diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py b/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
index 373727e3f4d..a008a30007a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zone/trigger.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Offer zone automation rules."""
+import logging
+
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ EVENT_ENTER = "enter"
 EVENT_LEAVE = "leave"
 DEFAULT_EVENT = EVENT_ENTER
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 _EVENT_DESCRIPTION = {EVENT_ENTER: "entering", EVENT_LEAVE: "leaving"}
 
 _TRIGGER_SCHEMA = cv.TRIGGER_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
@@ -76,6 +80,14 @@ async def async_attach_trigger(
             return
 
         zone_state = hass.states.get(zone_entity_id)
+        if not zone_state:
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "Automation '%s' is referencing non-existing zone '%s' in a zone trigger",
+                automation_info["name"],
+                zone_entity_id,
+            )
+            return
+
         from_match = condition.zone(hass, zone_state, from_s) if from_s else False
         to_match = condition.zone(hass, zone_state, to_s) if to_s else False
 
diff --git a/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py b/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
index ee62dd5df3a..b742032f863 100644
--- a/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/components/zone/test_trigger.py
@@ -307,3 +307,49 @@ async def test_zone_condition(hass, calls):
     hass.bus.async_fire("test_event")
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert len(calls) == 1
+
+
+async def test_unknown_zone(hass, calls, caplog):
+    """Test for firing on zone enter."""
+    context = Context()
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity", "hello", {"latitude": 32.881011, "longitude": -117.234758}
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        automation.DOMAIN,
+        {
+            automation.DOMAIN: {
+                "alias": "My Automation",
+                "trigger": {
+                    "platform": "zone",
+                    "entity_id": "test.entity",
+                    "zone": "zone.no_such_zone",
+                    "event": "enter",
+                },
+                "action": {
+                    "service": "test.automation",
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        "Automation 'My Automation' is referencing non-existing zone 'zone.no_such_zone' in a zone trigger"
+        not in caplog.text
+    )
+
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.entity",
+        "hello",
+        {"latitude": 32.880586, "longitude": -117.237564},
+        context=context,
+    )
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert (
+        "Automation 'My Automation' is referencing non-existing zone 'zone.no_such_zone' in a zone trigger"
+        in caplog.text
+    )