diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ecobee/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/ecobee/manifest.json
index dc8c973577c..12a5314ad2a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ecobee/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ecobee/manifest.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "homekit": {
     "models": ["EB", "ecobee*"]
   },
+  "integration_type": "hub",
   "iot_class": "cloud_polling",
   "loggers": ["pyecobee"],
   "requirements": ["python-ecobee-api==0.3.2"],