diff --git a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
index 40c24028..1e1ba7dc 100644
--- a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should report peripherals that are closer than the max distance', () => {
+  it('should report peripherals that are closer than the max distance normally', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
@@ -421,11 +421,20 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
         localName: 'Test BLE Device'
       }
     } as Peripheral);
-    expect(handleDistanceSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(clusterService.publish).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(handleDistanceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outOfRange: false
+      })
+    );
+    expect(clusterService.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outOfRange: false
+      })
+    );
   });
 
-  it('should ignore peripherals that are further away than max distance', () => {
+  it('should mark peripherals that are further away than max distance as out of range', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
@@ -439,8 +448,17 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
         localName: 'Test BLE Device'
       }
     } as Peripheral);
-    expect(handleDistanceSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(clusterService.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(handleDistanceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outOfRange: true
+      })
+    );
+    expect(clusterService.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outOfRange: true
+      })
+    );
   });
 
   it('should reuse existing Kalman filters for the same id', () => {
@@ -481,7 +499,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
       new NewDistanceEvent('test-instance', 'test', 'Test', 2)
     );
 
-    expect(sensorHandleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test-instance', 2);
+    expect(sensorHandleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test-instance', 2, false);
   });
 
   it('should add new room presence sensor if no matching ones exist yet', () => {
@@ -505,7 +523,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
       expect.any(Array)
     );
     expect(setInterval).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 20 * 1000);
-    expect(sensorHandleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test-instance', 1.3);
+    expect(sensorHandleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test-instance', 1.3, false);
   });
 
   it('should log the id of new peripherals that are found', () => {
diff --git a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
index bf495993..5ab469c0 100644
--- a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
@@ -87,20 +87,16 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
       tag = this.applyOverrides(tag);
       tag.rssi = this.filterRssi(tag.id, tag.rssi);
 
-      if (
-        this.config.maxDistance == undefined ||
-        tag.distance <= this.config.maxDistance
-      ) {
-        const globalSettings = this.configService.get('global');
-        const event = new NewDistanceEvent(
-          globalSettings.instanceName,
-          tag.id,
-          tag.name,
-          tag.distance
-        );
-        this.handleNewDistance(event);
-        this.clusterService.publish(NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL, event);
-      }
+      const globalSettings = this.configService.get('global');
+      const event = new NewDistanceEvent(
+        globalSettings.instanceName,
+        tag.id,
+        tag.name,
+        tag.distance,
+        tag.distance > this.config.maxDistance
+      );
+      this.handleNewDistance(event);
+      this.clusterService.publish(NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL, event);
     }
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +118,11 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
       );
     }
 
-    sensor.handleNewDistance(event.instanceName, event.distance);
+    sensor.handleNewDistance(
+      event.instanceName,
+      event.distance,
+      event.outOfRange
+    );
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/new-distance.event.ts b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/new-distance.event.ts
index e822c3d2..59db44ad 100644
--- a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/new-distance.event.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/new-distance.event.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ export class NewDistanceEvent {
     instanceName: string,
     tagId: string,
     tagName: string,
-    distance: number
+    distance: number,
+    outOfRange = false
   ) {
     this.instanceName = instanceName;
     this.tagId = tagId;
     this.tagName = tagName;
     this.distance = distance;
+    this.outOfRange = outOfRange;
   }
 
   instanceName: string;
   tagId: string;
   tagName: string;
   distance: number;
+  outOfRange: boolean;
 }