diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
index c740086ba2f..801cb2997d4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ CONF_CONNECTIONS = 'connections'
 CONF_MANUFACTURER = 'manufacturer'
 CONF_MODEL = 'model'
 CONF_SW_VERSION = 'sw_version'
+CONF_VIA_HUB = 'via_hub'
 
 PROTOCOL_31 = '3.1'
 PROTOCOL_311 = '3.1.1'
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ MQTT_ENTITY_DEVICE_INFO_SCHEMA = vol.All(vol.Schema({
     vol.Optional(CONF_MODEL): cv.string,
     vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
     vol.Optional(CONF_SW_VERSION): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_VIA_HUB): cv.string,
 }), validate_device_has_at_least_one_identifier)
 
 MQTT_JSON_ATTRS_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
@@ -1032,4 +1034,7 @@ class MqttEntityDeviceInfo(Entity):
         if CONF_SW_VERSION in self._device_config:
             info['sw_version'] = self._device_config[CONF_SW_VERSION]
 
+        if CONF_VIA_HUB in self._device_config:
+            info['via_hub'] = (DOMAIN, self._device_config[CONF_VIA_HUB])
+
         return info
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt/test_init.py b/tests/components/mqtt/test_init.py
index 81e6a7b298d..6652eddd20b 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt/test_init.py
@@ -231,6 +231,19 @@ class TestMQTTComponent(unittest.TestCase):
             'model': 'Glass',
             'sw_version': '0.1-beta',
         })
+        # full device info with via_hub
+        mqtt.MQTT_ENTITY_DEVICE_INFO_SCHEMA({
+            'identifiers': ['helloworld', 'hello'],
+            'connections': [
+                ["mac", "02:5b:26:a8:dc:12"],
+                ["zigbee", "zigbee_id"],
+            ],
+            'manufacturer': 'Whatever',
+            'name': 'Beer',
+            'model': 'Glass',
+            'sw_version': '0.1-beta',
+            'via_hub': 'test-hub',
+        })
         # no identifiers
         with pytest.raises(vol.Invalid):
             mqtt.MQTT_ENTITY_DEVICE_INFO_SCHEMA({
diff --git a/tests/components/sensor/test_mqtt.py b/tests/components/sensor/test_mqtt.py
index 739e81258c2..f5eb8b23cf1 100644
--- a/tests/components/sensor/test_mqtt.py
+++ b/tests/components/sensor/test_mqtt.py
@@ -610,3 +610,36 @@ async def test_entity_id_update(hass, mqtt_mock):
     assert mock_mqtt.async_subscribe.call_count == 2
     mock_mqtt.async_subscribe.assert_any_call('test-topic', ANY, 0, 'utf-8')
     mock_mqtt.async_subscribe.assert_any_call('avty-topic', ANY, 0, 'utf-8')
+
+
+async def test_entity_device_info_with_hub(hass, mqtt_mock):
+    """Test MQTT sensor device registry integration."""
+    entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=mqtt.DOMAIN)
+    entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    await async_start(hass, 'homeassistant', {}, entry)
+
+    registry = await hass.helpers.device_registry.async_get_registry()
+    hub = registry.async_get_or_create(
+        config_entry_id='123',
+        connections=set(),
+        identifiers={('mqtt', 'hub-id')},
+        manufacturer='manufacturer', model='hub'
+    )
+
+    data = json.dumps({
+        'platform': 'mqtt',
+        'name': 'Test 1',
+        'state_topic': 'test-topic',
+        'device': {
+            'identifiers': ['helloworld'],
+            'via_hub': 'hub-id',
+        },
+        'unique_id': 'veryunique'
+    })
+    async_fire_mqtt_message(hass, 'homeassistant/sensor/bla/config', data)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    device = registry.async_get_device({('mqtt', 'helloworld')}, set())
+    assert device is not None
+    assert device.hub_device_id == hub.id