diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/config_flow.py
index 2c69512db9d..7e98fc40910 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/config_flow.py
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 from homeassistant import config_entries
 from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
 from homeassistant.core import callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import (
+    CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC,
+    async_get_registry as async_get_device_registry,
+)
 
 from .connection import get_accessory_name, get_bridge_information
 from .const import DOMAIN, KNOWN_DEVICES
 
-HOMEKIT_IGNORE = ["Home Assistant Bridge"]
 HOMEKIT_DIR = ".homekit"
+HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_DOMAIN = "homekit"
+HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_SERIAL_NUMBER = "homekit.bridge"
+HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_MODEL = "Home Assistant HomeKit Bridge"
+
 PAIRING_FILE = "pairing.json"
 
 PIN_FORMAT = re.compile(r"^(\d{3})-{0,1}(\d{2})-{0,1}(\d{3})$")
@@ -141,6 +148,17 @@ class HomekitControllerFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow):
 
         return self.async_abort(reason="no_devices")
 
+    async def _hkid_is_homekit_bridge(self, hkid):
+        """Determine if the device is a homekit bridge."""
+        dev_reg = await async_get_device_registry(self.hass)
+        device = dev_reg.async_get_device(
+            identifiers=set(), connections={(CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, hkid)}
+        )
+
+        if device is None:
+            return False
+        return device.model == HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_MODEL
+
     async def async_step_zeroconf(self, discovery_info):
         """Handle a discovered HomeKit accessory.
 
@@ -153,6 +171,12 @@ class HomekitControllerFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow):
             key.lower(): value for (key, value) in discovery_info["properties"].items()
         }
 
+        if "id" not in properties:
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "HomeKit device %s: id not exposed, in violation of spec", properties
+            )
+            return self.async_abort(reason="invalid_properties")
+
         # The hkid is a unique random number that looks like a pairing code.
         # It changes if a device is factory reset.
         hkid = properties["id"]
@@ -208,7 +232,7 @@ class HomekitControllerFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow):
         # Devices in HOMEKIT_IGNORE have native local integrations - users
         # should be encouraged to use native integration and not confused
         # by alternative HK API.
-        if model in HOMEKIT_IGNORE:
+        if await self._hkid_is_homekit_bridge(hkid):
             return self.async_abort(reason="ignored_model")
 
         self.model = model
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/strings.json
index bc07b71fa75..e685a46e144 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/strings.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
       "already_configured": "Accessory is already configured with this controller.",
       "invalid_config_entry": "This device is showing as ready to pair but there is already a conflicting configuration entry for it in Home Assistant that must first be removed.",
       "accessory_not_found_error": "Cannot add pairing as device can no longer be found.",
+      "invalid_properties": "Invalid properties announced by device.",
       "already_in_progress": "Config flow for device is already in progress."
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_config_flow.py
index 09c823ff498..e5c8e381a5f 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_config_flow.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ from aiohomekit.model.services import ServicesTypes
 import pytest
 
 from homeassistant.components.homekit_controller import config_flow
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry
 
 import tests.async_mock
 from tests.async_mock import patch
-from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry, mock_device_registry
 
 PAIRING_START_FORM_ERRORS = [
     (KeyError, "pairing_failed"),
@@ -233,11 +234,45 @@ async def test_pair_already_paired_1(hass, controller):
     assert result["reason"] == "already_paired"
 
 
+async def test_id_missing(hass, controller):
+    """Test id is missing."""
+    device = setup_mock_accessory(controller)
+    discovery_info = get_device_discovery_info(device)
+
+    # Remove id from device
+    del discovery_info["properties"]["id"]
+
+    # Device is discovered
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        "homekit_controller", context={"source": "zeroconf"}, data=discovery_info
+    )
+    assert result["type"] == "abort"
+    assert result["reason"] == "invalid_properties"
+
+
 async def test_discovery_ignored_model(hass, controller):
     """Already paired."""
     device = setup_mock_accessory(controller)
     discovery_info = get_device_discovery_info(device)
-    discovery_info["properties"]["md"] = config_flow.HOMEKIT_IGNORE[0]
+
+    config_entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=config_flow.HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_DOMAIN, data={})
+    formatted_mac = device_registry.format_mac("AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF")
+
+    dev_reg = mock_device_registry(hass)
+    dev_reg.async_get_or_create(
+        config_entry_id=config_entry.entry_id,
+        identifiers={
+            (
+                config_flow.HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_DOMAIN,
+                config_entry.entry_id,
+                config_flow.HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_SERIAL_NUMBER,
+            )
+        },
+        connections={(device_registry.CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, formatted_mac)},
+        model=config_flow.HOMEKIT_BRIDGE_MODEL,
+    )
+
+    discovery_info["properties"]["id"] = "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF"
 
     # Device is discovered
     result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(