diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/device_tracker.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/device_tracker.py
index e5d3bcfa82b..07e96a45fce 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/device_tracker.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/device_tracker.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, async_add_entities):
     option_track_clients = controller.option_track_clients
     option_track_devices = controller.option_track_devices
     option_track_wired_clients = controller.option_track_wired_clients
+    option_ssid_filter = controller.option_ssid_filter
 
     registry = await hass.helpers.entity_registry.async_get_registry()
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, async_add_entities):
         nonlocal option_track_clients
         nonlocal option_track_devices
         nonlocal option_track_wired_clients
+        nonlocal option_ssid_filter
 
         update = False
         remove = set()
@@ -116,6 +118,18 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, async_add_entities):
                     if isinstance(entity, UniFiClientTracker) and entity.is_wired:
                         remove.add(mac)
 
+        if option_ssid_filter != controller.option_ssid_filter:
+            option_ssid_filter = controller.option_ssid_filter
+            update = True
+
+            for mac, entity in tracked.items():
+                if (
+                    isinstance(entity, UniFiClientTracker)
+                    and not entity.is_wired
+                    and entity.client.essid not in option_ssid_filter
+                ):
+                    remove.add(mac)
+
         option_track_clients = controller.option_track_clients
         option_track_devices = controller.option_track_devices
         option_track_wired_clients = controller.option_track_wired_clients
@@ -157,10 +171,18 @@ def add_entities(controller, async_add_entities, tracked):
             if item_id in tracked:
                 continue
 
-            if tracker_class is UniFiClientTracker and (
-                not controller.option_track_wired_clients and items[item_id].is_wired
-            ):
-                continue
+            if tracker_class is UniFiClientTracker:
+                client = items[item_id]
+
+                if not controller.option_track_wired_clients and client.is_wired:
+                    continue
+
+                if (
+                    controller.option_ssid_filter
+                    and not client.is_wired
+                    and client.essid not in controller.option_ssid_filter
+                ):
+                    continue
 
             tracked[item_id] = tracker_class(items[item_id], controller)
             new_tracked.append(tracked[item_id])
diff --git a/tests/components/unifi/test_device_tracker.py b/tests/components/unifi/test_device_tracker.py
index 1d314c1fe86..bb15ff65fb9 100644
--- a/tests/components/unifi/test_device_tracker.py
+++ b/tests/components/unifi/test_device_tracker.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ async def test_tracked_devices(hass):
         devices_response=[DEVICE_1, DEVICE_2],
         known_wireless_clients=(CLIENT_4["mac"],),
     )
-    assert len(hass.states.async_all()) == 7
+    assert len(hass.states.async_all()) == 6
 
     client_1 = hass.states.get("device_tracker.client_1")
     assert client_1 is not None
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ async def test_tracked_devices(hass):
     assert client_2 is not None
     assert client_2.state == "not_home"
 
+    # Client on SSID not in SSID filter
     client_3 = hass.states.get("device_tracker.client_3")
-    assert client_3 is not None
-    assert client_3.state == "not_home"
+    assert not client_3
 
     # Wireless client with wired bug, if bug active on restart mark device away
     client_4 = hass.states.get("device_tracker.client_4")
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ async def test_option_ssid_filter(hass):
     controller = await setup_unifi_integration(
         hass, options={CONF_SSID_FILTER: ["ssid"]}, clients_response=[CLIENT_3],
     )
-    assert len(hass.states.async_all()) == 2
+    assert len(hass.states.async_all()) == 1
 
     # SSID filter active
     client_3 = hass.states.get("device_tracker.client_3")
-    assert client_3.state == "not_home"
+    assert not client_3
 
     client_3_copy = copy(CLIENT_3)
     client_3_copy["last_seen"] = dt_util.as_timestamp(dt_util.utcnow())
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ async def test_option_ssid_filter(hass):
 
     # SSID filter active even though time stamp should mark as home
     client_3 = hass.states.get("device_tracker.client_3")
-    assert client_3.state == "not_home"
+    assert not client_3
 
     # Remove SSID filter
     hass.config_entries.async_update_entry(