diff --git a/tests/components/light/common.yaml b/tests/components/light/common.yaml
index 107df13894..06243439b5 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/common.yaml
@@ -3,19 +3,63 @@ esphome:
     then:
       # Test LightEffect::get_name() returns string_view
       - lambda: |-
-          // Test get_name() returns string_view
+          // Test LightEffect::get_name() returns std::string_view
           auto &effects = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effects();
           if (!effects.empty()) {
+            // Test: get_name() returns string_view
             std::string_view name = effects[0]->get_name();
-            // Test comparison with string literal
+
+            // Test: comparison with string literal works directly
             if (name == "Strobe") {
               ESP_LOGI("test", "Found Strobe effect");
             }
-            // Safe logging with size-limited format
+
+            // Test: safe logging with %.*s format
             ESP_LOGI("test", "Effect name: %.*s", (int) name.size(), name.data());
-            // Test .data() for null-terminated functions (safe because names are from codegen)
+
+            // Test: .data() for functions expecting const char*
             ESP_LOGI("test", "Effect: %s", name.data());
+
+            // Test: explicit conversion to std::string
+            std::string name_str(name);
+            ESP_LOGI("test", "As string: %s", name_str.c_str());
+
+            // Test: size() method
+            ESP_LOGI("test", "Name length: %d", (int) name.size());
           }
+
+      # Test LightState::get_effect_name() returns string_view
+      - lambda: |-
+          // Test LightState::get_effect_name() returns std::string_view
+          std::string_view current_effect = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effect_name();
+
+          // Test: comparison with "None" works directly
+          if (current_effect == "None") {
+            ESP_LOGI("test", "No effect active");
+          }
+
+          // Test: safe logging
+          ESP_LOGI("test", "Current effect: %.*s", (int) current_effect.size(), current_effect.data());
+
+      # Test str_equals_case_insensitive with string_view
+      - lambda: |-
+          // Test str_equals_case_insensitive(string_view, string_view)
+          auto &effects = id(test_monochromatic_light).get_effects();
+          if (!effects.empty()) {
+            std::string_view name = effects[0]->get_name();
+
+            // Test: case-insensitive comparison
+            if (str_equals_case_insensitive(name, "STROBE")) {
+              ESP_LOGI("test", "Case-insensitive match works");
+            }
+
+            // Test: case-insensitive with string_view from string
+            std::string search = "strobe";
+            if (str_equals_case_insensitive(std::string_view(search), name)) {
+              ESP_LOGI("test", "Reverse comparison works");
+            }
+          }
+
       - light.toggle: test_binary_light
       - light.turn_off: test_rgb_light
       - light.turn_on: