diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index c58f41540..284cf9748 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ void Mqtt::publish_ha_sensor_config(DeviceValue & dv, const std::string & model,
                              dv.short_name,
                              dv.uom,
                              remove,
-                             dv.has_cmd,
+                             dv.has_cmd && !dv.has_state(DeviceValueState::DV_READONLY),
                              dv.options,
                              dv.options_size,
                              dv_set_min,