diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 771b940..a7a3bee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This add-on:
 * Fetches all device metadata from the Futurehome hub and maps them to Home Assistant devices/entities.
 * Fetches and updates device states and availability in real time.
 * Supports interaction with devices comparable to the official Futurehome app.
+* Exposes the Futurehome house mode (Home/Away/Sleep/Vacation) — the mode changed by the [Futurehome Modeswitch](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) — as a `Mode` selector on the Smarthub device, and keeps it in sync in real time.
 * Supports pairing and unpairing devices.
 
 ## Installation Guide
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ Some services are more common than others; some are deprecated entirely.
 | Meter | [meter_elec](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_gas](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_water](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_heating](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_cooling](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts) | [HAN-Sensor](https://www.futurehome.io/en/shop/han-sensor) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Button](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/button/) |
 | Binary switch | [out_bin_switch](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/out_bin_switch.ts) | [16A Puck Relé](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/puck-relay-16a) | ✅ | [Switch](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch/) |
 | Level switch | [out_lvl_switch](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/out_lvl_switch.ts) | [Smart LED Dimmer](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/smart-led-dimmer-polar-white) | ✅ | [Light](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/light/), [Number](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/number/) |
-| Button | [scene_ctrl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts) | [Modusbryter](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Select](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/select/) |
+| Button | [scene_ctrl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts) | [Modusbryter](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) | ✅ | [Event](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/event/), [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Select](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/select/) |
 | Schedule entry | [schedule_entry](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/schedule_entry.ts) | | ✅ | [Number](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/number/), [Button](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/button/), [Binary sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor/), [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/) |
 | Binary sensor | [sensor_contact](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_binary.ts), [sensor_presence](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_binary.ts) | | ✅ | [Binary sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor/) |
 | Numeric sensor | [sensor_accelx](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_accely](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_accelz](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_airflow](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_airq](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_anglepos](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_atmo](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_baro](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_co](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_co2](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_current](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_dew](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_direct](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_distance](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_elresist](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_freq](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_gp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_gust](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_humid](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_lumin](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_moist](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_noise](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_power](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_rain](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_rotation](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_seismicint](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_seismicmag](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_solarrad](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_tank](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_temp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_tidelvl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_uv](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_veloc](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_voltage](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_watflow](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_watpressure](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_wattemp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_weight](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_wind](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts) | [Brannvarsler](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/brannvarsler-230v) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/) |
diff --git a/futurehome/CHANGELOG.md b/futurehome/CHANGELOG.md
index e705957..27cd32b 100644
--- a/futurehome/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/futurehome/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <!-- https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/add-ons/presentation#keeping-a-changelog -->
 
+## 1.7.0 (01.07.2026)
+
+- Added support for the Futurehome house mode (Home/Away/Sleep/Vacation). The current mode is exposed as a `Mode` selector on the Smarthub device, updates in real time (e.g. when a Futurehome Modeswitch button is pressed), and can be changed from Home Assistant.
+- Scene controllers (`scene_ctrl`, e.g. the Futurehome Modeswitch) now also expose an [`Event`](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/event/) entity, so momentary button presses can trigger automations (the previous `Scene` sensor was stuck on `unknown` and could not react to repeated presses).
+
 ## 1.6.2 (16.05.2026)
 
 - Fix invalid device_class + unit_of_measurement combinations for HA 2026.5 (#32).
diff --git a/futurehome/README.md b/futurehome/README.md
index b71a7a1..6a325cc 100644
--- a/futurehome/README.md
+++ b/futurehome/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ This add-on:
 * Fetches all device metadata from the Futurehome hub and maps them to Home Assistant devices/entities.
 * Fetches and updates device states and availability in real time.
 * Supports interaction with devices comparable to the official Futurehome app.
+* Exposes the Futurehome house mode (Home/Away/Sleep/Vacation) — the mode changed by the [Futurehome Modeswitch](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) — as a `Mode` selector on the Smarthub device, and keeps it in sync in real time.
 * Supports pairing and unpairing devices.
 
