diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
index d00fdd52..ca866a43 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,12 @@ void Animation::next_frame() {
     this->current_frame_ = 0;
   }
 }
+void Animation::prev_frame() {
+  this->current_frame_--;
+  if (this->current_frame_ < 0) {
+    this->current_frame_ = this->animation_frame_count_ - 1;
+  }
+}
 
 DisplayPage::DisplayPage(display_writer_t writer) : writer_(std::move(writer)) {}
 void DisplayPage::show() { this->parent_->show_page(this); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
index 86221c5f..33f55aa3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ class Animation : public Image {
   int get_animation_frame_count() const;
   int get_current_frame() const;
   void next_frame();
+  void prev_frame();
 
  protected:
   int current_frame_;