diff --git a/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.cpp b/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.cpp
index fc0d1b200a..8067993951 100644
--- a/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ void DynamicLamp::setup() {
       this->restore_lamp_values_(i);
     }
   }
+  // for testing only
+  this->add_lamp_output_(0, this->available_outputs_[0]);
+  this->add_lamp_output_(0, this->available_outputs_[1]);
+  this->add_lamp_output_(0, this->available_outputs_[2]);
+  this->add_lamp_output_(0, this->available_outputs_[3]);
 }
 
 void DynamicLamp::loop() {
@@ -100,6 +105,12 @@ void DynamicLamp::set_available_outputs(std::string output_list) {
   }
 }
 
+void add_lamp_output_(uint8_t lamp_number, LinkedOutput output) {
+  uint8_t output_index;
+  output_index = this->index_of_(this->available_outputs_, this->available_outputs_ + 16, output);
+  this->active_lamps_[lamp_number].used_outputs[output_index] = true;
+}
+
 void DynamicLamp::set_lamp_values_(uint8_t lamp_number, bool active, uint16_t selected_outputs, uint8_t mode, uint8_t mode_value) {
 
 }
@@ -108,6 +119,15 @@ void DynamicLamp::restore_lamp_values_(uint8_t lamp_number) {
   this->active_lamps_[lamp_number].active = false;
 }
 
+template <typename Iter>
+size_t DynamicLamp::index_of_(Iter first, Iter last, typename const std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type& x)
+{
+    size_t i = 0;
+    while (first != last && *first != x)
+      ++first, ++i;
+    return i;
+}
+
 std::string_view DynamicLamp::ltrim_(std::string_view str)
 {
     const auto pos(str.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r\f\v"));
diff --git a/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.h b/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.h
index b37b1c83af..6f036107f1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.h
+++ b/esphome/components/dynamic_lamp/dynamic_lamp.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct LinkedOutput {
 
 struct CombinedLamp {
   bool active = false;
+  bool[16] used_outputs;
 };
 
 class DynamicLamp : public Component {
@@ -39,8 +40,11 @@ class DynamicLamp : public Component {
   void set_save_mode(uint8_t save_mode);
 
  protected:
+  int[16] get_lamp_outputs_(uint8_t lamp_number);
+  void add_lamp_output_(uint8_t lamp_number, LinkedOutput output);
   void restore_lamp_values_(uint8_t lamp_number);
   void set_lamp_values_(uint8_t lamp_number, bool active, uint16_t selected_outputs, uint8_t mode, uint8_t mode_value);
+  size_t index_of_(Iter first, Iter last, typename const std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type& x)
   std::string_view ltrim_(std::string_view str);
   std::string_view rtrim_(std::string_view str);
   std::string_view trim_(std::string_view str);