diff --git a/esphome/components/light/__init__.py b/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
index 350fb67afd..40382bbda7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/__init__.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ async def setup_light_core_(light_var, output_var, config):
         cg.add(light_var.set_gamma_correct(gamma_correct))
         fwd_arr = _get_or_create_gamma_table(gamma_correct)
         cg.add(light_var.set_gamma_table(fwd_arr))
+        cg.add_define("USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT")
     effects = await cg.build_registry_list(
         EFFECTS_REGISTRY, config.get(CONF_EFFECTS, [])
     )
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
index 643ec962ba..17cdb7d6f6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class AddressableLight : public LightOutput, public Component {
         Color(to_uint8_scale(red), to_uint8_scale(green), to_uint8_scale(blue), to_uint8_scale(white)));
   }
   void setup_state(LightState *state) override {
+#ifdef USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
     this->correction_.set_gamma_table(state->get_gamma_table());
+#endif
     this->state_parent_ = state;
   }
   void update_state(LightState *state) override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp b/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
index d5735b4855..175e18bcdb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_state.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ void LightState::current_values_as_ct(float *color_temperature, float *white_bri
   *white_brightness = this->gamma_correct_lut(*white_brightness);
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 float LightState::gamma_correct_lut(float value) const {
   if (value <= 0.0f)
     return 0.0f;
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ float LightState::gamma_uncorrect_lut(float value) const {
   float frac = static_cast<float>(target - a) / static_cast<float>(b - a);
   return (lo + frac) / 255.0f;
 }
+#endif  // USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 
 bool LightState::is_transformer_active() { return this->is_transformer_active_; }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
index e2ae17460a..8ac2d36051 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   void set_gamma_correct(float gamma_correct);
   float get_gamma_correct() const { return this->gamma_correct_; }
 
+#ifdef USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
   /// Set pre-computed gamma forward lookup table (256-entry uint16 PROGMEM array)
   void set_gamma_table(const uint16_t *forward) { this->gamma_table_ = forward; }
 
@@ -177,6 +178,11 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   float gamma_correct_lut(float value) const;
   /// Reverse gamma correction by binary-searching the forward LUT
   float gamma_uncorrect_lut(float value) const;
+#else
+  /// No gamma LUT — passthrough
+  float gamma_correct_lut(float value) const { return value; }
+  float gamma_uncorrect_lut(float value) const { return value; }
+#endif  // USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 
   /// Set the restore mode of this light
   void set_restore_mode(LightRestoreMode restore_mode);
@@ -309,7 +315,9 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   uint32_t flash_transition_length_{};
   /// Gamma correction factor for the light.
   float gamma_correct_{};
+#ifdef USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
   const uint16_t *gamma_table_{nullptr};
+#endif  // USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 
   /// Whether the light value should be written in the next cycle.
   bool next_write_{true};
diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index c0d513d71a..59f05fc162 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #define USE_IR_RF
 #define USE_JSON
 #define USE_LIGHT
+#define USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT
 #define USE_LOCK
 #define USE_LOGGER
 #define USE_LOGGER_LEVEL_LISTENERS