The Serbian top seed won 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 and will face 2013 champion Andy Murray or seven-time winner Roger Federer in Sunday’s final.
Djokovic, 28, required two bouts of treatment to his shoulder but came through in two hours and 22 minutes.
“It’s nothing that worries me,” Djokovic told BBC Sport.
“It will be fine for the next match.”
Djokovic will be trying to win his third Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam title on Sunday, five weeks after missing out on winning a first French Open in Paris.
The odds favoured him heavily against Gasquet, who had won just one of their 12 previous meetings, back in 2007, and managed just six games when the pair played at Roland Garros last month.
Gasquet put in a far better performance on Centre Court but was still unable to take a set from the two-time champion.
“It was a good performance, considering the occasion,” added Djokovic. “It’s always tough. Richard had a great tournament and deserved to be in the semis.
“The first set could have gone his way but luckily it went to me.”
Djokovic looked surprisingly edgy in the early stages as Gasquet sent a flashing backhand past him to recover an early break at 2-2, before thrilling the crowd with several more winners off his elegant single-hander.
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