diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_condition.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_condition.py
index 96ee70baca8..b5bf850b4fa 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_condition.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/device_condition.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CONDITION_TYPES = {"is_home", "is_not_home"}
 
 CONDITION_SCHEMA = DEVICE_CONDITION_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        vol.Required(CONF_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_id,
+        vol.Required(CONF_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_id_or_uuid,
         vol.Required(CONF_TYPE): vol.In(CONDITION_TYPES),
     }
 )
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def async_get_conditions(
             CONF_CONDITION: "device",
             CONF_DEVICE_ID: device_id,
             CONF_DOMAIN: DOMAIN,
-            CONF_ENTITY_ID: entry.entity_id,
+            CONF_ENTITY_ID: entry.id,
         }
 
         conditions += [{**base_condition, CONF_TYPE: cond} for cond in CONDITION_TYPES]
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ def async_condition_from_config(
     hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType
 ) -> condition.ConditionCheckerType:
     """Create a function to test a device condition."""
+    registry = er.async_get(hass)
+    entity_id = er.async_resolve_entity_id(registry, config[ATTR_ENTITY_ID])
     reverse = config[CONF_TYPE] == "is_not_home"
 
     @callback
     def test_is_state(hass: HomeAssistant, variables: TemplateVarsType) -> bool:
         """Test if an entity is a certain state."""
-        result = condition.state(hass, config[ATTR_ENTITY_ID], STATE_HOME)
+        result = condition.state(hass, entity_id, STATE_HOME)
         if reverse:
             result = not result
         return result
diff --git a/tests/components/device_tracker/test_device_condition.py b/tests/components/device_tracker/test_device_condition.py
index de5d373fa00..008a7eb75c4 100644
--- a/tests/components/device_tracker/test_device_condition.py
+++ b/tests/components/device_tracker/test_device_condition.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async def test_get_conditions(
         config_entry_id=config_entry.entry_id,
         connections={(dr.CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, "12:34:56:AB:CD:EF")},
     )
-    entity_registry.async_get_or_create(
+    entity_entry = entity_registry.async_get_or_create(
         DOMAIN, "test", "5678", device_id=device_entry.id
     )
     expected_conditions = [
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def test_get_conditions(
             "domain": DOMAIN,
             "type": condition,
             "device_id": device_entry.id,
-            "entity_id": f"{DOMAIN}.test_5678",
+            "entity_id": entity_entry.id,
             "metadata": {"secondary": False},
         }
         for condition in ["is_not_home", "is_home"]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def test_get_conditions_hidden_auxiliary(
         config_entry_id=config_entry.entry_id,
         connections={(dr.CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, "12:34:56:AB:CD:EF")},
     )
-    entity_registry.async_get_or_create(
+    entity_entry = entity_registry.async_get_or_create(
         DOMAIN,
         "test",
         "5678",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async def test_get_conditions_hidden_auxiliary(
             "domain": DOMAIN,
             "type": condition,
             "device_id": device_entry.id,
-            "entity_id": f"{DOMAIN}.test_5678",
+            "entity_id": entity_entry.id,
             "metadata": {"secondary": True},
         }
         for condition in ["is_not_home", "is_home"]
@@ -109,9 +109,13 @@ async def test_get_conditions_hidden_auxiliary(
     assert conditions == unordered(expected_conditions)
 
 
-async def test_if_state(hass: HomeAssistant, calls) -> None:
+async def test_if_state(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry, calls
+) -> None:
     """Test for turn_on and turn_off conditions."""
-    hass.states.async_set("device_tracker.entity", STATE_HOME)
+    entry = entity_registry.async_get_or_create(DOMAIN, "test", "5678")
+
+    hass.states.async_set(entry.entity_id, STATE_HOME)
 
     assert await async_setup_component(
         hass,
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ async def test_if_state(hass: HomeAssistant, calls) -> None:
                             "condition": "device",
                             "domain": DOMAIN,
                             "device_id": "",
-                            "entity_id": "device_tracker.entity",
+                            "entity_id": entry.id,
                             "type": "is_home",
                         }
                     ],
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ async def test_if_state(hass: HomeAssistant, calls) -> None:
                             "condition": "device",
                             "domain": DOMAIN,
                             "device_id": "",
-                            "entity_id": "device_tracker.entity",
+                            "entity_id": entry.id,
                             "type": "is_not_home",
                         }
                     ],
@@ -171,9 +175,54 @@ async def test_if_state(hass: HomeAssistant, calls) -> None:
     assert len(calls) == 1
     assert calls[0].data["some"] == "is_home - event - test_event1"
 
-    hass.states.async_set("device_tracker.entity", "school")
+    hass.states.async_set(entry.entity_id, "school")
     hass.bus.async_fire("test_event1")
     hass.bus.async_fire("test_event2")
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert len(calls) == 2
     assert calls[1].data["some"] == "is_not_home - event - test_event2"
+
+
+async def test_if_state_legacy(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry, calls
+) -> None:
+    """Test for turn_on and turn_off conditions."""
+    entry = entity_registry.async_get_or_create(DOMAIN, "test", "5678")
+
+    hass.states.async_set(entry.entity_id, STATE_HOME)
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        automation.DOMAIN,
+        {
+            automation.DOMAIN: [
+                {
+                    "trigger": {"platform": "event", "event_type": "test_event1"},
+                    "condition": [
+                        {
+                            "condition": "device",
+                            "domain": DOMAIN,
+                            "device_id": "",
+                            "entity_id": entry.entity_id,
+                            "type": "is_home",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "action": {
+                        "service": "test.automation",
+                        "data_template": {
+                            "some": (
+                                "is_home "
+                                "- {{ trigger.platform }} "
+                                "- {{ trigger.event.event_type }}"
+                            )
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    hass.bus.async_fire("test_event1")
+    hass.bus.async_fire("test_event2")
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0].data["some"] == "is_home - event - test_event1"