diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/layout.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/layout.py
index a6aa816fd..caa503ef0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/layout.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/layout.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ from .defines import (
 )
 from .lv_validation import padding, size
 
+CONF_MULTIPLE_WIDGETS_PER_CELL = "multiple_widgets_per_cell"
+
 cell_alignments = LV_CELL_ALIGNMENTS.one_of
 grid_alignments = LV_GRID_ALIGNMENTS.one_of
 flex_alignments = LV_FLEX_ALIGNMENTS.one_of
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
                 cv.Optional(CONF_GRID_ROW_ALIGN): grid_alignments,
                 cv.Optional(CONF_PAD_ROW): padding,
                 cv.Optional(CONF_PAD_COLUMN): padding,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_MULTIPLE_WIDGETS_PER_CELL, default=False): cv.boolean,
             },
             {
                 cv.Optional(CONF_GRID_CELL_ROW_POS): cv.positive_int,
@@ -263,6 +266,7 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
         # should be guaranteed to be a dict at this point
         assert isinstance(layout, dict)
         assert layout.get(CONF_TYPE).lower() == TYPE_GRID
+        allow_multiple = layout.get(CONF_MULTIPLE_WIDGETS_PER_CELL, False)
         rows = len(layout[CONF_GRID_ROWS])
         columns = len(layout[CONF_GRID_COLUMNS])
         used_cells = [[None] * columns for _ in range(rows)]
@@ -299,7 +303,10 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
                             f"exceeds grid size {rows}x{columns}",
                             [CONF_WIDGETS, index],
                         )
-                    if used_cells[row + i][column + j] is not None:
+                    if (
+                        not allow_multiple
+                        and used_cells[row + i][column + j] is not None
+                    ):
                         raise cv.Invalid(
                             f"Cell span {row + i}/{column + j} already occupied by widget at index {used_cells[row + i][column + j]}",
                             [CONF_WIDGETS, index],
diff --git a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
index cb5b6f59b..70afd5b3d 100644
--- a/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/lvgl/lvgl-package.yaml
@@ -881,6 +881,7 @@ lvgl:
                   grid_columns: [40, fr(1), fr(1)]
                   pad_row: 6px
                   pad_column: 0
+                  multiple_widgets_per_cell: true
                 widgets:
                   - image:
                       grid_cell_row_pos: 0
@@ -905,6 +906,10 @@ lvgl:
                       grid_cell_row_pos: 1
                       grid_cell_column_pos: 0
                       text: "Grid cell 1/0"
+                  - label:
+                      grid_cell_row_pos: 1
+                      grid_cell_column_pos: 0
+                      text: "Duplicate for 1/0"
                   - label:
                       styles: bdr_style
                       grid_cell_row_pos: 1