diff --git a/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml b/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
index f9c44cfb63..56be20bd87 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build and push to ghcr by digest
       id: build-ghcr
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.6.1
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.7.0
       with:
         context: .
         file: ./docker/Dockerfile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build and push to dockerhub by digest
       id: build-dockerhub
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.6.1
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.7.0
       with:
         context: .
         file: ./docker/Dockerfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f0e2b168f..62c7d84ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "**"
       - "!.github/workflows/*.yml"
+      - "!.github/actions/build-image/*"
       - ".github/workflows/ci.yml"
       - "!.yamllint"
       - "!.github/dependabot.yml"
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/automation.h b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
index b63fc93dc5..6e055741da 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace light {
 
+enum class LimitMode { CLAMP, DO_NOTHING };
+
 template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction : public Action<Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit ToggleAction(LightState *state) : state_(state) {}
@@ -77,7 +79,10 @@ template<typename... Ts> class DimRelativeAction : public Action<Ts...> {
     float rel = this->relative_brightness_.value(x...);
     float cur;
     this->parent_->remote_values.as_brightness(&cur);
-    float new_brightness = clamp(cur + rel, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+    if ((limit_mode_ == LimitMode::DO_NOTHING) && ((cur < min_brightness_) || (cur > max_brightness_))) {
+      return;
+    }
+    float new_brightness = clamp(cur + rel, min_brightness_, max_brightness_);
     call.set_state(new_brightness != 0.0f);
     call.set_brightness(new_brightness);
 
@@ -85,8 +90,18 @@ template<typename... Ts> class DimRelativeAction : public Action<Ts...> {
     call.perform();
   }
 
+  void set_min_max_brightness(float min, float max) {
+    this->min_brightness_ = min;
+    this->max_brightness_ = max;
+  }
+
+  void set_limit_mode(LimitMode limit_mode) { this->limit_mode_ = limit_mode; }
+
  protected:
   LightState *parent_;
+  float min_brightness_{0.0};
+  float max_brightness_{1.0};
+  LimitMode limit_mode_{LimitMode::CLAMP};
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOnCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/automation.py b/esphome/components/light/automation.py
index cfba273565..ec0375f54a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/automation.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/automation.py
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_WARM_WHITE,
     CONF_RANGE_FROM,
     CONF_RANGE_TO,
+    CONF_BRIGHTNESS_LIMITS,
+    CONF_LIMIT_MODE,
+    CONF_MIN_BRIGHTNESS,
+    CONF_MAX_BRIGHTNESS,
 )
 from .types import (
     ColorMode,
     COLOR_MODES,
+    LIMIT_MODES,
     DimRelativeAction,
     ToggleAction,
     LightState,
@@ -167,6 +172,15 @@ LIGHT_DIM_RELATIVE_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.Optional(CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH): cv.templatable(
             cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds
         ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_BRIGHTNESS_LIMITS): cv.Schema(
+            {
+                cv.Optional(CONF_MIN_BRIGHTNESS, default="0%"): cv.percentage,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_BRIGHTNESS, default="100%"): cv.percentage,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_LIMIT_MODE, default="CLAMP"): cv.enum(
+                    LIMIT_MODES, upper=True, space="_"
+                ),
+            }
+        ),
     }
 )
 
@@ -182,6 +196,13 @@ async def light_dim_relative_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     if CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH in config:
         templ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH], args, cg.uint32)
         cg.add(var.set_transition_length(templ))
+    if conf := config.get(CONF_BRIGHTNESS_LIMITS):
+        cg.add(
+            var.set_min_max_brightness(
+                conf[CONF_MIN_BRIGHTNESS], conf[CONF_MAX_BRIGHTNESS]
+            )
+        )
+        cg.add(var.set_limit_mode(conf[CONF_LIMIT_MODE]))
     return var
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/types.py b/esphome/components/light/types.py
index a453debd94..64483bcc9c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/types.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/types.py
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ COLOR_MODES = {
     "RGB_COLD_WARM_WHITE": ColorMode.RGB_COLD_WARM_WHITE,
 }
 
