diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/device_trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/device_trigger.py
index b33b7540cb8..7a194bef746 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/device_trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/device_trigger.py
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ TRIGGER_SCHEMA = DEVICE_TRIGGER_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     }
 )
 
+DEFAULT_BUTTON_EVENT_TYPES = (
+    # all except `DOUBLE_SHORT_RELEASE`
+    ButtonEvent.INITIAL_PRESS,
+    ButtonEvent.REPEAT,
+    ButtonEvent.SHORT_RELEASE,
+    ButtonEvent.LONG_RELEASE,
+)
+
+DEVICE_SPECIFIC_EVENT_TYPES = {
+    # device specific overrides of specific supported button events
+    "Hue tap switch": (ButtonEvent.INITIAL_PRESS,),
+}
+
 
 async def async_validate_trigger_config(
     bridge: "HueBridge",
@@ -84,10 +97,13 @@ async def async_get_triggers(bridge: "HueBridge", device_entry: DeviceEntry):
     hue_dev_id = get_hue_device_id(device_entry)
     # extract triggers from all button resources of this Hue device
     triggers = []
+    model_id = api.devices[hue_dev_id].product_data.product_name
     for resource in api.devices.get_sensors(hue_dev_id):
         if resource.type != ResourceTypes.BUTTON:
             continue
-        for event_type in (x.value for x in ButtonEvent if x != ButtonEvent.UNKNOWN):
+        for event_type in DEVICE_SPECIFIC_EVENT_TYPES.get(
+            model_id, DEFAULT_BUTTON_EVENT_TYPES
+        ):
             triggers.append(
                 {
                     CONF_DEVICE_ID: device_entry.id,
@@ -95,7 +111,7 @@ async def async_get_triggers(bridge: "HueBridge", device_entry: DeviceEntry):
                     CONF_PLATFORM: "device",
                     CONF_TYPE: event_type,
                     CONF_SUBTYPE: resource.metadata.control_id,
-                    CONF_UNIQUE_ID: device_entry.id,
+                    CONF_UNIQUE_ID: resource.id,
                 }
             )
     return triggers
diff --git a/tests/components/hue/test_device_trigger_v2.py b/tests/components/hue/test_device_trigger_v2.py
index bda963552c7..e155b0adb6d 100644
--- a/tests/components/hue/test_device_trigger_v2.py
+++ b/tests/components/hue/test_device_trigger_v2.py
@@ -70,12 +70,20 @@ async def test_get_triggers(hass, mock_bridge_v2, v2_resources_test_data, device
                 "platform": "device",
                 "domain": hue.DOMAIN,
                 "device_id": hue_wall_switch_device.id,
-                "unique_id": hue_wall_switch_device.id,
+                "unique_id": resource_id,
                 "type": event_type,
                 "subtype": control_id,
             }
-            for event_type in (x.value for x in ButtonEvent if x != ButtonEvent.UNKNOWN)
-            for control_id in range(1, 3)
+            for event_type in (
+                ButtonEvent.INITIAL_PRESS,
+                ButtonEvent.LONG_RELEASE,
+                ButtonEvent.REPEAT,
+                ButtonEvent.SHORT_RELEASE,
+            )
+            for control_id, resource_id in (
+                (1, "c658d3d8-a013-4b81-8ac6-78b248537e70"),
+                (2, "be1eb834-bdf5-4d26-8fba-7b1feaa83a9d"),
+            )
         ),
     ]