diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/discovery/BigAssFanDiscoveryService.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/discovery/BigAssFanDiscoveryService.java
index 23ed912e7..ea67cc3c4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/discovery/BigAssFanDiscoveryService.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/discovery/BigAssFanDiscoveryService.java
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public class BigAssFanDiscoveryService extends AbstractDiscoveryService {
 
         ThingUID uid = new ThingUID(thingTypeUid, serialNumber);
         logger.debug("Creating discovery result for UID={}, IP={}", uid, device.getIpAddress());
-        thingDiscovered(
-                DiscoveryResultBuilder.create(uid).withProperties(properties).withLabel(device.getLabel()).build());
+        thingDiscovered(DiscoveryResultBuilder.create(uid).withProperties(properties)
+                .withRepresentationProperty(THING_PROPERTY_MAC).withLabel(device.getLabel()).build());
     }
 
     private void schedulePollJob() {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index cf256e18a..c1b2fd758 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 			<channel id="time" typeId="time"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<representation-property>macAddress</representation-property>
+
 		<config-description-ref uri="thing-type:bigassfan:device"/>
 	</thing-type>
 
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@
 			<channel id="time" typeId="time"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<representation-property>macAddress</representation-property>
+
 		<config-description-ref uri="thing-type:bigassfan:device"/>
 	</thing-type>
 
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@
 			<channel id="time" typeId="time"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<representation-property>macAddress</representation-property>
+
 		<config-description-ref uri="thing-type:bigassfan:device"/>
 	</thing-type>