diff --git a/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/notify_leaving_zone.yaml b/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/notify_leaving_zone.yaml
index 71abf8f865c..1dc8a0eddf8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/notify_leaving_zone.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/notify_leaving_zone.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ variables:
 
 condition:
   condition: template
-  value_template: "{{ trigger.from_state.state == zone_state and trigger.to_state.state != zone_state }}"
+  # The first case handles leaving the Home zone which has a special state when zoning called 'home'.
+  # The second case handles leaving all other zones.
+  value_template: "{{ zone_entity == 'zone.home' and trigger.from_state.state == 'home' and trigger.to_state.state != 'home' or trigger.from_state.state == zone_state and trigger.to_state.state != zone_state }}"
 
 action:
   - alias: "Notify that a person has left the zone"