diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
index dc1e7d39fb..9858590850 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ LightCall &LightCall::set_white_if_supported(float white) {
   return *this;
 }
 LightCall &LightCall::set_color_temperature_if_supported(float color_temperature) {
-  if (this->get_active_color_mode_() & ColorCapability::COLOR_TEMPERATURE)
+  if (this->get_active_color_mode_() & ColorCapability::COLOR_TEMPERATURE ||
+      this->get_active_color_mode_() & ColorCapability::COLD_WARM_WHITE)
     this->set_color_temperature(color_temperature);
   return *this;
 }