diff --git a/esphome/codegen.py b/esphome/codegen.py
index d57ec39aab..4db01a2174 100644
--- a/esphome/codegen.py
+++ b/esphome/codegen.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from esphome.cpp_generator import (  # noqa: F401
     extern_progmem_array,
     get_variable,
     get_variable_with_full_id,
+    is_static_pointer,
     is_template,
     new_Pvariable,
     new_variable,
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api.proto b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
index 76b82810a4..d4ae82fd9f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api.proto
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ message ListEntitiesLightResponse {
   bool legacy_supports_color_temperature = 8 [deprecated=true];
   float min_mireds = 9;
   float max_mireds = 10;
-  repeated string effects = 11 [(container_pointer_no_template) = "FixedVector<const char *>"];
+  repeated string effects = 11 [(container_pointer_no_template) = "light::LightEffectNames"];
   bool disabled_by_default = 13;
   string icon = 14 [(field_ifdef) = "USE_ENTITY_ICON", (max_data_length) = 63];
   EntityCategory entity_category = 15;
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 940c8847ed..fd51aae1be 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -644,16 +644,7 @@ uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_light_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *c
     msg.min_mireds = traits.get_min_mireds();
     msg.max_mireds = traits.get_max_mireds();
   }
-  FixedVector<const char *> effects_list;
-  if (light->supports_effects()) {
-    auto &light_effects = light->get_effects();
-    effects_list.init(light_effects.size() + 1);
-    effects_list.push_back("None");
-    for (auto *effect : light_effects) {
-      // c_str() is safe as effect names are null-terminated strings from codegen
-      effects_list.push_back(effect->get_name().c_str());
-    }
-  }
+  light::LightEffectNames effects_list(light->get_effects());
   msg.effects = &effects_list;
   return fill_and_encode_entity_info(light, msg, conn, remaining_size);
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
index b59663aeb5..8847249b17 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ uint8_t *ListEntitiesLightResponse::encode_msg(const void *self, uint8_t *__rest
   if (uint32_t raw = float_to_raw(msg.max_mireds); raw != 0) [[likely]] {
     pos = ProtoEncode::write_tag_and_fixed32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 85, raw);
   }
-  for (const char *it : *msg.effects) {
-    pos = ProtoEncode::encode_string_force(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 11, it, strlen(it));
+  for (const auto &it : *msg.effects) {
+    pos = ProtoEncode::encode_string_force(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 11, it);
   }
   pos = ProtoEncode::encode_bool(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 13, msg.disabled_by_default);
 #ifdef USE_ENTITY_ICON
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ uint32_t ListEntitiesLightResponse::calc_size_msg(const void *self) {
   size += ProtoSize::calc_float(1, msg.min_mireds);
   size += ProtoSize::calc_float(1, msg.max_mireds);
   if (!msg.effects->empty()) {
-    for (const char *it : *msg.effects) {
-      size += ProtoSize::calc_length_force(1, strlen(it));
+    for (const auto &it : *msg.effects) {
+      size += ProtoSize::calc_length_force(1, it.size());
     }
   }
   size += ProtoSize::calc_bool(1, msg.disabled_by_default);
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index 421c3fccb3..17436d33aa 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ class ListEntitiesLightResponse final : public InfoResponseProtoMessage {
   const light::ColorModeMask *supported_color_modes{};
   float min_mireds{0.0f};
   float max_mireds{0.0f};
-  const FixedVector<const char *> *effects{};
+  const light::LightEffectNames *effects{};
   static uint8_t *encode_msg(const void *self, uint8_t *pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM);
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const {
     return encode_msg(this, buffer.get_pos() PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG);
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_includes.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_includes.h
index 833e6529e2..e076f98fe3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_includes.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_includes.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LIGHT
+#include "esphome/components/light/light_effect_names.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_traits.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/__init__.py b/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
index b175620bbf..c490300b58 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from esphome.core.entity_helpers import (
     queue_entity_register,
     setup_entity,
 )
-from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObjClass
+from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, MockObjClass
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ from .types import (  # noqa: F401
     ChannelColors,
     ColorMode,
     GammaTable,
+    LightEffect,
     LightOutput,
     LightState,
     LightStateRTCState,
@@ -519,6 +520,17 @@ def validate_color_temperature_channels(value):
     return value
 
