diff --git a/esphome/esp-officeduallights.yaml b/esphome/esp-officeduallights.yaml
index 47035be..8648c5a 100644
--- a/esphome/esp-officeduallights.yaml
+++ b/esphome/esp-officeduallights.yaml
@@ -365,6 +365,28 @@ mqtt:
             then:
               - light.turn_off: light_2
 
+    # Mirror shared overhead status from esp-officelights onto light_2. This handles the
+    # case where the main lightswitch's overhead timer finishes and turns off the overhead.
+    # State guards prevent ping-pong with the command topic handlers above.
+    - topic: "${mqtt_shared_overhead_status_topic}"
+      payload: "${mqtt_command_on}"
+      then:
+        - if:
+            condition:
+              lambda: "return !id(relay_2).state;"
+            then:
+              - light.turn_on: light_2
+
+    - topic: "${mqtt_shared_overhead_status_topic}"
+      payload: "${mqtt_command_off}"
+      then:
+        - script.stop: relay_2_timer_script
+        - if:
+            condition:
+              lambda: "return id(relay_2).state;"
+            then:
+              - light.turn_off: light_2
+
 #:########################################################################################:#
 # SCRIPT COMPONENT:
 # Independent per-relay timer scripts