diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.tado.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.tado.markdown
index 677904a7599..fdbba6cdcf7 100644
--- a/source/_components/device_tracker.tado.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.tado.markdown
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Configuration variables:
 
 - **username** (*Required*): The username for your Tado account.
 - **password** (*Required*): The password for your Tado account.
-- **home_id** (*Required*): The id of your home of which you want to track devices. See below how to find it.
+- **home_id** (*Optional*): The id of your home of which you want to track devices. If provided, the Tado device tracker will tack *all* devices known to Tado associated with this home. See below how to find it.
 
 After configuration, your device has to be at home at least once before showing up as *home* or *away*.
 Polling Tado API for presence information will happen at most once every 30 seconds.