 ## Installation Guide
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ Some services are more common than others; some are deprecated entirely.
 | Meter | [meter_elec](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_gas](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_water](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_heating](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts), [meter_cooling](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_meter.ts) | [HAN-Sensor](https://www.futurehome.io/en/shop/han-sensor) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Button](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/button/) |
 | Binary switch | [out_bin_switch](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/out_bin_switch.ts) | [16A Puck Relé](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/puck-relay-16a) | ✅ | [Switch](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch/) |
 | Level switch | [out_lvl_switch](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/out_lvl_switch.ts) | [Smart LED Dimmer](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/smart-led-dimmer-polar-white) | ✅ | [Light](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/light/), [Number](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/number/) |
-| Button | [scene_ctrl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts) | [Modusbryter](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Select](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/select/) |
+| Button | [scene_ctrl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts) | [Modusbryter](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/modeswitch-white) | ✅ | [Event](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/event/), [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/), [Select](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/select/) |
 | Schedule entry | [schedule_entry](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/schedule_entry.ts) | | ✅ | [Number](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/number/), [Button](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/button/), [Binary sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor/), [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/) |
 | Binary sensor | [sensor_contact](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_binary.ts), [sensor_presence](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_binary.ts) | | ✅ | [Binary sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor/) |
 | Numeric sensor | [sensor_accelx](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_accely](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_accelz](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_airflow](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_airq](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_anglepos](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_atmo](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_baro](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_co](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_co2](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_current](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_dew](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_direct](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_distance](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_elresist](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_freq](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_gp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_gust](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_humid](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_lumin](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_moist](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_noise](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_power](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_rain](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_rotation](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_seismicint](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_seismicmag](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_solarrad](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_tank](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_temp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_tidelvl](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_uv](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_veloc](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_voltage](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_watflow](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_watpressure](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_wattemp](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_weight](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts), [sensor_wind](https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome/blob/master/futurehome/src/services/_sensor_numeric.ts) | [Brannvarsler](https://www.futurehome.io/en_no/shop/brannvarsler-230v) | ✅ | [Sensor](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor/) |
diff --git a/futurehome/config.yaml b/futurehome/config.yaml
index 3e185b7..f17913a 100644
--- a/futurehome/config.yaml
+++ b/futurehome/config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/add-ons/configuration#add-on-config
 name: Futurehome
-version: '1.6.2'
+version: '1.7.0'
 slug: futurehome
 description: Local Futurehome Smarthub integration
 url: 'https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome'
diff --git a/futurehome/src/fimp/vinculum.ts b/futurehome/src/fimp/vinculum.ts
index 63dc232..3f1567e 100644
--- a/futurehome/src/fimp/vinculum.ts
+++ b/futurehome/src/fimp/vinculum.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FimpResponse, sendFimpMsg } from './fimp';
 
 export async function pollVinculum(
-  component: 'device' | 'house' | 'state',
+  component: 'device' | 'house' | 'state' | 'mode',
 ): Promise<FimpResponse> {
   return await sendFimpMsg({
     address: '/rt:app/rn:vinculum/ad:1',
@@ -12,3 +12,20 @@ export async function pollVinculum(
     timeoutMs: 30000,
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Changes the current Futurehome house mode (e.g. "home", "away", "sleep",
+ * "vacation") through the Vinculum service.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the reference `primefimp` `ChangeMode` implementation, which issues a
+ * `cmd.pd7.request` with `{ cmd: "set", component: "mode", id: <mode> }`.
+ */
+export async function setVinculumMode(mode: string): Promise<FimpResponse> {
+  return await sendFimpMsg({
+    address: '/rt:app/rn:vinculum/ad:1',
+    service: 'vinculum',
+    cmd: 'cmd.pd7.request',
+    val: { cmd: 'set', component: 'mode', id: mode },
+    val_t: 'object',
+  });
+}
diff --git a/futurehome/src/ha/admin.ts b/futurehome/src/ha/admin.ts
index eacae46..9f43760 100644
--- a/futurehome/src/ha/admin.ts
+++ b/futurehome/src/ha/admin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CommandHandlers } from './publish_device';
 import { HaDeviceConfig } from './ha_device_config';
+import { HaMqttComponent } from './mqtt_components/_component';
 import { ha } from './globals';
 import { log } from '../logger';
 import { abbreviateHaMqttKeys } from './abbreviate_ha_mqtt_keys';
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   loginToThingsplex,
 } from '../thingsplex/thingsplex';
 import { pollVinculum } from '../fimp/vinculum';
+import { hubModeCommandHandlers, hubModeSelectComponent } from './hub_mode';
 
