diff --git a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
index 63c085aefe..3c3a7cac81 100644
--- a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
+++ b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
@@ -2206,7 +2206,8 @@ export default class HomeAssistant extends Extension {
                     state_topic_postfix: 'info',
                     value_template: '{{ value_json.permit_join | lower }}',
                     command_topic: `${baseTopic}/request/permit_join`,
-                    payload_on: 'true',
+                    state_on: 'true',
+                    payload_on: '{"value": true, "time": 254}',
                     payload_off: 'false',
                 },
             },
diff --git a/test/homeassistant.test.js b/test/homeassistant.test.js
index 8475290db8..caed4fe3bc 100644
--- a/test/homeassistant.test.js
+++ b/test/homeassistant.test.js
@@ -2801,7 +2801,8 @@ describe('HomeAssistant extension', () => {
             state_topic: 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/info',
             value_template: '{{ value_json.permit_join | lower }}',
             command_topic: 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/permit_join',
-            payload_on: 'true',
+            state_on: 'true',
+            payload_on: '{"value": true, "time": 254}',
             payload_off: 'false',
             origin: origin,
             device: devicePayload,