 
+def _effects_table(effects: list[MockObj]) -> MockObj:
+    """Emit the flash table of a light's effect pointers; each must be a static address."""
+    return cg.shared_progmem_array(
+        "light_effects",
+        LightEffect.operator("ptr"),
+        cg.ArrayInitializer(*effects),
+        share=False,
+        constexpr=False,
+    )
+
+
 @setup_entity("light")
 async def setup_light_core_(light_var, config, output_var):
     # All 8 legacy restore_mode values, and the restore_state key, are just different
@@ -586,7 +598,7 @@ async def setup_light_core_(light_var, config, output_var):
         EFFECTS_REGISTRY, config.get(CONF_EFFECTS, [])
     )
     if effects:
-        cg.add(light_var.add_effects(effects))
+        cg.add(light_var.add_effects(_effects_table(effects), len(effects)))
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_TURN_ON, []):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], light_var)
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
index 5ad9215eed..0970c513a2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void LightCall::perform() {
     // EFFECT
     StringRef effect_s;
     if (this->effect_ == 0u) {
-      effect_s = StringRef::from_lit("None");
+      effect_s = EFFECT_NONE_REF;
     } else {
       effect_s = this->parent_->effects_[this->effect_ - 1]->get_name();
     }
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_effect.h b/esphome/components/light/light_effect.h
index a89e3fec5a..3fabcf5d51 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_effect.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 namespace esphome::light {
 
+inline constexpr StringRef EFFECT_NONE_REF = StringRef::from_lit("None");
+
 class LightState;
 
 class LightEffect {
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_effect_names.h b/esphome/components/light/light_effect_names.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ddf459b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_effect_names.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/string_ref.h"
+#include "light_effect.h"
+
+namespace esphome::light {
+
+/// Effect names as the native API lists them: "None" first, then each effect; empty without effects.
+/// Reads the light's effect table directly, so listing entities allocates nothing. Holds a reference:
+/// it only lives for one synchronous encode, and by value costs flash on every copy.
+class LightEffectNames {
+ public:
+  explicit LightEffectNames(const ConstVector<LightEffect *> &effects) : effects_(effects) {}
+
+  class Iterator {
+   public:
+    ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Iterator(const ConstVector<LightEffect *> &effects, size_t index)
+        : effects_(effects), index_(index) {}
+    ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE StringRef operator*() const {
+      return this->index_ == 0 ? EFFECT_NONE_REF : this->effects_[this->index_ - 1]->get_name();
+    }
+    ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Iterator &operator++() {
+      ++this->index_;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE bool operator!=(const Iterator &other) const { return this->index_ != other.index_; }
+
+   protected:
+    const ConstVector<LightEffect *> &effects_;
+    size_t index_;
+  };
+
+  ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Iterator begin() const { return {this->effects_, 0}; }
+  ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Iterator end() const {
+    return {this->effects_, this->effects_.empty() ? 0 : this->effects_.size() + 1};
+  }
+  ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE bool empty() const { return this->effects_.empty(); }
+
+ protected:
+  const ConstVector<LightEffect *> &effects_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace esphome::light
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp b/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
index 9fe483a291..885440187f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include "light_output.h"
 #include "transformers.h"
 
-#include <limits>
-
 namespace esphome::light {
 
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "light");
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ void LightState::publish_state() {
 
 LightOutput *LightState::get_output() const { return this->output_; }
 
-static constexpr auto EFFECT_NONE_REF = StringRef::from_lit("None");
-
 StringRef LightState::get_effect_name() {
   if (this->active_effect_index_ > 0) {
     return this->effects_[this->active_effect_index_ - 1]->get_name();
@@ -218,11 +214,6 @@ void LightState::add_target_state_reached_listener(LightTargetStateReachedListen
   this->target_state_reached_listeners_->push_back(listener);
 }
 