 const inclusionExclusionNotRunningValues = [
   'Ready',
@@ -41,38 +43,39 @@ export function exposeSmarthubTools(parameters: {
   hubIp: string;
   thingsplexUsername: string;
   thingsplexPassword: string;
+  // Available Futurehome house modes (e.g. ["home", "away", "sleep", "vacation"]).
+  modeIds: string[];
+  // Inclusion/exclusion tooling requires Thingsplex credentials, so it is only
+  // exposed when those are available. The house `Mode` select is always exposed.
+  includeInclusionExclusionTools: boolean;
 }): {
   commandHandlers: CommandHandlers;
 } {
   // e.g. "homeassistant/device/futurehome_123456_hub"
   const topicPrefix = `homeassistant/device/futurehome_${parameters.hubId}_hub`;
 
-  if (!initializedState) {
-    ha?.publish(`${topicPrefix}/inclusion_exclusion_status/state`, 'Ready', {
-      retain: true,
-      qos: 2,
-    });
-    initializedState = true;
-  }
-
   const configTopic = `${topicPrefix}/config`;
 
   const deviceId = `futurehome_${parameters.hubId}_hub`;
 
-  const config: HaDeviceConfig = {
-    device: {
-      identifiers: deviceId,
-      name: 'Futurehome Smarthub',
-      manufacturer: 'Futurehome',
-      model: 'Smarthub',
-      serial_number: parameters.hubId,
-    },
-    origin: {
-      name: 'futurehome',
-      support_url:
-        'https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome',
-    },
-    components: {
+  const components: { [key: string]: HaMqttComponent } = {
+    [`${deviceId}_mode`]: hubModeSelectComponent({
+      hubId: parameters.hubId,
+      deviceId,
+      modeIds: parameters.modeIds,
+    }),
+  };
+
+  if (parameters.includeInclusionExclusionTools) {
+    if (!initializedState) {
+      ha?.publish(`${topicPrefix}/inclusion_exclusion_status/state`, 'Ready', {
+        retain: true,
+        qos: 2,
+      });
+      initializedState = true;
+    }
+
+    Object.assign(components, {
       [`${deviceId}_inclusion_exclusion_status`]: {
         unique_id: `${deviceId}_inclusion_exclusion_status`,
         platform: 'sensor',
@@ -124,7 +127,23 @@ export function exposeSmarthubTools(parameters: {
         availability_topic: `${topicPrefix}/inclusion_exclusion_status/state`,
         availability_template: `{% if ${[...inclusionExclusionNotRunningValues, ...inclusionExclusionStartingStoppingValues].map((v) => `value == "${v}"`).join(' or ')} %}offline{% else %}online{% endif %}`,
       } as any,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const config: HaDeviceConfig = {
+    device: {
+      identifiers: deviceId,
+      name: 'Futurehome Smarthub',
+      manufacturer: 'Futurehome',
+      model: 'Smarthub',
+      serial_number: parameters.hubId,
     },
+    origin: {
+      name: 'futurehome',
+      support_url:
+        'https://github.com/adrianjagielak/home-assistant-futurehome',
+    },
+    components,
     qos: 2,
   };
 
@@ -135,6 +154,11 @@ export function exposeSmarthubTools(parameters: {
   });
 
