diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index abd13df..a6c7e24 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ zigbee2mqtt_elapsed: False
 
 zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_discovery_topic: homeassistant
 zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_status_topic: "hass/status"
+zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_legacy_entity_attributes: False
+zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_legacy_triggers: False
 
 zigbee2mqtt_devices_ban: []
 zigbee2mqtt_devices_whitelist: []
diff --git a/templates/zigbee2mqtt/data/configuration.yaml.j2 b/templates/zigbee2mqtt/data/configuration.yaml.j2
index 2ce112f..964b547 100644
--- a/templates/zigbee2mqtt/data/configuration.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/zigbee2mqtt/data/configuration.yaml.j2
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ permit_join: {{ zigbee2mqtt_permit_join }}
 homeassistant:
   discovery_topic: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_discovery_topic }}"
   status_topic: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_status_topic }}"
-  legacy_entity_attributes: False
-  legacy_triggers: False
+  legacy_entity_attributes: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_legacy_entity_attributes | bool }}"
+  legacy_triggers: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_homeassistant_legacy_triggers | bool }}"
 
 {% endif %}
 mqtt: