diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify_events/notify.py b/homeassistant/components/notify_events/notify.py
index ce7c353badb..51705453edf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify_events/notify.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify_events/notify.py
@@ -116,12 +116,9 @@ class NotifyEventsNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
 
     def send_message(self, message, **kwargs):
         """Send a message."""
-        token = self.token
         data = kwargs.get(ATTR_DATA) or {}
+        token = data.get(ATTR_TOKEN, self.token)
 
         msg = self.prepare_message(message, data)
 
-        if data.get(ATTR_TOKEN, "").trim():
-            token = data[ATTR_TOKEN]
-
         msg.send(token)
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index aee9fa9e67f..b0403065e96 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ netdisco==2.8.2
 # homeassistant.components.nexia
 nexia==0.9.5
 
+# homeassistant.components.notify_events
+notify-events==1.0.4
+
 # homeassistant.components.nsw_fuel_station
 nsw-fuel-api-client==1.0.10
 
diff --git a/tests/components/notify_events/__init__.py b/tests/components/notify_events/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e2f9c2eaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/notify_events/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Tests for the notify_events integration."""
diff --git a/tests/components/notify_events/test_init.py b/tests/components/notify_events/test_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..861be83a9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/notify_events/test_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""The tests for notify_events."""
+from homeassistant.components.notify_events.const import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
+
+
+async def test_setup(hass):
+    """Test setup of the integration."""
+    config = {"notify_events": {"token": "ABC"}}
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, DOMAIN, config)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert DOMAIN in hass.data
diff --git a/tests/components/notify_events/test_notify.py b/tests/components/notify_events/test_notify.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55cf6275044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/notify_events/test_notify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""The tests for notify_events."""
+from homeassistant.components.notify import ATTR_DATA, ATTR_MESSAGE, DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.notify_events.notify import (
+    ATTR_LEVEL,
+    ATTR_PRIORITY,
+    ATTR_TOKEN,
+)
+
+from tests.common import async_mock_service
+
+
+async def test_send_msg(hass):
+    """Test notify.events service."""
+    notify_calls = async_mock_service(hass, DOMAIN, "events")
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        DOMAIN,
+        "events",
+        {
+            ATTR_MESSAGE: "message content",
+            ATTR_DATA: {
+                ATTR_TOKEN: "XYZ",
+                ATTR_LEVEL: "warning",
+                ATTR_PRIORITY: "high",
+            },
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    assert len(notify_calls) == 1
+    call = notify_calls[-1]
+
+    assert call.domain == DOMAIN
+    assert call.service == "events"
+    assert call.data.get(ATTR_MESSAGE) == "message content"
+    assert call.data.get(ATTR_DATA).get(ATTR_TOKEN) == "XYZ"
+    assert call.data.get(ATTR_DATA).get(ATTR_LEVEL) == "warning"
+    assert call.data.get(ATTR_DATA).get(ATTR_PRIORITY) == "high"