diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
index 0482cf53b9..c2109b2d23 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class AddressableLambdaLightEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
   void start() override { this->initial_run_ = true; }
   void apply(AddressableLight &it, const Color &current_color) override {
     const uint32_t now = millis();
-    if (now - this->last_run_ >= this->update_interval_) {
+    if (now - this->last_run_ >= this->update_interval_ || this->initial_run_) {
       this->last_run_ = now;
       this->f_(it, current_color, this->initial_run_);
       this->initial_run_ = false;
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h b/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
index d126e4960c..c62ca43ca1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class LambdaLightEffect : public LightEffect {
   void start() override { this->initial_run_ = true; }
   void apply() override {
     const uint32_t now = millis();
-    if (now - this->last_run_ >= this->update_interval_) {
+    if (now - this->last_run_ >= this->update_interval_ || this->initial_run_) {
       this->last_run_ = now;
       this->f_(this->initial_run_);
       this->initial_run_ = false;