-void LightState::add_effects(const std::initializer_list<LightEffect *> &effects) {
-  // Called once from Python codegen during setup with all effects from YAML config
-  this->effects_ = effects;
-}
-
 void LightState::current_values_as_brightness(float *brightness) {
   this->current_values.as_brightness(brightness);
   *brightness = this->gamma_correct_lut(*brightness);
@@ -352,9 +343,6 @@ float LightState::gamma_uncorrect_lut(float value) const {
 #endif  // USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 
 void LightState::start_effect_(uint32_t effect_index) {
-  // An external add_effects() can exceed the codegen cap; ignore an index the uint16_t can't hold
-  if (effect_index > std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max())
-    return;
   this->stop_effect_();
   if (effect_index == 0)
     return;
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
index fcb2ca40c9..2a99943e1d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
@@ -217,10 +217,13 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   bool supports_effects() const { return !this->effects_.empty(); }
 
   /// Get all effects for this light state.
-  const FixedVector<LightEffect *> &get_effects() const { return this->effects_; }
+  const ConstVector<LightEffect *> &get_effects() const { return this->effects_; }
 
-  /// Add effects for this light state.
-  void add_effects(const std::initializer_list<LightEffect *> &effects);
+  /// Codegen only: point at the generated table of this light's effects, which must outlive it.
+  /// Codegen caps the count at 65535, so an effect index always fits the uint16_t active index.
+  void add_effects(LightEffect *const *effects, size_t count) {
+    this->effects_ = ConstVector<LightEffect *>(effects, count);
+  }
 
   /// Get the total number of effects available for this light.
   size_t get_effect_count() const { return this->effects_.size(); }
@@ -354,7 +357,7 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   /// The currently active transformer for this light (transition/flash).
   std::unique_ptr<LightTransformer> transformer_{nullptr};
   /// List of effects for this light.
-  FixedVector<LightEffect *> effects_;
+  ConstVector<LightEffect *> effects_;
   /// Object used to store the persisted values of the light.
   ESPPreferenceObject rtc_;
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/hal.h b/esphome/core/hal.h
index 4c5a19c6d1..dd3618f623 100644
--- a/esphome/core/hal.h
+++ b/esphome/core/hal.h
@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "gpio.h"
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
 #include "esphome/core/time_64.h"
 #include "esphome/core/time_conversion.h"
 
+/// Address tables in ESP8266 flash must be constant-initialized: a runtime initializer would write to flash.
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) && defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#define ESPHOME_FLASH_CONSTINIT constinit
+#else
+#define ESPHOME_FLASH_CONSTINIT
+#endif
+
 // Per-platform HAL bits (IRAM_ATTR / PROGMEM macros, in_isr_context(),
 // inline yield/delay/micros/millis/millis_64 wrappers, ESP8266 progmem
 // helpers) live next to each platform component as components/<platform>/hal.h
diff --git a/esphome/cpp_generator.py b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
index f5113d8098..9c9fed6601 100644
--- a/esphome/cpp_generator.py
+++ b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from esphome.core import (
     ID,
     Define,
     EnumValue,
+    EsphomeError,
     HexInt,
     Lambda,
     Library,
@@ -447,13 +448,16 @@ class LineComment(Statement):
 
 
 class ProgmemAssignmentExpression(AssignmentExpression):
-    __slots__ = ()
+    __slots__ = ("constexpr",)
 
-    def __init__(self, type_, name, rhs):
+    def __init__(self, type_, name, rhs, constexpr: bool = True):
         super().__init__(type_, "", name, rhs)
+        self.constexpr = constexpr
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return f"static constexpr {self.type} {self.name}[] PROGMEM = {self.rhs}"
+        if self.constexpr:
+            return f"static constexpr {self.type} {self.name}[] PROGMEM = {self.rhs}"
+        return f"ESPHOME_FLASH_CONSTINIT static {self.type} const {self.name}[] PROGMEM = {self.rhs}"
 
 
 class StaticConstAssignmentExpression(AssignmentExpression):
@@ -493,20 +497,34 @@ def extern_progmem_array(
 
 
 def shared_progmem_array(
-    name: str, type_: "MockObjClass", rhs: SafeExpType, *, share: bool = True
+    name: str,
+    type_: "MockObjClass",
+    rhs: SafeExpType,
+    *,
+    share: bool = True,
+    constexpr: bool = True,
 ) -> "MockObj":
     """Emit a global PROGMEM array once per distinct type and contents; later calls reuse it.
 
