diff --git a/pio-scripts/dynarray.py b/pio-scripts/dynarray.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8c1e6d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pio-scripts/dynarray.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Add a section to the linker script to store our dynamic arrays
+# This is implemented as a pio post-script to ensure that our extra linker 
+# script fragments are processed last, after the base platform scripts have 
+# been loaded and all sections defined.
+Import("env")
+
+if env.get("PIOPLATFORM") == "espressif8266":
+    # Use a shim on this platform so we can share the same output blocks
+    # names as used by later platforms (ESP32)
+    env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Ttools/esp8266_rodata.ld"])
+
+env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Ttools/dynarray.ld"])
diff --git a/pio-scripts/validate_modules.py b/pio-scripts/validate_modules.py
index d63b609ac..b002af40b 100644
--- a/pio-scripts/validate_modules.py
+++ b/pio-scripts/validate_modules.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def check_map_file_objects(map_file: list[str], dirs: Iterable[str]) -> set[str]
 def count_usermod_objects(map_file: list[str]) -> int:
     """ Returns the number of usermod objects in the usermod list """
     # Count the number of entries in the usermods table section
-    return len([x for x in map_file if ".dtors.tbl.usermods.1" in x])
+    return len([x for x in map_file if ".dynarray.usermods.1" in x])
 
 
 def validate_map_file(source, target, env):
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 60dedd473..29949d33c 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ extra_scripts =
   pre:pio-scripts/set_metadata.py
   post:pio-scripts/output_bins.py
   post:pio-scripts/strip-floats.py
+  post:pio-scripts/dynarray.py
   pre:pio-scripts/user_config_copy.py
   pre:pio-scripts/load_usermods.py
   pre:pio-scripts/build_ui.py
diff --git a/tools/dynarray.ld b/tools/dynarray.ld
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c81217d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dynarray.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* Linker script fragment to add dynamic array section to binary */
+SECTIONS
+{
+  .dynarray :
+  {
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    KEEP(*(SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.dynarray.*)))
+  } > default_rodata_seg
+}
diff --git a/tools/esp8266_rodata.ld b/tools/esp8266_rodata.ld
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cb27df6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/esp8266_rodata.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/* Linker script fragment to shim ESP8266 section name to newer ESP32 standards */
+REGION_ALIAS("default_rodata_seg", iram1_0_seg)
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 1c0b5a7a0..e6a2112cd 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace UsermodManager {
 };
 
 // Register usermods by building a static list via a linker section
-#define REGISTER_USERMOD(x) Usermod* const um_##x __attribute__((__section__(".dtors.tbl.usermods.1"), used)) = &x
+#define REGISTER_USERMOD(x) Usermod* const um_##x __attribute__((__section__(".dynarray.usermods.1"), used)) = &x
 
 //usermod.cpp
 void userSetup();
diff --git a/wled00/um_manager.cpp b/wled00/um_manager.cpp
index 647757ad6..2cefcdf34 100644
--- a/wled00/um_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/um_manager.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 // We stick them in the '.dtors' segment because it's always included by the linker scripts
 // even though it never gets called.  Who calls exit() in an embedded program anyways?
 // If someone ever does, though, it'll explode as these aren't function pointers.
-static Usermod * const _usermod_table_begin[0] __attribute__((__section__(".dtors.tbl.usermods.0"), unused)) = {};
-static Usermod * const _usermod_table_end[0] __attribute__((__section__(".dtors.tbl.usermods.99"), unused)) = {};
+static Usermod * const _usermod_table_begin[0] __attribute__((__section__(".dynarray.usermods.0"), unused)) = {};
+static Usermod * const _usermod_table_end[0] __attribute__((__section__(".dynarray.usermods.99"), unused)) = {};
 
 static size_t getCount() {  
   return &_usermod_table_end[0] - &_usermod_table_begin[0];