diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_trigger.py
index 49a52fa887e..926519c2243 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_trigger.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def async_attach_trigger(
         CONF_ZONE: config[CONF_ZONE],
         CONF_EVENT: event,
     }
-    zone_config = zone.TRIGGER_SCHEMA(zone_config)
+    zone_config = await zone.async_validate_trigger_config(hass, zone_config)
     return await zone.async_attach_trigger(
         hass, zone_config, action, automation_info, platform_type="device"
     )
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
index ef054b39714..373727e3f4d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PLATFORM,
     CONF_ZONE,
 )
-from homeassistant.core import CALLBACK_TYPE, HassJob, callback
-from homeassistant.helpers import condition, config_validation as cv, location
+from homeassistant.core import CALLBACK_TYPE, HassJob, HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers import (
+    condition,
+    config_validation as cv,
+    entity_registry as er,
+    location,
+)
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_state_change_event
+from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 
 # mypy: allow-incomplete-defs, allow-untyped-defs
 # mypy: no-check-untyped-defs
@@ -21,10 +27,10 @@ DEFAULT_EVENT = EVENT_ENTER
 
 _EVENT_DESCRIPTION = {EVENT_ENTER: "entering", EVENT_LEAVE: "leaving"}
 
-TRIGGER_SCHEMA = cv.TRIGGER_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
+_TRIGGER_SCHEMA = cv.TRIGGER_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         vol.Required(CONF_PLATFORM): "zone",
-        vol.Required(CONF_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_ids,
+        vol.Required(CONF_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_ids_or_uuids,
         vol.Required(CONF_ZONE): cv.entity_id,
         vol.Required(CONF_EVENT, default=DEFAULT_EVENT): vol.Any(
             EVENT_ENTER, EVENT_LEAVE
@@ -33,6 +39,18 @@ TRIGGER_SCHEMA = cv.TRIGGER_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
 )
 
 
+async def async_validate_trigger_config(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType
+) -> ConfigType:
+    """Validate trigger config."""
+    config = _TRIGGER_SCHEMA(config)
+    registry = er.async_get(hass)
+    config[CONF_ENTITY_ID] = er.async_resolve_entity_ids(
+        registry, config[CONF_ENTITY_ID]
+    )
+    return config
+
+
 async def async_attach_trigger(
     hass, config, action, automation_info, *, platform_type: str = "zone"
 ) -> CALLBACK_TYPE:
diff --git a/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py b/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
index 978603ae242..ee62dd5df3a 100644
--- a/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 from homeassistant.components import automation, zone
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ENTITY_ID, ENTITY_MATCH_ALL, SERVICE_TURN_OFF
 from homeassistant.core import Context
+from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 from tests.common import async_mock_service, mock_component
@@ -108,6 +109,85 @@ async def test_if_fires_on_zone_enter(hass, calls):
     assert len(calls) == 1
 
 
+async def test_if_fires_on_zone_enter_uuid(hass, calls):
+    """Test for firing on zone enter when device is specified by entity registry id."""
+    context = Context()
+
+    registry = er.async_get(hass)
+    entry = registry.async_get_or_create(
+        "test", "hue", "1234", suggested_object_id="entity"
+    )
+    assert entry.entity_id == "test.entity"
+
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity", "hello", {"latitude": 32.881011, "longitude": -117.234758}
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        automation.DOMAIN,
+        {
+            automation.DOMAIN: {
+                "trigger": {
+                    "platform": "zone",
+                    "entity_id": entry.id,
+                    "zone": "zone.test",
+                    "event": "enter",
+                },
+                "action": {
+                    "service": "test.automation",
+                    "data_template": {
+                        "some": "{{ trigger.%s }}"
+                        % "}} - {{ trigger.".join(
+                            (
+                                "platform",
+                                "entity_id",
+                                "from_state.state",
+                                "to_state.state",
+                                "zone.name",
+                                "id",
+                            )
+                        )
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    )
+
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity",
+        "hello",
+        {"latitude": 32.880586, "longitude": -117.237564},
+        context=context,
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0].context.parent_id == context.id
+    assert calls[0].data["some"] == "zone - test.entity - hello - hello - test - 0"
+
+    # Set out of zone again so we can trigger call
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity", "hello", {"latitude": 32.881011, "longitude": -117.234758}
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        automation.DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_TURN_OFF,
+        {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: ENTITY_MATCH_ALL},
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity", "hello", {"latitude": 32.880586, "longitude": -117.237564}
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+
+
 async def test_if_not_fires_for_enter_on_zone_leave(hass, calls):
     """Test for not firing on zone leave."""
     hass.states.async_set(