diff --git a/libs/common/constant_strings.h b/libs/common/constant_strings.h
index 2404d6ed3..4fa804b26 100644
--- a/libs/common/constant_strings.h
+++ b/libs/common/constant_strings.h
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ ASTR(plugin_searchpath);
 ASTR(point_light);
 ASTR(points);
 ASTR(polymesh);
+ASTR(portal_light);
 ASTR(procedural_custom);
 ASTR(procedural_searchpath);
 ASTR(progressive);
diff --git a/plugins/node_registry/parser.cpp b/plugins/node_registry/parser.cpp
index f8af4a061..cb6963714 100644
--- a/plugins/node_registry/parser.cpp
+++ b/plugins/node_registry/parser.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ TF_DEFINE_PRIVATE_TOKENS(_tokens,
     (uisoftmax)
     (enumValues)
     (attrsOrder)
+    (nodeType)
+    (usdSchema)
+    (light)
     (binary));
 // clang-format on
 
@@ -408,21 +411,41 @@ ShaderNodeUniquePtr NdrArnoldParserPlugin::PARSE_FUNC(const ShaderNodeDiscoveryR
         _ReadShaderAttribute(attr, properties, "");
     }
 
+    // Resolve the SdrShaderNode context. The discovery plugin emits
+    // `discoveryResult.discoveryType == "arnold"` so the parser plugin is
+    // routed correctly (see GetDiscoveryTypes() below), but the *context*
+    // we register the node under should reflect its role in a USD material
+    // network. Lights tagged with `nodeType == "light"` in customData are
+    // registered under SdrNodeContext->Light ("light") so DCC-agnostic
+    // tools can enumerate them via `Sdr.Registry.GetShaderNodesByContext("light")`.
+    // Everything else stays under the legacy "arnold" context for backwards
+    // compatibility with existing consumers.
+    TfToken context = discoveryResult.discoveryType;
+    auto nodeTypeIt = primCustomData.find(_tokens->nodeType);
+    if (nodeTypeIt != primCustomData.end() &&
+        nodeTypeIt->second.IsHolding<std::string>() &&
+        nodeTypeIt->second.UncheckedGet<std::string>() == _tokens->light.GetString()) {
+        context = _tokens->light;
+    }
+
     // Now handle the metadatas at the node level
     ShaderTokenMap metadata;
     for (const auto &it : primCustomData) {
-        // uigroups was handled above
-        if (it.first == _tokens->uigroups || it.first == _tokens->attrsOrder)
+        // uigroups was handled above; nodeType is an internal routing marker
+        // (already consumed to compute `context`) and must not leak into the
+        // user-visible metadata map.
+        if (it.first == _tokens->uigroups || it.first == _tokens->attrsOrder ||
+            it.first == _tokens->nodeType)
             continue;
         metadata.insert({TfToken(it.first), TfStringify(it.second)});
     }
-    
+
     return ShaderNodeUniquePtr(new SdrShaderNode(
         discoveryResult.identifier,    // identifier
         discoveryResult.version,       // version
         discoveryResult.name,          // name
         discoveryResult.family,        // family
-        discoveryResult.discoveryType, // context
+        context,                       // context
         discoveryResult.sourceType,    // sourceType
         discoveryResult.uri,           // uri
         discoveryResult.uri, // resolvedUri
diff --git a/plugins/node_registry/utils.cpp b/plugins/node_registry/utils.cpp
index da2a685d2..1bbde8d4b 100644
--- a/plugins/node_registry/utils.cpp
+++ b/plugins/node_registry/utils.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,37 @@ TF_DEFINE_PRIVATE_TOKENS(_tokens,
     (uisoftmax)
     (enumValues)
     (attrsOrder)
+    (nodeType)
+    (usdSchema)
+    (light)
 );
 // clang-format on
 
 namespace {
 
+// Maps an Arnold light node entry name to the corresponding stock USD light
+// prim type (UsdLux / UsdImaging). Recorded as the "usdSchema" node-level
+// metadata on the registered SdrShaderNode so DCC-agnostic tools can write
+// arnold lights to USD layers without guessing. Lights not in this table
+// (e.g. third-party lights surfaced via AI_NODE_LIGHT) are still registered
+// under context "light" but without a usdSchema hint.
+const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& _GetArnoldLightToUsdPrimType()
+{
+    static const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> ret = {
+        {"distant_light",     "DistantLight"},
+        {"disk_light",        "DiskLight"},
+        {"quad_light",        "RectLight"},
+        {"cylinder_light",    "CylinderLight"},
+        {"skydome_light",     "DomeLight"},
+        {"point_light",       "SphereLight"},
+        {"spot_light",        "SphereLight"},
+        {"photometric_light", "SphereLight"},
+        {"mesh_light",        "GeometryLight"},
+        {"portal_light",      "PortalLight"},
+    };
+    return ret;
+}
+
 // TODO(pal): All this should be moved to a schema API.
 
 // The conversion classes store both the sdf type and a simple function pointer
@@ -411,6 +437,16 @@ void _ReadArnoldShaderDef(UsdStageRefPtr stage, const AtNodeEntry* nodeEntry)
     } else if (nodeEntryType == AI_NODE_IMAGER || nodeEntryType == AI_NODE_OPERATOR) {
         // create an output type for imagers
         prim.CreateAttribute(_tokens->output, SdfValueTypeNames->String, false);
+    } else if (nodeEntryType == AI_NODE_LIGHT) {
+        // Tag the prim so the parser registers it under SdrNodeContext->Light
+        // and record the corresponding stock USD light prim type, if any.
+        primCustomData[_tokens->nodeType] = _tokens->light.GetString();
+        const auto& usdPrimTypeMap = _GetArnoldLightToUsdPrimType();
+        const std::string nodeName = AiNodeEntryGetName(nodeEntry);
+        auto it = usdPrimTypeMap.find(nodeName);
+        if (it != usdPrimTypeMap.end()) {
+            primCustomData[_tokens->usdSchema] = it->second;
+        }
     }
 
     VtArray<std::string> attrsOrder;
@@ -567,7 +603,8 @@ UsdStageRefPtr NodeRegistryArnoldGetShaderDefs()
 #endif
         }
 
-        auto* nodeIter = AiUniverseGetNodeEntryIterator(AI_NODE_SHADER | AI_NODE_IMAGER | AI_NODE_OPERATOR);
+        auto* nodeIter = AiUniverseGetNodeEntryIterator(
+            AI_NODE_SHADER | AI_NODE_IMAGER | AI_NODE_OPERATOR | AI_NODE_LIGHT);
 
         while (!AiNodeEntryIteratorFinished(nodeIter)) {
             _ReadArnoldShaderDef(stage, AiNodeEntryIteratorGetNext(nodeIter));