   const handlers: CommandHandlers = {
+    ...hubModeCommandHandlers({
+      hubId: parameters.hubId,
+      demoMode: parameters.demoMode,
+      modeIds: parameters.modeIds,
+    }),
     [`${topicPrefix}/start_inclusion/command`]: async (payload) => {
       if (parameters.demoMode) {
         ha?.publish(
diff --git a/futurehome/src/ha/hub_mode.ts b/futurehome/src/ha/hub_mode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92a2955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurehome/src/ha/hub_mode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// Maps the Futurehome "house mode" (Home / Away / Sleep / Vacation) to a Home
+// Assistant `select` entity on the Smarthub device.
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// The house mode is a hub-level (Vinculum) concept, not a device service.
+// It is what the physical Futurehome *Modeswitch* changes: tapping a button
+// switches the whole household between its modes. Because it lives on the hub
+// and not on a Z-Wave/Zigbee device, it never shows up as a device
+// `scene_ctrl` event – which is why a Modeswitch previously appeared in Home
+// Assistant only as a `Scene` sensor stuck on `unknown`.
+//
+// FIMP ➞ HA
+//   • current mode  – Vinculum `house` component  → `param.house.mode`
+//   • mode changed  – `evt.pd7.notify` (component "mode") → `param.current`
+//   • mode list     – Vinculum `mode` component   → `param.mode[].id`
+//
+// HA ➞ FIMP
+//   <hubPrefix>/mode/command  →  cmd.pd7.request { cmd:"set", component:"mode", id }
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import { FimpResponse } from '../fimp/fimp';
+import { setVinculumMode } from '../fimp/vinculum';
+import { log } from '../logger';
+import { ha } from './globals';
+import { SelectComponent } from './mqtt_components/select';
+import { CommandHandlers } from './publish_device';
+
+/**
+ * Default Futurehome house modes, used when the hub does not report its mode
+ * list (e.g. the `mode` component request fails or comes back empty).
+ */
+export const FALLBACK_MODE_IDS = ['home', 'away', 'sleep', 'vacation'];
+
+function hubTopicPrefix(hubId: string): string {
+  // e.g. "homeassistant/device/futurehome_123456_hub"
+  return `homeassistant/device/futurehome_${hubId}_hub`;
+}
+
+export function hubModeStateTopic(hubId: string): string {
+  return `${hubTopicPrefix(hubId)}/mode/state`;
+}
+
+export function hubModeCommandTopic(hubId: string): string {
+  return `${hubTopicPrefix(hubId)}/mode/command`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the available house mode ids from a Vinculum `mode` component
+ * response (`param.mode` → `[{ id, action }, …]`).
+ */
+export function extractModeIds(response: FimpResponse | undefined): string[] {
+  const modes = response?.val?.param?.mode;
+  if (!Array.isArray(modes)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return modes
+    .map((m: { id?: unknown }) => m?.id)
+    .filter((id): id is string => typeof id === 'string' && !!id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the "Mode" select entity for the Smarthub device, letting the user
+ * see and change the current Futurehome house mode from Home Assistant.
+ */
+export function hubModeSelectComponent(parameters: {
+  hubId: string;
+  deviceId: string;
+  modeIds: string[];
+}): SelectComponent {
+  return {
+    unique_id: `${parameters.deviceId}_mode`,
+    platform: 'select',
+    name: 'Mode',
+    icon: 'mdi:home-switch',
+    options: parameters.modeIds,
+    state_topic: hubModeStateTopic(parameters.hubId),
+    command_topic: hubModeCommandTopic(parameters.hubId),
+    optimistic: false,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Command handler that sets the Futurehome house mode when the user changes the
+ * "Mode" select in Home Assistant.
+ */
+export function hubModeCommandHandlers(parameters: {
+  hubId: string;
+  demoMode: boolean;
+  modeIds: string[];
+}): CommandHandlers {
+  return {
+    [hubModeCommandTopic(parameters.hubId)]: async (payload: string) => {
+      if (!parameters.modeIds.includes(payload)) {
+        return; // ignore unknown modes
+      }
+
+      // Optimistically reflect the change in Home Assistant right away; the
+      // hub's `evt.pd7.notify` and the periodic house poll will confirm it.
+      publishHubModeState({ hubId: parameters.hubId, mode: payload });
+
+      if (parameters.demoMode) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await setVinculumMode(payload);
+      } catch (e) {
+        log.error('Failed to set Futurehome mode', e);
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** Publishes the current house mode to Home Assistant (retained). */
+export function publishHubModeState(parameters: {
+  hubId: string;
+  mode: string;
+}): void {
+  ha?.publish(hubModeStateTopic(parameters.hubId), parameters.mode, {
+    retain: true,
+    qos: 2,
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads the current house mode out of a Vinculum `house` component response
+ * (`param.house.mode`) and, when present, publishes it to Home Assistant.
+ */
+export function publishHubModeFromHouseResponse(parameters: {
+  hubId: string;
+  houseResponse: FimpResponse | undefined;
+}): void {
+  const mode = parameters.houseResponse?.val?.param?.house?.mode;
+  if (typeof mode === 'string' && mode) {
+    publishHubModeState({ hubId: parameters.hubId, mode });
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handles a Vinculum `evt.pd7.notify` message and, when it reports a house mode
