diff --git a/components/touchscreen/gt911.rst b/components/touchscreen/gt911.rst
index 97cced192c..526a2f33c5 100644
--- a/components/touchscreen/gt911.rst
+++ b/components/touchscreen/gt911.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The :ref:`I²C <i2c>` is required to be set up in your configuration for this to
 
 This controller is used in the Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3 and the m5paper;
 
+The GT911 controller will automatically be put to sleep when the application is powered down.
 
 .. figure:: images/esp32_s3_box_3.png
     :align: center