diff --git a/platypush/plugins/bluetooth/_ble/_event_handler.py b/platypush/plugins/bluetooth/_ble/_event_handler.py
index b4c20d39..00af5d10 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/bluetooth/_ble/_event_handler.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/bluetooth/_ble/_event_handler.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from logging import getLogger
 from queue import Queue
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Final, List, Optional, Type
+from typing import Callable, Collection, Dict, Final, List, Optional, Type
+from uuid import UUID
 
 from bleak.backends.device import BLEDevice
 from bleak.backends.scanner import AdvertisementData
 
-from platypush.entities.bluetooth import BluetoothDevice
+from platypush.context import get_bus
+from platypush.entities.bluetooth import BluetoothDevice, BluetoothService
 from platypush.message.event.bluetooth import (
     BluetoothDeviceConnectedEvent,
     BluetoothDeviceDisconnectedEvent,
@@ -14,18 +17,35 @@ from platypush.message.event.bluetooth import (
     BluetoothDeviceEvent,
 )
 
-from platypush.context import get_bus
-
 from .._cache import EntityCache
+from .._model import ServiceClass
 from ._cache import DeviceCache
 from ._mappers import device_to_entity
 
 _rssi_update_interval: Final[float] = 30.0
 """ How often to trigger RSSI update events for a device. """
 
+_excluded_manufacturers: Final[Collection[str]] = {
+    'Apple, Inc.',
+    'GAEN',
+    'Google',
+    'Google Inc.',
+    'Microsoft',
+    'Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd',
+}
+"""
+Exclude beacons from these device manufacturers by default (main offenders
+when it comes to Bluetooth device space pollution).
+"""
+
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def _has_changed(
-    old: Optional[BluetoothDevice], new: BluetoothDevice, attr: str
+    old: Optional[BluetoothDevice],
+    new: BluetoothDevice,
+    attr: str,
+    tolerance: Optional[float] = None,
 ) -> bool:
     """
     Returns True if the given attribute has changed on the device.
@@ -35,6 +55,8 @@ def _has_changed(
 
     old_value = getattr(old, attr)
     new_value = getattr(new, attr)
+    if tolerance and (old_value is not None and new_value is not None):
+        return abs(new_value - old_value) < tolerance
     return old_value != new_value
 
 
@@ -60,13 +82,17 @@ event_matchers: Dict[
         old, new, 'connected', True
     ),
     BluetoothDeviceDisconnectedEvent: lambda old, new: old is not None
-    and old.connected
+    and bool(old.connected)
     and _has_been_set(old, new, 'connected', False),
     BluetoothDeviceFoundEvent: lambda old, new: old is None
     or (old.reachable is False and new.reachable is True),
     BluetoothDeviceSignalUpdateEvent: lambda old, new: (
         (new.rssi is not None or new.tx_power is not None)
-        and (_has_changed(old, new, 'rssi') or _has_changed(old, new, 'tx_power'))
+        and (old and old.rssi)
+        and (
+            _has_changed(old, new, 'rssi', tolerance=5)
+            or _has_changed(old, new, 'tx_power', tolerance=5)
+        )
         and (
             not (old and old.updated_at)
             or datetime.utcnow() - old.updated_at
@@ -88,15 +114,18 @@ class EventHandler:
         device_queue: Queue,
         device_cache: DeviceCache,
         entity_cache: EntityCache,
+        exclude_known_noisy_beacons: bool,
     ):
         """
         :param device_queue: Queue used to publish updated devices upstream.
         :param device_cache: Device cache.
         :param entity_cache: Entity cache.
+        :param exclude_known_noisy_beacons: Exclude known noisy beacons.
         """
         self._device_queue = device_queue
         self._device_cache = device_cache
         self._entity_cache = entity_cache
+        self._exclude_known_noisy_beacons = exclude_known_noisy_beacons
 
     def __call__(self, device: BLEDevice, data: AdvertisementData):
         """
@@ -117,10 +146,16 @@ class EventHandler:
         :param data: The advertised data.
         """
 
+        new_entity = device_to_entity(device, data)
+        if self._exclude_known_noisy_beacons and self._is_noisy_beacon(new_entity):
+            logger.info(
+                'exclude_known_noisy_beacons is set to True: skipping beacon from device %s',
+                device.address,
+            )
+            return
+
         events: List[BluetoothDeviceEvent] = []
         existing_entity = self._entity_cache.get(device.address)
-        new_entity = device_to_entity(device, data)
-
         events += [
             event_type.from_device(new_entity)
             for event_type, matcher in event_matchers.items()
@@ -133,3 +168,38 @@ class EventHandler:
 
         if events:
             self._device_queue.put_nowait(new_entity)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_noisy_beacon(device: BluetoothDevice) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if the beacon received from the given device should be skipped.
+        """
+        # "Noisy" beacon devices usually have no associated friendly name. If a
+        # device has a valid name, we should probably include it.
+        if (
+            device.name
+            and device.name.replace('-', ':').lower() != device.address.lower()
+        ):
+            return False
+
+        # If the manufacturer is in the excluded list, we should skip it
+        if device.manufacturer in _excluded_manufacturers:
+            return True
+
+        # If the device has any children other than services, don't skip it
+        if any(not isinstance(child, BluetoothService) for child in device.children):
+            return False
+
+        mapped_uuids = [
+            int(str(srv.uuid).split('-')[0], 16) & 0xFFFF
+            if isinstance(srv.uuid, UUID)
+            else srv.uuid
+            for srv in device.services
+        ]
+
+        # If any of the services matches the blacklisted manufacturers, skip
+        # the event.
+        return any(
+            str(ServiceClass.get(uuid)) in _excluded_manufacturers
+            for uuid in mapped_uuids
+        )