diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream/__init__.py
index 328b9395eea..d31d6d1cd53 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ from homeassistant.components.mqtt import valid_publish_topic, valid_subscribe_t
 from homeassistant.const import (
     ATTR_SERVICE_DATA,
     EVENT_CALL_SERVICE,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_CLOSE,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_FINAL_WRITE,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
     EVENT_STATE_CHANGED,
     EVENT_TIME_CHANGED,
     MATCH_ALL,
@@ -37,6 +42,14 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
     extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA,
 )
 
+BLOCKED_EVENTS = [
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_CLOSE,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_FINAL_WRITE,
+]
+
 
 async def async_setup(hass, config):
     """Set up the MQTT eventstream component."""
@@ -45,16 +58,15 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
     pub_topic = conf.get(CONF_PUBLISH_TOPIC)
     sub_topic = conf.get(CONF_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC)
     ignore_event = conf.get(CONF_IGNORE_EVENT)
+    ignore_event.append(EVENT_TIME_CHANGED)
 
     @callback
     def _event_publisher(event):
         """Handle events by publishing them on the MQTT queue."""
         if event.origin != EventOrigin.local:
             return
-        if event.event_type == EVENT_TIME_CHANGED:
-            return
 
-        # User-defined events to ignore
+        # Events to ignore
         if event.event_type in ignore_event:
             return
 
@@ -84,6 +96,10 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         event_type = event.get("event_type")
         event_data = event.get("event_data")
 
+        # Don't fire HOMEASSISTANT_* events on this instance
+        if event_type in BLOCKED_EVENTS:
+            return
+
         # Special case handling for event STATE_CHANGED
         # We will try to convert state dicts back to State objects
         # Copied over from the _handle_api_post_events_event method
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt_eventstream/test_init.py b/tests/components/mqtt_eventstream/test_init.py
index 7f6b22bda90..6a1633cb111 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt_eventstream/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt_eventstream/test_init.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 from unittest.mock import ANY, patch
 
 import homeassistant.components.mqtt_eventstream as eventstream
-from homeassistant.const import EVENT_STATE_CHANGED
+from homeassistant.const import EVENT_STATE_CHANGED, MATCH_ALL
 from homeassistant.core import State, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.json import JSONEncoder
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ async def test_time_event_does_not_send_message(hass, mqtt_mock):
     mqtt_mock.async_publish.reset_mock()
 
     async_fire_time_changed(hass, dt_util.utcnow())
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert not mqtt_mock.async_publish.called
 
 
@@ -140,6 +141,33 @@ async def test_receiving_remote_event_fires_hass_event(hass, mqtt_mock):
 
     assert len(calls) == 1
 
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+
+async def test_receiving_blocked_event_fires_hass_event(hass, mqtt_mock):
+    """Test the receiving of blocked event does not fire."""
+    sub_topic = "foo"
+    assert await add_eventstream(hass, sub_topic=sub_topic)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    calls = []
+
+    @callback
+    def listener(_):
+        calls.append(1)
+
+    hass.bus.async_listen(MATCH_ALL, listener)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    for event in eventstream.BLOCKED_EVENTS:
+        payload = json.dumps({"event_type": event, "event_data": {}}, cls=JSONEncoder)
+        async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, sub_topic, payload)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 0
+
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
 
 async def test_ignored_event_doesnt_send_over_stream(hass, mqtt_mock):
     """Test the ignoring of sending events if defined."""
@@ -159,6 +187,7 @@ async def test_ignored_event_doesnt_send_over_stream(hass, mqtt_mock):
     # Set a state of an entity
     mock_state_change_event(hass, State(e_id, "on"))
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     assert not mqtt_mock.async_publish.called