diff --git a/homeassistant/components/smlight/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/smlight/coordinator.py
index 094c6ec9cdb60f274b4c4e9cc3b93124ad9a504d..396a89ef4b08159cf42c656982850f76f7e7db11 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/smlight/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/smlight/coordinator.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from pysmlight import Api2, Info, Sensors
+from pysmlight.const import Settings, SettingsProp
 from pysmlight.exceptions import SmlightAuthError, SmlightConnectionError
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ class SmDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[SmData]):
         self.client = Api2(host=host, session=async_get_clientsession(hass))
         self.legacy_api: int = 0
 
+        self.config_entry.async_create_background_task(
+            hass, self.client.sse.client(), "smlight-sse-client"
+        )
+
     async def _async_setup(self) -> None:
         """Authenticate if needed during initial setup."""
         if await self.client.check_auth_needed():
@@ -78,6 +83,13 @@ class SmDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[SmData]):
                 translation_key="unsupported_firmware",
             )
 
+    def update_setting(self, setting: Settings, value: bool | int) -> None:
+        """Update the sensor value from event."""
+        prop = SettingsProp[setting.name].value
+        setattr(self.data.sensors, prop, value)
+
+        self.async_set_updated_data(self.data)
+
     async def _async_update_data(self) -> SmData:
         """Fetch data from the SMLIGHT device."""
         try:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/smlight/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/smlight/switch.py
index 2e7b7e4df7ed431a49bf8ab83fcce2e1c8083c06..38d94580d4d6a9f6e94b46f4c4d59d70565fbd55 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/smlight/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/smlight/switch.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 import logging
 from typing import Any
 
-from pysmlight import Sensors
+from pysmlight import Sensors, SettingsEvent
 from pysmlight.const import Settings
 
 from homeassistant.components.switch import (
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.switch import (
     SwitchEntityDescription,
 )
 from homeassistant.const import EntityCategory
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 
 from . import SmConfigEntry
@@ -86,22 +86,33 @@ class SmSwitch(SmEntity, SwitchEntity):
 
         self._page, self._toggle = description.setting.value
 
+    async def async_added_to_hass(self) -> None:
+        """Run when entity about to be added to hass."""
+        await super().async_added_to_hass()
+        self.async_on_remove(
+            self.coordinator.client.sse.register_settings_cb(
+                self.entity_description.setting, self.event_callback
+            )
+        )
+
     async def set_smlight(self, state: bool) -> None:
         """Set the state on SLZB device."""
         await self.coordinator.client.set_toggle(self._page, self._toggle, state)
 
+    @callback
+    def event_callback(self, event: SettingsEvent) -> None:
+        """Handle switch events from the SLZB device."""
+        if event.setting is not None:
+            self.coordinator.update_setting(
+                self.entity_description.setting, event.setting[self._toggle]
+            )
+
     async def async_turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the switch on."""
-        self._attr_is_on = True
-        self.async_write_ha_state()
-
         await self.set_smlight(True)
 
     async def async_turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the switch off."""
-        self._attr_is_on = False
-        self.async_write_ha_state()
-
         await self.set_smlight(False)
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/components/smlight/conftest.py b/tests/components/smlight/conftest.py
index b78ec7aa630f036644df0e9463af556067176f90..cb7ac93877422598c699a1b8aa6468a6bbcb2d37 100644
--- a/tests/components/smlight/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/smlight/conftest.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Generator
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
+from pysmlight.sse import sseClient
 from pysmlight.web import CmdWrapper, Info, Sensors
 import pytest
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ def mock_smlight_client(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> Generator[MagicMock]:
 
         api.cmds = AsyncMock(spec_set=CmdWrapper)
         api.set_toggle = AsyncMock()
+        api.sse = MagicMock(spec_set=sseClient)
 
         yield api
 
diff --git a/tests/components/smlight/test_switch.py b/tests/components/smlight/test_switch.py
index 165024eaa83133ce2833fb40db3646a436ab8473..a29dfbc35c2e626b3788907056e9f5270e7c0365 100644
--- a/tests/components/smlight/test_switch.py
+++ b/tests/components/smlight/test_switch.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 """Tests for the SMLIGHT switch platform."""
 
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
-from freezegun.api import FrozenDateTimeFactory
-from pysmlight import Sensors
+from pysmlight import SettingsEvent
 from pysmlight.const import Settings
 import pytest
 from syrupy.assertion import SnapshotAssertion
 
-from homeassistant.components.smlight.const import SCAN_INTERVAL
 from homeassistant.components.switch import (
     DOMAIN as SWITCH_DOMAIN,
     SERVICE_TURN_OFF,
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
 
 from .conftest import setup_integration
 
-from tests.common import MockConfigEntry, async_fire_time_changed, snapshot_platform
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry, snapshot_platform
 
 pytestmark = [
     pytest.mark.usefixtures(
@@ -48,18 +47,16 @@ async def test_switch_setup(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ("entity", "setting", "field"),
+    ("entity", "setting"),
     [
-        ("disable_leds", Settings.DISABLE_LEDS, "disable_leds"),
-        ("led_night_mode", Settings.NIGHT_MODE, "night_mode"),
-        ("auto_zigbee_update", Settings.ZB_AUTOUPDATE, "auto_zigbee"),
+        ("disable_leds", Settings.DISABLE_LEDS),
+        ("led_night_mode", Settings.NIGHT_MODE),
+        ("auto_zigbee_update", Settings.ZB_AUTOUPDATE),
     ],
 )
 async def test_switches(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     entity: str,
-    field: str,
-    freezer: FrozenDateTimeFactory,
     mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
     mock_smlight_client: MagicMock,
     setting: Settings,
@@ -82,11 +79,21 @@ async def test_switches(
 
     assert len(mock_smlight_client.set_toggle.mock_calls) == 1
     mock_smlight_client.set_toggle.assert_called_once_with(_page, _toggle, True)
-    mock_smlight_client.get_sensors.return_value = Sensors(**{field: True})
 
-    freezer.tick(SCAN_INTERVAL)
-    async_fire_time_changed(hass)
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    event_function: Callable[[SettingsEvent], None] = next(
+        (
+            call_args[0][1]
+            for call_args in mock_smlight_client.sse.register_settings_cb.call_args_list
+            if setting == call_args[0][0]
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+
+    async def _call_event_function(state: bool = True):
+        event_function(SettingsEvent(page=_page, origin="ha", setting={_toggle: state}))
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    await _call_event_function(state=True)
 
     state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
     assert state.state == STATE_ON
@@ -100,11 +107,8 @@ async def test_switches(
 
     assert len(mock_smlight_client.set_toggle.mock_calls) == 2
     mock_smlight_client.set_toggle.assert_called_with(_page, _toggle, False)
-    mock_smlight_client.get_sensors.return_value = Sensors(**{field: False})
 
-    freezer.tick(SCAN_INTERVAL)
-    async_fire_time_changed(hass)
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await _call_event_function(state=False)
 
     state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
     assert state.state == STATE_OFF