diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave/discovery_schemas.py b/homeassistant/components/zwave/discovery_schemas.py
index d38fbc7079c..fc2e7fc912d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave/discovery_schemas.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave/discovery_schemas.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ DISCOVERY_SCHEMAS = [
          }})},
     {const.DISC_COMPONENT: 'switch',
      const.DISC_GENERIC_DEVICE_CLASS: [
+         const.GENERIC_TYPE_METER,
          const.GENERIC_TYPE_SENSOR_ALARM,
          const.GENERIC_TYPE_SENSOR_BINARY,
          const.GENERIC_TYPE_SWITCH_BINARY,