-    The array is ``static constexpr``, so elements must be constant expressions and lambdas
-    must be captureless. Its name is made unique against every config id and variable.
+    The array is ``static constexpr`` by default, so elements must be constant expressions and
+    lambdas must be captureless. Its name is made unique against every config id and variable.
     ``share=False`` always emits a new array, e.g. for lambdas that may keep static state.
+    ``constexpr=False`` is for tables of generated object pointers: each top level variable
+    element must pass ``is_static_pointer`` or ``EsphomeError`` is raised.
     """
     from esphome.config import iter_ids
     from esphome.config_validation import RESERVED_IDS
 
     arrays: dict[str, MockObj] = CORE.data.setdefault("shared_progmem_array", {})
     rhs = safe_exp(rhs)
-    key = f"{type_} {rhs}"
+    if not constexpr and isinstance(rhs, ArrayInitializer):
+        for arg in rhs.args:
+            if isinstance(arg, MockObj) and not is_static_pointer(arg):
+                raise EsphomeError(
+                    f"'{arg}' must be created with cg.new_Pvariable so its address is known "
+                    "at compile time"
+                )
+    key = f"{type_} {rhs} {constexpr}"
     if share and (array := arrays.get(key)) is not None:
         return array
     used = {str(i) for i, _ in iter_ids(CORE.config)}
@@ -514,7 +532,7 @@ def shared_progmem_array(
     used |= set(RESERVED_IDS) | CORE.loaded_integrations
     id_ = ID(ensure_unique_string(name, used), is_declaration=True, type=type_)
     # Global, so any scope can use it; anything a lambda references is already declared.
-    CORE.add_global(ProgmemAssignmentExpression(type_, id_, rhs))
+    CORE.add_global(ProgmemAssignmentExpression(type_, id_, rhs, constexpr))
     array = MockObj(id_, ".")
     CORE.register_variable(id_, array)
     if share:
@@ -703,6 +721,7 @@ def Pvariable(id_: ID, rhs: SafeExpType, type_: "MockObj" = None) -> "MockObj":
         )
         placement_new = CallExpression(f"new({id_.id}) {actual_type}", *call_expr.args)
         CORE.add(ExpressionStatement(placement_new))
+        CORE.data.setdefault(_STATIC_POINTER_IDS, set()).add(id_.id)
     else:
         decl = VariableDeclarationExpression(id_.type, "*", id_, static=True)
         CORE.add_global(decl)
@@ -712,6 +731,20 @@ def Pvariable(id_: ID, rhs: SafeExpType, type_: "MockObj" = None) -> "MockObj":
     return obj
 
 
+_STATIC_POINTER_IDS = "static_pointer_ids"
+
+
+def is_static_pointer(obj: SafeExpType) -> bool:
+    """True if ``obj`` is a Pvariable whose object was placement constructed in static storage.
+
+    Its pointer is then an address known at compile time and may appear in a ``constexpr=False``
+    PROGMEM table; a pointer assigned in ``setup()`` may not.
+    """
+    return isinstance(obj, MockObj) and str(obj.base) in CORE.data.get(
+        _STATIC_POINTER_IDS, ()
+    )
+
+
 def new_Pvariable(id_: ID, *args: SafeExpType) -> "MockObj":
     """Declare a new pointer variable in the code generation by calling it's constructor
     with the given arguments.
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/components/api/bench_list_entities.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/components/api/bench_list_entities.cpp
index 4c445c2bb6..8a4cac1e2e 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/components/api/bench_list_entities.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/components/api/bench_list_entities.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h"
 #include "esphome/components/api/api_buffer.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/color_mode.h"
+#include "esphome/components/light/light_effect.h"
+#include "esphome/components/light/light_effect_names.h"
 