+ * change, updates the Home Assistant "Mode" entity. This is what reflects a
+ * Futurehome Modeswitch button press (or an app / automation mode change) in
+ * Home Assistant in real time.
+ *
+ * A mode change is broadcast on the hub component (`component: "hub"`,
+ * `id: "mode"`). The new value has been observed both nested as
+ * `param.mode.current` (see `primefimp` `Hub`/`HubMode`) and flat as
+ * `param.current` (see the `edge-iqcontrols` / `tpflow` references), so both
+ * are handled; the defensive `component: "mode"` case is handled too.
+ */
+export function handleModeNotify(parameters: {
+  hubId: string;
+  msg: FimpResponse;
+}): void {
+  const notify = parameters.msg.val;
+  if (!notify) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (notify.component !== 'hub' && notify.component !== 'mode') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const param = notify.param ?? {};
+  const current =
+    (typeof param.mode === 'object' &&
+      param.mode &&
+      typeof param.mode.current === 'string' &&
+      param.mode.current) ||
+    (typeof param.current === 'string' && param.current) ||
+    (typeof param.mode === 'string' && param.mode) ||
+    undefined;
+
+  if (current) {
+    log.debug(`Futurehome house mode changed to "${current}"`);
+    publishHubModeState({ hubId: parameters.hubId, mode: current });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/futurehome/src/ha/scene_events.ts b/futurehome/src/ha/scene_events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f5e7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurehome/src/ha/scene_events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Publishes Futurehome `scene_ctrl` reports as Home Assistant `event` entities.
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// A scene controller (button, remote, Fibaro/Namron scene switch, …) is a
+// momentary, stateless device: it fires a scene when pressed and has no
+// meaningful "current" value. Representing it as a plain sensor means the
+// entity is stuck on `unknown` until the first press and then latches on the
+// last value forever – so repeated presses of the same button never change the
+// state and cannot drive automations.
+//
+// Home Assistant's `event` platform exists exactly for this: every received
+// message fires the entity's event trigger, even for repeated identical
+// presses. We publish each `evt.scene.report` to a dedicated, non-retained
+// topic as `{ "event_type": <scene> }`.
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import { ha } from './globals';
+
+/**
+ * A best-effort list of scene values commonly reported by Z-Wave Central Scene
+ * and Zigbee scene controllers. Home Assistant discards events whose
+ * `event_type` is not in the entity's `event_types`, so this is merged with the
+ * device-reported `sup_scenes` to give a working entity out of the box.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_SCENE_EVENT_TYPES: string[] = (() => {
+  const types = ['on', 'off', 'toggle'];
+  const actions = [
+    'key_pressed_1_time',
+    'key_released',
+    'key_held_down',
+    'key_pressed_2_times',
+    'key_pressed_3_times',
+    'key_pressed_4_times',
+    'key_pressed_5_times',
+  ];
+  for (let button = 1; button <= 8; button++) {
+    types.push(`${button}`, `${button}.0`);
+    for (const action of actions) {
+      types.push(`${button}.${action}`);
+    }
+  }
+  return types;
+})();
+
+export function sceneEventStateTopic(topicPrefix: string, addr: string): string {
+  return `${topicPrefix}${addr}/scene/event`;
+}
+
+/** Merges the device-reported supported scenes with the default list. */
+export function buildSceneEventTypes(
+  supScenes: string[] | null | undefined,
+): string[] {
+  const types = new Set<string>(DEFAULT_SCENE_EVENT_TYPES);
+  for (const scene of supScenes ?? []) {
+    if (typeof scene === 'string' && scene) {
+      types.add(scene);
+    }
+  }
+  return [...types];
+}
+
+// Maps a scene service address to its dedicated Home Assistant event topic.
+const sceneEventTopics: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+export function registerSceneEventTopic(addr: string, topic: string): void {
+  sceneEventTopics[addr] = topic;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Publishes a scene report as a Home Assistant event. Called for every
+ * `evt.scene.report`; the `addr` is the service address (the FIMP event topic
+ * without its `pt:j1/mt:evt` envelope).
+ */
+export function publishSceneEvent(parameters: {
+  addr: string;
+  value: unknown;
+}): void {
+  const topic = sceneEventTopics[parameters.addr];
+  if (!topic) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    typeof parameters.value !== 'string' &&
+    typeof parameters.value !== 'number'
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const eventType = String(parameters.value);
+  if (!eventType) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  ha?.publish(topic, JSON.stringify({ event_type: eventType }), {
+    retain: false,
+    qos: 2,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/futurehome/src/index.ts b/futurehome/src/index.ts
index dd9eaf7..300986f 100644
--- a/futurehome/src/index.ts
+++ b/futurehome/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ import {
   handleInclusionStatusReport,
 } from './ha/admin';
 import { pollVinculum } from './fimp/vinculum';
+import {
+  FALLBACK_MODE_IDS,
+  extractModeIds,
+  handleModeNotify,
+  publishHubModeFromHouseResponse,
+} from './ha/hub_mode';
+import { publishSceneEvent } from './ha/scene_events';
 
