diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/__init__.py
index 08369927b9..ecc4b0a777 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/__init__.py
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ async def to_code(configs):
         await cg.register_component(lv_component, config)
         if rotation := config.get(CONF_ROTATION):
             cg.add(lv_component.set_rotation(rotation))
+        if paused := config[df.CONF_PAUSED]:
+            cg.add(lv_component.set_paused(paused, False))
         if refr_time := config.get(df.CONF_REFRESH_INTERVAL):
             cg.add(lv_component.set_refresh_interval(refr_time.total_milliseconds))
         Widget.create(config[CONF_ID], lv_component, LvScrActType(), config)
@@ -645,6 +647,7 @@ LVGL_TOP_LEVEL_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(df.CONF_KEYPADS, default=None): KEYPADS_CONFIG,
             cv.GenerateID(df.CONF_DEFAULT_GROUP): cv.declare_id(lv_group_t),
             cv.Optional(df.CONF_RESUME_ON_INPUT, default=True): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(df.CONF_PAUSED, default=False): cv.boolean,
         }
     )
     .extend(DISP_BG_SCHEMA)
diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
index 53499503d4..15e593b3f6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/defines.py
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ CONF_PAD_COLUMN = "pad_column"
 CONF_PAGE = "page"
 CONF_PAGE_WRAP = "page_wrap"
 CONF_PASSWORD_MODE = "password_mode"
+CONF_PAUSED = "paused"
 CONF_PIVOT_X = "pivot_x"
 CONF_PIVOT_Y = "pivot_y"
 CONF_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT = "placeholder_text"
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/not_paused.yaml b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/not_paused.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dfe8f4ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/not_paused.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+esphome:
+  name: test-not-paused
+
+esp32:
+  board: lolin_c3_mini
+
+spi:
+  mosi_pin:
+    number: GPIO2
+    ignore_strapping_warning: true
+  clk_pin: GPIO1
+
+display:
+  - platform: mipi_spi
+    data_rate: 20MHz
+    model: st7735
+    cs_pin:
+      number: GPIO8
+      ignore_strapping_warning: true
+    dc_pin:
+      number: GPIO3
+
+lvgl:
+  widgets:
+    - obj:
+        id: root_obj
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/paused.yaml b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/paused.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea747ec75b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/config/paused.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+esphome:
+  name: test-paused
+
+esp32:
+  board: lolin_c3_mini
+
+spi:
+  mosi_pin:
+    number: GPIO2
+    ignore_strapping_warning: true
+  clk_pin: GPIO1
+
+display:
+  - platform: mipi_spi
+    data_rate: 20MHz
+    model: st7735
+    cs_pin:
+      number: GPIO8
+      ignore_strapping_warning: true
+    dc_pin:
+      number: GPIO3
+
+lvgl:
+  paused: true
+  widgets:
+    - obj:
+        id: root_obj
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_paused.py b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_paused.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eede17ec19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_paused.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Tests for the LVGL ``paused`` option code generation."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+
+_SET_PAUSED_RE = re.compile(r"->set_paused\((.+?)\);")
+
+
+def _extract_set_paused(main_cpp: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Return the normalised argument text of every set_paused() call found.
+
+    Whitespace within and around the arguments is collapsed so unrelated
+    code-generation formatting changes don't break these tests.
+    """
+    return [" ".join(m.group(1).split()) for m in _SET_PAUSED_RE.finditer(main_cpp)]
+
+
+class TestPausedCodeGeneration:
+    """Verify that the ``paused`` option drives the set_paused() call."""
+
+    def test_paused_true_generates_set_paused(
+        self, generate_main, component_config_path
+    ):
+        """``paused: true`` emits a set_paused(true, false) call."""
+        main_cpp = generate_main(component_config_path("paused.yaml"))
+        calls = _extract_set_paused(main_cpp)
+        assert calls == ["true, false"]
+
+    def test_paused_default_omits_set_paused(
+        self, generate_main, component_config_path
+    ):
+        """Without ``paused`` (default false) no set_paused call is generated."""
+        main_cpp = generate_main(component_config_path("not_paused.yaml"))
+        assert _extract_set_paused(main_cpp) == []
diff --git a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
index 4f043db7cb..4ec4eb3bd6 100644
--- a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ lvgl:
   rotation: 90
   log_level: debug
   resume_on_input: true
+  paused: true
   update_when_display_idle: true
   refresh_interval: 30ms
   on_pause: