diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
index 10a3c2f335..bad180ce6d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
@@ -266,6 +266,21 @@ class LightColorValues {
   /// Set the color temperature property of these light color values in mired.
   void set_color_temperature(float color_temperature) { this->color_temperature_ = color_temperature; }
 
+  /// Get the color temperature property of these light color values in kelvin.
+  float get_color_temperature_kelvin() const {
+    if (this->color_temperature_ <= 0) {
+      return this->color_temperature_;
+    }
+    return 1000000.0 / this->color_temperature_;
+  }
+  /// Set the color temperature property of these light color values in kelvin.
+  void set_color_temperature_kelvin(float color_temperature) {
+    if (color_temperature <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this->color_temperature_ = 1000000.0 / color_temperature;
+  }
+
   /// Get the cold white property of these light color values. In range 0.0 to 1.0.
   float get_cold_white() const { return this->cold_white_; }
   /// Set the cold white property of these light color values. In range 0.0 to 1.0.