diff --git a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/display.py b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/display.py
index 4162459058..871736abd1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/display.py
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
         dc_pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(dc_pin)
         cg.add(var.set_dc_pin(dc_pin))
 
+    if config.get(CONF_INVERT_COLORS):
+        cg.add(var.set_invert_colors(True))
     if lamb := config.get(CONF_LAMBDA):
         lambda_ = await cg.process_lambda(
             lamb, [(display.DisplayRef, "it")], return_type=cg.void
diff --git a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/mipi_spi.h b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/mipi_spi.h
index d9627899e0..48184fa5c1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/mipi_spi.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/mipi_spi.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class MipiSpi : public display::Display,
       this->reset_pin_->digital_write(false);
       delay(5);
       this->reset_pin_->digital_write(true);
+    } else {
+      // no reset pin, send software reset command
+      this->write_command_(SW_RESET_CMD);
     }
 
     // need to know when the display is ready for SLPOUT command - will be 120ms after reset
diff --git a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/ili.py b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/ili.py
index 5df7a275df..5598a51073 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/ili.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/ili.py
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ from esphome.components.mipi import (
     PWSET,
     PWSETN,
     SETEXTC,
-    SWRESET,
     VMCTR,
     VMCTR1,
     VMCTR2,
     VSCRSADD,
     DriverChip,
-    delay,
 )
 from esphome.components.spi import TYPE_OCTAL
 
@@ -367,7 +365,6 @@ ST7796 = DriverChip(
     width=320,
     height=480,
     initsequence=(
-        (SWRESET,),
         (CSCON, 0xC3),
         (CSCON, 0x96),
         (VMCTR1, 0x1C),
@@ -728,8 +725,6 @@ DriverChip(
     width=128,
     height=160,
     initsequence=(
-        SWRESET,
-        delay(10),
         (FRMCTR1, 0x01, 0x2C, 0x2D),
         (FRMCTR2, 0x01, 0x2C, 0x2D),
         (FRMCTR3, 0x01, 0x2C, 0x2D, 0x01, 0x2C, 0x2D),
@@ -786,7 +781,7 @@ ST7796.extend(
     bus_mode=TYPE_OCTAL,
     mirror_x=True,
     reset_pin=4,
-    dc_pin=0,
+    dc_pin={"number": 0, "ignore_strapping_warning": True},
     invert_colors=True,
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_init.py b/tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_init.py
index dbd8e15702..8edbe095b7 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_init.py
@@ -377,6 +377,6 @@ def test_lvgl_generation(
         "mipi_spi::MipiSpi<uint16_t, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, true, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, mipi_spi::BUS_TYPE_SINGLE, 128, 160, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true>();"
         in main_cpp
     )
-    assert "set_init_sequence({1, 0, 10, 255, 177" in main_cpp
+    assert "set_init_sequence({177, 3, 1, 44, 45, 178" in main_cpp
     assert "show_test_card();" not in main_cpp
     assert "set_auto_clear(false);" in main_cpp