diff --git a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
index 624c119b..975fb0f9 100644
--- a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
+++ b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export default class HomeAssistant extends Extension {
             const hasBrightness = exposes.find((expose) => expose.features.find((e) => e.name === 'brightness'));
             const hasColorTemp = exposes.find((expose) => expose.features.find((e) => e.name === 'color_temp'));
             const state = firstExpose.features.find((f) => f.name === 'state');
+            const preferHS = !!exposes.find((expose) => expose.preferredColorMode === 'hs');
 
             const discoveryEntry: DiscoveryEntry = {
                 type: 'light',
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ export default class HomeAssistant extends Extension {
             };
 
             const colorModes = [
-                hasColorXY ? 'xy' : null,
-                !hasColorXY && hasColorHS ? 'hs' : null,
+                hasColorXY && !preferHS ? 'xy' : null,
+                (!hasColorXY || preferHS) && hasColorHS ? 'hs' : null,
                 hasColorTemp ? 'color_temp' : null,
             ].filter((c) => c);
 
diff --git a/lib/types/types.d.ts b/lib/types/types.d.ts
index 7b7b8746..fcbc8aef 100644
--- a/lib/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/lib/types/types.d.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ declare global {
         interface DefinitionExpose {
             type: string, name?: string, features?: DefinitionExposeFeature[],
             endpoint?: string, values?: string[], value_off?: string, value_on?: string,
-            access: number, property: string, unit?: string,
+            access: number, property: string, unit?: string, preferredColorMode?: 'xy' | 'hs',
             value_min?: number, value_max?: number}
 
         interface Definition {