 (async () => {
   const hubIp = process.env.FH_HUB_IP || 'futurehome-smarthub.local';
@@ -86,6 +93,19 @@ import { pollVinculum } from './fimp/vinculum';
   const house = await pollVinculum('house');
   const hubId = house.val.param.house.hubId;
 
+  // Discover the available house modes (e.g. Home/Away/Sleep/Vacation) and
+  // publish the current one, so the hub's "Mode" select entity can be exposed
+  // and kept in sync. This is what the physical Futurehome Modeswitch controls.
+  const modesResponse = await pollVinculum('mode').catch((e) => {
+    log.warn('Failed to request house modes', e);
+    return undefined;
+  });
+  const discoveredModeIds = extractModeIds(modesResponse);
+  const modeIds = discoveredModeIds.length
+    ? discoveredModeIds
+    : FALLBACK_MODE_IDS;
+  publishHubModeFromHouseResponse({ hubId, houseResponse: house });
+
   const devices = await pollVinculum('device');
   log.debug(`FIMP devices:\n${JSON.stringify(devices, null, 0)}`);
 
@@ -196,22 +216,26 @@ import { pollVinculum } from './fimp/vinculum';
         log.error('Failed publishing device', device, e);
       }
     }
-    if (
+    // Always publish the Smarthub device (so the house "Mode" select is
+    // available); the inclusion/exclusion tooling additionally requires
+    // Thingsplex credentials.
+    const includeInclusionExclusionTools = !!(
       demoMode ||
       thingsplexAllowEmpty ||
       (thingsplexUsername && thingsplexPassword)
-    ) {
-      Object.assign(
-        commandHandlers,
-        exposeSmarthubTools({
-          hubId,
-          demoMode,
-          hubIp,
-          thingsplexUsername,
-          thingsplexPassword,
-        }).commandHandlers,
-      );
-    }
+    );
+    Object.assign(
+      commandHandlers,
+      exposeSmarthubTools({
+        hubId,
+        demoMode,
+        hubIp,
+        thingsplexUsername,
+        thingsplexPassword,
+        modeIds,
+        includeInclusionExclusionTools,
+      }).commandHandlers,
+    );
     setHaCommandHandlers(commandHandlers);
   };
   vinculumDevicesToHa(devices);
@@ -317,14 +341,32 @@ import { pollVinculum } from './fimp/vinculum';
           break;
         }
 
+        case 'evt.pd7.notify': {
+          // House mode changes (e.g. from a Futurehome Modeswitch) are
+          // broadcast as Vinculum notifications.
+          handleModeNotify({ hubId, msg });
+          break;
+        }
+
         default: {
           // Handle any event that matches the pattern: evt.<something>.report
           if (/^evt\..+\.report$/.test(msg.type ?? '')) {
+            const attrName = msg.type!.split('.')[1];
             haUpdateStateValueReport({
               topic,
               value: msg.val,
-              attrName: msg.type!.split('.')[1],
+              attrName,
             });
+
+            // Momentary scene controllers (buttons, remotes, the Futurehome
+            // Modeswitch, …) are also surfaced as Home Assistant `event`
+            // entities so every press can drive automations.
+            if (attrName === 'scene') {
+              publishSceneEvent({
+                addr: topic.replace(/^pt:j1\/mt:evt/, ''),
+                value: msg.val,
+              });
+            }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -345,6 +387,19 @@ import { pollVinculum } from './fimp/vinculum';
     setInterval(pollState, 30 * 1000);
   }
 
