diff --git a/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/HueEmulationServlet.java b/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/HueEmulationServlet.java
index a72875f908ec8..e77c5722baf53 100644
--- a/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/HueEmulationServlet.java
+++ b/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/HueEmulationServlet.java
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.items.ItemRegistry;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.items.events.ItemEventFactory;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.library.types.DecimalType;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.library.types.HSBType;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.library.types.OnOffType;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.library.types.PercentType;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.types.Command;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.types.State;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.types.TypeParser;
@@ -258,15 +260,22 @@ private void apiState(String id, HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res
             // will throw exception if not found
             Item item = itemRegistry.getItem(id);
             HueState state = gson.fromJson(req.getReader(), HueState.class);
+
             logger.debug("State " + state);
+
             String value;
-            if (state.bri > -1) {
+            if (item.getAcceptedCommandTypes().contains(HSBType.class)) {
+                value = String.format("%d,%d,%d", state.hue, state.sat, state.bri);
+            } else if (state.bri > -1 && (item.getAcceptedCommandTypes().contains(DecimalType.class)
+                    || item.getAcceptedCommandTypes().contains(PercentType.class))) {
                 value = String.valueOf(Math.round(state.bri / 255.0 * 100));
             } else {
                 value = state.on ? "ON" : "OFF";
             }
+
             Command command = TypeParser.parseCommand(item.getAcceptedCommandTypes(), value);
             eventPublisher.post(ItemEventFactory.createCommandEvent(id, command));
+
             PrintWriter out = resp.getWriter();
             out.write(String.format(STATE_RESP, id, String.valueOf(state.on)));
             out.close();
@@ -434,13 +443,21 @@ public Map<String, String> getHueDeviceNames() {
      */
     private HueDevice itemToDevice(Item item) {
         State itemState = item.getState();
-        short bri = 0;
-        if (itemState instanceof DecimalType) {
-            bri = (short) ((((DecimalType) itemState).intValue() * 255) / 100);
+        HueState hueState;
+        if (itemState instanceof HSBType) {
+            HSBType color = (HSBType) itemState;
+            hueState = new HueState(color.getHue().intValue(), color.getSaturation().shortValue(),
+                    color.getBrightness().shortValue());
+        } else if (itemState instanceof DecimalType) {
+            short bri = (short) ((((DecimalType) itemState).intValue() * 255) / 100);
+            hueState = new HueState(bri > 0, bri);
         } else if (itemState instanceof OnOffType) {
-            bri = (short) (((OnOffType) itemState) == OnOffType.ON ? 255 : 0);
+            short bri = (short) (((OnOffType) itemState) == OnOffType.ON ? 255 : 0);
+            hueState = new HueState(bri > 0, bri);
+        } else {
+            hueState = new HueState(false, (short) 0);
         }
-        HueState hueState = new HueState(bri > 0, bri);
+
         HueDevice d = new HueDevice(hueState, item.getLabel(), item.getName());
         return d;
     }
diff --git a/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/api/HueState.java b/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/api/HueState.java
index a9257d97515b2..a389dc85dc7bc 100644
--- a/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/api/HueState.java
+++ b/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/hueemulation/internal/api/HueState.java
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ public HueState(boolean on, short bri) {
         this.bri = bri;
     }
 
+    public HueState(int h, short s, short b) {
+        super();
+        this.on = b > 0;
+        this.hue = h;
+        this.sat = s;
+        this.bri = b;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         String xyString = "{";