns.class_(
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = touchscreen.TOUCHSCREEN_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(FT5x06Touchscreen),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
     }
 ).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x48))
 
@@ -24,3 +26,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
     await touchscreen.register_touchscreen(var, config)
+
+    if interrupt_pin := config.get(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN):
+        pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(interrupt_pin)
+        cg.add(var.set_interrupt_pin(pin))
diff --git a/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.cpp b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd603fdc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#include "ft5x06_touchscreen.h"
+
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace ft5x06 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "ft5x06.touchscreen";
+
+void FT5x06Touchscreen::setup() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up FT5x06 Touchscreen...");
+  if (this->interrupt_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+    this->interrupt_pin_->pin_mode(gpio::FLAG_INPUT | gpio::FLAG_PULLUP);
+    this->interrupt_pin_->setup();
+    this->attach_interrupt_(this->interrupt_pin_, gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE);
+  }
+
+  // wait 200ms after reset.
+  this->set_timeout(200, [this] { this->continue_setup_(); });
+}
+
+void FT5x06Touchscreen::continue_setup_() {
+  uint8_t data[4];
+  if (!this->set_mode_(FT5X06_OP_MODE))
+    return;
+
+  if (!this->err_check_(this->read_register(FT5X06_VENDOR_ID_REG, data, 1), "Read Vendor ID"))
+    return;
+  switch (data[0]) {
+    case FT5X06_ID_1:
+    case FT5X06_ID_2:
+    case FT5X06_ID_3:
+      this->vendor_id_ = (VendorId) data[0];
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Read vendor ID 0x%X", data[0]);
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Unknown vendor ID 0x%X", data[0]);
+      this->mark_failed();
+      return;
+  }
+  // reading the chip registers to get max x/y does not seem to work.
+  if (this->display_ != nullptr) {
+    if (this->x_raw_max_ == this->x_raw_min_) {
+      this->x_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_width();
+    }
+    if (this->y_raw_max_ == this->y_raw_min_) {
+      this->y_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_height();
+    }
+  }
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "FT5x06 Touchscreen setup complete");
+}
+
+void FT5x06Touchscreen::update_touches() {
+  uint8_t touch_cnt;
+  uint8_t data[MAX_TOUCHES][6];
+
+  if (!this->read_byte(FT5X06_TD_STATUS, &touch_cnt) || touch_cnt > MAX_TOUCHES) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to read status");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (touch_cnt == 0)
+    return;
+
+  if (!this->read_bytes(FT5X06_TOUCH_DATA, (uint8_t *) data, touch_cnt * 6)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to read touch data");
+    return;
+  }
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i != touch_cnt; i++) {
+    uint8_t status = data[i][0] >> 6;
+    uint8_t id = data[i][2] >> 3;
+    uint16_t x = encode_uint16(data[i][0] & 0x0F, data[i][1]);
+    uint16_t y = encode_uint16(data[i][2] & 0xF, data[i][3]);
+
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Read %X status, id: %d, pos %d/%d", status, id, x, y);
+    if (status == 0 || status == 2) {
+      this->add_raw_touch_position_(id, x, y);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void FT5x06Touchscreen::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "FT5x06 Touchscreen:");
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Address: 0x%02X", this->address_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Vendor ID: 0x%X", (int) this->vendor_id_);
+}
+
+bool FT5x06Touchscreen::err_check_(i2c::ErrorCode err, const char *msg) {
+  if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+    this->mark_failed();
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s failed - err 0x%X", msg, err);
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+bool FT5x06Touchscreen::set_mode_(FTMode mode) {
+  return this->err_check_(this->write_register(FT5X06_MODE_REG, (uint8_t *) &mode, 1), "Set mode");
+}
+
+}  // namespace ft5x06
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.h b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.h
index 7ddd2e44d7..23e5a0c49f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ft5x06/touchscreen/ft5x06_touchscreen.h
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 #include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
 #include "esphome/components/touchscreen/touchscreen.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/gpio.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace ft5x06 {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ft5x06.touchscreen";
-
 enum VendorId {
   FT5X06_ID_UNKNOWN = 0,
   FT5X06_ID_1 = 0x51,
@@ -39,91 +37,19 @@ static const size_t MAX_TOUCHES = 5;  // max number of possible touches reported
 
 class FT5x06Touchscreen : public touchscreen::Touchscreen, public i2c::I2CDevice {
  public:
-  void setup() override {
-    esph_log_config(TAG, "Setting up FT5x06 Touchscreen...");
-    // wait 200ms after reset.
-    this->set_timeout(200, [this] { this->continue_setup_(); });
-  }
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  void update_touches() override;
 
