diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
index ec840d5edb3..8395c2317e8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CAPABILITIES_COLOR_TEMP = 0x10
 
 UNSUPPORTED_ATTRIBUTE = 0x86
 SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=60)
+PARALLEL_UPDATES = 5
 
 
 async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
index b6ac70fa187..94f57ed9a0b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/sensor.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .core.const import (
     SIGNAL_ATTR_UPDATED, SIGNAL_STATE_ATTR)
 from .entity import ZhaEntity
 
+PARALLEL_UPDATES = 5
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)