+# Limit modes
+LimitMode = light_ns.enum("LimitMode", is_class=True)
+LIMIT_MODES = {
+    "CLAMP": LimitMode.CLAMP,
+    "DO_NOTHING": LimitMode.DO_NOTHING,
+}
+
 # Actions
 ToggleAction = light_ns.class_("ToggleAction", automation.Action)
 LightControlAction = light_ns.class_("LightControlAction", automation.Action)
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index f3890b3ebf..5a71578a5a 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ CONF_BOARD_FLASH_MODE = "board_flash_mode"
 CONF_BORDER = "border"
 CONF_BRANCH = "branch"
 CONF_BRIGHTNESS = "brightness"
+CONF_BRIGHTNESS_LIMITS = "brightness_limits"
 CONF_BROKER = "broker"
 CONF_BSSID = "bssid"
 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE = "buffer_size"
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ CONF_LIGHT = "light"
 CONF_LIGHT_ID = "light_id"
 CONF_LIGHTNING_ENERGY = "lightning_energy"
 CONF_LIGHTNING_THRESHOLD = "lightning_threshold"
+CONF_LIMIT_MODE = "limit_mode"
 CONF_LINE_THICKNESS = "line_thickness"
 CONF_LINE_TYPE = "line_type"
 CONF_LOADED_INTEGRATIONS = "loaded_integrations"
diff --git a/esphome/core/bytebuffer.cpp b/esphome/core/bytebuffer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb2ade3166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/bytebuffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#include "bytebuffer.h"
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+ByteBuffer ByteBuffer::create(size_t capacity) {
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data(capacity);
+  return {data};
+}
+
+ByteBuffer ByteBuffer::wrap(uint8_t *ptr, size_t len) {
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data(ptr, ptr + len);
+  return {data};
+}
+
+ByteBuffer ByteBuffer::wrap(std::vector<uint8_t> data) { return {std::move(data)}; }
+
+void ByteBuffer::set_limit(size_t limit) {
+  assert(limit <= this->get_capacity());
+  this->limit_ = limit;
+}
+void ByteBuffer::set_position(size_t position) {
+  assert(position <= this->get_limit());
+  this->position_ = position;
+}
+void ByteBuffer::clear() {
+  this->limit_ = this->get_capacity();
+  this->position_ = 0;
+}
+uint16_t ByteBuffer::get_uint16() {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 2);
+  uint16_t value;
+  if (endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++];
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+  } else {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++];
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+uint32_t ByteBuffer::get_uint32() {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 4);
+  uint32_t value;
+  if (endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++];
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 16;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 24;
+  } else {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++] << 24;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 16;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++];
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+uint32_t ByteBuffer::get_uint24() {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 3);
+  uint32_t value;
+  if (endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++];
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 16;
+  } else {
+    value = this->data_[this->position_++] << 16;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++] << 8;
+    value |= this->data_[this->position_++];
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+uint32_t ByteBuffer::get_int24() {
+  auto value = this->get_uint24();
+  uint32_t mask = (~(uint32_t) 0) << 23;
+  if ((value & mask) != 0)
+    value |= mask;
+  return value;
+}
+uint8_t ByteBuffer::get_uint8() {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 1);
+  return this->data_[this->position_++];
+}
+float ByteBuffer::get_float() {
+  auto value = this->get_uint32();
+  return *(float *) &value;
+}
+void ByteBuffer::put_uint8(uint8_t value) {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 1);
+  this->data_[this->position_++] = value;
+}
+
+void ByteBuffer::put_uint16(uint16_t value) {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 2);
+  if (this->endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+  } else {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+  }
+}
+void ByteBuffer::put_uint24(uint32_t value) {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 3);
+  if (this->endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 16);
+  } else {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 16);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+  }
+}
+void ByteBuffer::put_uint32(uint32_t value) {
+  assert(this->get_remaining() >= 4);
+  if (this->endianness_ == LITTLE) {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 16);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 24);
+  } else {
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 24);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 16);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) (value >> 8);
