diff --git a/tests/components/feedreader/test_init.py b/tests/components/feedreader/test_init.py
index 34f27c36a6c..be5ebb42a6d 100644
--- a/tests/components/feedreader/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/feedreader/test_init.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ VALID_CONFIG_1 = {feedreader.DOMAIN: {CONF_URLS: [URL]}}
 VALID_CONFIG_2 = {feedreader.DOMAIN: {CONF_URLS: [URL], CONF_SCAN_INTERVAL: 60}}
 VALID_CONFIG_3 = {feedreader.DOMAIN: {CONF_URLS: [URL], CONF_MAX_ENTRIES: 100}}
 VALID_CONFIG_4 = {feedreader.DOMAIN: {CONF_URLS: [URL], CONF_MAX_ENTRIES: 5}}
+VALID_CONFIG_5 = {feedreader.DOMAIN: {CONF_URLS: [URL], CONF_MAX_ENTRIES: 1}}
 
 
 def load_fixture_bytes(src):
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@ def fixture_feed_three_events(hass):
     return load_fixture_bytes("feedreader3.xml")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="feed_atom_event")
+def fixture_feed_atom_event(hass):
+    """Load test feed data for atom event."""
+    return load_fixture_bytes("feedreader5.xml")
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(name="events")
 async def fixture_events(hass):
     """Fixture that catches alexa events."""
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ async def test_setup_max_entries(hass):
 
 
 async def test_feed(hass, events, feed_one_event):
-    """Test simple feed with valid data."""
+    """Test simple rss feed with valid data."""
     with patch(
         "feedparser.http.get",
         return_value=feed_one_event,
@@ -120,6 +127,29 @@ async def test_feed(hass, events, feed_one_event):
     assert events[0].data.published_parsed.tm_min == 10
 
 
+async def test_atom_feed(hass, events, feed_atom_event):
+    """Test simple atom feed with valid data."""
+    with patch(
+        "feedparser.http.get",
+        return_value=feed_atom_event,
+    ):
+        assert await async_setup_component(hass, feedreader.DOMAIN, VALID_CONFIG_5)
+
+        hass.bus.async_fire(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(events) == 1
+    assert events[0].data.title == "Atom-Powered Robots Run Amok"
+    assert events[0].data.description == "Some text."
+    assert events[0].data.link == "http://example.org/2003/12/13/atom03"
+    assert events[0].data.id == "urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a"
+    assert events[0].data.updated_parsed.tm_year == 2003
+    assert events[0].data.updated_parsed.tm_mon == 12
+    assert events[0].data.updated_parsed.tm_mday == 13
+    assert events[0].data.updated_parsed.tm_hour == 18
+    assert events[0].data.updated_parsed.tm_min == 30
+
+
 async def test_feed_updates(hass, events, feed_one_event, feed_two_event):
     """Test feed updates."""
     side_effect = [
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/feedreader5.xml b/tests/fixtures/feedreader5.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9b1dda1ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/feedreader5.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<feed
+	xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
+	<title>Example Feed</title>
+	<link href="http://example.org/"/>
+	<updated>2003-12-13T18:30:02Z</updated>
+	<author>
+		<name>John Doe</name>
+	</author>
+	<id>urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6</id>
+	<entry>
+		<title>Atom-Powered Robots Run Amok</title>
+		<link href="http://example.org/2003/12/13/atom03"/>
+		<id>urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a</id>
+		<updated>2003-12-13T18:30:02Z</updated>
+		<summary>Some text.</summary>
+	</entry>
+</feed>