diff --git a/eventhandler.py b/eventhandler.py
index 375553c..8afaf3b 100644
--- a/eventhandler.py
+++ b/eventhandler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
+import urllib.request
+import json
 
 # =============================================================================
 # EventDispatcher / EventHandler — HA event subscription helpers
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
 #   event_data   : dict of key/value pairs that must all match the event
 #                  payload (deep partial match — nested dicts are matched
 #                  recursively).  None means "match any payload".
+#                  Special key: ``device_name`` — for zha_event payloads you
+#                  may supply the friendly ZHA device name instead of the raw
+#                  IEEE address.  It is resolved once at construction time via
+#                  the ``zha/get_devices`` service and stored as
+#                  ``device_ieee`` in the effective filter dict.
 #   reset_data   : optional dict.  When set, the dispatcher becomes a
 #                  one-shot latch: the callback fires once on event_data
 #                  match, then waits for a reset_data match before it can
@@ -51,13 +58,15 @@ import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
 
 class EventDispatcher:
     def __init__(self,ad_api,event_name,callback,event_data,reset_data,event_context):
+        self.ad_api = ad_api
+        event_data = self._resolve_zha_device_name(event_data)
+        reset_data = self._resolve_zha_device_name(reset_data)
         self.event_name = event_name
         self.callback = callback
         self.event_data = event_data
         self.reset_data = reset_data
         self.waiting_for_reset = False
         self.event_context = event_context
-        self.ad_api = ad_api
         if event_data == None:
             self.ad_api.listen_event(self.on_event,event_name)
         else:
@@ -78,6 +87,59 @@ class EventDispatcher:
     def on_event(self, event_name, data, kwargs):
         self.process_event(data)
 
+    def _lookup_zha_ieee(self, device_name):
+        # Resolve a ZHA device friendly name to its IEEE address by rendering
+        # a Jinja2 template via the HA REST API (/api/template).
+        # Retrieves the HA URL and token from the HASS plugin config object.
+        try:
+            plugin = self.ad_api.AD.plugins.get_plugin_object('default')
+            ha_url = str(plugin.config.ha_url).rstrip('/')
+            token = plugin.config.token.get_secret_value()
+            template = (
+                "{% set ns = namespace(ieee='') %}"
+                "{% for eid in integration_entities('zha') %}"
+                "  {% set did = device_id(eid) %}"
+                "  {% if did and not ns.ieee %}"
+                "    {% if device_attr(did, 'name_by_user') == '" + device_name + "'"
+                "       or device_attr(did, 'name') == '" + device_name + "' %}"
+                "      {% for conn in device_attr(did, 'connections') %}"
+                "        {% if conn[0] == 'zigbee' %}{% set ns.ieee = conn[1] %}{% endif %}"
+                "      {% endfor %}"
+                "    {% endif %}"
+                "  {% endif %}"
+                "{% endfor %}"
+                "{{ ns.ieee }}"
+            )
+            payload = json.dumps({'template': template}).encode('utf-8')
+            req = urllib.request.Request(
+                f"{ha_url}/api/template",
+                data=payload,
+                headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+                method='POST',
+            )
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
+                result = resp.read().decode('utf-8').strip()
+                return result if result else None
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.ad_api.log_error(f"[EventDispatcher] Failed to resolve ZHA device name '{device_name}': {e}")
+            return None
+
+    def _resolve_zha_device_name(self, data):
+        # Replace a device_name key in data with device_ieee looked up from
+        # the ZHA device registry. Returns data unchanged when the key is
+        # absent or data is None.
+        if data is None or 'device_name' not in data:
+            return data
+        name = data['device_name']
+        ieee = self._lookup_zha_ieee(name)
+        resolved = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k != 'device_name'}
+        if ieee is not None:
+            self.ad_api.log_info(f"[EventDispatcher] Resolved ZHA device name '{name}' to IEEE '{ieee}'")
+            resolved['device_ieee'] = ieee
+        else:
+            self.ad_api.log_error(f"[EventDispatcher] ZHA device '{name}' not found — 'device_name' filter ignored")
+        return resolved
+
     def process_event(self,data):
         def are_data_matching(ref_data, data):
             if ref_data != None:
@@ -119,10 +181,7 @@ class EventHandler:
         for event_block in events_block.values():
             register_event_with_params(event_block,callback,event_context)
 
-    def log(self,message,**kwargs):
-        self.__ad_api.log(message,**kwargs)
-
     def add_dispatcher(self,event_name,callback,event_data = None,reset_data = None ,event_context = None):
-        self.log(f'Registering dispatcher {callback.__name__} for event "{event_name}" ({event_data})')
+        self.__ad_api.log_info(f'Registering dispatcher {callback.__name__} for event "{event_name}" ({event_data})')
         dispatcher = EventDispatcher(self.__ad_api,event_name,callback,event_data,reset_data,event_context)
         self.event_dispatchers.append(dispatcher)
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