diff --git a/birdnet-pi/CHANGELOG.md b/birdnet-pi/CHANGELOG.md
index d5a7aefd3..fcace0829 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/birdnet-pi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- [FEAT] : publish mqtt to homeassistant if a server is found
+
 ## 0.13-61 (30-06-2024)
 - [FIX] : safeguard to avoid embedded pulseaudio interference
 
diff --git a/birdnet-pi/Dockerfile b/birdnet-pi/Dockerfile
index 443ded80d..7bc571bfd 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/Dockerfile
+++ b/birdnet-pi/Dockerfile
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ RUN \
     sed -i "/git clone/a chown -R 1000:1000 $HOME" /newinstaller.sh && \
     # Remove all instances of sudo from the newinstaller
     sed -i -e "s|== 0|== 7|g" -e "s|sudo -n true|true|g" -e "s|sudo -K|true|g" /newinstaller.sh && \
+    # Add MQTT dependencies
+    echo "dateparser" >> /requirements.txt && \
     \
     # Execute installer
     /./newinstaller.sh && \
diff --git a/birdnet-pi/config.json b/birdnet-pi/config.json
index 4e02e6303..121674eae 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/config.json
+++ b/birdnet-pi/config.json
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@
     "pi_password": "password",
     "ssl": "bool"
   },
+  "services": [
+    "mqtt:want"
+  ],
   "slug": "birdnet-pi",
   "tmpfs": true,
   "udev": true,
   "url": "https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/tree/master/birdnet-pi",
   "usb": true,
-  "version": "0.13-61",
+  "version": "0.13-62",
   "video": true
 }
diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/33-mqtt.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/33-mqtt.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae76e7a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/33-mqtt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bashio
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+set -e
+
+# Gives mqtt information
+
+if bashio::services.available 'mqtt'; then
+    bashio::log.green "---"
+    bashio::log.blue "MQTT addon is active on your system! Birdnet-pi is now automatically configured to send its ouptut to MQTT"
+    bashio::log.blue "MQTT user : $(bashio::services "mqtt" "username")"
+    bashio::log.blue "MQTT password : $(bashio::services "mqtt" "password")"
+    bashio::log.blue "MQTT broker : tcp://$(bashio::services "mqtt" "host"):$(bashio::services "mqtt" "port")"
+    bashio::log.green "---"
+
+    # Apply MQTT settings
+    sed -i "s|%%mqtt_server%%|$(bashio::services "mqtt" "host")|g" /helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+    sed -i "s|%%mqtt_port%%|$(bashio::services "mqtt" "port")|g" /helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+    sed -i "s|%%mqtt_user%%|$(bashio::services "mqtt" "username")|g" /helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+    sed -i "s|%%mqtt_pass%%|$(bashio::services "mqtt" "password")|g" /helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+
+    # Copy script
+    cp /helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py /usr/bin/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+    chmod 777 /usr/bin/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+
+    # Start python
+    "$PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV" /usr/bin/birdnet_to_mqtt.py & true
+
+fi
diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a18534f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+# birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+#
+# from https://gist.github.com/JuanMeeske/08b839246a62ff38778f701fc1da5554
+#
+# monitor the records in the syslog file for info from the birdnet system on birds that it detects
+# publish this data to mqtt
+#
+
+import time
+import re
+import dateparser
+import datetime
+import json
+import sys
+import logging
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+# Setup basic configuration for logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+# Constants
+SYSLOG_FILE_PATH = '/proc/1/fd/1'
+MQTT_SERVER = "%%mqtt_server%%"  # Replace with your MQTT server address or hostname
+MQTT_PORT = %%mqtt_port%%
+MQTT_KEEPALIVE = 60
+MQTT_TOPIC_ALL_BIRDS = 'birdnet'
+CLIENT_ID = 'python-mqtt'
+USERNAME = "%%mqtt_user%%"  # Replace with your MQTT username
+PASSWORD = "%%mqtt_pass%%"  # Replace with your MQTT password
+# Extract the value of confidence and convert it to float
+with open('/config/birdnet.conf', 'r') as file:
+    lines = file.readlines()
+    for line in lines:
+        if line.startswith('CONFIDENCE='):
+            CONFIDENCE = float(line.split('=')[1].strip())
+
+# Regular expression pattern to parse log entries
+RE_BIRD_ENTRY = re.compile(
+    r'(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2};\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2};[^;]+;[^;]+;\d+\.\d+;\d+\.\d+;\d+\.\d+;\d+\.\d+;\d+;\d+\.\d+;\d+\.\d+;)([^ ]+\.mp3)'
+)
+
+def file_row_generator(file_path):
+    """ Generator that yields new lines from a file continuously. """
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        file.seek(0, 2)  # Move the pointer to the end of the file
+        while True:
+            line = file.readline()
+            if not line:
+                time.sleep(0.1)  # Sleep briefly to avoid busy waiting
+                continue
+            yield line
+
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc, properties=None):
+    """ Callback for when the client receives a CONNACK response from the server. """
+    if rc == 0:
+        logging.info("Connected to MQTT Broker!")
+    else:
+        logging.error(f"Failed to connect, return code {rc}\n")
+
+def on_disconnect(client, userdata, rc, disconnect_flags, properties=None):
+    """ Callback for when the client disconnects from the server. """
+    logging.info(f"Disconnected from MQTT Broker with rc: {rc}")
+
+# Setup MQTT client
+mqtt_client = mqtt.Client(mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2, CLIENT_ID)
+mqtt_client.username_pw_set(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
+mqtt_client.on_connect = on_connect
+mqtt_client.on_disconnect = on_disconnect
+
+# Connect to MQTT Broker
+mqtt_client.connect(MQTT_SERVER, MQTT_PORT, MQTT_KEEPALIVE)
+mqtt_client.loop_start()
+
+try:
+    # Process each new line in the syslog file
+    for row in file_row_generator(SYSLOG_FILE_PATH):
+        try:
+            match = RE_BIRD_ENTRY.search(row)
+            if match:
+                details, mp3_filename = match.groups()
+                details_list = details.split(';')
+                detection_date = details_list[0]
+                detection_time = details_list[1]
+                species = details_list[2]
+                common_name = details_list[3]
+                latitude = float(details_list[5])
+                longitude = float(details_list[6])
+
+                confidence = float(details_list[4])
+                if confidence > CONFIDENCE:
+                    bird_data = {
+                        'SourceNode': 'BirdNET-Pi',
+                        'Date': detection_date,
+                        'Time': detection_time,
+                        'ScientificName': species,
+                        'CommonName': common_name,
+                        'Confidence': confidence,
+                        'Latitude': latitude,
+                        'Longitude': longitude,
+                        'ClipName': mp3_filename
+                    }
+
+                    logging.info(f"Published bird data: {bird_data}")
+
+                    # Publishing data to MQTT
+                    mqtt_client.publish(MQTT_TOPIC_ALL_BIRDS, json.dumps(bird_data), qos=1)
+                else:
+                    continue  # Skip this iteration if no matching log entry is found
+            else:
+                continue  # Skip this iteration if no matching log entry is found
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Error processing row: {e}")
+
+finally:
+    mqtt_client.loop_stop()
+    mqtt_client.disconnect()
+
+sys.exit(0)