diff --git a/lib/controller.ts b/lib/controller.ts
index 11825482aa..b2cd3f2b03 100644
--- a/lib/controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controller.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export class Controller {
         ];
 
         this.extensions = [
+            new ExtensionExternalConverters(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionOnEvent(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionBridge(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionPublish(...this.extensionArgs),
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ export class Controller {
             new ExtensionBind(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionOTAUpdate(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionExternalExtensions(...this.extensionArgs),
-            new ExtensionExternalConverters(...this.extensionArgs),
             new ExtensionAvailability(...this.extensionArgs),
         ];
 
diff --git a/test/extensions/externalConverters.test.ts b/test/extensions/externalConverters.test.ts
index f64fec9f84..08e16f61db 100644
--- a/test/extensions/externalConverters.test.ts
+++ b/test/extensions/externalConverters.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('Extension: ExternalConverters', () => {
         data.writeDefaultConfiguration();
         data.writeDefaultState();
         settings.reRead();
-        returnDevices.push(devices.external_converter_device.ieeeAddr);
+        returnDevices.push(devices.external_converter_device.ieeeAddr, devices.coordinator.ieeeAddr);
 
         controller = new Controller(jest.fn(), jest.fn());
     });
@@ -147,6 +147,21 @@ describe('Extension: ExternalConverters', () => {
                 description: 'external',
             }),
         );
+
+        const bridgeDevices = mockMQTT.publishAsync.mock.calls.filter((c) => c[0] === 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/devices');
+        expect(bridgeDevices.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(JSON.parse(bridgeDevices[0][1])).toEqual(
+            expect.arrayContaining([
+                expect.objectContaining({
+                    model_id: 'external_converter_device',
+                    supported: true,
+                    definition: expect.objectContaining({
+                        description: 'external',
+                        model: 'external_converter_device',
+                    }),
+                }),
+            ]),
+        );
     });
 
     it('saves and removes from MQTT', async () => {