diff --git a/esphome/components/pca9685/__init__.py b/esphome/components/pca9685/__init__.py
index 50f58cdfb..56101c2d6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca9685/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pca9685/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import i2c
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_INPUT, CONF_FREQUENCY, CONF_ID
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_INPUT,
+    CONF_FREQUENCY,
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_PHASE_BALANCER,
+)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
 MULTI_CONF = True
@@ -9,6 +14,12 @@ MULTI_CONF = True
 pca9685_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("pca9685")
 PCA9685Output = pca9685_ns.class_("PCA9685Output", cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice)
 
+phase_balancer = pca9685_ns.enum("PhaseBalancer", is_class=True)
+PHASE_BALANCERS = {
+    "none": phase_balancer.NONE,
+    "linear": phase_balancer.LINEAR,
+}
+
 
 def validate_frequency(config):
     if config[CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_INPUT]:
@@ -30,6 +41,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 cv.frequency, cv.Range(min=23.84, max=1525.88)
             ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_INPUT, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PHASE_BALANCER, default="linear"): cv.enum(
+                PHASE_BALANCERS
+            ),
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
@@ -43,5 +57,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if CONF_FREQUENCY in config:
         cg.add(var.set_frequency(config[CONF_FREQUENCY]))
     cg.add(var.set_extclk(config[CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_INPUT]))
+    cg.add(var.set_phase_balancer(config[CONF_PHASE_BALANCER]))
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
index 6df708ac8..77e3d5a6c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,18 @@ void PCA9685Output::loop() {
   const uint16_t num_channels = this->max_channel_ - this->min_channel_ + 1;
   const uint16_t phase_delta_begin = 4096 / num_channels;
   for (uint8_t channel = this->min_channel_; channel <= this->max_channel_; channel++) {
-    uint16_t phase_begin = (channel - this->min_channel_) * phase_delta_begin;
+    uint16_t phase_begin;
+    switch (this->balancer_) {
+      case PhaseBalancer::NONE:
+        phase_begin = 0;
+        break;
+      case PhaseBalancer::LINEAR:
+        phase_begin = (channel - this->min_channel_) * phase_delta_begin;
+        break;
+      default:
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Unknown phase balancer %d", static_cast<int>(this->balancer_));
+        return;
+    }
     uint16_t phase_end;
     uint16_t amount = this->pwm_amounts_[channel];
     if (amount == 0) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.h b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.h
index 8e547d003..288c923d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.h
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace pca9685 {
 
+enum class PhaseBalancer {
+  NONE = 0x00,
+  LINEAR = 0x01,
+};
+
 /// Inverts polarity of channel output signal
 extern const uint8_t PCA9685_MODE_INVERTED;
 /// Channel update happens upon ACK (post-set) rather than on STOP (endTransmission)
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@ class PCA9685Output : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   void loop() override;
   void set_extclk(bool extclk) { this->extclk_ = extclk; }
   void set_frequency(float frequency) { this->frequency_ = frequency; }
+  void set_phase_balancer(PhaseBalancer balancer) { this->balancer_ = balancer; }
 
  protected:
   friend PCA9685Channel;
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ class PCA9685Output : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   float frequency_;
   uint8_t mode_;
   bool extclk_ = false;
+  PhaseBalancer balancer_ = PhaseBalancer::LINEAR;
 
   uint8_t min_channel_{0xFF};
   uint8_t max_channel_{0x00};
diff --git a/tests/components/pca9685/common.yaml b/tests/components/pca9685/common.yaml
index 2e238b481..9e2de6257 100644
--- a/tests/components/pca9685/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/pca9685/common.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pca9685:
   i2c_id: i2c_bus
   frequency: 500
   address: 0x0
+  phase_balancer: linear
 
 output:
   - platform: pca9685