diff --git a/docs/integrations/home-assistant.md b/docs/integrations/home-assistant.md
index a14b26c..d9e548e 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/home-assistant.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/home-assistant.md
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ device_tracker:
 
 ## Settings
 
-| Name          | Type                          | Default                 | Description                                 |
-| ------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
-| `mqttUrl`     | String                        | `mqtt://localhost:1883` | Connection string for your MQTT broker.     |
-| `mqttOptions` | [MQTT Options](#mqtt-options) |                         | Additional options for the MQTT connection. |
+| Name             | Type                          | Default                 | Description                                                  |
+| ---------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `mqttUrl`        | String                        | `mqtt://localhost:1883` | Connection string for your MQTT broker.                      |
+| `mqttOptions`    | [MQTT Options](#mqtt-options) |                         | Additional options for the MQTT connection.                  |
+| `sendAttributes` | Boolean                       | `true`                  | Whether entity attributes should be forwarded to Home Assistant or not. May be disabled to reduce the number of messages that Home Assistant needs to process. |
 
 ### MQTT Options
 
diff --git a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.config.ts b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.config.ts
index 7bb1af1..a00e4a4 100644
--- a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.config.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.config.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ import { IClientOptions } from 'async-mqtt';
 export class HomeAssistantConfig {
   mqttUrl = 'mqtt://localhost:1883';
   mqttOptions: IClientOptions = {};
+  sendAttributes = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.spec.ts b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.spec.ts
index b08886d..ea2ba76 100644
--- a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import { DISTRIBUTED_DEVICE_ID } from './home-assistant.const';
 import { EntitiesModule } from '../../entities/entities.module';
 import { EntitiesService } from '../../entities/entities.service';
 import { ClusterService } from '../../cluster/cluster.service';
+import { HomeAssistantConfig } from './home-assistant.config';
+import { ConfigService } from '../../config/config.service';
+import c from 'config';
 
 jest.mock('async-mqtt', () => {
   return {
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ jest.mock('systeminformation', () => {
 describe('HomeAssistantService', () => {
   let service: HomeAssistantService;
   let emitter: EventEmitter;
+  let mockConfig: HomeAssistantConfig;
   const mockMqtt = mocked(mqtt, true);
   const mockSystem = mocked(system);
   const loggerService = {
@@ -50,9 +54,15 @@ describe('HomeAssistantService', () => {
   const entitiesService = {
     refreshStates: jest.fn(),
   };
+  const configService = {
+    get: jest.fn().mockImplementation((key: string) => {
+      return key === 'homeAssistant' ? mockConfig : c.get(key);
+    }),
+  };
   const clusterService = {};
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    mockConfig = new HomeAssistantConfig();
     emitter = new EventEmitter();
     const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
       imports: [
@@ -66,6 +76,8 @@ describe('HomeAssistantService', () => {
       .useValue(entitiesService)
       .overrideProvider(ClusterService)
       .useValue(clusterService)
+      .overrideProvider(ConfigService)
+      .useValue(configService)
       .compile();
     module.useLogger(loggerService);
 
@@ -501,6 +513,21 @@ describe('HomeAssistantService', () => {
     expect(mockMqttClient.publish).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('should not publish attribute updates if sendAttributes is disabled', async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    mockConfig.sendAttributes = false;
+
+    await service.onModuleInit();
+    service.handleNewEntity(new Sensor('test', 'Test'));
+    service.handleNewAttributes('test', { stateUpdated: true });
+    jest.runAllTimers();
+
+    expect(mockMqttClient.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'room-assistant/sensor/test-instance-test/attributes',
+      expect.anything()
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should ignore attribute updates if the entity is not registered with Home Assistant', () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
     service.handleNewAttributes('test', { stateUpdated: true });
diff --git a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.ts b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.ts
index 9c1cb95..755e9da 100644
--- a/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/home-assistant/home-assistant.service.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class HomeAssistantService
     const config = this.entityConfigs.get(
       this.getCombinedId(entityId, distributed)
     );
-    if (config === undefined) {
+    if (config === undefined || !this.config.sendAttributes) {
       return;
     }