diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tado/internal/discovery/TadoDiscoveryService.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tado/internal/discovery/TadoDiscoveryService.java
index 632e108ab..c386097af 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tado/internal/discovery/TadoDiscoveryService.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tado/internal/discovery/TadoDiscoveryService.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class TadoDiscoveryService extends AbstractDiscoveryService {
         properties.put(CONFIG_ZONE_ID, zoneId);
 
         DiscoveryResult result = DiscoveryResultBuilder.create(uid).withBridge(bridgeUID).withLabel(zone.getName())
-                .withProperties(properties).build();
+                .withProperties(properties).withRepresentationProperty(CONFIG_ZONE_ID).build();
 
         thingDiscovered(result);
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class TadoDiscoveryService extends AbstractDiscoveryService {
         properties.put(CONFIG_MOBILE_DEVICE_ID, device.getId());
 
         DiscoveryResult result = DiscoveryResultBuilder.create(uid).withBridge(bridgeUID).withLabel(device.getName())
-                .withProperties(properties).build();
+                .withProperties(properties).withRepresentationProperty(CONFIG_MOBILE_DEVICE_ID).build();
 
         thingDiscovered(result);
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 2b213c992..d2e17a7fc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tado/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 			<channel typeId="openWindowDetected" id="openWindowDetected"></channel>
 		</channels>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="vendor">tado°</property>
+		</properties>
+		<representation-property>id</representation-property>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="id" type="integer" required="true">
 				<label>Zone Id</label>
@@ -98,6 +103,11 @@
 			<channel typeId="atHome" id="atHome"></channel>
 		</channels>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="vendor">tado°</property>
+		</properties>
+		<representation-property>id</representation-property>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="id" type="integer" required="true">
 				<label>Mobile Device Id</label>