diff --git a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/config_flow.py
index c42598c2665..6bf1aa4f4ee 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/config_flow.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_SID,
     DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_RETRY,
     DOMAIN,
+    ZEROCONF_ACPARTNER,
     ZEROCONF_GATEWAY,
 )
 
@@ -158,7 +159,9 @@ class XiaomiAqaraFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             return self.async_abort(reason="not_xiaomi_aqara")
 
         # Check if the discovered device is an xiaomi aqara gateway.
-        if not name.startswith(ZEROCONF_GATEWAY):
+        if not (
+            name.startswith(ZEROCONF_GATEWAY) or name.startswith(ZEROCONF_ACPARTNER)
+        ):
             _LOGGER.debug(
                 "Xiaomi device '%s' discovered with host %s, not identified as xiaomi aqara gateway",
                 name,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/const.py b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/const.py
index 0eb117cdf3c..fcfa3939c2c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_aqara/const.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ GATEWAYS_KEY = "gateways"
 LISTENER_KEY = "listener"
 
 ZEROCONF_GATEWAY = "lumi-gateway"
+ZEROCONF_ACPARTNER = "lumi-acpartner"
 
 CONF_INTERFACE = "interface"
 CONF_PROTOCOL = "protocol"