diff --git a/components/samsung_ac/protocol_non_nasa.cpp b/components/samsung_ac/protocol_non_nasa.cpp
index fb061876..35767dd9 100644
--- a/components/samsung_ac/protocol_non_nasa.cpp
+++ b/components/samsung_ac/protocol_non_nasa.cpp
@@ -543,18 +543,6 @@ namespace esphome
 
             if (nonpacket_.cmd == NonNasaCommand::Cmd20)
             {
-                last_command20s_[nonpacket_.src] = nonpacket_.command20;
-                target->set_target_temperature(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.target_temp);
-                target->set_room_temperature(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.room_temp);
-                target->set_power(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.power);
-                target->set_mode(nonpacket_.src, nonnasa_mode_to_mode(nonpacket_.command20.mode));
-                target->set_fanmode(nonpacket_.src, nonnasa_fanspeed_to_fanmode(nonpacket_.command20.fanspeed));
-                // TODO
-                target->set_altmode(nonpacket_.src, 0);
-                // TODO
-                target->set_swing_horizontal(nonpacket_.src, false);
-                target->set_swing_vertical(nonpacket_.src, false);
-
                 // We may occasionally not receive a control_acknowledgement message when sending a control
                 // packet, so as a backup approach check if the state of the device matches that of the
                 // sent control packet. This also serves as a backup approach if for some reason a device
@@ -566,6 +554,34 @@ namespace esphome
                                                     item.request.fanspeed == nonpacket_.command20.fanspeed &&
                                                     item.request.mode == nonpacket_.command20.mode &&
                                                     item.request.power == nonpacket_.command20.power; });
+                                                    
+                // If a state update comes through after a control message has been sent, but before it
+                // has been acknowledged, it should be ignored. This prevents the UI status bouncing
+                // between states after a command has been issued.
+                bool pending_control_message = false;
+                for (auto& item : nonnasa_requests)
+                {
+                   if (item.time_sent > 0 && nonpacket_.src == item.request.dst)
+                   {
+                      pending_control_message = true;
+                      break;
+                   }
+                }
+
+                if (!pending_control_message)
+                {
+                   last_command20s_[nonpacket_.src] = nonpacket_.command20;
+                   target->set_target_temperature(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.target_temp);
+                   target->set_room_temperature(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.room_temp);
+                   target->set_power(nonpacket_.src, nonpacket_.command20.power);
+                   target->set_mode(nonpacket_.src, nonnasa_mode_to_mode(nonpacket_.command20.mode));
+                   target->set_fanmode(nonpacket_.src, nonnasa_fanspeed_to_fanmode(nonpacket_.command20.fanspeed));
+                   // TODO
+                   target->set_altmode(nonpacket_.src, 0);
+                   // TODO
+                   target->set_swing_horizontal(nonpacket_.src, false);
+                   target->set_swing_vertical(nonpacket_.src, false);
+                }
             }
             else if (nonpacket_.cmd == NonNasaCommand::CmdC6)
             {