diff --git a/app/src/assets/localization/en/protocol_command_text.json b/app/src/assets/localization/en/protocol_command_text.json
index b050ff7bc7a..379a047cda8 100644
--- a/app/src/assets/localization/en/protocol_command_text.json
+++ b/app/src/assets/localization/en/protocol_command_text.json
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
   "setting_temperature_module_temp": "Setting Temperature Module to {{temp}} (rounded to nearest integer)",
   "setting_thermocycler_block_temp": "Setting Thermocycler block temperature to {{temp}} with hold time of {{hold_time_seconds}} seconds after target reached",
   "setting_thermocycler_lid_temp": "Setting Thermocycler lid temperature to {{temp}}",
+  "turning_rail_lights_off": "Turning rail lights off",
+  "turning_rail_lights_on": "Turning rail lights on",
   "slot": "Slot {{slot_name}}",
   "target_temperature": "target temperature",
   "tc_awaiting_for_duration": "Waiting for Thermocycler profile to complete",
diff --git a/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/index.tsx b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/index.tsx
index 05552f062f9..d10a9aa3211 100644
--- a/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/index.tsx
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ export function useCommandTextString(
         commandText: utils.getCustomCommandText({ ...fullParams, command }),
       }
 
+    case 'setRailLights':
+      return {
+        commandText: utils.getRailLightsCommandText({ ...fullParams, command }),
+      }
+
     case undefined:
     case null:
       return { commandText: '' }
diff --git a/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/getRailLightsCommandText.ts b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/getRailLightsCommandText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b731d3ec392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/getRailLightsCommandText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { RunTimeCommand } from '@opentrons/shared-data/command'
+import type { HandlesCommands } from './types'
+
+type HandledCommands = Extract<RunTimeCommand, { commandType: 'setRailLights' }>
+
+export type GetRailLightsCommandText = HandlesCommands<HandledCommands>
+
+export function getRailLightsCommandText({
+  command,
+  t,
+}: GetRailLightsCommandText): string {
+  return command.params.on
+    ? t('turning_rail_lights_on')
+    : t('turning_rail_lights_off')
+}
diff --git a/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/index.ts b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/index.ts
index f7946ff1e47..ff3ad43fc8c 100644
--- a/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/molecules/Command/hooks/useCommandTextString/utils/index.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ export { getCustomCommandText } from './getCustomCommandText'
 export { getUnknownCommandText } from './getUnknownCommandText'
 export { getPipettingCommandText } from './getPipettingCommandText'
 export { getLiquidProbeCommandText } from './getLiquidProbeCommandText'
+export { getRailLightsCommandText } from './getRailLightsCommandText'
diff --git a/shared-data/command/types/incidental.ts b/shared-data/command/types/incidental.ts
index 9c67ea05106..bb754dcbee5 100644
--- a/shared-data/command/types/incidental.ts
+++ b/shared-data/command/types/incidental.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import type { CommonCommandRunTimeInfo, CommonCommandCreateInfo } from '.'
 import type { StatusBarAnimation } from '../../js/types'
 
-export type IncidentalCreateCommand = SetStatusBarCreateCommand
+export type IncidentalCreateCommand =
+  | SetStatusBarCreateCommand
+  | SetRailLightsCreateCommand
 
-export type IncidentalRunTimeCommand = SetStatusBarRunTimeCommand
+export type IncidentalRunTimeCommand =
+  | SetStatusBarRunTimeCommand
+  | SetRailLightsRunTimeCommand
 
 export interface SetStatusBarCreateCommand extends CommonCommandCreateInfo {
   commandType: 'setStatusBar'
@@ -19,3 +23,18 @@ export interface SetStatusBarRunTimeCommand
 interface SetStatusBarParams {
   animation: StatusBarAnimation
 }
+
+export interface SetRailLightsCreateCommand extends CommonCommandCreateInfo {
+  commandType: 'setRailLights'
+  params: SetRailLightsParams
+}
+
+export interface SetRailLightsRunTimeCommand
+  extends CommonCommandRunTimeInfo,
+    SetRailLightsCreateCommand {
+  result?: any
+}
+
+interface SetRailLightsParams {
+  on: boolean
+}