+    this->data_[this->position_++] = (uint8_t) value;
+  }
+}
+void ByteBuffer::put_float(float value) { this->put_uint32(*(uint32_t *) &value); }
+void ByteBuffer::flip() {
+  this->limit_ = this->position_;
+  this->position_ = 0;
+}
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/core/bytebuffer.h b/esphome/core/bytebuffer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f242e5e333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/core/bytebuffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+namespace esphome {
+
+enum Endian { LITTLE, BIG };
+
+/**
+ * A class modelled on the Java ByteBuffer class. It wraps a vector of bytes and permits putting and getting
+ * items of various sizes, with an automatically incremented position.
+ *
+ * There are three variables maintained pointing into the buffer:
+ *
+ * 0 <= position <= limit <= capacity
+ *
+ * capacity: the maximum amount of data that can be stored
+ * limit: the limit of the data currently available to get or put
+ * position: the current insert or extract position
+ *
+ * In addition a mark can be set to the current position with mark(). A subsequent call to reset() will restore
+ * the position to the mark.
+ *
+ * The buffer can be marked to be little-endian (default) or big-endian. All subsequent operations will use that order.
+ *
+ */
+class ByteBuffer {
+ public:
+  /**
+   * Create a new Bytebuffer with the given capacity
+   */
+  static ByteBuffer create(size_t capacity);
+  /**
+   * Wrap an existing vector in a Bytebufffer
+   */
+  static ByteBuffer wrap(std::vector<uint8_t> data);
+  /**
+   * Wrap an existing array in a Bytebufffer
+   */
+  static ByteBuffer wrap(uint8_t *ptr, size_t len);
+
+  // Get one byte from the buffer, increment position by 1
+  uint8_t get_uint8();
+  // Get a 16 bit unsigned value, increment by 2
+  uint16_t get_uint16();
+  // Get a 24 bit unsigned value, increment by 3
+  uint32_t get_uint24();
+  // Get a 32 bit unsigned value, increment by 4
+  uint32_t get_uint32();
+  // signed versions of the get functions
+  uint8_t get_int8() { return (int8_t) this->get_uint8(); };
+  int16_t get_int16() { return (int16_t) this->get_uint16(); }
+  uint32_t get_int24();
+  int32_t get_int32() { return (int32_t) this->get_uint32(); }
+  // Get a float value, increment by 4
+  float get_float();
+
+  // put values into the buffer, increment the position accordingly
+  void put_uint8(uint8_t value);
+  void put_uint16(uint16_t value);
+  void put_uint24(uint32_t value);
+  void put_uint32(uint32_t value);
+  void put_float(float value);
+
+  inline size_t get_capacity() const { return this->data_.size(); }
+  inline size_t get_position() const { return this->position_; }
+  inline size_t get_limit() const { return this->limit_; }
+  inline size_t get_remaining() const { return this->get_limit() - this->get_position(); }
+  inline Endian get_endianness() const { return this->endianness_; }
+  inline void mark() { this->mark_ = this->position_; }
+  inline void big_endian() { this->endianness_ = BIG; }
+  inline void little_endian() { this->endianness_ = LITTLE; }
+  void set_limit(size_t limit);
+  void set_position(size_t position);
+  // set position to 0, limit to capacity.
+  void clear();
+  // set limit to current position, postition to zero. Used when swapping from write to read operations.
+  void flip();
+  // retrieve a pointer to the underlying data.
+  uint8_t *array() { return this->data_.data(); };
+  void rewind() { this->position_ = 0; }
+  void reset() { this->position_ = this->mark_; }
+
+ protected:
+  ByteBuffer(std::vector<uint8_t> data) : data_(std::move(data)) { this->limit_ = this->get_capacity(); }
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data_;
+  Endian endianness_{LITTLE};
+  size_t position_{0};
+  size_t mark_{0};
+  size_t limit_{0};
+};
+
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-ard.yaml
index 7e5718d8d4..1d0b4cd8f0 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-ard.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
index 8e1709838a..79171805a6 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
index 8e1709838a..79171805a6 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-idf.yaml
index 7e5718d8d4..1d0b4cd8f0 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.esp32-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 4611fb374a..555e1a1b67 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio
diff --git a/tests/components/light/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/light/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index 0215a17e71..a509bc85c9 100644
--- a/tests/components/light/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/light/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ esphome:
       - light.dim_relative:
           id: test_monochromatic_light
           relative_brightness: 5%
+          brightness_limits:
+            max_brightness: 90%
 
 output:
   - platform: gpio