diff --git a/source/_components/sensor.mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/sensor.mqtt.markdown
index dc835ac9d7f..7076fc9b560 100644
--- a/source/_components/sensor.mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/sensor.mqtt.markdown
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ json_attributes:
   description: A list of keys to extract values from a JSON dictionary payload and then set as sensor attributes.
   reqired: false
   type: list, string
+unique_id:
+  description: "An id that uniquely identifies this sensor. If 2 sensors have the same unique id, Home Assistant will raise an exception.**"
+  required: false
+  type: string
 {% endconfiguration %}
 
 ## {% linkable_title Examples %}