-  void continue_setup_(void) {
-    uint8_t data[4];
-    if (!this->set_mode_(FT5X06_OP_MODE))
-      return;
-
-    if (!this->err_check_(this->read_register(FT5X06_VENDOR_ID_REG, data, 1), "Read Vendor ID"))
-      return;
-    switch (data[0]) {
-      case FT5X06_ID_1:
-      case FT5X06_ID_2:
-      case FT5X06_ID_3:
-        this->vendor_id_ = (VendorId) data[0];
-        esph_log_d(TAG, "Read vendor ID 0x%X", data[0]);
-        break;
-
-      default:
-        esph_log_e(TAG, "Unknown vendor ID 0x%X", data[0]);
-        this->mark_failed();
-        return;
-    }
-    // reading the chip registers to get max x/y does not seem to work.
-    if (this->display_ != nullptr) {
-      if (this->x_raw_max_ == this->x_raw_min_) {
-        this->x_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_width();
-      }
-      if (this->y_raw_max_ == this->y_raw_min_) {
-        this->y_raw_max_ = this->display_->get_native_height();
-      }
-    }
-    esph_log_config(TAG, "FT5x06 Touchscreen setup complete");
-  }
-
-  void update_touches() override {
-    uint8_t touch_cnt;
-    uint8_t data[MAX_TOUCHES][6];
-
-    if (!this->read_byte(FT5X06_TD_STATUS, &touch_cnt) || touch_cnt > MAX_TOUCHES) {
-      esph_log_w(TAG, "Failed to read status");
-      return;
-    }
-    if (touch_cnt == 0)
-      return;
-
-    if (!this->read_bytes(FT5X06_TOUCH_DATA, (uint8_t *) data, touch_cnt * 6)) {
-      esph_log_w(TAG, "Failed to read touch data");
-      return;
-    }
-    for (uint8_t i = 0; i != touch_cnt; i++) {
-      uint8_t status = data[i][0] >> 6;
-      uint8_t id = data[i][2] >> 3;
-      uint16_t x = encode_uint16(data[i][0] & 0x0F, data[i][1]);
-      uint16_t y = encode_uint16(data[i][2] & 0xF, data[i][3]);
-
-      esph_log_d(TAG, "Read %X status, id: %d, pos %d/%d", status, id, x, y);
-      if (status == 0 || status == 2) {
-        this->add_raw_touch_position_(id, x, y);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  void dump_config() override {
-    esph_log_config(TAG, "FT5x06 Touchscreen:");
-    esph_log_config(TAG, "  Address: 0x%02X", this->address_);
-    esph_log_config(TAG, "  Vendor ID: 0x%X", (int) this->vendor_id_);
-  }
+  void set_interrupt_pin(InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin) { this->interrupt_pin_ = interrupt_pin; }
 
  protected:
-  bool err_check_(i2c::ErrorCode err, const char *msg) {
-    if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-      this->mark_failed();
-      esph_log_e(TAG, "%s failed - err 0x%X", msg, err);
-      return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-  bool set_mode_(FTMode mode) {
-    return this->err_check_(this->write_register(FT5X06_MODE_REG, (uint8_t *) &mode, 1), "Set mode");
-  }
+  void continue_setup_();
+  bool err_check_(i2c::ErrorCode err, const char *msg);
+  bool set_mode_(FTMode mode);
   VendorId vendor_id_{FT5X06_ID_UNKNOWN};
+
+  InternalGPIOPin *interrupt_pin_{nullptr};
 };
 
 }  // namespace ft5x06