 namespace esphome::api::benchmarks {
 
@@ -150,7 +152,17 @@ BENCHMARK(CalcAndEncode_ListEntitiesBinarySensorResponse);
 // --- ListEntitiesLightResponse ---
 
 static light::ColorModeMask light_color_modes;
-static FixedVector<const char *> light_effects;
+
+class BenchEffect : public light::LightEffect {
+ public:
+  explicit BenchEffect(const char *name) : LightEffect(name) {}
+  void apply() override {}
+};
+static BenchEffect rainbow_effect("Rainbow");
+static BenchEffect strobe_effect("Strobe");
+static light::LightEffect *const LIGHT_EFFECT_TABLE[] = {&rainbow_effect, &strobe_effect};
+static const ConstVector<light::LightEffect *> light_effect_list(LIGHT_EFFECT_TABLE, 2);
+static const light::LightEffectNames light_effects(light_effect_list);
 
 static ListEntitiesLightResponse make_light_response() {
   // Initialize static data on first call
@@ -158,10 +170,6 @@ static ListEntitiesLightResponse make_light_response() {
   if (!initialized) {
     light_color_modes.insert(light::ColorMode::RGB_WHITE);
     light_color_modes.insert(light::ColorMode::COLOR_TEMPERATURE);
-    light_effects.init(3);
-    light_effects.push_back("None");
-    light_effects.push_back("Rainbow");
-    light_effects.push_back("Strobe");
     initialized = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/light/test_default_setters.py b/tests/component_tests/light/test_default_setters.py
index a4fc24a7cb..cbbecb632f 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/light/test_default_setters.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/light/test_default_setters.py
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
+import re
+
+import pytest
+
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components import light
+from esphome.components.light import types as light_types
+from esphome.core import ID, EsphomeError
 
 
 def test_default_flash_length_and_empty_effects_are_not_emitted(
@@ -16,4 +24,20 @@ def test_default_flash_length_and_empty_effects_are_not_emitted(
     assert "bare_light->set_flash_transition_length(" not in main_cpp
     assert "bare_light->add_effects(" not in main_cpp
     assert "fancy_light->set_flash_transition_length(500);" in main_cpp
-    assert "fancy_light->add_effects({" in main_cpp
+    call = re.search(r"fancy_light->add_effects\((\w+), (\d+)\);", main_cpp)
+    assert call is not None
+    # The effect pointers form a flash table; they are address constants, not constexpr
+    assert re.search(
+        rf"static light::LightEffect \* const {call.group(1)}\[\] PROGMEM = \{{[^}}]+\}};",
+        main_cpp,
+    )
+
+
+def test_effect_assigned_in_setup_is_rejected() -> None:
+    """A pointer assigned in setup() would make the flash table need dynamic init."""
+    dynamic_effect = cg.Pvariable(
+        ID("dynamic_effect", is_declaration=True, type=light_types.LightEffect),
+        cg.RawExpression("make_effect()"),
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(EsphomeError, match="dynamic_effect"):
+        light._effects_table([dynamic_effect])
diff --git a/tests/components/light/common.yaml b/tests/components/light/common.yaml
index 64406afda8..c1e58c673f 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/common.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ esphome:
       - lambda: |-
           const auto &effects = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effects();
           auto &same = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effects();
+          const auto copy = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effects();  // the view is copyable
           uint32_t total = effects.size();
           for (auto *effect : effects) {
             ESP_LOGD("test", "Effect %s", effect->get_name().c_str());
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ esphome:
           if (total > 0) {
             ESP_LOGD("test", "First %s", effects.at(0)->get_name().c_str());
             // Raw pointer iterators on purpose: external code binds std::find's result to `const auto *`
-            auto *it = std::find(same.begin(), same.end(), effects[0]);
+            auto *it = std::find(same.begin(), same.end(), copy[0]);
             ESP_LOGD("test", "Index %d", (int) (it - same.begin()));
           }
 
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test_light_state.cpp b/tests/components/light/test_light_state.cpp
index 85bfbd09ef..076438c7d2 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test_light_state.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/light/test_light_state.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include "esphome/components/light/light_effect.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_output.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_state.h"
 
