diff --git a/esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/seeed.py b/esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/seeed.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..290b0e07ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/seeed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+
+# Standalone display
+# Product page: https://www.seeedstudio.com/reTerminal-D1001-p-6729.html
+DriverChip(
+    "SEEED-RETERMINAL-D1001",
+    height=1280,
+    width=800,
+    hsync_back_porch=20,
+    hsync_pulse_width=20,
+    hsync_front_porch=40,
+    vsync_back_porch=12,
+    vsync_pulse_width=4,
+    vsync_front_porch=30,
+    pclk_frequency="80MHz",
+    lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
+    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
+    color_order="RGB",
+    enable_pin=[{"xl9535": None, "number": 0}, {"xl9535": None, "number": 7}],
+    reset_pin={"xl9535": None, "number": 2},
+    initsequence=(
+        (0xE0, 0x00),
+        (0xE1, 0x93),
+        (0xE2, 0x65),
+        (0xE3, 0xF8),
+        (0x80, 0x01),
+    ),
+)
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/mipi_dsi/test_mipi_dsi_config.py b/tests/component_tests/mipi_dsi/test_mipi_dsi_config.py
index 119bbf7fea..955e945526 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/mipi_dsi/test_mipi_dsi_config.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/mipi_dsi/test_mipi_dsi_config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import pytest
 
 from esphome import config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components.esp32 import KEY_BOARD, VARIANT_ESP32P4
+
+# Importing xl9535 registers its pin schema with pins.PIN_SCHEMA_REGISTRY so that
+# models (e.g. SEEED-RETERMINAL-D1001) that reference xl9535-backed pins in their
+# defaults can be validated by the mipi_dsi CONFIG_SCHEMA in this test.
+import esphome.components.xl9535  # noqa: F401
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_DIMENSIONS,
     CONF_HEIGHT,