MotionEye: camera status streaming when camera off

[erkr]

The problem

The status of the camera entities remains streaming, even when the camera connection gets disrupted. The camera image then looks like this:

For security it is crucial to detect sabotage.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

Core2026.4.4

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

MotionEye

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/motioneye/

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

Additional information

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[home-assistant]

Hey there @dermotduffy, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (motioneye) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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@erkr Thanks for reporting this issue!

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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=%20label%3A%22integration%3A%20motioneye%22%20
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