@@ -18,36 +17,8 @@ class BrightnessOutput : public LightOutput {
   void write_state(LightState *state) override {}
 };
 
-class NoopEffect : public LightEffect {
- public:
-  using LightEffect::LightEffect;
-  void apply() override {}
-};
-
-// start_effect_() is where the uint32_t index is narrowed to the stored uint16_t.
-class TestableLightState : public LightState {
- public:
-  using LightState::LightState;
-  using LightState::start_effect_;
-};
-
 }  // namespace
 
-// add_effects() is public, so an external component can exceed the codegen cap on effect count;
-// an index the uint16_t can't hold must be ignored rather than wrap onto another effect.
-TEST(LightStateEffect, IndexAboveUint16IsIgnoredAndKeepsTheActiveEffect) {
-  BrightnessOutput output;
-  TestableLightState state(&output);
-  NoopEffect effect("Noop");
-  state.add_effects({&effect});
-
-  state.start_effect_(1);
-  ASSERT_EQ(state.get_current_effect_index(), 1u);
-
-  state.start_effect_(0x10000u);  // unchecked narrowing wraps this to 0, which stops the effect
-  EXPECT_EQ(state.get_current_effect_index(), 1u);
-}
-
 // get_gamma_correct() reads the gamma codegen stores after the lookup table, rounded to two decimals.
 TEST(LightStateGamma, ReadsTheGammaStoredWithTheTable) {
   static constexpr GammaTable TABLE{{}, 280};
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_cpp_generator.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_cpp_generator.py
index b6f8fd1ec1..6fdd197c95 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_cpp_generator.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_cpp_generator.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import math
 import pytest
 
 from esphome import cpp_generator as cg, cpp_types as ct
-from esphome.core import CORE, ID
+from esphome.core import CORE, ID, EsphomeError
 
 
 class TestExpressions:
@@ -829,6 +829,46 @@ class TestSharedProgmemArray:
         assert str(a) != str(b)
         assert sum("PROGMEM" in str(st) for st in CORE.global_statements) == 2
 
+    def test_is_static_pointer_only_for_placement_new(self) -> None:
+        CORE.config = {}
+        static = cg.new_Pvariable(ID("static_obj", is_declaration=True, type=ct.uint8))
+        dynamic = cg.Pvariable(
+            ID("dynamic_obj", is_declaration=True, type=ct.uint8),
+            cg.RawExpression("nullptr"),
+        )
+        assert cg.is_static_pointer(static)
+        assert not cg.is_static_pointer(dynamic)
+
+    def test_constexpr_and_const_arrays_are_not_shared(self) -> None:
+        CORE.config = {}
+        a = cg.shared_progmem_array("table", ct.uint8, [1], constexpr=False)
+        b = cg.shared_progmem_array("table", ct.uint8, [1])
+        assert str(a) != str(b)
+
+    def test_constexpr_false_rejects_dynamic_pointers(self) -> None:
+        CORE.config = {}
+        dynamic = cg.Pvariable(
+            ID("dynamic_obj", is_declaration=True, type=ct.uint8),
+            cg.RawExpression("nullptr"),
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(EsphomeError, match="dynamic_obj"):
+            cg.shared_progmem_array(
+                "table",
+                ct.uint8.operator("ptr"),
+                cg.ArrayInitializer(dynamic),
+                constexpr=False,
+            )
+
+    def test_constexpr_false_emits_a_const_array(self) -> None:
+        CORE.config = {}
+        cg.shared_progmem_array("table", ct.uint8, [1], constexpr=False)
+        (statement,) = (
+            str(st) for st in CORE.global_statements if "PROGMEM" in str(st)
+        )
+        assert statement.startswith(
+            "ESPHOME_FLASH_CONSTINIT static uint8_t const table[] PROGMEM = {1}"
+        )
+
     def test_same_contents_different_type_are_separate(self) -> None:
         CORE.config = {}
         a = cg.shared_progmem_array("table", ct.uint8, [1])