diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
index 0c07d0732ef..8e7f2524a35 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
             """Forward Home Assistant states updates to ESPHome."""
 
             # Only communicate changes to the state or attribute tracked
-            if (
+            if event.data.get("new_state") is None or (
                 event.data.get("old_state") is not None
                 and "new_state" in event.data
                 and (