+  const pollHubMode = () => {
+    pollVinculum('house')
+      .then((houseResponse) =>
+        publishHubModeFromHouseResponse({ hubId, houseResponse }),
+      )
+      .catch((e) => log.warn('Failed to refresh house mode', e));
+  };
+  // Keep the house "Mode" entity in sync even if a change notification is
+  // missed (the Modeswitch may not emit a device-level event we can observe).
+  if (!demoMode) {
+    setInterval(pollHubMode, 30 * 1000);
+  }
+
   const pollDevices = () => {
     log.debug('Refreshing Vinculum devices after 30 minutes...');
 
diff --git a/futurehome/src/mqtt/demo_client.ts b/futurehome/src/mqtt/demo_client.ts
index d52b813..52e9d8a 100644
--- a/futurehome/src/mqtt/demo_client.ts
+++ b/futurehome/src/mqtt/demo_client.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,25 @@ export class DemoFimpMqttClient implements IMqttClient {
       ) {
         sendResponse({
           type: 'evt.pd7.response',
-          val: { param: { house: { hubId: '000000004c38b232' } } },
+          val: { param: { house: { hubId: '000000004c38b232', mode: 'home' } } },
+        });
+      } else if (
+        msg.serv == 'vinculum' &&
+        msg.type == 'cmd.pd7.request' &&
+        msg.val?.param?.components?.includes('mode')
+      ) {
+        sendResponse({
+          type: 'evt.pd7.response',
+          val: {
+            param: {
+              mode: [
+                { id: 'home' },
+                { id: 'away' },
+                { id: 'sleep' },
+                { id: 'vacation' },
+              ],
+            },
+          },
         });
       } else if (
         msg.serv == 'vinculum' &&
diff --git a/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts b/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts
index 2a2636e..6af6497 100644
--- a/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts
+++ b/futurehome/src/services/scene_ctrl.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Maps a Futurehome “scene_ctrl” service to MQTT entities
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// FIMP ➞ HA state paths used by the value templates
+// FIMP ➞ HA
+//   evt.scene.report  →  <topicPrefix><addr>/scene/event  (Home Assistant event)
 //   value_json[svc.addr].scene   – last reported scene name (string)
-//   value_json[svc.addr].lvl     – last reported level          (int)
 //
 // HA ➞ FIMP commands
 //   <topicPrefix><addr>/scene/command   →  cmd.scene.set
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import {
   VinculumPd7Service,
 } from '../fimp/vinculum_pd7_device';
 import { HaMqttComponent } from '../ha/mqtt_components/_component';
+import {
+  buildSceneEventTypes,
+  registerSceneEventTopic,
+  sceneEventStateTopic,
+} from '../ha/scene_events';
 import {
   CommandHandlers,
   ServiceComponentsCreationResult,
@@ -31,19 +36,37 @@ export function scene_ctrl__components(
   const components: Record<string, HaMqttComponent> = {};
   const commandHandlers: CommandHandlers = {};
 
-  // ───────────── read-only entities ─────────────
+  const supScenes: string[] = svc.props?.sup_scenes ?? [];
+
   if (svc.intf?.includes('evt.scene.report')) {
+    // Scene controllers are momentary/stateless, so a plain sensor is stuck on
+    // `unknown` and can't drive automations on repeated presses. The `event`
+    // platform fires the entity's trigger on every reported scene instead, so
+    // it's the entity to use in automations. The sensor is kept for backwards
+    // compatibility (it shows the last reported scene).
+    const eventStateTopic = sceneEventStateTopic(topicPrefix, svc.addr);
+    registerSceneEventTopic(svc.addr, eventStateTopic);
+
+    components[`${svc.addr}_scene_event`] = {
+      unique_id: `${svc.addr}_scene_event`,
+      platform: 'event',
+      name: 'Scene',
+      icon: 'mdi:gesture-tap-button',
+      state_topic: eventStateTopic,
+      event_types: buildSceneEventTypes(supScenes),
+    };
+
     components[`${svc.addr}_scene`] = {
       unique_id: `${svc.addr}_scene`,
       platform: 'sensor',
-      name: 'Scene',
+      entity_category: 'diagnostic',
+      name: 'Scene (last value)',
       unit_of_measurement: '',
       value_template: `{{ value_json['${svc.addr}'].scene }}`,
     };
   }
 
   // ───────────── writeable “select” (scene activator) ─────────────
-  const supScenes: string[] = svc.props?.sup_scenes ?? [];
   if (svc.intf?.includes('cmd.scene.set') && supScenes.length) {
     const commandTopic = `${topicPrefix}${svc.addr}/scene/command`;